2023 All-RSC Volleyball Teams & Awards announced
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2023 River States Conference Volleyball Teams & Awards have been announced at RiverStatesConference.com.
The All-River States Conference Volleyball First, Second & Third Teams recognize 14 players each. The All-RSC Teams were voted on by the RSC head coaches.
Jessica Swimm from Indiana University East headlined the All-RSC Volleyball First Team as the RSC Player of the Year. Teammate Reece Shirley joined her on the All-RSC First Team and was chosen as the RSC Volleyball Setter of the Year. Swimm and Shirley led the Red Wolves to the RSC East Division Championship.
Dunja Madjarevic from Oakland City (Ind.) University was voted as the RSC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year as the Might Oaks' libero and a member of the All-RSC First Team. Kellie Stewart, an outside hitter from University of Rio Grande (Ohio) was named RSC Volleyball Freshman of the Year. As a member of the All-RSC Second Team, Stewart was the top vote-getter among freshmen.
The Indiana University Kokomo coaching staff took home both of the coaching awards with head coach Heather Hayes being named RSC Volleyball Coach of the Year and Lori Elson being named RSC Volleyball Assistant Coach of the Year. They led the Cougars to the RSC regular-season championship and an NAIA National Championship qualification.
Also named was the RSC Volleyball Champions of Character Team with one honoree from each school who best exhibits the NAIA's five character values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
The RSC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Team is also among the awards program. Volleyball student-athletes with a 3.25 GPA or higher who have been at their institution at least one year earn the honor.
2023 ALL-RSC VOLLEYBALL TEAMS & AWARDS
Player of the Year – Jessica Swimm, OH, IU East
Setter of the Year – Reece Shirley, S, IU East
Defensive Player of the Year – Dunja Madjarevic, L, Oakland City (Ind.)
Freshman of the Year – Kellie Stewart, OH, Rio Grande (Ohio)
Coach of the Year – Heather Hayes, IU Kokomo
Assistant Coach of the Year – Lori Elson, IU Kokomo
ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM
|
Lexi Broyles |
MH |
IU Kokomo |
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Jessica Swimm |
OH |
IU East |
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Reece Shirley |
S |
IU East |
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Audrey Strawsma |
RS |
IU Kokomo |
|
Dunja Madjarevic |
L |
Oakland City |
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Teah Barrett Matthews |
MH |
IU East |
|
Aubry Koester |
RS |
Midway |
|
Kaley Lyons |
S |
IU Kokomo |
|
Ella Brooks |
OH |
IU Southeast |
|
Alyvia Smith |
L |
IU Kokomo |
|
Kylee Barney |
MH |
Shawnee State |
|
Hannah Zuege |
OH |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
|
Emilee Organ |
OH |
IU Southeast |
|
Haidyn Wamsley |
OH |
Shawnee State |
ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL SECOND TEAM
|
Ana Muniz Rocandio |
OH |
WVU Tech |
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Mariana Anastasiadi |
S |
Oakland City |
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Ella Bickel |
L |
IU East |
|
Jordan Brooks |
MH |
Rio Grande |
|
Jocelyn Chavez |
L |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
|
Brooke Lepper |
OH |
IU East |
|
Kelli Stewart |
OH |
Rio Grande |
|
Maggie Connell |
OH |
IU Kokomo |
|
Ashton Webb |
L |
Rio Grande |
|
Cate Murphy |
S |
IU Southeast |
|
Allison Richman |
S |
IU Kokomo |
|
Sophie Coleman |
L |
Ohio Christian |
|
Eden McElhaney |
OH |
Point Park |
|
Cora Baker |
OH |
IUPUC |
ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL THIRD TEAM
|
Madison Boswell |
OH |
WVU Tech |
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Raymiah Allen |
MH |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
|
Madison Blickenstaff |
MH |
Ohio Christian |
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Morgan Krause |
MH |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
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Avery Huntzinger |
S |
Rio Grande |
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Ashlynn Gulakowski |
S |
Point Park |
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De'sheonna Foster |
MH |
Oakland City |
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Chloee Thomas |
MH |
Oakland City |
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Hannah Brink |
MH |
Midway |
|
Averie Bruce |
OH |
Rio Grande |
|
Lillian Breaux |
S |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
|
Brooke Presley |
L |
WVU Tech |
|
Amanda Rarick |
OH |
Rio Grande |
|
Allison Daves |
RS |
IU Southeast |
RSC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
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Caroline Parsons |
Alice Lloyd |
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Cheaney Archer |
Brescia |
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Briann Robinson |
IU East |
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Audrey Strawsma |
IU Kokomo |
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Cora Baker |
IUPUC |
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Emilee Organ |
IU Southeast |
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Hannah Brink |
Midway |
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Callie Foster |
Oakland City |
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Allie Thompson |
Ohio Christian |
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Lily Marchand |
Point Park |
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Madison Hill |
St. Mary-of-the-Woods |
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Bethany Colling |
Shawnee State |
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Olivia Smith |
Rio Grande |
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Roxana Vazquez |
WVU Tech |
RSC VOLLEYBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
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Taylor Cox |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Kyleah Ward |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Brooklyn Cheek |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Charity Sizemore |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Chloe Watts |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Summer Madden |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Pauline Tolentino |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Sierra Dawson |
Alice Lloyd College |
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Emilyann Petri |
Brescia University |
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Nevaeh DeArmond |
Brescia University |
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Katie Fitzgerald |
Brescia University |
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Sydney Stevens |
Brescia University |
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Emily Baker |
Indiana University East |
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Ella Bickel |
Indiana University East |
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Carli Cox |
Indiana University East |
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Brooke Lepper |
Indiana University East |
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Reece Shirley |
Indiana University East |
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Jessica Swimm |
Indiana University East |
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Kylie Antrim |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Lexi Broyles |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Kelsey Hammond |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Kaley Lyons |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Lea Mummert |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Allison Richman |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Julia Sanders |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Mya Shively |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Alyvia Smith |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Audrey Strawsma |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Ellie Garland |
Indiana University Kokomo |
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Abby Ruzanka |
Indiana University Southeast |
|
Kenzie Tingle |
Indiana University Southeast |
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Jessi Kramer |
Indiana University Southeast |
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Cate Murphy |
Indiana University Southeast |
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Emilee Organ |
Indiana University Southeast |
|
Lexi Striegel |
Indiana University Southeast |
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Meghan Adams |
Midway University |
|
Makayla Boothe |
Midway University |
|
Hannah Brink |
Midway University |
|
Zoie Hays |
Midway University |
|
Aubry Koester |
Midway University |
|
Kylie Kohrs |
Midway University |
|
Kimberly Laue |
Midway University |
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Valerie Ramos |
Midway University |
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Tori Richman |
Midway University |
|
Emily Slaughter |
Midway University |
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Alexis Stewart |
Midway University |
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Anju Sugiya |
Midway University |
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Wilani Velazquez |
Midway University |
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Mariana Anastasiadi |
Oakland City University |
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Laura Betsa |
Oakland City University |
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Callan Foster |
Oakland City University |
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Dunja Madjarevic |
Oakland City University |
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Courtney Thomas |
Oakland City University |
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Josie Buck |
Ohio Christian University |
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Allison Thompson |
Ohio Christian University |
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Madison Blickenstaff |
Ohio Christian University |
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Caroline Ferguson |
Ohio Christian University |
|
Rylee Barr |
Ohio Christian University |
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Scarlett Rahrig |
Ohio Christian University |
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Maria Elliott |
Ohio Christian University |
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Brynnah Ellis |
Ohio Christian University |
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Brittlyn Call |
Ohio Christian University |
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Bralyn Stockman |
Ohio Christian University |
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Elizabeth Zelenka |
Ohio Christian University |
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Chloe Zelenka |
Ohio Christian University |
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Natalie England |
Ohio Christian University |
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Lily Marchand |
Point Park University |
|
Amanda Contois |
Point Park University |
|
Giulia Follador |
Point Park University |
|
Elise Wallace |
Point Park University |
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McKenzie Zauner |
Point Park University |
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Emma Booher |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Molly Coomer |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Zulairam De Jesus |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Alondra Garcia |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Charlotte Goto |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Madison Hill |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Elise Lowe |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Holly Linville |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Evelyn Morales |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Olivia Paprstein |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Jocelyn Rivas Chavez |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Vivien Reese |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Victoria Schopmeyer |
Saint Mary of the Woods College |
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Makenna Lovely |
Shawnee State University |
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Wylie Shipley |
Shawnee State University |
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Bethany Colling |
Shawnee State University |
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Ava Jenkins |
Shawnee State University |
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Debra Kuhn |
Shawnee State University |
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Regan Lewis |
Shawnee State University |
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Makaela Lovely |
Shawnee State University |
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Megan Steel |
Shawnee State University |
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Olivia Fliehamn |
Shawnee State University |
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Haidyn Wamsley |
Shawnee State University |
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Jillian Gardner |
University of Rio Grande |
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Kayla Sedgwick |
University of Rio Grande |
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Avery Huntzinger |
University of Rio Grande |
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Sofia Otero |
University of Rio Grande |
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Ashton Webb |
University of Rio Grande |
|
Shalea Byrd |
University of Rio Grande |
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Amanda Rarick |
University of Rio Grande |
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Kyli Ricker |
University of Rio Grande |
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Darcie Walters |
University of Rio Grande |
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Brooke Presley |
WVU Tech |
|
Ana Muniz Rocandio |
WVU Tech |
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Yukari Furuichi Blanchard |
WVU Tech |
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Emily Stack |
WVU Tech |