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ACEVEDO ORTIZ EARNS ALL-KCAC HONORS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR

ACEVEDO ORTIZ EARNS ALL-KCAC HONORS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR

Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced the 2024 Women's Volleyball All-Conference honorees and individual award winners, as voted on by the conference's women's volleyball head coaches. 

Michelle Acevedo Ortiz earned honors for the second consecutive year; this time, on the All-KCAC Third Team. She ranked second in the KCAC with 6.21 digs per set, good for sixth in the nation.

The Eagles took home several of this season's individual honors, with a few honorees being repeat winners. Evelyn Rohrberg of Oklahoma Wesleyan was named the KCAC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year for the second season in a row, and was also named the Attacker of the Year, a new honor this season. Teammate Sydney Collins earned the conference's Setter of the Year award for the second season in a row. The Eagles' head coach, Tracie Gillette, was named the KCAC Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year by her peers for the third consecutive season.

Maia Rubio, also of Oklahoma Wesleyan, earned the KCAC Women's Volleyball Freshman of the Year honor. The Eagles' assistant coach, Jon Updyke, was selected as the KCAC Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach of the Year.

The final individual honor went to Kenzie Kuxhaus of Ottawa University, who was named the KCAC Women's Volleyball Defender of the Year.

Statistical information on the 2024 KCAC Volleyball season can be found here.

Listed below are the First Team, Second Team, and Third Team selections as voted on by the KCAC women's volleyball head coaches:


FIRST TEAM
 

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Evelyn Rohrberg Oklahoma Wesleyan University OH So. Charata Chaco, Argentina
Sydney Collins Oklahoma Wesleyan University S Jr. Bartlesville, Okla.
Loran Pritchett Evangel University OH Grad. Rolla, Mo.
Radaisy Valdez Ottawa University MH Sr. Bani, Dominican Republic
Brooke McHale McPherson College OH Jr. Plano, Texas
Hadley Waldren McPherson College MB Sr. Hutchinson, Kan.
Darla Crow Bethel College MB So. Denton, Texas
Maia Rubio Oklahoma Wesleyan University OH Fr. Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
Vivianna Sanchez Evangel University MB Jr. San Diego, Calif.
Cameron Offerle Bethel College OH So. Spearville, Kan.
Kenzie Kuxhaus Ottawa University L Sr. Pierre, S.D.
Daniela Jimenez McPherson College OPP Sr. Bogota, Colombia
Enya Fierens McPherson College MB So. Lubbeek, Belgium
Mia Lietzke Oklahoma Wesleyan University OPP Jr. Bartlesville, Okla.
Sydney Lentz Friends University MH Jr. Maize, Kan.


SECOND TEAM

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Laci Ownbey Bethel College OH Sr. Benton, Kan.
Bella Wakley Evangel University OH Jr. Broken Arrow, Okla.
Ariana Arciniega Ottawa University OH Sr. Lima, Peru
Maddy McKinney Oklahoma Wesleyan University MB Fifth Year Delaware, Okla.
Maddie Folsom University of Saint Mary S Sr. Atchison, Kan.
Aliya McClanahan Sterling College MH So. Greeley, Colo.
Mia Roman Bethel College S Sr. Kansas City, Kan.
Rylee Serpan Kansas Wesleyan University RS Jr. Spring Hill, Kan.
Tijana Stojiljkovic Oklahoma Wesleyan University MB Jr. Leskovac, Serbia
Sharayah Seymour Evangel University MB Jr. Cassville, Mo.
Kylee Harris Kansas Wesleyan University OH Jr. Peculiar, Mo.
Josie Deckinger Kansas Wesleyan University S Grad. Wichita, Kan.


THIRD TEAM

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Kylah Carter Bethel College OH Sr. Houston, Texas
Gianna Adriaanse Kansas Wesleyan University OH So. Edmond, Okla.
Raegan Murphy McPherson College S Sr. Whitehall, Mich.
Renata Dominguez University of Saint Mary S Sr. Bay City, Texas
Gabi Theut Southwestern College S/OPP/OH Sr. Columbus, Texas
Zoe Fernandez McPherson College OPP Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Campbell Stark Ottawa University MB Fr. Osage City, Kan.
Michelle Acevedo Ortiz Bethany College L/DS Jr. Coamo, Puerto Rico
Maddie Jones Avila University OH So. Aurora, Colo.
Maria Caycedo Oklahoma Wesleyan University L So. Cali, Columbia
Kenna Wise Evangel University L Jr. Crane, Mo.
Jessica Pritchett Evangel University S So. Rolla, Mo.