All-State volleyball selections include nine local players
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association held its annual state tournament banquet on Tuesday night ahead of today’s state tournament. Area schools combined for nine selections to the MNVBCA’s All-State teams.
For Class AAA, Marshall’s Reese Drake and Avery Fahl were both selected to the All-State team. The selection marked the first for each of the Marshall juniors.
In Class A, Minneota’s Elivia Faris and Canby’s Karlie Wollum each earned an All-State selection for the second consecutive season. Each of the two players had a teammate on the team, as Canby’s Emily Nelson and Minneota’s Abby Rolbiecki each received their first nod.
Natalie Wahl earned her first All-State selection for Westbrook-Walnut Grove after leading the Chargers to a Section 3A championship while Avery Schreurs earned a selection for the 3A South runner-up Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights.
Wabasso’s Audrey Johnson was also selected for the first time.
Class A All-State Team
Lauren Burnett, Junior, Outside Hitter, North Woods
Kenzie Dahl, Senior, Outside Hitter, Badger-Greenbush-Middle River
Morgan Engel, Junior, Setter/Outside Hitter, Ada-Borup-West
Elivia Faris, Senior, Right Side, Minneota
Mya Foslien, Senior, Outside Hitter, West Central Area
Kallyn Grove, Senior, Setter, Underwood
Ava Hahn, Senior, Outside Hitter, Cleveland
Brielle Janssen, Junior, Middle Hitter, MACCRAY
Audrey Johnson, Junior, Libero, Wabasso
Clara Keaveny, Junior, Libero, Mayer Lutheran
Izzy Keaveny, Junior, Setter, Mayer Lutheran
Kenzie Kiminski, Junior, Middle Hitter, Floodwood
Makenna Lilly, Senior, Outside Hitter, New Life Academy
Marley Martin, Senior, Middle Hitter, Mayer Lutheran
Marisa Michaelis, Junior, Right Side/Setter, New Life Academy
Sahara Morken, Senior, Setter, Mabel-Canton
Emily Nelson, Junior, Setter/Right Side, Canby
Lilli Rechichi, Senior, Middle Hitter, Ely
Abby Rolbiecki, Junior, Libero, Minneota
Avery Schreurs, Senior, Libero, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
Kinley Soiney, Junior, Middle Hitter, Mabel-Canton
Natalie Wahl, Senior, Outside Hitter, Westbrook-Walnut Grove
Kaydence White, Junior, Middle Hitter, Kittson County Central
Karlie Wollum, Junior, Outside Hitter, Canby
Class AA All-State Team
Ava Ball, Senior, Outside Hitter, Nova Classical
Breanna Beckering, Junior, Middle Hitter, Southwest Christian
Brooke Burgemeister, Senior, Libero, Belle Plaine
Alaina Burns, Junior, Outside Hitter, Watertown-Mayer
Ella Chandler, Senior, Outside Hitter, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Addison Condon, Junior, Outside Hitter, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Ellery Ehresmann, Senior, Setter, Albany
McKenna Garr, Senior, Outside Hitter, Rush City
Harper Goldsmith, Junior, Setter, Chatfield
Peyton Gravelle, Sophomore, Middle Hitter, Wadena-Deer Creek
Kendall Huhnerkoch, Senior, Middle Hitter, Redwood Valley
Rachel Johnson, Senior, Setter/Right Side, Belle Plaine
Alex Kiebel, Senior, Setter/Outside Hitter, Maple Lake
Hannah Klein, Senior, Outside Hitter, Albany
Cierra Kortan, Senior, Outside Hitter, Sauk Centre
Sonja Laaksonen, Senior, Outside Hitter, Holy Family Catholic
Jaelyn LaPlante, Senior, Outside Hitter, Chatfield
Liv Myhre, Senior, Middle Hitter, Caledonia
Brynn Panek, Junior, Middle Hitter, Albany
Grace Tverberg, Senior, Setter, Concordia Academy
Katie Vetter, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Hawley
Karsyn Winchell, Senior, Outside Hitter, Cannon Falls
Class AAA All-State Team
Lainie Barrick, Junior, Middle Hitter, Grand Rapids
Sophia Benedict, Senior, Outside Hitter, North Branch
Ellery DeBoer, Sophomore, Setter, Willmar
Reese Drake, Junior, Outside Hitter, Marshall
Addison Ertz, Senior, Outside Hitter, Northfield
Avery Fahl, Junior, Middle Hitter/Setter, Marshall
Silvie Graetzer, Senior, Middle Hitter, Mahtomedi
Kate Holthaus, Senior, Outside Hitter, Rocori
Teagan Jaynes, Senior, Setter/Right Side, Northfield
Miracle Jensen, Junior, Outside Hitter, St. Cloud Tech
Addison Johnson, Senior, Libero, Byron
Katherine Klavetter, Senior, Libero, Stewartville
Hannah Koester, Senior, Outside Hitter, Northfield
Ella Olson, Senior, Outside Hitter, Mankato West
Alaina Panagiotopoulos, Senior, Outside Hitter, South St. Paul
Emmy Remmert, Senior, Outside Hitter, St. Peter
Addison Rossum, Senior, Hitter/Setter, Alexandria
Hadley Thul, Senior, Outside Hitter, Alexandria
Gretchen Volk, Senior, Outside Hitter, Willmar
Mia Weaver, Senior, Outside Hitter, Mound Westonka
Samantha Wills, Senior, Middle Hitter, Visitation
Kaelyn Wittwer, Junior, Libero, Delano
Class AAAA All-State Team
Kathryn Adler, Senior, Middle Hitter/Right Side, Champlin Park
Reese Axness, Senior, Setter, Champlin Park
Kendra Behrens, Senior, Middle/Right/Outside Hitter, St. Michael-Albertville
Mesaiya Bettis, Senior, Outside Hitter, Burnsville
Kaelyn Bjorklund, Sophomore, Setter/Right Side, Lakeville South
Sidney Burley, Junior, Libero, Prior Lake
Romi Chlebecek, Junior, Outside Hitter, Lakeville South
Rayna Christianson, Junior, Setter, Lakeville North
Kadence Davison, Senior, Setter, Roseville
Carly Gilk, Senior, Right Side, Champlin Park
Elena Hoecke, Junior, Middle Hitter, Centennial
Hannah Jackson, Senior, Outside Hitter, Minnetonka
Ramsey Johnston, Senior, Outside Hitter/Setter, Chaska
Katie Kelzenberg, Senior, Middle/Outside Hitter, Wayzata
Kyla Klein, Junior, Outside Hitter, New Prague
Madi Kraft, Junior, Libero, Eagan
Alexis Opland, Senior, Setter, East Ridge
Hayden Reeder, Junior, Outside Hitter, Anoka
Anya Schmidt, Senior, Right Side/Setter, Rogers
Keira Schmidt, Senior, Middle Hitter, Eagan
Annika Swenson, Senior, Outside Hitter, Lakeville North
Josie Tingelhoff, Senior, Libero, Lakeville South
2024 Ms. Baden Finalists
Ava Ball, Outside Hitter, Nova Classical
Mesaiya Bettis, Outside Hitter, Burnsville
McKenna Garr, Libero/Outside Hitter, Rush City
Carly Gilk, Right Side, Champlin Park
Anya Schmidt, Right Side/Setter, Rogers
2024 Ms. Baden Award Winner
Anya Schmidt, Right Side/Setter, Rogers