Green, Henrichson lead Flames’ All-GPAC honorees
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Four College of Saint Mary volleyball players have earned recognition by the Great Plains Athletic Conference for their play in the 2024 season.
Sophomore middle blocker Azaria Green has earned first-team All-GPAC honors. The Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln graduate led the Flames in hitting efficiency at .276, which was ninth in the conference among players with at least 100 kills. She also led the team in blocks per set with 0.92, which was 10th in the GPAC, while ranking second on the team in kills per set (2.63).
Graduate student Liz Henrichson, a right-side hitter, picked up second-team All-GPAC recognition. The Tekamah-Herman product ranked second on the team in hitting efficiency (.235) and third in kills per set (2.39) and blocks per set (0.56).
Two others made the honorable mention list, senior outside hitter Grace Werner and sophomore libero Elen Pruett. Werner, an Omaha Skutt graduate, led the Flames in kills per set (3.00), ranking 10th in the conference. Pruett, a Sergeant Bluff-Luton graduate, led CSM with 4.55 digs per set, which was seventh in the conference.
Jazlin Douma from Northwestern was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year. Kyle Van Den Bosch from Northwestern was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. Northwestern won the regular season championship for 2024 with a 16-0 conference record. Northwestern won the GPAC Tournament championship on Saturday night in five over Concordia.
The NAIA Opening Round is scheduled for Nov. 23, with the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament scheduled in Sioux City, Dec. 4-10 at the Tyson Events Center. The All-GPAC teams were selected by the league coaches.
All-GPAC Volleyball 2024
First Team
(listed alphabetically)
Name Pos. School Class Hometown
Alysen Dexter OH Northwestern Sr. Urbandale, Iowa
Jazlin Douma OH Northwestern Sr. Orange City, Iowa
Azaria Green MB College of Saint Mary So. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Kayleigh Hybertson S Dakota Wesleyan So. Sioux Falls, SD
Ashley Keck OH Concordia Jr. Kearney, Neb.
Sydney Marlow OH Morningside Sr. Burlington, Iowa
Zavyr Metzger MB Northwestern Jr. Larchwood, Iowa
Miriam Miller L Hastings Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Gabi Nordaker MB Concordia Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Abbey Ringler MB Midland Sr. Seward, Neb.
Brooklynn Snyder OH Midland Fr. Bennington, Neb.
Savonne Sterk RS Northwestern Sr. Lynden, Wash.
Majesta Valasek OH Hastings Sr. Broken Bow, Neb.
Ella Waters RS Concordia So. Hickman, Neb.
*Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Volleyball Player-of-the-Year: Jazlin Douma, Northwestern
GPAC Women's Volleyball Co Defenders-of-the-Year:
Miriam Miller, Hastings and Zavyr Metzger, Northwestern
GPAC Women's Volleyball Setter-of-the-Year:
Kayleigh Hybertson, Dakota Wesleyan
GPAC Women's Volleyball Freshman-of-the-Year: Brooklynn Snyder, Midland
GPAC Women's Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Year:
Ashley Keck, Concordia
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Volleyball Coach-of-the-Year: Kyle Van Den Bosch, Northwestern
AVCA Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year: Micah Rhodes, Midland
Second Team
Name Pos. School Class Hometown
Jacki Apel RS Midland Gr. Bellevue, Neb.
Aleksandra Dalach S Morningside So. Opacz-Kolonia, Poland
Tevan Erickson S Mount Marty Fr. Elkton, SD
Jori Hajek L/DS Northwestern Sr. Renwick, Iowa
Liz Henrichson RS College of Saint Mary Gr. Tekemah, Neb.
Kenzie Kidd OH Waldorf Sr. Roscoe, Ill.
Addie Kirkegaard RS Concordia Jr. Norfolk, Neb.
Mikah O'Neill MB Hastings Fr. Sumner, Neb.
Alexis Pontine S Hastings Jr. Ignacio, Colo.
Liv Reitsma S Northwestern Jr. Papillion, Neb.
Tarren Spartz OH Dordt So. Wilmont, Minn.
Lizzie Tyler L Dakota Wesleyan So. Mitchell, SD
Delanie Vallinch L Midland Sr. Papillion, Neb.
Claire Wilson RS Morningside Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Key: S-Setter, OH-Outside Hitter, MB-Middle Blocker, RS-Right Side/Opposite Hitter, L-Libero,
DS – Defensive Specialist
Honorable Mention
Briar Cliff – Avery Beller (L) and Aubrey Hoeft (MB)
College of Saint Mary – Grace Werner (OH) and Elen Pruett (L)
Concordia – Becca Gebhardt (L) and Savannah Shelburne (S)
Dakota Wesleyan – Abby Brunsing (OH) and Emily Dale (MB)
Doane - Camdyn Carpenter (S) and Grace Zeier (L)
Dordt – Madi Vis (L) and Ellie Dokter (OH)
Hastings – Kaitlin Thiebauth (MB) and Makenna Sutter (OH)
Midland – Cameran Jansky (MB) and Kailyn Scott (DS)
Morningside – Nienken van Drunen (MB) and Payton Lode (OH)
Mount Marty – Julia Weber (OH) and Caitlin Guenther (MB)
Northwestern – Emma Westphal (RS) and Logan Miller (S)
Waldorf – Kaylee Kidd (L) and Anna Longhenry (RS)