AVCA Release

TOPEKA, Kan. - For the second season in a row, a St. Cloud State Volleyball player has been named a Division-II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Volleyball Region Player of the Year as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Senior outside hitter Kenzie Foley repeats as the 2024 D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year. Foley was also named to the D2CCA All-Central Region First Team for the second season in a row along with Teagan Starkey (Concordia-St. Paul) and Taya Beller (Wayne State) who also repeated as first-team selections. 

LEXINGTON, Ky, -  The AVCA is excited to name its 2024 Division II Women’s Volleyball All-Region teams and award winners.There are 14 All-Region team members and six honorable mention selections for each of the eight Division II regions. Additionally, a Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year were selected for each region. The 160 student-athletes who earned All-Region honors represent 82 different schools. Foley was named AVCA Central Region Player of the Year while Chad Braegelmann was named Central Region Coach of the Year.  Makenna Nold of Concordia-St. Paul was named Central Region Freshman of the Year. 
 
2024 D2CCA Volleyball Central Region Team
First Team
Libero/DS - Alli Wiese, Nebraska-Kearney               
MH - Taya Beller, Wayne State (Neb.)(#)
MH - Lily Kurz, Missouri Western
OH - Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State (!)
OH - Addison Wimmer, Central Oklahoma
OH - Lacy Mott, Southwestern Oklahoma
S - Teagan Starkey, Concordia-St. Paul (!)
 
Second Team
Libero/DS -  Abby Meister, Northern State 
MH - Mia Berg, Nebraska-Kearney
MH - Ella Thompson, St. Cloud State
OH - Emma Schmidt, Concordia-St. Paul
OH - D’Nari Mills, Southeastern Oklahoma State ($)
OH - Weronika Wrzesinska, Emporia State
S - Peyton Neff, Nebraska-Kearney
 
! First Team Selection from 2023
# Repeat First Team Selections from 2022 and 2023
$ First Team Selection from 2023
 

AVCA CENTRAL REGION

Team	First	Last	School	Pos.	Year
1st	Taya	Beller	Wayne State College (Neb.)	MB	Sr.
1st	Mia	Berg	University of Nebraska-Kearney	MB	So.
1st	Emma	Berran	St. Cloud State University	S	Jr.
1st	Maggie	Brahmer	Wayne State College (Neb.)	MB	Sr.
1st	Kenzie	Foley	St. Cloud State University	OH	Sr.
1st	Jenna	Karp	University of Central Oklahoma	MB	Sr.
1st	Peyton	Neff	University of Nebraska-Kearney	S	Jr.
1st	Asha	Regier	University of Nebraska-Kearney	OH	Sr.
1st	Taylor	Russell	Missouri Western University	RS	So.
1st	Emma	Schmidt	Concordia University-St. Paul	OH	Sr.
1st	Teagan	Starkey	Concordia University-St. Paul	S	Sr.
1st	Ella	Thompson	St. Cloud State University	MB	Sr.
1st	Alli	Wiese	University of Nebraska-Kearney	L	Sr.
1st	Addison	Wimmer	University of Central Oklahoma	OH	Sr.
HM	Alex	Dvorak	Washburn University	MB	Jr.
HM	Nessa	Johnson	Missouri Western University	S	Sr.
HM	Abby	Meister	Northern State University	L	Jr.
HM	Lacy	Mott	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	OH	Sr.
HM	Jalyn	Stevenson	Washburn University	OH	Sr.
HM	McKenzie	Tolk	Southwest Minnesota State University	L	Jr.

Player of the Year: Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State University, OH, Sr.
Freshman of the Year: Makenna Nold, Concordia University-St. Paul, OPP
Coach of the Year: Chad Braegelmann, St. Cloud State University