2024 MCCAA Volleyball Awards Announced, Association’s Three Conference Champions Each Bring Home Coach and Player of the Year Awards
November 12, 2024
The 2024 MCCAA Volleyball Awards were announced on Tuesday (Nov. 12) and the association's three conference champions were the big winners as all three took home their respective conference's Coach and Player of the Year honors.
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Northern Conference
Player of the Year: Taylor Kik, Grand Rapids
Freshman of the Year: Taylor Kik, Grand Rapids
Coach of the Year: Chip Will, Grand Rapids (also MCCAA & Great Lakes District B Coach of the Year)
Western Conference
Player of the Year: Karsyn Near, Lansing
Freshman of the Year: Piper Porter, Kellogg
Coach of the Year: Emily Quintero, Lansing
Eastern Conference
Player of the Year: Ruby Earl, Mott
Freshman of the Year: Chloe Vanwinkle, Mott
Coach of the Year: Eric Lazowski (also Great Lakes District A Coach of the Year)
| 2024 NJCAA REGION XII DIVISON II ALL-REGION TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Taylor Kik | Grand Rapids | OH | 5-9 | FR | Lowell, MI | NorthPointe Christian |
| Lillian Peterson | Grand Rapids | MB | 6-0 | SO | Pittsburgh, PA | Moon Area |
| Camille Wardin | North Central Michigan | MB | 6-3 | SO | Saginaw, MI | Nouvel Catholic Central |
| Lizzie MacIntosh | Grand Rapids | RS/OH | 6-1 | SO | Rockford, MI | Rockford |
| Karsyn Near | Lansing | S | 5-9 | SO | St. Johns, MI | St. Johns |
| Jillian Bruckner | Lake Michigan | OH/OPP | 5-10 | SO | Niles, MI | Niles |
| Josie West | Southwestern Michigan | OH | 5-8 | SO | Buchanan, MI | Buchanan |
| Piper Porter | Kellogg | OH/MB | 5-9 | FR | Athens, MI | Athens |
| Christina Williams | Lansing | M | 5-11 | FR | Dansville, MI | Dansville |
| Ruby Earl | Mott | OH | 5-10 | SO | Howell, MI | Howell |
| Chloe Vanwinkle | Mott | OH | 5-5 | FR | Clio, MI | Clio |
| Gabby Martinez | St. Clair County | MH/MB | 5-10 | FR | Marlette, MI | Marlette |
| Piper Clark | St. Clair County | OH | 5-9 | SO | Richmond, MI | Richmond |
| Paige Elliott | Macomb | S | 5-6 | SO | Livonia, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| Bailey Poppe | Clark State | OH | 5-9 | FR | Urbana, OH | West Liberty |
| Brooklyn Bourne | Edison State | OH | 5-7 | SO | Celina, OH | Celina |
| Emma Sallot | Clark State | S | 5-10 | FR | Springfield, OH | Kenton Ridge |
| Marissa Corner | Edison State | MB/RS | 6-1 | FR | Sidney, OH | Sidney Lehman Catholic |
| 2024 NJCAA REGION XII DIVISION III ALL-REGION TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Sarah Hauck | Delta | S | 5-7 | SO | Frankenmuth, MI | Frankenmuth |
| Lilly White | Owens | DS | SO | Monroeville, OH | Monroeville | |
| 2024 ALL-MCCAA TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Taylor Kik | Grand Rapids | OH | 5-9 | FR | Lowell, MI | NorthPointe Christian |
| Lillian Peterson | Grand Rapids | MB | 6-0 | SO | Pittsburgh, PA | Moon Area |
| Camille Wardin | North Central Michigan | MB | 6-3 | SO | Saginaw, MI | Nouvel Catholic Central |
| Sarah Hauck | Delta | S | 5-7 | SO | Frankenmuth, MI | Frankenmuth |
| Lizzie MacIntosh | Grand Rapids | RS/OH | 6-1 | SO | Rockford, MI | Rockford |
| Karsyn Near | Lansing | S | 5-9 | SO | St. Johns, MI | St. Johns |
| Jillian Bruckner | Lake Michigan | OH/OPP | 5-10 | SO | Niles, MI | Niles |
| Josie West | Southwestern Michigan | OH | 5-8 | SO | Buchanan, MI | Buchanan |
| Piper Porter | Kellogg | OH/MB | 5-9 | FR | Athens, MI | Athens |
| Christina Williams | Lansing | M | 5-11 | FR | Dansville, MI | Dansville |
| Ruby Earl | Mott | OH | 5-10 | SO | Howell, MI | Howell |
| Chloe Vanwinkle | Mott | OH | 5-5 | FR | Clio, MI | Clio |
| Gabby Martinez | St. Clair County | MH/MB | 5-10 | FR | Marlette, MI | Marlette |
| Piper Clark | St. Clair County | OH | 5-9 | SO | Richmond, MI | Richmond |
| Paige Elliott | Macomb | S | 5-6 | SO | Livonia, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| COACH OF THE YEAR: Chip Will, Grand Rapids | ||||||
| MCCAA NORTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Taylor Kik | Grand Rapids | OH | 5-9 | FR | Lowell, MI | NorthPointe Christian |
| Lillian Peterson | Grand Rapids | MB | 6-0 | SO | Pittsburgh, PA | Moon Area |
| Camille Wardin | North Central Michigan | MB | 6-3 | SO | Saginaw, MI | Nouvel Catholic Central |
| Sarah Hauck | Delta | S | 5-7 | SO | Frankenmuth, MI | Frankenmuth |
| Lizzie MacIntosh | Grand Rapids | RS/OH | 6-1 | SO | Rockford, MI | Rockford |
| Chloe Winchell | North Central Michigan | OH | 5-10 | FR | Freeland, MI | Freeland |
| Anastacia Trevino | Muskegon | MH | 5-10 | SO | Montague, MI | Montague |
| Shelbie Schoenborn | Muskegon | S | 5-7 | SO | Conklin, MI | Coopersville |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Taylor Kik, Grand Rapids | ||||||
| COACH OF THE YEAR: Chip Will, Grand Rapids | ||||||
| MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Karsyn Near | Lansing | S | 5-9 | SO | St. Johns, MI | St. Johns |
| Jillian Bruckner | Lake Michigan | OH/OPP | 5-10 | SO | Niles, MI | Niles |
| Josie West | Southwestern Michigan | OH | 5-8 | SO | Buchanan, MI | Buchanan |
| Piper Porter | Kellogg | OH/MB | 5-9 | FR | Athens, MI | Athens |
| Christina Williams | Lansing | M | 5-11 | FR | Dansville, MI | Dansville |
| Anna Hoch | Lansing | L | 5-9 | SO | Lansing, MI | Homeschool |
| Cadence Knight | Southwestern Michigan | L/DS | 5-5 | SO | Niles, MI | Niles |
| Kaylee McDaniel | Lake Michigan | S/L | 5-4 | SO | Portage, MI | Portage Northern |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Karsyn Near, Lansing | ||||||
| COACH OF THE YEAR: Emily Quintero, Lansing | ||||||
| MCCAA EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Ruby Earl | Mott | OH | 5-10 | SO | Howell, MI | Howell |
| Chloe Vanwinkle | Mott | OH | 5-5 | FR | Clio, MI | Clio |
| Gabby Martinez | St. Clair County | MH/MB | 5-10 | FR | Marlette, MI | Marlette |
| Piper Clark | St. Clair County | OH | 5-9 | SO | Richmond, MI | Richmond |
| Paige Elliott | Macomb | S | 5-6 | SO | Livonia, MI | Detroit Country Day |
| Jaden Bates | Jackson | L | 5-7 | SO | Brooklyn, MI | Columbia Central |
| Samantha Wynn | Jackson | OH | 5-7 | FR | Jackson, MI | Michigan Center |
| Skylar Cramer | Mott | S | 5-5 | FR | Grand Blanc, MI | Grand Blanc |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ruby Earl, Mott | ||||||
| COACH OF THE YEAR: Eric Lazowski, Mott | ||||||
| MCCAA NORTHERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Ashlee Lenhard | Delta | MB | 5-10 | SO | Essexville, MI | Garber |
| Madisyn Dykema | Muskegon | OH | 6-1 | SO | Hudsonville, MI | Reeths-Puffer |
| Ava Tarsi | Grand Rapids | S | 5-7 | FR | Boyne City, MI | Boyne City |
| Piper Monroe | Bay | MH | 5-9 | SO | Menominee, MI | Menominee |
| Taylor Hafeman | North Central Michigan | DS | 5-5 | FR | Gering, NE | Scottsbluff |
| Madison Babinec | Muskegon | OH | 6-0 | FR | Muskegon, MI | Oakridge |
| Carle Bruggema | Grand Rapids | S | 5-9 | SO | Newaygo, MI | Fremont |
| Jade Jasenovsky | Bay | L | 5-8 | FR | Menominee, MI | Menominee |
| MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Grace Wood | Kalamazoo Valley | L | 5-5 | SO | Richland, MI | Gull Lake |
| Gabrianna Kringle | Kellogg | OH | 5-8 | SO | Kalamazoo, MI | Galesburg-Augusta |
| Jasmine Reemsnyder | Lansing | L | 5-8 | FR | Mason, MI | Mason |
| Holland DeVries | Kalamazoo Valley | OH | 5-9 | FR | Kalamazoo, MI | Kalamazoo Christian |
| Kaytlin Smith | Glen Oaks | MB | 5-11 | SO | South Bend, IN | Riley |
| Caroline Hengesbach | Lansing | DS | 5-2 | FR | Westphalia, MI | Pewamo-Westphalia |
| Gia Jania | Southwestern Michigan | MH | 6-0 | FR | Westville, IN | Westville |
| Alicyn Arevalo | Glen Oaks | MB | 5-11 | FR | Mendon, MI | Mendon |
| MCCAA EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Jordan Pflaum | Macomb | OPP | 5-10 | FR | Shelby Twp., MI | Lutheran High North |
| Maya Pecovic | Schoolcraft | L | 5-4 | SO | Dearborn, MI | Edsel Ford |
| Hannah Maynard | Oakland | L/DS | 5-9 | SO | Oakland Twp., MI | Rochester Adams |
| Riley Robertson | St. Clair County | L/DS | 5-3 | FR | Croswell, MI | Croswell-Lexington |
| Montgomery Rotter | Mott | OH | 5-8 | SO | Waterford, MI | Clarkston |
| Allie Jarchow | Jackson | MH | 5-11 | SO | Brooklyn, MI | Columbia Central |
| Gracen Hager | Jackson | OH | 5-10 | FR | Jonesville, MI | Jonesville |
| Kaley Eller | Macomb | OH | 5-10 | FR | Utica, MI | Utica |
| MCCAA NORTHERN CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Ava Schultz | Grand Rapids | RS/OH | 5-9 | SO | Wolverine, MI | Gaylord St. Mary |
| Ava Wendel | North Central Michigan | OH | 5-7 | SO | Traverse City, MI | Traverse City Christian |
| Meredith Simmons | Grand Rapids | OH | 5-10 | SO | Rockford, MI | Rockford |
| Eve Cheney | North Central Michigan | OPP | 6-0 | SO | Rudyard, MI | Rudyard |
| Kayla Fisk | Muskegon | MH/RS | 5-11 | SO | Newaygo, MI | Newaygo |
| Sarah Vandecar | Delta | DS | 5-5 | FR | Birch Run, MI | Birch Run |
| Cece Huizingh | Grand Rapids | DS | 5-3 | FR | Zeeland, MI | Zeeland East |
| Lillian Adams | Alpena | S/DS | SO | West Branch, MI | Ogemaw Heights | |
| Kaylee Keenan | Delta | DS | 5-6 | SO | Lake City, MI | Lake City |
| Kaylee Balcom | Muskegon | RS/S | 5-5 | FR | Coopersville, MI | Coopersville |
| Clara Grimpo | Delta | MB | 5-9 | FR | Reese, MI | Valley Lutheran |
| Raquelle Miller | Alpena | OH/MB | FR | Mio, MI | Mio AuSable | |
| MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Anna Johnson | Southwestern Michigan | S | 5-1 | SO | Niles, MI | Niles |
| Caliey Masserang | Kellogg | MB | 6-0 | FR | Cadillac, MI | Cadillac |
| Taylor Butler | Lake Michigan | MH/OPP | 6-0 | FR | Portage, MI | Portage Northern |
| Jessica Hand | Lake Michigan | L/DS | 5-0 | SO | Marcellus, MI | Howardsville Christian |
| Payton Miller | Lake Michigan | OH/OPP | 6-0 | FR | Frankfort, MI | Frankfort |
| Katie Comstock | Lansing | M | 5-10 | FR | Dimondale, MI | Homeschool |
| Antonia Keith | Kellogg | MB | 5-9 | SO | Charlotte, MI | Charlotte |
| Katelynn Davis | Lansing | DS | 5-9 | SO | Charlotte, MI | Charlotte |
| Kaitlynn Kelderhouse | Marian Ancilla | OH | 5-5 | FR | Manhattan, IL | Lincoln-Way West |
| Mackenzie Ash | Lake Michigan | MH/OPP | 6-0 | FR | Kalamazoo, MI | Kalamazoo Christian |
| Sammi Jurgensen | Lake Michigan | OH/OPP | 5-8 | SO | Paw Paw, MI | Paw Paw |
| Isabella Coy | Glen Oaks | DS/L | 5-4 | FR | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus |
| Julia May | Kellogg | S | 5-7 | SO | Charlotte, MI | Charlotte |
| Olivia Dennis | Kalamazoo Valley | MB/OH | 5-10 | FR | Otsego, MI | Otsego |
| Arabella Mangold | Kalamazoo Valley | MB/OH | 5-7 | FR | Three Rivers, MI | Three Rivers |
| Brooke Schroeder | Marian Ancilla | L | 5-5 | SO | Pierceton, IN | Whitko |
| MCCAA EASTERN CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Analiese Flint | Schoolcraft | MB/OPP | 5-10 | FR | Newport, MI | Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central |
| Megan DeSantis | St. Clair County | OH/DS | 5-6 | SO | Gibralter, MI | Allen Park |
| Alivia Smith | Jackson | S | 5-6 | SO | Jackson, MI | Vandercook Lake |
| Julia Lincourt | Schoolcraft | MB/OPP | 6-0 | FR | Farmington, MI | Farmington |
| Alexis Cunha | Macomb | L/DS | 5-4 | FR | Ricmond, MI | Anchor Bay |
| Skylar Piper | Henry Ford | DS | 5-3 | SO | Westland, MI | Garden City |
| Brooklynn Wilcox | Mott | L | 5-4 | SO | Davison, MI | Davison |
| Sara Hock | Jackson | DS | 5-6 | SO | Manchester, MI | Manchester |
| Katya Salame | Henry Ford | OH | 5-7 | FR | Dearborn, MI | Dearborn |
| Alexis Glenn | Oakland | OH/OPP | 5-8 | FR | Brighton, MI | Brighton |
| Hadley Schaefer | Macomb | OPP | 5-10 | SO | Harrison Twp., MI | Parkway Christian |
| Princess Savage | Mott | MH | 5-11 | SO | Mt. Morris, MI | E.A. Johnson |
| Djene Sy | Henry Ford | OH/MB | 5-11 | FR | Oak Park, MI | Ferndale |
| MCCAA NORTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Taylor Kik | Grand Rapids | OH | 5-9 | FR | Lowell, MI | NorthPointe Christian |
| Chloe Winchell | North Central Michigan | OH | 5-10 | FR | Freeland, MI | Freeland |
| Ava Tarsi | Grand Rapids | S | 5-7 | FR | Boyne City, MI | Boyne City |
| Taylor Hafeman | North Central Michigan | DS | 5-5 | FR | Gering, NE | Scottsbluff |
| Madison Babinec | Muskegon | OH | 6-0 | FR | Muskegon, MI | Oakridge |
| Jade Jasenovsky | Bay | L | 5-8 | FR | Menominee, MI | Menominee |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Taylor Kik, Grand Rapids | ||||||
| MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Piper Porter | Kellogg | OH/MB | 5-9 | FR | Athens, MI | Athens |
| Christina Williams | Lansing | M | 5-11 | FR | Dansville, MI | Dansville |
| Jasmine Reemsnyder | Lansing | L | 5-8 | FR | Mason, MI | Mason |
| Holland DeVries | Kalamazoo Valley | OH | 5-9 | FR | Kalamazoo, MI | Kalamazoo Christian |
| Caroline Hengesbach | Lansing | DS | 5-2 | FR | Westphalia, MI | Pewamo-Westphalia |
| Gia Jania | Southwestern Michign | MH | 6-0 | FR | Westville, IN | Westville |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Piper Porter, Kellogg | ||||||
| MCCAA EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM | ||||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POS | HT | YR | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Chloe Vanwinkle | Mott | OH | 5-5 | FR | Clio, MI | Clio |
| Gabby Martinez | St. Clair County | MH/MB | 5-10 | FR | Marlette, MI | Marlette |
| Samantha Wynn | Jackson | OH | 5-7 | FR | Jackson, MI | Michigan Center |
| Skylar Cramer | Mott | S | 5-5 | FR | Grand Blanc, MI | Grand Blanc |
| Jordan Pflaum | Macomb | OPP | 5-10 | FR | Shelby Twp., MI | Lutheran High North |
| Riley Robertson | St. Clair County | L/DS | 5-3 | FR | Croswell, MI | Croswell-Lexington |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Chloe Vanwinkle, Mott | ||||||