Jefferson’s Maddie Slagle is MVC Mississippi Division player of the year

Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Maddie Slagle was named the MVC Mississippi Division player of the year when the Mississippi Valley Conference all-division teams were released Tuesday.

A senior bound for the University of Iowa, Slagle has averaged 3.04 kills and 3.72 digs per match. Jefferson (39-6) won the Mississippi Division title, was the MVC tournament runner-up and has advanced to the state tournament for the first time in 20 years.

Amy Norton is the Mississippi Division coach of the year.

Taylor Lynch and Tayah Mahi of Cedar Falls share Valley Division player-of-the-year honors, with Travis Wills of Dubuque Hempstead if the Valley coach of the year.

Mississippi Division First Team

*unanimous

*Maddie Slagle, sr., C.R. Jefferson

*Charlotte Richards, sr., C.R. Xavier

Maddy Baxter, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Aliyah Carter, soph., Dubuque Wahlert

Megan Renner, jr., Linn-Mar

Colby Greene, sr., Iowa City West

Krystal Tranel, sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Kaylee Donner, jr., C.R. Jefferson.

Player of the year — Slagle

Coach of the year — Amy Norton, C.R. Jefferson

Mississippi Division Second Team

Sydney Kloubec, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Lindsey Culver, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Carolyn Conlon, jr., Dubuque Wahlert

Ellie McDermott, sr., C.R. Xavier

Jenna Gremmel, sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Jade Henderson, sr., C.R. Xavier

Anna Gorsich, jr., Linn-Mar

Kaylissa Arndorfer, jr., Waterloo West.

Valley Division First Team

*unanimous

*Taylor Lynch, sr., Cedar Falls

*Tayah Mahi, sr., Cedar Falls

*Grace Burken, sr., Cedar Falls

*Jada Wills, soph., Dubuque Hempstead

Jenna Wagemester, sr., C.R. Prairie

Claire Gerdes, sr., Cedar Falls

Amber Cooksley, sr., Dubuque Hempstead

Mackenzie Murphy, jr., Iowa City High.

Co-players of the year — Lynch and Mahi

Coach of the year — Travis Wills, Dubuque Hempstead

Valley Division Second Team

Kobie Dills, jr., C.R. Washington

Mikayla Winter, sr., C.R. Kenndy

Alli Tigges, sr., Dubuque Senior

Abby Hendrickson, sr., Cedar Falls

Cynthia Wolf, sr., Cedar Falls

Alana Cooksley, sr., Dubuque Hempstead

Rachael Kilpatrick, jr., C.R. Prairie

Ellie Evans, jr., Iowa City High.

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In addition, the all-Metro teams were released Tuesday.

All-Metro First Team

Maddie Slagle, sr., C.R. Jefferson

Maddy Baxter, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Kaylee Donner, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Charlotte Richards, sr., C.R. Xavier

Caitlyn Smith, sr., Marion

Megan Renner, jr., Linn-Mar

Anna Gorsich, jr., Linn-Mar

Jenna Wagemester, sr., C.R. Prairie.

Coaches of the year — Amy & Will Norton, C.R. Jefferson.

All-Metro Second Team

Ellie McDermott, sr., C.R. Xavier

Jade Henderson, sr., C.R. Xavier

Carly Spies, sr., Linn-Mar

Ellie Von Lehmden, jr., Linn-Mar

Andrea Landuyt, sr., Marion

Kobie Dills, jr., C.R. Washington

Sydney Kloubec, jr., C.R. Jefferson

Lindsey Culver, jr., C.R. Jefferson.

Honorable mention 

Raya George and Meghan Prohaska, C.R. Jefferson

Shelby Cook and Mikayla Winter, C.R. Kennedy

Kyra Ikeda and Rachael Kilpatrick, C.R. Prairie

Madison Miller and Corrine Peterson, C.R. Washington

Rachel Sodawasser and Elle Choate, C.R. Xavier

Tori Niemeyer and Isabel Schminke, Linn-Mar

Kenzie Redmond and Kayba Laube, Marion.

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