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Prep volleyball: Area players to watch
Aug. 20, 2017 9:14 am, Updated: Aug. 20, 2017 9:40 am
Area players to watch for the 2017 high school volleyball season:
HAYLEY GOEDKEN, jr., Starmont — Averaged 3.29 kills and 3.59 digs per set. Posted a .347 kill efficiency and missed just one serve in 360 attempts (.997). Class 1A 2nd-team all-state.
DARBY HAWTREY, sr., North Cedar — Averaged 4.14 kills and 3.08 digs per set, with a .318 kill efficiency. Class 2A honorable-mention all-state.
ALYSSA JAEGER, sr., Springville — Averaged 2.32 kills, 2.32 digs and 0.83 blocks per set. Posted a .292 kill efficiency. Class 1A honorable-mention all-state.
REGAN JANSSEN, sr., Starmont — Averaged 8.95 assists per set. Served 94.6 percent. Class 1A 3rd-team all-state.
KENZIE MANTZ, jr., Belle Plaine — Averaged 5.23 kills and 3.01 digs per set, wih a .274 kill efficiency. Class 1A 2nd-team all-state.
RYLEE MENSTER, sr., Springville — Averaged 2.66 kills and 3.37 digs per set. Posted a .248 kill efficiency. Class 1A 3rd-team all-state.
MIKAYLA NACHAZEL, sr., Springville — Averaged 2.48 kills per set with a .329 kill efficiency. Class 1A 2nd-team all-state.
MEGAN RENNER, jr., Linn-Mar — Averaged 1.99 kills and 3.95 assists per set. Posted a .288 kill efficiency. Class 5A honorable-mention all-state.
CHARLOTTE RICHARDS, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier — Averaged 4.36 kills and 2.69 digs per set, with a .284 kill efficiency. Class 4A 1st-team all-state.
MADDIE SLAGLE, sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson — Averaged 3.72 kills and 2.84 digs per set. Posted a .295 kill efficiency. Class 5A honorable-mention all-state.
CAITLYN SMITH, sr., Marion — Averaged 9.40 assists and 2.25 digs per set. Posted a .302 kill efficiency and a .984 service rate. Class 4A 1st-team all-state.
CALEIGH SMITH, sr., Iowa Valley — Averaged 2.54 kills and 2.98 digs per set. Posted a .231 kill efficiency and a .970 service rate. Class 1A honorable-mention all-state.
CHERISSE WARD, sr., Iowa Valley — Averaged 2.62 kills and 3.00 digs per set. Posted a .220 kill efficiency and a .946 service rate. Class 1A honorable-mention all-state.
ABIGAIL WEIDEMAN, sr., Center Point-Urbana — Averaged 3.07 kills and 3.09 digs per set. Posted a .311 kill efficiency. Class 3A honorable-mention all-state.
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Marion's Caitlyn Smith celebrates a point during a match last season. A senior setter, Smith is a returning Class 4A first-team all-stater. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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