The 2023 Iowa high school all-state volleyball teams

Mount Vernon junior Chloe Meester has been named the Class 3A volleyball player of the year by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

Committed to the University of Louisville, the 6-foot-3 middle hitter is one of eight players named to the Elite team. She led the Mustangs (35-5) to a 3A state runner-up finish (selected as the all-tournament captain), averaging 5.32 kills per set and posting a .365 kill efficiency.

Meester also enhanced her back-row play this season. She was second on the team in digs (3.38 per set).

She is one of seven area players to earn first-team all-state honors. Five of them will be back for 2024.

Linn-Mar junior Kate Passmore was a Class 5A first-team pick. Clear Creek Amana senior Bliss Beck, Cedar Rapids Xavier junior Libby Fandel and Marion senior Michaela Goad were honored in 4A.

Meester is joined on the 3A first team by teammate Sydney Huber and Mid-Prairie’s Dakota Mitchell (both juniors).

Payton Petersen of Dike-New Hartford is the state player of the year. She led the Wolverines to three state championships and a runner-up finish.

This year’s DNH team was one of the best in state history, assembling a 50-0 match record, 110-1 in sets.

2023 IGCA all-state volleyball teams

Elite Team

Bailey Boeve, soph., Hinton

Abbey Hayes, sr., North Scott

Chloe Meester, jr., Mount Vernon

Jadyn Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Payton Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Katie Quick, jr., Ankeny Christian

Molly Shafer, jr., Eddyville EBF

Carlie Willis, sr., Grundy Center

Player of the year — Payton Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Class 5A

FIRST TEAM

Mackenzie Dean, sr., West Des Moines Dowling

Ava Helming, sr., Johnston

Chloe Jones, sr., Waukee Northwest

Delaney Miller, jr., Ankeny Centennial

Kate Passmore, jr., Linn-Mar

Paige Paup, sr., Cedar Falls

Jaeden Pratt, jr., Ankeny Centennial

Molly Romano, sr., Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

Player of the year — Mackenzie Dean, sr., West Des Moines Dowling

Coach of the year — Mary Beth Wiskus, West Des Moines Dowling

SECOND TEAM

Annalise Grant, jr., West Des Moines Dowling

Grace Hannam, jr., Cedar Falls

Asta Hildebrand, jr., Iowa City Liberty

Isabelle Kremer, soph., Pleasant Valley

Josie Pundt, sr., Johnston

Ella Rogers, jr., West Des Moines Dowling

Kamryn Vogt, sr., Waukee Northwest

Ava Wille, sr., Ankeny

THIRD TEAM

Molly Albrecht, sr., Pleasant Valley

Baileigh Carlsen, jr., Ankeny

Claire Ernst, sr., Iowa City High

Reagan Hanfelt, jr., Ankeny

Finley McAndrew, sr., West Des Moines Valley

Edie Miller, fr., Iowa City Liberty

Anna Sash, sr., Ankeny Centennial

Kamryn Scheib, jr., Ankeny

Stella Smith, jr., Pleasant Valley

Anni Wedgbury, soph., Cedar Falls

Class 4A

Bliss Bleck, sr., Clear Creek Amana

Libby Fandel, jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Michaela Goad, sr., Marion

Maliyah Hacker, jr., Sioux City Heelan

Abbey Hayes, sr., North Scott

Brooke Larsen, jr., Lewis Central

Tori Runyan, sr., Indianola

Anna Strohmeier, sr., Lewis Central

Player of the year — Abbey Hayes, sr., North Scott

Coach of the year — Taryn Van Earwage, North Scott

SECOND TEAM

Brittany Bacorn, sr., Knoxville

Meg Berkland, sr., Clear Creek Amana

Marissa Gerleman, sr., Adel ADM

Natalee Hartman, sr., Marion

Adison Holt, sr., Lewis Central

Kaci Johnson, sr., North Scott

Aspen Nelson, jr., Indianola

Camryn Overton, jr., Indianola

THIRD TEAM

Molly Garrison, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Ashlyne Havermann, sr., Lewis Central

Charley Hernandez, jr., Glenwood

Addy Janssen, sr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Kaylee Koudelka, sr., North Polk

Maddie LaFleur, jr., Sioux City Heelan

Averie Lower, soph., Clear Creek Amana

Madison Siefken, sr., Adel ADM

Sydney Skarich, sr., North Scott

Noelle Sutcliffe, sr., Norwalk

Carlee Webber, jr., Marion

Class 3A

FIRST TEAM

Hadley Hardersen, jr., Des Moines Christian

Sydney Huber, jr., Mount Vernon

Gabby Lombardi, sr., Des Moines Christian

Chloe Meester, jr., Mount Vernon

Dakota Mitchell, jr., Mid Prairie

Ellie Schubert, jr., Davenport Assumption

Shayna Van Dyken, sr., Western Christian

Haley Wielenga, sr., Western Christian

Player of the year — Chloe Meester, jr., Mount Vernon

Coach of the year — Tammi Veerbeek, Western Christian

SECOND TEAM

Marissa Cahoy, sr., New Hampton

Ellah Derrer, soph., Davenport Assumption

Maggie Johnson, sr., Davenport Assumption

Gracie Klima, sr., Union Community

Avery Knoop, jr., Union Community

Jadyn Kuper, jr., Monticello

Finley Schelhaas, sr., Des Moines Christian

Jada Timmerman, sr., Cherokee

THIRD TEAM

Jovi Evans, soph., Mid-Prairie

Brooke Krogmann, jr., West Delaware

Sydney Maue, jr., Center Point-Urbana

Gabby Morales, sr., West Liberty

Sophie Sander, soph., Anamosa

Paige Schurbon, jr., Mount Vernon

Laney Wolfswinkel, jr., Cherokee

Keana Wynja, sr., Western Christian

FOURTH TEAM

Sophie Buysse, jr., West Liberty

Grace Erwin, jr., Solon

Jalyn Hovenga, sr., Forest City

Tierney Huss, jr., MOC-Floyd Valley

Xada Johnson, sr., Clear Lake

Haley Kuperus, sr., Unity Christian

Reese Neuhaus, jr., Anamosa

Harper Pacha, soph., Mid-Prairie

Jenna Scharper, jr., Osage

Class 2A

FIRST TEAM

Maryn Bixby, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Bailey Boeve, soph., Hinton

Isabelle Elliott, sr., Sumner-Fredericksburg

Jadyn Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Payton Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Kate Shafer, sr., Eddyville EBF

Molly Shafer, sr., Eddyville EBF

Carlie Willis, sr., Grundy Center

Player of the year — Payton Petersen, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Coach of the year — Diane Harms, Dike-New Hartford

SECOND TEAM

Taylor Buhr, soph., Wapsie Valley

Ava Czarnecki, sr., Lisbon

Frannie Glynn, sr., Carroll Kuemper

Rowan Jensen, sr., Ridge View

Channing Johnson, soph., Denver

Ashlyn Kovarna, sr., Hinton

Ellery Luhring, sr., Grundy Center

Kinzie Mohwinkle, sr., Aplington-Parkersburg

THIRD TEAM

Morgan Bradley, sr., Waterloo Columbus

Jessica Gergen, sr., Denver

Kirsten Grevengoed, sr., Rock Valley

Alexie Hogan, jr., Dyersville Beckman

Abby Jensen, soph., Dike-New Hartford

Avery Jones, jr., Wapsie Valley

Reese Naeve, soph., Iowa City Regina

Katelyn Schmitt, jr., Dyersville Beckman

FOURTH TEAM

Shae Dutler, sr., Ridge View

Taryn Havener, sr., West Burlington

Chloe Huisman, jr., Pella Christian

Alizabeth Jacobsen, sr., Underwood

Aubree James, sr., Treynor

Amelia Klenk, sr., Hudson

Stella Largent, fr., Guthrie Center ACGC

Lucy Lebo, sr., Grundy Center

Ava Paige, jr., South Hardin

Kaci Peter, sr., Carroll Kuemper

Ava Salvo, jr., South Hardin

Kate Vondrak, sr., East Sac County

Class 1A

FIRST TEAM

Mary Kate Bendlage, sr., Fort Madison Holy Trinity

Carley Craighead, jr., Ankeny Christian

Aspen Falk, sr., Saint Ansgar

Clara Hoegh, jr., Boyden-Hull

Ellie Monahan, jr., Council Bluffs St. Albert

Macey Nehring, jr., Ankeny Christian

Natalie Randolph, sr., Fort Madison Holy Trinity

Katie Quick, jr., Ankeny Christian

Player of the year — Katie Quick, jr., Ankeny Christian

Coach of the year — Michele Quick, Ankeny Christian

SECOND TEAM

Sydney Anderson, sr., Conrad BCLUW

Alexis Even, sr., Don Bosco

Kinze Hinders, jr., Newell-Fonda

Addison Hochstetler, soph., North Tama

Lindsay Kruse, soph., Saint Ansgar

Presley Meyers, soph., Fort Madison Holy Trinity

Trevyn Smith, jr., Ackley AGWSR

Anna Weathers, jr., Ankeny Christian

THIRD TEAM

Zoey Barnes, jr., Janesville

Kruiz Ewoldt, soph., North Tama

Audrie Helmrichs, sr., Edgewood-Colesburg

Olivia Peters, fr., Conrad BCLUW

Taryn Stephens, sr., Burlington Notre Dame

Kendall Thompson, sr., Janesville

Bailee Weber, sr., Central City

Avianna West, sr., Burlington Notre Dame

FOURTH TEAM

Kennedy Brant, soph., Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Dennie Boogerd, jr., Boyden-Hull

Mya Bunkers, sr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Sadie Cox, jr., Lenox

Reise Gjerde, sr., Ankeny Christian

Emily Hemphill, sr., Wapello

Lauren Johnson, jr., Stanton

Kennedy McGarvey, jr., Don Bosco

Emily Naughton, sr., Don Bosco

Ayla Richardson, jr., Oakland Riverside

Evelyn Stoakes, jr., East Mills

Reagan Wheeler, sr., Waterloo Christian

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