Mackenzie May, Tayah Mahi headline all-MVC volleyball teams

Mackenzie May of Dubuque Wahlert and Tayah Mahi of Cedar Falls have been selected as the Mississippi Valley Conference divisional players of the year.

Mahi led Cedar Falls to the Valley Division championship. May has committed to play at UCLA.

Linn-Mar's Teresa Bair and Cedar Falls' Matt Johnson are divisional coaches of the year.

MISSISSIPPI DIVISION

First Team (*unanimous)

*Mackenzie May, sr., Dubuque Wahlert; *Ellie Anderson, sr., Linn-Mar; *Charlotte Richards, jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; *Emma Norris, sr., Iowa City West; Emilee McGowan, sr., Linn-Mar; Megan Renner, soph., Linn-Mar; Maddie Slagle, jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Madi Ford, sr., Iowa City West.

Player of the year — May

Coach of the year — Teresa Bair, Linn-Mar

Second Team

Carly Spies, jr., Linn-Mar; Colby Greene, jr., Iowa City West; Jenna Gremmel, jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Lexi Noonan, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Ellie McDermott, jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Indya Beaman, jr., Waterloo East; Kaylissa Arndorder, soph., Waterloo West; Maddie Fay, sr., Iowa City West.

VALLEY DIVISION

First Team (*unanimous)

*Tayah Mahi, jr., Cedar Falls; *Taylor Lynch, jr., Cedar Falls; *Paige Franck, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; *Alexa Aldrich-Ingram, sr., Iowa City High; *Megan Oldenburger, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Grace Burken, jr., Cedar Falls; Hope Splinter, sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Kendal Meier, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Player of the year — Mahi

Coach of the year — Matt Johnson, Cedar Falls

Second Team

Aliyah Carter, fr., Dubuque Hempstead; Shannon Stamp, sr., Iowa City High; Taylor Fisher, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Jayla Johnson, jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Claire Gerdes, jr., Cedar Falls; Kayla Joyner, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Morgan Kluesner, sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Shannon James, sr., Iowa City High.

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