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PLAYER (HIGH SCHOOL, YR., HT., POS.): SCOTT RICHEY'S COMMENT
Leilani Dodson (Nazareth Academy, Jr., 6-2, MB): BYU commit had 316 kills, 176 digs, 75 blocks and 36 aces for 31-win Roadrunners
Hailey Flowers (Eureka, Sr., 6-0, MB): Radford-bound middle put up 416 kills, 259 digs and 57 blocks for 34-4 Hornets
Karinna Gall (Belleville Althoff, Jr., 6-1, MB): Class 3A runners-up got 458 kills, 348 digs and 83 blocks from Indiana State commit
Marisa Guisti (LaSalle Peru, Sr., 6-2, MB): After playing for LaSalle-Peru, dominant middle (308 kills, 116 blocks) will play at La Salle
Camryn Hannah (Marist, Jr., 6-1, OPP): Clemson commit finished with 362 kills, 187 digs and 100 blocks for Class 4A state champs
Anna Hayes (Hartsburg-Emden, Sr., 6-0, OH): Memphis signee led Class 1A runners-up with 527 kills, 195 digs, 40 blocks and 37 aces
Taylor Jakubowski (Huntley, Jr., 5-6, S): Raiders' leader and Seton Hall commit finished with 895 assists and 408 digs
Taylor Landfair (Plainfield Central, Jr., 6-5, OH): N-G Player of the Year and Minnesota commit had 515 kills, 249 digs and 44 blocks
Brittney Litton (Wethersfield, Sr., 5-8, OH): Flying Geese leader and Parkland commit put up 567 kills, 357 digs and 64 aces
Margaret Mahlke (Downers Grove North, Sr., 6-0, OH): Saint Louis signee finished with 458 kills, 246 digs and 46 blocks for Class 4A runners-up
Madi Malone (Newark, So., 6-0, OH): Class 1A state champs got 497 kills, 328 digs and 79 aces from standout sophomore
Katie Mather (Marist, Sr., 5-9, S): Loyola Chicago-bound setter had 980 assists and 194 digs for Class 4A state champs
Maddie Misner (Carbondale, Sr., 5-11, OH): McKendree signee put up 448 kills, 398 digs and 52 blocks for 26-win Terriers
Lexi Rodriguez (Sterling, So., 5-7, L): Nebraska commit had 643 digs, 134 assists and 30 aces for Class 3A state champs
McKenna Slavik (St. Charles East, Sr., 6-1, S): Clemson-bound setter put up 616 assists, 290 digs, 249 kills and 47 blocks as senior
Annelise Sparks (Maroa-Forsyth, Sr., 5-7, L): Future Green Bay Phoenix broke her own single-season record with 724 digs
Temitayo Thomas-Ailara (Marian Catholic, Sr., 6-2, OH): Under Armour First Team All-American and Northwestern signee had 384 kills and 62 aces
Madisen Werdell (Maine South, Sr., 5-7, L): Tennessee signee's 553 digs this season set career mark for Hawks at 1,418
Second Team
PLAYER (HIGH SCHOOL, YR., HT., POS.): SCOTT RICHEY'S COMMENT
Breelyn Borum (Sterling, So., 6-0, S/OPP): Class 3A state champs got 578 assists, 282 kills and 226 digs from sophomore setter
Brooklyn Borum (Sterling, So., 6-1, OH): Sterling's 41 wins and state title also came with 455 kills and 227 digs from second twin
Allison Hamaker (Glenbard East, Sr. ,6-1, OH): Ball State signee finished with 380 kills, 253 digs and 40 aces for 30-win Rams
Rylee Hinton (Champaign Central, Sr., 6-2, MB) Illinois-bound local finished with 286 kills (hitting .441) and 70 blocks for Maroons
Kati Kaburov (Hersey, Jr., 5-11, OH) Boston College commit put up 420 kills, 252 digs and 38 blocks for 28-win Huskies
Rachel Krasowski (Sandburg, Jr., 5-3, L) DePaul commit finished season with 550 digs for 33-5 Eagles team this year
Sarah Kushner (Naperville North, Sr., 5-10, OH) Illinois State signee finished senior year with 375 kills, 291 digs and 38 aces
Savannah Matthews (Mahomet-Seymour, Sr., 5-11, OH) Kent State signee finished prep career with 338 kills and 297 digs for Bulldogs
Megan Schlechte (Windsor/Stew-Stras, Sr., 5-11, OH): Lewis-bound outside hitter had 495 kills, 307 digs, 60 aces and 44 blocks
Zoey Seput (Minooka, Jr., 5-8, S): Now the Indians' leader, Seput finished with 860 assists, 263 digs and 96 blocks
Samantha Stoffregen (Galena, Sr., 5-4, L): Class 2A third-place finishers had solid back-row defense with senior's 688 digs
Allie Trame (St. Thomas More, Jr. 6-2, MB): Alabama commit led Sabers to Class 2A third-place finish with 341 kills and 64 blocks
Regan Trueblood (Plainfield Central, Sr., 5-8, S/OPP): Future IUPUI setter had 502 assists, 264 digs, 189 kills and 52 aces for Wildcats
Sophie Sorenson (Stevenson, Sr., 5-9, OH): Headed to UConn to play lacrosse, Sorenson had 386 kills and 264 digs for Patriots
Ally Van Eekeren (Benet Academy, Sr., 6-0, S): Creighton signee finished with 741 assists, 161 digs, 115 kills and 70 blocks for Redwings
Alex VanWestrienen (Naperville Central, Sr., 5-8, L): Redhawks' libero had 501 digs, will play for former Illini Mary (Eggers) Tendler at Elon
Ali Vaughn (Mt. Zion, Sr., 5-7, S): Maryville-bound setter had 1,042 assists, 245 digs and 41 aces for Braves
Mary Wessel (Belleville Althoff, Jr., 5-9, S): Class 3A state runners-up got 848 assists, 345 digs and 101 kills from their setter
Special Mention 50
PLAYER SCHOOL YR. HT. POS.
Brooke Amann Woodstock North Jr. 6-0 OH
Gigi Barr York So. 6-0 OH
Grace Beekman Hartsburg-Emden So. 5-10 S/OPP
Josi Borum Sterling Sr. 6-0 S/OPP
Abby Braswell O'Fallon Sr. 5-8 S
Chloe Britton Lawrenceville So. 5-10 S/OPP
Kennedy Collins Zion-Benton Sr. 6-3 MB
Courtney Coy Taylorville Sr. 5-5 S
Charlotte Cronister Chicago Latin Sr. 5-8 OH
Madison Cuchran Downers Grove North So. 5-5 L
Liz Curtin Taylorville Sr. 5-8 MB
McKenzie Damon Durand Sr. 5-7 OH
Elizabeth Dunlap Downers Grove North Jr. 5-9 S
Sarah Elliott Glenbard East Sr. 6-1 OH
Riley Epperson Payson-Seymour Sr. 6-0 OH
Halle Everett Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Sr. 6-1 MB
Grace Hinchman Geneva Jr. 5-7 L
Bailey Houlihan Neuqua Valley Jr. 5-6 L
Lexie Huck Decatur St. Teresa Jr. 5-11 S/OPP
Sydney Hummert Quincy Notre Dame Jr. 5-11 OH
Sarah Jacobsen Orion Jr. 5-10 OH
Nancy Kane Mother McAuley Sr. 5-11 S/OPP
Marissa Kelsey Durand Sr. 5-4 S
Caroline Kerr St. Thomas More Fr. 5-10 S
Mary Kate Lopez Loyola Academy Sr. 6-3 S/OPP
Anne Martinson Loyola Academy Sr. 5-10 S/OPP
Hallie McGuire Peru St. Bede Sr. 5-10 MB
BrookeLyn Messenger Belvidere North Sr. 5-10 H
Karly Miller Neuqua Valley Sr. 5-7 S
Bella Mitchell Moline Sr. 5-8 S/OPP
Natalie Mitchem Bolingbrook Sr. 6-3 OH
Reagan Morrison Taylorville Sr. 5-5 L
Bailey Nelson Oregon Sr. 6-1 OPP
Olivia Nelson Newark Sr. 5-4 S
Kamryn Olson LaSalle-Peru Jr. 5-8 OH
Kylie Plant Marion Sr. 6-0 OH
Taylor Powell Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-H. Sr. 5-7 OH
Bella Ray Joliet Catholic Jr. 6-2 MB
Meggie Scott Newark Jr. 5-4 L
Jessie Seidel Waterloo Jr. 5-4 L
Grace Selman Naperville North Sr. 5-11 S
Peyton Sewell Belvidere North Sr. 5-10 S
McKenzie Smith Pleasant Plains Sr. 5-10 OH
Natalie Stefanski Joliet West Jr. 5-11 OH
Brooke Stepter Massac County Sr. 5-6 L
Sami Wasmund Galena Jr. 5-10 MB
Abby Wesselmann Nashville Jr. 5-2 L
Morgan Wills Galena Sr. 5-6 OH
Carlee Wise Breese Mater Dei Sr. 6-0 MB
Bella Zeman Yorkville Sr. 5-10 OH
Honorable Mention 100
PLAYER SCHOOL YR. HT. POS.
Loren Albert Huntley Sr. 5-10 MB
Bella Alessio Minooka Sr. 5-11 OPP
Kaileigh Ammons Wheaton Warrenville South Jr. 6-2 MB
Leah Anderson Bloomington Sr. 5-10 OH
Tess Anderson Wethersfield Sr. 5-8 S
Maggie Bair Glenbard South Sr. 6-1 MB
Kendra Battle West Aurora Jr. 6-1 OPP
Kennedy Bauer Watseka Sr. 6-0 OH
Mallory Bergbower Bloomington C.C. Sr. 5-8 OH
Isabella Biesterfeld Illinois Lutheran Jr. 6-0 OH
Emma Bleecher Unity Fr. OH
Maddy Bourque Yorkville Jr. 5-11 S
Joslyn Boyer Montini Catholic Sr. 5-5 L
Maddy Boyer Batavia Sr. 6-0 OH
Jocelyn Buchannan Macomb So. 5-7 OH
Hannah Brackenhoff Blue Ridge Sr. 5-2 L
Kayla Brandon St. Thomas More Sr. 5-8 OH
Hope Cheney Augusta Southeastern Sr. 5-9 OH
Cassie Chinn Waubonsie Valley Sr. 5-9 OPP
Ani Clark Wheaton North Sr. 6-3 MB
Kayla Closset Naperville Central Jr. 5-11 OH
Gigi Crescenzo St. Charles North Sr. 5-9 OH
Claire Diercks Highland Sr. 5-10 MB
Kaleigh Dodson Hamilton County Sr. 5-11 S/OPP
Reiley Drake Mt. Zion Sr. 5-7 OH
Lucy Dumford Downers Grove South Sr. 6-0 OPP
Allie Edwards Pleasant Plains Sr. 5-10 MB
Cassie Eidson Payson Seymour Sr. 5-6 S
Abigail Fitzpatrick Mount Pulaski Sr. 5-9 OH
Sidney Foster Grayville Jr. 5-7 OH
Cenie Frieson Antioch Jr. 5-8 OH
Madi Funk El Paso-Gridley Jr. 6-0 OH
Calli Gentry St. Charles East Sr. 5-9 OH
Alexa Harris Edwardsville So. 5-8 OH
Darby Harris Wheaton Warrenville South Fr. 5-6 L
Lauren Hatch Marian Catholic Sr. 5-8 OH
Skylar Hayes Mount Pulaski Sr. 5-9 OH
Courtney Heffren Eureka Sr. 5-7 OH
Ireland Hieb Highland Park Sr. 6-2 OH
Payton Hielscher New Trier Sr. 6-1 S
Emily Holbrook Joliet Catholic Sr. 5-8 OH
Haley Holz Palatine Sr. 6-2 OH
MacKenzie Houser Pleasant Plains Jr. 5-7 L
Katie Jablonski Kaneland Sr. 5-10 OH
Avery Jedry Marist Jr. 5-11 OH
Faith Johnson Neuqua Valley Jr. 5-11 OH
Julia Johnson Huntley Sr. 5-11 OH
Dara Kane Normal West Sr. 5-9 S
Emily Kleffman Tinley Park Jr. 6-3 OH
Daekota Knott Fulton Sr. 6-0 MB
Madison LaBranche Murphysboro Sr. 5-10 OPP
Katie Lanz St. Charles North Sr. 6-0 S/OPP
Lauren LePere O'Fallon Sr. 5-9 OH
Kaelyn Leverson Olympia Jr. 5-9 S
Samantha Lockwood Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge Sr. 6-3 MB
Maggie Marable Pittsfield Sr. 5-9 MB
Nikki Marsh A.A. Stagg Sr. 5-11 OH
Karlee McAtee Mt. Zion Jr. 5-9 OH
Gracie McDowell Illini West Sr. 5-7 OH
Caitlyn Meeks Montini Catholic Sr. 5-9 OH
Zayna Meyer Wheaton Warrenville South So. 6-1 S/OPP
Addison Miller Mendon Unity Sr. 5-7 OH
Hattie Monson Benet Academy Jr. 5-6 L
McKenzie Moorman Fenwick Sr. 6-1 OH
Kate Moorman-Wolfe Bloomington C.C. Jr. 5-8 S
Rachel Muisenga Benet Academy So. 6-0 OPP
Sarah Murczek Richards Sr. 5-9 OH
Kaitlyn Murray Harvest Christian Sr. 5-4 S
Grace Niego Mother McAuley Jr. 5-8 L
Emmy Nyquist Highland Sr. 5-4 L
Peyton O'Brien Libertyville So. 6-0 S
Mackenzie Olson Rock Falls Sr. 6-0 MB
Sarah Porter Armstrong-Potomac Sr. 5-11 OH
Rileigh Rennecker Petersburg PORTA Jr. 5-10 MB
Morgan Revermann Breese Mater Dei Sr. 5-10 OH
Avery Rexroat Macomb Fr. 5-4 S
Katie Ryan Glenbard West Sr. 5-7 L
Ella Sandt Nazareth Academy Jr. 5-11 S
Janey Schlicksup Peoria Notre Dame Sr. 5-5 S
Amy Schwem Lemont Jr. 5-10 S
Sydney Shaeffer Lewiston Jr. 5-8 MB
Katherine Shook Plainfield Central Sr. 5-8 L
Kenzee Simmers O'Fallon Sr. 5-10 MB
Brooklynn Smith Carlyle Sr. 5-9 OH
Lexie Smith Freeburg Jr. 5-11 MB
Gabby Snyder Lanark Eastland Sr. 5-4 L
Storm Suhre Edwardsville So. 6-2 MB
Jessie Timmermann Breese Mater Dei So. 5-11 S
Tabytha Toelke Dakota So. 5-11 S/OPP
Bree Trimble St. Joseph-Ogden Sr. 5-7 L
Morgan Tulacro Edwardsville So. 5-11 S
Grace Tully Stevenson Jr. 5-9 S
Kayla VanWeelden Flanagan-Cornell Jr. 5-10 MB
Melissa Walden Waubonsie Valley Jr. 6-0 S/OPP
Sage Walrath Lanark Eastland Sr. 5-7 OH
Sam Ward Wheaton St. Francis Sr. 5-10 S/OPP
Drew Wasson Galena Sr. 5-6 S
Katie Wemhoener Belleville Althoff Jr. 5-9 OH
Kaycie Wenzel Manteno Sr. 5-6 OH
Ella Wrobel Plainfield North Fr. 6-3 OH