Freshman of the Year - Haley Warner, Fayetteville (Ark.), 6-2, OH
Haley Warner, Fayetteville
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Warner
recorded 507 kills, 172 digs, 129 blocks and 12 service aces while
posting a kill percentage of .452 and leading the Bulldogs (23-12-2) to
the Class 7A state final. A 2014 first team all-state selection, Warner,
who was named the NWA's Newcomer of the Year, slammed a match-high 21
kills in a state final loss against Bentonville. Warner
was the only freshman in the country to be named a Gatorade State Player of the
Year.
OH - Garrett Joiner, Brentwood (Tenn.), 6-2
Elissa Barbosa, Reagan
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Joiner
made a great impact for the state champion Bruins as they won
60 straight matches to finish 60-1. She recorded a team-high 529 kills
(3.3) and blocked 72 shots.
OH - Brooke Andersen, Lake Country Lutheran (Hartland, Wis.), 5-11Anderson
led the Lightning to a 37-win season with 487 kills (4.4), 65 aces, 263
digs (2.4) and 310 serve receptions with 21 errors.
OH - Elissa Barbosa, Reagan (San Antonio), 5-10Barbosa was named
first team all-district as Reagan won 36 times. She returned 625
serves, recorded 513 digs (4.0), blocked 49 shots, served 94.6 percent (37
aces) and killed 477 balls (3.8).
OH/DS - Megan Miller, Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, Ind.), 5-7Don't
let the 5-7 stat fool you. Miller is a big-time hitter with 626 kills
(5.5) and 100 aces out of 425 serves. She also blocked 26 shots,
had 447 digs (4.0) and took on 559 serve receptions.
OH - Allison Martinez, Westridge (Pasadena, Calif.), 5-11Martinez averaged 5.2 kills per set on 1,039 kill attempts. She also led the 23-8 Tigers with 74 serves (90.4 percent) and 142 digs.
OH - Claire Hoffman, Marist (Eugene, Ore.), 6-1Hoffman
led Marist to an 18-6 mark and averaged 4.9 kills (465) in the process.
She also had 283 digs (3.0) and returned 384 serves. She was named
second team 5A all-state.
MB/OH - Thayer Hall, Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.), 6-2
Erin O'Leary, Novi
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Hall
led Dorman in kills (475, 4.8), aces (53), blocks (44) and was second
in digs (272) and serve receptions (256) as the Cavs went 31-6 and deep
into the postseason.
S - Claire Mosher, Waterloo (Wis.), 5-11Mosher
was the quarterback of the AAA state title-winning team, recording 992 assists, 156 digs and 41 service aces during the regular season.
S - Erin O'Leary, Novi (Mich.), 5-10O'Leary
certainly lived up to the preseason praise as she was the sparkplug
for Novi's 54-6-1 season and runner-up state finish. She averaged better
than 10 assists per set, as well as three digs and kills.
S - Derry Costigan, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 6-0Costigan averaged 9.9 assists per set in leading the Raiders to the 7A state title.
S - Kaylee Morris, Harrison (Kennesaw, Ga.) 5-7Morris averaged 9.9 assists (1,163) and Harrison went deep in playoffs and finished the season 45-6.
S - Kinsley Tingelhoff, Wahoo (Neb.), 5-7Wahoo (31-5) finished fourth in the state as Tinglehoff dished out 1,113 assists (11.0). She added 225 digs and 43 aces.
S - Haley Vaughn, Crawford (Texas), 5-9An
all-state setter and District 2A Newcomer of the Year, Crawford
registered 1,038 assists as the Pirates won 30 matches. She also had 60
acres.
S - Ansleigh Daily, Bayside Academy (Daphne, Ala.), 5-6Daily dished out 1,374 assists and recorded 58 aces as Bayside won its 13th-straight state title.
S - Ella may Powell, Fayetteville (Ark.), 6-0
Chelsey Lockey, Eaton
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Powell
recorded a team-high 847 assists, 243 kills, 285 digs and 41 aces.
She was named NWA Media's co-Newcomer of the Year with teammate
Haley Warner.
S - Chelsey Lockey, Eaton (Colo.), 5-7Big
sister Courtney (state 3A POY) needed someone to get her the ball and
Chelsey did just that with 871 assists (9.1) as Eaton went 28-1
and won the state 3A title. She also had 74 aces (95.1 percent), 227 digs and
only 12 miscues on 218 serve receptions.
A-A - Renee Shultz, Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown, Pa.), 5-10It was an impressive
first-year impact as Shultz led the Eagles to the 3A semifinals and a 22-win
season. For her efforts, she was named all-state.
A-A - Taliyah Flores, Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 5-8Flores served 97.9 percent with 41 aces, returned 554 serves, had 378 digs (3.5) and 355 kills (3.7) for a 25-win team.
L/DS - Kylie Baumert, Twin Falls (Idaho), 5-4Baumert
was first team all-area as Twin Falls reached the state semifinals. She
recorded 45 serves (93.5 percent), had 571 serve receptions and a
state-leading 628 (5.3) digs.