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| Tipton senior Amanda Smith (6) sets up a teammate during the Tigers championship match with top-ranked Carroll Kuemper. Smith was named to the Class 3A All-District team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker. |
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
DES MOINES — Five area volleyball players and two coaches were honored with All-District honors this past week from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. In Class 3A Tipton senior Amanda Smith and junior Sommer Daniel were named to the Class 3A Southeast All-District team. In Class 2A Wilton seniors Aubrey Putman and Kortney Drake and Durant senior Kamryn Meyer were named to the Class 2A Southeast All-District team.
Daniel was the Class 3A state leader in kills this season with 476. She had a kill efficiency of .309 on 1,083 attack attempts. She served 407-for-440 with 54 aces. Daniel had 500 assists, 339 digs, and 32 blocks. Daniel also collected career kill 1,000 this year and is two-thirds of the way to a triple-1,000 after also having over 1,000 career assists. She is nearing 1,000 career digs.
Smith led Tipton in assists with 575 and collected career assist 2,000 this season. She had 341 digs, 31 blocks and had 183 kills. Smith led the Tigers in serving this season, going 470-for-505 with 67 aces.
Putman was second in Class 2A and first in the district and on the Beavers team, in kills with 467. Putman had a kill efficiency of .377 in 846 attack attempts this year. She served 310-for-347 with 54 aces. She led Wilton in digs with 277 and blocks with 43. She also had 30 assists.
Drake was second on the Beavers team in kills with 212. She served 275-for-290 with 42 ace serves. Drake had 238 digs, 28 blocks, and 27 assists.
Meyer led Durant in kills with 259 this season. She served 206-for-233 with 33 aces. Meyer had 177 digs and 60 blocks.
Tipton head volleyball coach Amy Calonder was named the Class 3A Southeast District Coach of the year and Wilton head volleyball coach Brenda Grunder was named the Class 2A Southeast District coach of the year.
Calonder helped lead the Tigers to a 39-4 record and the runner-up finish in Class 3A at the 2018 state tournament. The 39 match wins set a new school record and the 39 wins were second in all of Class 3A by a team this season and tied for eighth in any class this fall for most wins. The Tigers have reached the state tournament in each of the past two years and have a two-year record of 71-11. The Tigers have won the RVC South Division the past two seasons.
Grunder helped lead the Beavers to a 36-5 record. The 36 match wins set a new school record and the 36 match wins were the fifth-best total in Class 2A this season. The Beavers reached the state volleyball tournament for the first time since 2004 this year. The Beavers have a two-year record of 70-11.
Class 3A Southeast All-District
Mya Merschman (Central Lee) Soph.; Kylie Welsh (Davenport Assumption) Jr.; Hanna Nissen (Camanche) Sr.; Sommer Daniel (Tipton) Jr.; Madi Parson (Camanche) Sr.; Macy Akers (West Liberty) Sr.; Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) Sr.; Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) Fr.; Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) Soph.; Amanda Smith (Tipton) Sr.; Lea Nelson (Davenport Assumption) Sr.; Abbey Griffin (Albia) Jr.
Southeast District Coach Of The Year: Amy Calonder (Tipton)
Class 3A Southeast District Statistics:
Kills: Sommer Daniel (Tipton) 476, Madi Parson (Camanche) 442, Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) 427, Macy Daufeldt (West LIberty) 332, Abbey Griffin (Albia) 324, Kylie Welch (Assumption) 258, Mya Merschman (Central Lee) 212, Amanda Smith (Tipton) 183, Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) 76, Lea Nelson (Assumption) 54, Hanna Nissen (Camanche) 48, Macy Akers (West Liberty) 3.
Serving: Amanda Smith (470-for-505) 67 aces, Sommer Daniel (Tipton) 407-for-440 54 aces, Lea Nelson (Assumption) 406-for-422 25 aces, Kylie Welch (Assumption) 385-for-412 58 aces, Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) 357-for-412 74 aces, Macy Akers (West Liberty) 337-for-354 27 aces, Madi Parson (Camanche) 327-for-342 48 aces, Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) 289-for-301 43 aces, Hanna Nissen (Camanche) 256-for-265 12 aces, Mya Merschman (Central Lee) 227-for-231 8 aces, Abbey Griffin (Albia) 225-for-269 58 aces, Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) 123-for-142 14 aces,
Digs: Macy Akers (West Liberty 599, Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) 525, Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) 406, Amanda Smith (Tipton) 341, Sommer Daniel (Tipton) 339, Lea Nelson (Assumption) 285, Abbey Griffin (Albia) 240, Kylie Welch (Assumption) 240, Madi Parson (Camanche) 224, Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty 149, Hanna Nissen 134, Mya Merschmann (Central Lee) 112,
Assists: Lea Nelson (Assumption) 874, Hanna Nissen 818, Amanda Smith (Tipton) 575, Sommer Daniel (Tipton) 500, Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) 57, Abbey Griffin (Albia) 31, Macy Akers (West Liberty) 29, Kylie Welch (Assumption) 16, Madi Parson (Camanche) 13, Mya Merschmann (Central Lee) 8, Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) 6, Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) 2.
Blocks: Mya Merschmann (Central Lee) 72, Kylie Welch (Assumption) 38, Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) 37, Madi Parson (Camanche) 34, Sommer Daniel (Tipton) 32, Amanda Smith (Tipton) 31, Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) 30, Lea Nelson (Assumption) 22, Abbey Griffin (Albia) 20, Hanna Nissen (Camanche) 6, Karly Berkland (Williamsburg) 1.
Class 2A Southeast All-District
Isabell Manning (Van Buren) Soph.; Maddie Cloke (Cardinal) Jr.; Jaedynn Evans (Iowa City Regina) Sr.; Alyson Stokes (Highland) Sr.; Kortney Drake (Wilton) Sr.; Aubrey Putman (Wilton) Sr.; Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) Sr.; Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) Jr.; Haley Gamble (Pekin) Sr.; Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) Sr.; Kamryn Meyer (Durant) Sr.; Salena Sayer (Van Buren) Jr.
Southeast District Coach Of The Year: Brenda Grunder (Wilton), Matt Zeitler (Van Buren).
2A Southeast District Statistics:
Kills: Aubrey Putman (Wilton) 457, Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) 396, Jaedynn Evans (IC Regina) 390, Selena Sayre (Van Buren) 383, Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) 316, Kamryn Meyer (Durant) 259, Haley Gambell (Pekin) 219, Kortney Drake (Wilton) 212, Alyson Stokes (Highland) 91, Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) 56, Isabell Manning (Van Buren) 8.
Serving: Isabell Manning (Van Buren) 357-for-367 42 aces, Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) 347-for-378 59 aces, Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) 344-for-381 57 aces, Aubrey Putman (Wilton) 310-for-347 54 aces, Haley Gambell (Pekin) 276-for-317 71 aces, Kortney Drake (Wilton) 275-for-290 42 aces, Selena Sayre (Van Buren) 271-for-303 61 aces, Jaedynn Evans (IC Regina) 233-for-267 54 aces, Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) 224-for-266 14 aces, Kamryn Meyer (Durant) 206-for-233 33 aces, Alyson Stokes (Highland) 150-for-161 22 aces.
Digs: Isabell Manning (Van Buren) 563, Jaedynn Evans (IC Regina) 479, Aubrey Putman (Wilton) 277, Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) 267, Haley Gambell (Pekin) 257, Kortney Drake (Wilton) 238, Alyson Stokes (Highland) 227, Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) 216, Kamryn Meyer (Durant) 177, Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) 166, Selena Sayre (Van Buren) 128.
Assists: Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) 720, Haley Gambell (Pekin) 195, Jaedynn Evans (IC Regina) 40, Aubrey Putman (Wilton) 30, Kortney Drake (Wilton) 27, Isabell Manning (Van Buren) 17, Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) 7, Selena Sayre (Van Buren) 6, Kamryn Meyer (Durant) 4, Alyson Stokes (Highland) 4.
Blocks: Kamryn Meyer (Durant) 60, Jaedynn Evans (IC Regina) 47, Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) 46, Aubrey Putman (Wilton) 43, Selena Sayre (Van Buren) 43, Abbey Fryauf (West Branch) 29, Kortney Drake (Wilton) 28, Maya Johnson (Mediapolis) 24, Alyson Stokes (Highland) 24, Haley Gambell (Pekin) 9, Helaina Hillyard (Mediapolis) 3.
Other River Valley Conference All-District Selections:
Class 3A NE — Jordan Kuper (Monticello)
Class 2A NE — Rachel Trumm (Cascade)
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