Russell is a 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter from Red Lodge, Mont.
No. 13 Rocky went 3-1 at the 2019 Sarpy County Labor Day Volleyball Classic. The Bears lost to (RV) Morningside (Iowa) 0-3 and beat No. 3 Grand View (Iowa) 3-2, No. 11 Dordt (Iowa) 3-2 and No. 25 Ottawa (Kan.) 3-0.
Russell averaged 3.38 kills with a .256 attack percentage. She also averaged 1.63 digs per set.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Tori Edwards of Lewis-Clark State, Elissa Lind of MSU-Northern, Karina Mickelson of Montana Tech, Cady Siemion of Montana Western and Kelsey Shaver of the University of Providence.