Top row, L to R; Brian Solomon, Kelsey Shaver, Sabrina Hopcroft. Bottom row; L to R; Natalie Hilderman, Tori Edwards, Maureen Jessop

Women's Volleyball Wally Feldt, Frontier Conference

2019 Frontier Conference Volleyball All-Conference Volleyball Teams and Champions of CharacterAnnounced

Top row, L to R; Brian Solomon, Kelsey Shaver, Sabrina Hopcroft. Bottom row; L to R; Natalie Hilderman, Tori Edwards, Maureen Jessop

WHITEFISH, Mont., Nov. 18, 2019 — Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson announced the 2019 Frontier Conference All-Conference Volleyball team, the All-Freshman team, individual award winners as well as each team’s NAIA Champions of Character recipient. 

Regular season co-champion and tournament champion University of Providence along with regular season co-champion Montana Tech and Rocky Mountain placed three players on the first team. Montana Tech head coach Brian Solomon was named Coach of the Year. Providence outside hitter Kelsey Shaver was named Player of the Year. Montana Tech libero Sabrina Hopcroft was named Defensive Player of the Year. 

Natalie Hilderman of Rocky Mountain was named Setter of the Year. Lewis-Clark State outside hitter Tori Edwards was named Newcomer of the Year and Montana Tech outside hitter Maureen Jessop was named Freshman of the Year.

2019 Frontier Conference All-Conference Volleyball First Team

Name School Year Postion Hometown
Taelyr Krantz Carroll College So. MH Helena, Mont.
Lexi Mikkelsen Carroll College So. OH Nine Mile Falls, Wash.
Tori Edwards Lewis-Clark State College So. RS Twin Falls, Idaho
Brooke Kaawa Lewis-Clark State College Sr. OH Moanalua, Hawaii
Sabrina Hopcroft Montana Tech Sr. L Florence, Mont.
Maureen Jessop Montana Tech Fr. OH Corvallis, Mont.
Karina Mickelson Montana Tech Jr. OH Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Miranda Gallagher Rocky Mountain College Jr. MB Lead, S.D.
Natalie Hilderman Rocky Mountain College Jr. S Red Lodge, Mont.
Daniella Russell Rocky Mountain College Sr. OH Red Lodge, Mont.
Averi Dyer University of Providence Sr. L Kalama, Wash.
Kelsey Shaver University of Providence Sr. OH Scotts Valley, Calif.
Tyna William University of Providence Sr. MB Castries, Saint Lucia
 

2019 Frontier Conference All-Conference Volleyball Second Team

Name School Year Position Hometown
Ayla Carpenter Carroll College Sr. L Graham, Wash.
Aliyah Williams Carroll College So. S Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Gionni Brown Lewis-Clark State College Sr. L Phoenix, Ariz.
Rylee Burmester MSU-Northern Jr. OH Star Valley, Wyo.
McKenna Kaelber Montana Tech Fr. S Pasco, Wash.
Gena McMillan Montana Tech Jr. OH Huntington, Calif.
Jensyn Turner University of Providence Jr. RS Payson, Utah
 

2019 Frontier Conference All-Conference Volleyball All-Freshman Team

Name    School Year Position Hometown
Katherine McEuen Carroll College Fr. RS Spokane, Wash.
Sophia Spoja Carroll College Fr. MH Puyallup, Wash.
Carli Bernstson Lewis-Clark State College Fr. RS Cedar Hills, Utah
Maureen Jessop Montana Tech Fr. OH Corvallis, Mont.
McKenna Kaelber Montana Tech Fr. S Pasco, Wash.
Ayla Embry Rocky Mountain College Fr. L Bozeman, Mont,
 

2019 Volleyball Champions of Character

Name School Year Position Hometown
Jenna Starke Carroll College Sr. MH Helena, Mont.
Morgan Ness Lewis-Clark State College Jr. OH Spokane Valley, Wash.
Hailey Warren MSU-Northern Sr. S Helena, Mont.
Kamaile Moody Montana Tech Jr. S Pasco, Wash.
Tannah Sellers Montana Western Jr. L Eden, Idaho
Naomi Big Bear Rocky Mountain College Sr. OH Billings, Mont.
Ember Schwindt University of Providence Jr. MB Thompson Falls, Mont.