SEC Volleyball- The season is now over for all Southeast Conference (SEC) teams and the All-Conference list has been dished out with Fairfield, the conference champion, leading the conference with six honorees.
Fairfield finished 9-1 in conference play, which includes their 5-0 record in the SEC tournament, and 20-12 overall, as the Trojans fell to Assumption in the Class 3A Region 8 semifinals. Headlining the squad is three 1st Team All-Conference players.
Maddy Jones, senior, led the conference in assists with 633 for the season, while also adding 34 kills on just one error for the offense. Jones also led the conference in aces with 51 on the season.
Rowan Terrell was another successful senior for Fairfield as her presence at the net helped her lead the conference in block solos (26) and blocks (65), while ranking second in block assists (39). Her kill efficiency also ranked second in the conference with a mark of 0.209.
Lastly, Lilly Bergren ranked fourth in the conference with a 0.183 kill efficiency as a junior. Bergren finished the season with 219 kills, fourth in the conference, and 245 digs, 13th in conference.
Claire Thompson’s conference leading 0.253 kill efficiency and 36 blocks helped her nab 2nd Team All-Conference. Savannah Hollander was named All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Washington finished second in conference and grabbed a 7-3 conference record as the Demons were taken down by Assumption in the Class 3A Region 8 quarterfinal, giving Washington a 17-18 record. Leighton Messinger was tabbed Conference Player of the Year and the only 1st Team nominee for the Demons.
Messinger was first in the conference in kills with 343, second in the conference in efficiency with a 0.229 clip, 12th in digs, and fifth in aces with 43. Messinger will be someone to keep an eye on as this was only her sophomore campaign.
Ella Greiner, fifth in kills, and Lauren Hinrichsen, sixth in assists, earned 2nd Team All-Conference. They will also be returning for the Demons as this was their junior season. Remy Messinger and Maci Williams were named All Conference Honorable Mention.
Mount Pleasant grabbed third place in the conference after going 2-3 in the conference tournament. Keokuk knocked the Panthers out of the Class 4A Region 8 quarterfinal round. Alex Scott, a sophomore, earned 2nd Team All-Conference with her 132 kills and team-leading kill efficiency of 0.064. Scott also had 18 blocks, 266 digs, and 36 aces, which ranks 9th in the conference.
Emma Starr and Courtney Raub end their Panther careers as All-Conference Honorable Mentions with Starr tallying 141 kills and Raub ranking 9th in assists.
Keokuk finished fourth in the conference and ended their season with an 11-16 record after falling to Clear Creek Amana in the Class 4A Region 8 semifinals. MaKenna Altgilbers, a senior, ranked third in the conference in kills with 292 and fifth in the conference with a 0.169 kill efficiency. Altgilbers also blocked 36 shots and finished with 45 aces.
Kendra Boatman had 39 aces and 455 assists for the season, which earned the Sophomore a 2nd Team All-Conference nod. MaKayla Altgilbers and Kylie Sisk were named All Conference Honorable Mentions.
Fort Madison finished in fifth in conference and Burlington in sixth place. The Bloodhounds were eliminated from the postseason by Burlington and the Grayhounds lost to Oskaloosa in the next round of Class 4A Region 8.
Fort Madison’s senior middle hitter, Taylor Johnson, was tabbed 1st Team All-Conference as she ranked sixth in kills with 180 on the season. Additionally, Johnson was fourth in blocks with 40 for the year. Mara Smith as named 2nd Team All-Conference with 601 assists for the Sophomore ranking her second in the conference. Gabrielle Ruble and Aijalynn Jenkins were All-Conference Honorable Mentions.
Anna Buxton, junior, ranked second in kills (337), seventh in efficiency (0.159), and 12th in aces with 32. This earned Buxton a spot on the All-Conference 1st Team. Avery Levins also tallied 32 aces as she was named 2nd Team All-Conference. Lily Newell and Sydney Schroeder were named All-Conference Honorable Mentions.
Academic All-Conference
Player Team
Anna Buxton Burlington
Avery Levins Burlington
Kiersten Wax Burlington
Lilly Bergren Fairfield
Jolie Crile Fairfield
Kaitlyn Greiner Fairfield
Brenna Guiter Fairfield
Olivia Hollander Fairfield
Maddie Jones Fairfield
Lucy Kuehl Fairfield
Kaylee Light Fairfield
Grace Lyon Fairfield
Cassidy Mallinger Fairfield
Avery Morris Fairfield
Madison Shaw Fairfield
Briana Steele Fairfield
Haleigh Strickland Fairfield
Rowan Terrell Fairfield
Claire Thompson Fairfield
Aijalynn Jenkins Ft. Madison
Taylor Johnson Ft. Madison
Amy Yasenchok Ft. Madison
Gabrielle Ruble Ft. Madison
Lauryn Helmick Ft. Madison
Alexus Beebe Ft. Madison
Mazie Hotop Ft. Madison
Brylie Lorence Ft. Madison
MaKayla Altgilbers Keokuk
MaKenna Altgilbers Keokuk
Eden Schilling Keokuk
Giavani Stewart Keokuk
Gracie Thompson Keokuk
Camryn Atterberg Keokuk
Addison Spicer Keokuk
Macy Jones Mt. Pleasant
Addison Peck Mt. Pleasant
Sonya Simon Mt. Pleasant
Savannah Slobodnik Mt. Pleasant
Madison Helling Mt. Pleasant
Elaina Holtkamp Mt. Pleasant
Addison McGehearty Mt. Pleasant
Courtney Raub Mt. Pleasant
Emma Starr Mt. Pleasant
Kylie Walderbach Mt. Pleasant
Ella Greiner Washington
Lauren Hinrichsen Washington
Maya Murphy Washington
Claire Robinson Washington
Rachel Sands Washington
Jade Sheetz Washington
Claire Stalder Washington
Ruby Witthoft Washington
Jacey Berg Washington
Caitlin Kroll Washington
Rylee Libe Washington
Remy Messinger Washington
Maci Williams Washington
