Estherville, Iowa – Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
Three players from the Iowa Lakes Volleyball team were selected to various All Region XI teams. Head coaches from the nine NJCAA division II schools, vote on players to represent the All Region XI 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention teams.
Coach Hunter believed the Lakers "were very young, inexperienced team, but were competitive throughout the year. Because of this we had three of our starters earn All- Region recognition"
So. – Waterville, MN
1st Team All-Region
1st Team All-Conference
Sophomore Outside Hitter, RaeAhna Harmon , was voted onto the All-Region XI-A 1st team and 1st Team All-Conference. Rae led the team in kills with 529 and a hitting percentage of .248. She put down 4.04 kills per set, and 357 digs.
Coach Hunter Porter had these comments to say about RaeAhna, "Rae is one of the hardest working players on our team. She is a great competitor. I really enjoyed coaching RaeAhna this season. She was very consistent and had numerous big games for us."
Fr. – Medford, WI
Honorable Mention All-Region
Freshman Libero, Maggie Baker, was voted to the All-Region Honorable Mention. Maggie led the team with 616 digs and 5.01 Digs per set.
Coach Porter explains the impact Maggie has had for Iowa Lakes, "Maggie worked hard this season on improving her quickness and aggressiveness to control the back row. Maggie kept us in a lot of game this year and will continue to grow as a Libero."
So. – Shiprock, NM
Honorable Mention All-Region
Sophmore Setter, Jazmin Benally, led the team with 780 assists on the year. She averaged 6.05 assist a set. Coach Porter stated, "Jazmin was a great leader for us and was always willing to do whatever was best for the team." "She will be greatly missed here at Iowa Lakes."