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Harvard Track and Field Goes the Distance at NCAA Outdoor Championships | Sports

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Harvard’s track and field team capped off an impressive week at the NCAA Outdoor Championships this weekend, earning All-America First Team selections on both the men’s and women’s side.

Hungarian sophomore Ferenc Kovacs took home the bronze in the men’s 1,500-meter final with a time of 3:47.42 — becoming Harvard’s highest finisher in the event. Then, just two days later, he ran a 3:34.79 in the event at the Portland Track Festival to set a new Ivy League record and put him in a tie for the 14th fastest 1500-meter time in NCAA history. The two races added to Kovacs’ already impressive resume, after he broke the 1,500-meter school record during his freshman campaign.

Alongside Kovacs, seniors Chloe Fair and Izzy Goudros also received first team honors — an award given to the top eight finishers. Fair, who finished sixth in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, becomes just the fourth Harvard women’s hurdler to receive the honor. Goudros finished seventh in the heptathlon after a stellar long jump of 6.39 meters moved her up in the standings from 14th place and earned her a new school record.

The Crimson had an historic performance at the 2024 Outdoor Championships, sending a record 18 athletes and picking up a first-place finish from Maia Ramsden ’24. Still, even though the team did not match last season’s stand-out results, this season marked the third consecutive year the program sent more than 10 athletes to compete, with 15 making the trip.

Fair said that the energy of the meet was palpable — particularly due to its location at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

“Everyone there is actually genuinely fans of track and field,” Fair said. “You look up and the stadium’s almost full, and it’s just absolutely insane.”

Fair, who graduated in May and is now headed to the University of Georgia to continue her track career, said it was “tough” knowing that the meet was her last time competing for the Crimson.

“Being a part of Harvard track and field is the thing I am most proud of from my time at Harvard,” Fair said.

Senior Ben Rosa was one of Harvard’s six athletes to earn an All-America Second Team nod, as the Ivy League 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter champion finished tenth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA championships. Rosa is Harvard’s first All-American in the event since Crimson star Graham Blanks, who surrendered his remaining NCAA eligibility in December to compete professionally.

Because the race started off slowly, Rosa said he knew “there was going to be a big burn up somewhere in the second half.” But even as the bell lap arrived, the group was still clustered together, and he liked his odds.

“About 600 meters to go, we were still so bunched up. I was saying, ‘shoot, I could win this thing,’” Rosa said. “At that point, I was racing to win.”

With 200 meters to go, the race finally spaced out as Ishmael Kipkurui of New Mexico made a decisive move, gapping the rest of the field. Still, Rosa — who was also participating in the final race of his collegiate career — said he was content with his 10th place finish.

“10th is a little bit far removed from that, but I would not have had it any other way,” he said.

Sophomore Tito Alofe, who was participating in the long jump at the championships for the second straight year, had been battling a nagging knee injury coming into the meet. Just three weeks after winning the Ivy League championships with a personal best jump of 2.25 meters, he aggravated his knee while qualifying for the outdoor championships at regionals.

“When I competed on Friday, I just was not very close to 100%. I actually did better than I expected, to be 100% honest,” Alofe said.

But he will head into the offseason encouraged by his season and motivated for the future.

“While I did not end up getting first team all-American, which was my ultimate goal, I’d say I’ve put myself in a pretty good position to do pretty big things next year,” he said.

On the women’s side, senior Victoria Bossong capped off her decorated Crimson career with a ninth place finish in the 800 meters, earning All-America Second Team recognition.

With the NCAA championships behind them, Harvard’s track and field athletes will now have some time to rest before many return to Oregon for the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships at the end of July.

—Staff writer Akshaya Ravi can be reached at akshaya.ravi@thecrimson.com. Follow her on X @akshayaravi22.

—Staff writer Cam N. Srivastava can be reached at cam.srivastava@thecrimson.com. Follow him on X @camsrivastava.

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Men’s Volleyball vs NJIT on 1/4/2026 – Box Score

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January 5, 2026

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NJIT subs: Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Greenidge, Quintin; Jordan, Trevell.

NJIT

0-1

[Figueiredo, Bruno] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

[Figueiredo, Bruno] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

Hawaii

1-1

[Rosenthal, Tread] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

NJIT

1-2

[Aleixo, Andre] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

Hawaii

2-2

[Roure, Adrien] Bad set by Titriyski, Kristian.

NJIT

2-3

[Latkowski, Daniel] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

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Hawaii subs: Jordan, Trevell; Greenidge, Quintin.

Hawaii

2-4

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Sakanoko, Louis (from Rosenthal, Tread).

Hawaii

3-4

[Todd, Justin] Kill by Aleixo, Andre (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Latkowski, Daniel.

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Hawaii subs: Greenidge, Quintin; Todd, Justin.

NJIT

3-5

[Nowak, Wiktor] Kill by Titriyski, Kristian (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

Hawaii

3-6

[Titriyski, Kristian] Attack error by Nowak, Wiktor (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

Hawaii

3-7

[Titriyski, Kristian] Attack error by Moorhead, Parker (block by Rosenthal, Tread).

Hawaii

3-8

[Titriyski, Kristian] Service ace (Moorhead, Parker).

Hawaii

3-9

[Titriyski, Kristian] Attack error by Nowak, Wiktor (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

Hawaii

3-10

[Titriyski, Kristian] Service ace (Lopez, Diego).

Hawaii

4-10

[Titriyski, Kristian] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Latkowski, Daniel.

NJIT

5-10

[Moorhead, Parker] Attack error by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

NJIT

6-10

[Moorhead, Parker] Attack error by Titriyski, Kristian (block by Aleixo, Andre; Fedmasu, Andrew).

NJIT

6-11

[Moorhead, Parker] Kill by Jordan, Trevell (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

Hawaii

7-11

[Sakanoko, Louis] Kill by Nowak, Wiktor (from Fedmasu, Andrew).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego.

NJIT

7-12

[Fedmasu, Andrew] Kill by Roure, Adrien (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Greenidge, Quintin.

Hawaii

8-12

[Jordan, Trevell] Kill by Latkowski, Daniel (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Greenidge, Quintin; Jordan, Trevell.

NJIT

8-13

[Figueiredo, Bruno] Kill by Todd, Justin (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

Hawaii

9-13

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Latkowski, Daniel (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

NJIT

9-14

[Aleixo, Andre] Kill by Sakanoko, Louis (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

Hawaii

9-15

[Roure, Adrien] Attack error by Moorhead, Parker (block by Titriyski, Kristian; Sakanoko, Louis; Todd, Justin).

Hawaii

9-16

[Roure, Adrien] Service ace (Aleixo, Andre).

Hawaii

9-17

[Roure, Adrien] Attack error by Nowak, Wiktor (block by Sakanoko, Louis; Titriyski, Kristian; Todd, Justin).

Hawaii

9-18

[Roure, Adrien] Attack error by Nowak, Wiktor (block by Sakanoko, Louis; Todd, Justin; Titriyski, Kristian).

Hawaii

10-18

[Roure, Adrien] Kill by Moorhead, Parker (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego.

NJIT

10-19

[Latkowski, Daniel] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

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Hawaii subs: Jordan, Trevell; Greenidge, Quintin.

Hawaii

11-19

[Todd, Justin] Service error.

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Hawaii subs: Greenidge, Quintin; Todd, Justin.

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Latkowski, Daniel.

NJIT

11-20

[Nowak, Wiktor] Kill by Titriyski, Kristian (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Greenidge, Quintin; Taylor, Kai; Todd, Justin.

Hawaii

12-20

[Titriyski, Kristian] Kill by Moorhead, Parker (from Lopez, Diego).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Latkowski, Daniel.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Taylor, Kai; Greenidge, Quintin; Todd, Justin.

NJIT

13-20

[Moorhead, Parker] Kill by Fedmasu, Andrew.

NJIT

14-20

[Moorhead, Parker] Service ace (Greenidge, Quintin).

NJIT

14-21

[Moorhead, Parker] Kill by Jordan, Trevell (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Greenidge, Quintin; Taylor, Kai; Todd, Justin.

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Latkowski, Daniel.

Hawaii

14-22

[Sakanoko, Louis] Attack error by Fedmasu, Andrew (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

Hawaii

15-22

[Sakanoko, Louis] Kill by Fedmasu, Andrew (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Latkowski, Daniel; Lopez, Diego.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Taylor, Kai; Greenidge, Quintin; Todd, Justin.

NJIT

15-23

[Fedmasu, Andrew] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Todd, Justin; Greenidge, Quintin; Kearney, Finn; Jordan, Trevell.

Hawaii

16-23

[Kearney, Finn] Kill by Nowak, Wiktor (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Jordan, Trevell; Kearney, Finn; Greenidge, Quintin; Jordan, Trevell.

NJIT

16-24

[Figueiredo, Bruno] Service error.

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Tidhar, Ron; Lopez, Diego; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Jordan, Trevell; Greenidge, Quintin; Taylor, Kai; Jordan, Trevell.

Hawaii

17-24

[Rosenthal, Tread] Kill by Aleixo, Andre (from Figueiredo, Bruno).

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NJIT subs: Fedmasu, Andrew; Lopez, Diego; Tidhar, Ron; Fedmasu, Andrew.

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Hawaii subs: Jordan, Trevell; Taylor, Kai; Greenidge, Quintin; Jordan, Trevell.

NJIT

17-25

[Aleixo, Andre] Kill by Titriyski, Kristian (from Rosenthal, Tread).

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No. 2 Warriors volleyball team rolls by NJIT again

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January 5, 2026

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Hawaii’s Kristian Titriyski, left, Trevell Jordan and Louis Sakanoko rose up for a block against NJIT Highlanders’ Harrison Girard during Friday’s match.

Hawaii sophomore opposite Kristian Titriyski put down a match-high 11 kills and the No. 2 Rainbow Warrior men’s volleyball team rolled New Jersey Institute of Technology once again, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17 this evening at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

A crowd of 5.267 watched a similar match play out to Friday’s season-opening win for the Rainbow Warriors (2-0), who improved to 21-0 all-time against teams from the EIVA other than Penn State.

Adrien Roure had nine kills and hit .615 and Louis Sakanoko, playing in only two sets, had six kills on seven swings with three digs and three blocks.

Hawaii hit .517 in the match.

UH was presented with its Big West championships rings after the match. Hawaii won the conference last season defeating eventual national champion Long Beach State in four sets in the final.

Freshman setter Magnus Hettervik, who is from Stavanger, Norway, made his UH debut as a serving sub in the second set and had an ace. He came in to finish off Hawaii’s final four points in the third.

Andre Aleixo had nine kills to lead NJIT (0-2), which has lost all 15 sets in five meetings against UH.

Hawaii returns to the arena on Thursday for the first of back-to-back matches on consecutive nights against No. 7 Loyola Chicago.

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The 2025 Taunton Daily Gazette Girls Volleyball All-Scholastics

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January 5, 2026

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The 2025 Taunton Daily Gazette Girls Volleyball All-Scholastics

Jan. 5, 2026, 4:01 a.m. ET

Another girls high school volleyball season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area.

This fall, Bristol-Plymouth (12-8, 7-1 Mayflower Athletic Conference) led the way locally once again, capturing a second-straight Mayflower Large title and reaching the MIAA Division 2 Preliminary Round. Bristol Aggie (10-11, 6-5 MAC) also looked solid throughout the fall, reaching the Division 5 Preliminary Round. Taunton (9-11, 5-11 Hockomock League) looked solid but fell just short of tournament qualification while Bridgewater-Raynham (5-14, 0-4 Pioneer Athletic Conference) and Dighton-Rehoboth (4-16, 2-12 South Coast Conference) showed some promise for the future.

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Coastal Bend volleyball standouts named to TSWA all-state team

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January 5, 2026

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Three Coastal Bend high school volleyball players were named to the 2025 Class 4A-3A Blue Bell Texas Sports Writers Association All-State volleyball team after putting together strong campaigns during the fall season.

The honorees were London setter Myah Lichtenberger, Calallen setter Grace Martinez and Calallen middle blocker Jadyn Lindgren.

Martinez and Lindgren helped lead Calallen to a district championship and a 36-8 record. The pair also played a vital role in the Lady Cats’ run to the Class 4A Division I regional final.

Lichtenberger helped lead the Lady Pirates to their best season in program history after the team advanced to the Class 3A Division I regional final with a 25-6 record.

Voting was conducted by TSWA members based on nominations from coaches and media members from around the state.

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Tritons Complete North American Challenge

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January 5, 2026

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — UC San Diego men’s volleyball completed its preseason on Sunday with day two of the North American Challenge. The Tritons once again beat Canadian sides Alberta and Calgary in exhibition matches after doing the same on Friday.

The Tritons beat Alberta 3-0 before turning around and playing Calgary, winning 3-1. Head coach Brad Rostratter repeated his previous approach of largely using two separate lineups for the two matches. Only four of the 14 Tritons who got playing time on Sunday appeared in both contests.

The challenge was hosted by fellow Big West side Long Beach State. On Friday, the Tritons also swept Alberta after beating Calgary 3-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED – ALBERTA
The Tritons cruised through the first match of the day, winning 25-16, 25-21, 25-15. They hit .333 while holding Alberta to a .200 clip. The Tritons also had 11 service aces.

A balanced offense saw four Tritons finish with seven or more kills. Luke Chandler and Leo Wiemelt had a match-high nine kills, with Wiemelt hitting .667 in the process. Setter Cameron Wurl had 24 assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED – CALGARY
Calgary won set one 25-23 before UC San Diego won the next three 25-17, 25-21, 25-21. The Triton offense hit .431, while Calgary converted at a rate of .247.

Four Tritons had multiple blocks on the defensive side of the net. Offensively, Josh Ewert and Leo Pravednikov both hit .406. Ewert led the match with 20 kills, while Pravednikov added 17. Setter John Luers had 42 assists.

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“I loved the volleyball we were playing throughout our four matches this weekend,” Rostratter said. “Using four different lineups and finding connections and success in different phases of the game highlighted the depth we have within our team. These were quality opportunities to learn more about what our team has and where we are headed this season. I am excited for the home matches this week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday!”

UP NEXT
The 2026 regular season begins this Tuesday as the Tritons host Jessup at 7:00 p.m. at LionTree Arena. UC San Diego will also have home matches versus Daemen and Rockhurst on Friday and Sunday this week.

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.

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Tyler’s McLean, Hallsville’s Farrell earn Class 5A all-state third-team volleyball honors

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LONGVIEW — Tyler middle blocker Kaelyn McLean and Hallsville outside hitter Kaycin Farrell earned third-team honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Volleyball Team, the organization announced on Sunday.

Lady Lion outside hitter Ja’lee Flores was voted honorable mention.

Lufkin middle blocker Chesney McCullough was named a first-team middle blocker.

Area honorable mention players were middle blockers Knlee Smith of Marshall, Kylee Fernandez of Hallsville, and Taryn Stiger of Texas High; outside hitters Lily Holzbauer of Whitehouse, and Akira Smallwood of Lufkin; and setter Aleciara Smallwood of Lufkin.

McLean had 489 kills, 215 digs, 111 blocks and eight aces, while Farrell, the District 15-5A Most Valuable Player, had 402 kills, .371 hitting percentage, 302 digs, 68 aces, 50 blocks and 29 assists.

Class 5A Division II champion Cedar Park earned both top superlatives with the release of the Joy Udoye, who has signed to play for Stanford, was named Player of the Year. Udoye had eye-popping stats of 581 kills, 364 digs, 34 aces and 30 blocks as Cedar Park finished 39-12 overall.

Lori McLaughlin was voted Coach of the Year.

Voting was conducted by TSWA members based on nominations from coaches and media members from around the state.

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Class 5A All-State Volleyball Team

COACH OF THE YEAR: Lori McLaughlin, Cedar Park

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Joy Udoye, Cedar Park

FIRST TEAM

Middle blockers: Brooklyn Bailey, Highland Park; Sienna Benavides, Cedar Park; Chesney McCullough, Lufkin

Outside hitters: Joy Udoye, Cedar Park; Kaitlyn Hutchins, Lake Belton; Harper Korenek, A&M Consolidated

Setter: Blair Thiebaud, College Station

Libero/Defensive Specialist: Ann Kruz, Cedar Park

SECOND TEAM

Middle Blockers: Rihanna Bryant, Pflugerville Weiss; Aliah Earls, Red Oak; Zandria Johnson, Brownsville Rivera

Outside hitters: Nadiya Shelby, Friendswood; Sarah Floyd, Highland Park; Mya Cheatum, Cedar Park

Setter: Katelyn Hughes, Cedar Park

Libero/Defensive Specialist: Gigi Whann, Highland Park

THIRD TEAM

Middle Blockers: Jacey Owen, Smithson Valley; Kendall Kruesler, New Braunfels; Kaelyn McLean, Tyler

Outside hitters: Kaycin Farrell, Hallsville; Lexi Anderson, Frisco Centennial; Alexis Elsey, Argyle

Setter: Kingsley Minus, New Braunfels

Libero/Defensive Specialist: Berkeley Bates, Smithson Valley

HONORABLE MENTION

Middle Blockers: Ava Wood, Lake Belton; Knlee Smith, Marshall; Haddie Mock, Abilene Wiley; Kylee Fernandez, Hallsville; Emersyn Fink, Frisco Liberty; Taryn Stiger, Texas High; Kaitlyn McCracken, Belton

Outside hitters: Alyssa Todd, Aledo; Ja’lee Flores, Tyler; Lily Holzbauer, Whitehouse; Shaylie Schaefer, New Braunfels; Akira Smallwood, Lufkin; Hannah Baker, Argyle; Danielle Whittier, Prosper Walnut Grove; Kaelee Berkley, Aledo; Jaiden Harris, Frisco Liberty; Zoeh Cereceres, El Paso Chapin

Setter: Madison Bingham, Lake Belton; Aleciara Smallwood, Lufkin; Jill Vinal, A&M Consolidated; Ava Jackson, Pflugerville Weiss; Kyndal Newton, A&M Consolidated; Madison Victoriano, Frisco Centennial; Amelia Albright, Georgetown

Libero/Defensive Specialist: Hayden Jeffers, New Braunfels; Teagan Barnett, Argyle; Haley Nash, College Station; Haley Patton, Friendswood; Ashley Go, Pflugerville Weiss

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