D2CCA and AVCA Division II All-Region Volleyball Teams Announced, Queens Head Coach Hannah Long Lands Southeast Region Coach of the Year
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The D2CCA All-Region teams were announced Wednesday morning with nine individuals representing the Southeast Region. Voting for the D2CCA All-Region teams was conducted by the region's sports information directors.
Making both First-Team and Second-Team were individuals from Queens, Lenoir-Rhyne, Wingate, Anderson and Carson-Newman.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities. Full list of recipients below.
The 2019 AVCA Division II All-Region Teams were also announced Wednesday morning with nine ladies representing the Southeast Region and three earning honorable mentions. Queens Head Coach Hannah Long was named Southeast Region Coach of the year, this is Long's fourth season as the head coach of the Royals. She earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Southeast Regional as the No. 2 seed. Won her first-ever SAC Coach of the Year award while four of her players made All-Conference. This is Long's first AVCA Region Coach of the Year at Queens, but she also won it once while coaching at Southwestern (TX) (NCAA Division III) in 2009.
2019 D2CCA All-Southeast Region Volleyball Teams
First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
OH Casey Tarvin Queens Jr. Leander, Texas
OH Julie Ward King So. Berthoud, Colo.
OH Taylor Prall Lenoir-Rhyne Jr. Tipp City, Ohio
MH Christine Carroll USC Aiken Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio
MH Sophie Schaff Wingate Jr. League City, Texas
Lib Rebecca Martinez USC Aiken Sr. Amelia Island, Fla.
S Emily Conlin Anderson Sr. Glendale, Ariz.
Second Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
OH Alie Smith USC Aiken Jr. St. Johns, Fla.
OH Erin Edwards Carson-Newman Jr. Midlothian, Va.
OH Kaytlin Elkins Barton Jr. Hope Mills, N.C.
MH Lynnlee Mather Wingate Sr. McDonough, Ga.
MH Logan Witt Queens Jr. Moseley, Va.
MH Chloe Allen Augusta Jr. Richmond Hill, Ga.
Lib Morgan Ballard Carson-Newman Sr. Weaverville, N.C.
S Rachel Alles Wingate Sr. Tinley Park, Ill.
S Madilyn Reed Lander So. Graniteville, S.C.
Southeast Region Player of the Year: Christine Carroll, USC Aiken
*Second Team ties at setter and for second middle hitter position
AVCA All-Region Team
Rachel Alles, Wingate
Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum
Christine Carroll, USC Aiken
Emily Conlin, Anderson (SC)
Stephanie Hardy, Emmanuel
Rebecca Martinez, USC Aiken
Treslyn Ortiz, Wingate
Taylor Prall, Lenoir- Rhyne
Kyra Ross, Lander
Sophie Schaff, Wingate
Casey Tarvin, Queens (NC)
Julie Ward , King
Hailee Wilhelm, Anderson (SC)
Logan Witt, Queens
AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region
Sally Anne Johnson, Mars Hill
Lynnlee Mather, Wingate
Karlie Redfern, Flagler
Madilyn Reed, Lander
Alie Smith USC Aiken
Mallory Swarts, Queens
AVCA Region Player of the Year: Christine Carroll, USC Aiken
AVCA Region Freshman of the Year: Emiah Burrowes, Tusculum
AVCA Region Coach of the Year: Hannah Long, Queens
FULL LIST OF AVCA DIVISION II ALL-REGION TEAMS HERE
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