2023 Great Northern Conference Volleyball Awards Announced; MSHS Has Six Honored

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2023 Great Northern Conference Volleyball Awards Announced; MSHS Has Six Honored

On Monday (10/30/23), volleyball coaches within the Great Northern Conference (GNC) met to select awards recipients for the 2023 season.  Member schools within the GNC include Marquette, Escanaba, Gladstone, Kingsford and Menominee.

Marquette, after compiling a 6-2 GNC record on the season, had six honorees receive all-conference accolades.  Representing MSHS on the 2023 All-GNC Volleyball Teams were Jaylee Dellies (Defensive Player of the Year), Jessica Gooch (All-GNC First Team), Roegen Hruska (All-GNC First Team), Ava Maki  (All-GNC First Team), Alyson McCarthy (All-GNC Second Team) and Olivia Mackie (All-GNC Honorable Mention) all received accolades.

Below are the All-GNC awards recipients from the 2023 volleyball season:

GNC Player of the Year:

  • Maddy Kreider – Setter/Outside Hitter – Kingsford

GNC Defensive Player of the Year:

  • Jaylee Dellies – Libero – Marquette

GNC Coach of the Year:

  • Jaclynn Kreider – Kingsford

All-GNC First Team:

  • Ellery Nash – Libero – Kingsford
  • Ava Maki – Outside Hitter – Marquette
  • Roegen Hruska – Setter/Opposite – Marquette
  • Jessica Gooch – Middle Blocker – Marquette
  • Kailey Sundquist – Middle Blocker – Kingsford
  • Alyssa Larson – Setter/Opposite – Kingsford
  • Andrea Cerma – Opposite – Escanaba
  • Lillie Johnson – Middle Blocker – Gladstone
  • Ava Johnson – Outside Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Second Team:

  • Jade Jasenovsky – Outside Hitter – Menominee
  • Alyson McCarthy – Setter – Marquette
  • Aleaha Lambert – Outside Hitter – Escanaba
  • Harlee Coolman – Libero/Outside Hitter – Escanaba
  • Bryonna Sanders – Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
  • Jenna Viau – Opposite/Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
  • Kennedy Sanville – Outside Hitter – Gladstone
  • Alli Larson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
  • Hanna Drifka – Middle Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Honorable Mention:

  • Erin Schuettpelz – Outside Hitter – Menominee
  • Olivia Mackie – Outside Hitter – Marquette
  • Carley McInerney – Libero – Escanaba
  • Grayson LaMarche – Middle Blocker – Escanaba
  • Maev Hanson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
  • Rylee Gerow – Defensive Specialist/Libero – Gladstone
  • Addy Johnson – Middle Hitter – Menominee

2023 GNC Team Champions:

  • Varsity:  Kingsford (8-0)
  • JV:  Marquette & Kingsford
  • Freshman:  Marquette