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West High won the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Valley Division title with an unbeaten record.

Now the Trojans are reaping the rewards.

West High put three players on the MVC Mississippi Division first team and head coach Mitch Gross earned coach of the year honors when the conference announced its postseason awards.

Junior Sam Shin was a unanimous first-team selection and was joined on the first team by juniors Sasha Chackalackal and Jack Wenzel.

Freshman Eli Young was named to the Mississippi Division second team while senior Brad DiLeo and freshman Mukundan Kasturirangan were both honorable mention selections.

Junior Kahleb Fallon and sophomore Billy Samuelson were both honorable mention picks for City High in the Valley Division.

Mississippi Valley Conference Boys Tennis All-Division Selections

Mississippi Division

Athlete of the year – Luke Van Donslear, Soph., Linn-Mar

Coach of the year – Mitch Gross, West High

First Team – *Luke Van Donslear, Soph., Linn-Mar; *Ben Hediger, Sr., Linn-Mar; *Jon Lansing, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; *Sam Shin, Jr., West High; Sasha Chackalackal, Jr., West High; Jack Wenzel, Jr., West High; Jack Lucy, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Second Team – Kyle Lassen, Fr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Charlie Fair, Fr., Dubuque Wahlert; Riley Collins, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Zach Glanz, Sr., Linn-Mar; Eli Young, Fr., West High; Lucas Huffman, Sr., Linn-Mar

Honorable Mention – Jack Mossbarger, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Kareem Abumaizer, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Alex Hinrichs, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Matthew Schmit, Fr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Louis Ungs, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Hunter McDonald, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Brad DiLeo, Sr., West High; Mukundan Kasturirangan, Fr., West High; Jackson Eells, Soph., Linn-Mar; Jack Gertsen, Sr., Linn-Mar; Parker McNally, Sr., Waterloo West; Zach Heyerhoff, Jr., Waterloo West

All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Sasha Chackalackal, Jr., West High; Jack Wenzel, Jr., West High

Valley Division

Athlete of the year – Rami Hemaidan, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Coach of the year – Rusty Graff, Cedar Rapids Washington

First Team – *Rami Hemaidan, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; *Joseph Schmitt, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; *Rami Scheets, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; *Ty Sherman, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Joe Schneider, Sr., Cedar Falls; Grayson Zylstra, Fr., Cedar Rapids Washington

Second Team – Bennett Blumenthal, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Siddhartha Kalala, Soph., Cedar Falls; Ben Campbell, Soph., Cedar Fals; Dylan Fair, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Harrison Kivlahan, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Josh Husemann, Soph., Dubuque Senior

Honorable Mention – Cedrick Hassusan, Jr., Cedar Falls; Prauau Chandra, Fr., Cedar Falls; Agam Gill, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Cade Koberg, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Logan Renner, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Nathan Harder, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Alex Wickham, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Max Novetzke, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Luke Althaus, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Jack Kolker, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Julian Nemmers, Fr., Dubuque Senior; Harrison Tompkins, Fr., Dubuque Senior; Kahleb Fallon, Jr., City High; Billy Samuelson, Soph., City High

All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Victor Kalil, Sr., City High; Mile Pei, Sr., City High

*-Unanimous selection