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City High and West High each had a player earn first team all-division honors as the Mississippi Valley Conference announced its postseason volleyball awards on Tuesday.

West High senior Colby Greene was a first team pick in the Mississippi Division while City High junior Mackenzie Murphy earned first team honors in the Valley Division.

Greene led West High to a 22-16 record and a spot in the regional title game posting a team-high 300 kills while averaging 3.23 kills per set a

The 6-foot-3 Greene led West High with 76 blocks, ranked fourth on the team with 130 digs and added 18 ace serves.

A 5-foot-11 junior, Murphy ranked second on the team with 173 kills for City High and posted a team-high 49 ace serves for the Little Hawks.

Murphy was also second on the team with 19 blocks.

City High junior Ellie Evans was a second team pick in the Valley Division after finishing third on the team with 169 digs while collecting a team-high 186 digs.

Evans was second on the City High squad with 30 ace serves.

Senior Keimoney Lang and junior Claire Overton both earned honorable mention honors for West High in the Mississippi Division while City High sophomores Kelsey Law and Mia Loughran were honorable mention picks in the Valley Division.

Mississippi Valley Conference Volley All Division Selections

Mississippi Division

Athlete of the year – Maddie Slagle, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Coach of the year – Amy Norton, Cedar Rapids Jefferson

First team – *Maddie Slagle, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; *Charlotte Richards, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Maddy Baxter, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Aliyah Carter, Soph., Dubuque Wahlert; Megan Renner, Jr., Linn-Mar; Colby Greene, Sr., West High; Krystal Tranel, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Kaylee Donner, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Second team – Sydney Kloubec, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Lindsey Culver, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Carolyn Conlon, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Ellie McDermott, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Jenna Gremmel, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Jade Henderson, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Anna Gorsich, Jr., Linn-Mar; Kaylissa Arndorfer, Jr., Waterloo West.

Honorable mention – Raya George, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Maggie Peters, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Rachel Sodawasser, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Elle Choate, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Anna Sherman, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Mykenna Horchak, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Keimoney Lang, Sr., West High; Claire Overton, Jr., West High; Carly Spies, Sr., Linn-Mar; Ellie VonLehmden, Jr., Linn-Mar; Lexi Wroe, Sr., Waterloo East; Brianna Netty, Sr., Waterloo East; Shelby Schoonover, Sr., Waterloo West; Mary Smith, Sr., Waterloo West.  

All-academic (area athletes only) – Emily Burtch, Sr., West High; Liz Walters, Sr., West High.

Valley Division

Athlete of the year – Taylor Lynch, Sr., Cedar Falls; Tayah Mahi, Sr., Cedar Falls

Coach of the year – Travis Wills, Dubuque Hempstead

First team – *Taylor Lynch, Sr., Cedar Falls; *Tayah Mahi, Sr., Cedar Falls; *Grace Burken, Sr., Cedar Falls; *Jada Wills, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Jenna Wagemester, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Claire Gerdes, Sr., Cedar Falls; Amber Cooksley, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Mackenzie Murphy, Jr., City High.

Second team – Kobie Dills, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Mikayla Winter, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Alli Tigges, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Abby Hendrickson, Sr., Cedar Falls; Cynthia Wolf, Sr., Cedar Falls; Alana Cooksley, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Rachael Kilpatrick, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ellie Evans, Jr., City High.

Honorable mention – Majda Suljic, Sr., Cedar Falls; Akacia Brown, Soph., Cedar Falls; Shelby Cook, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Laila Sain, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Kyra Ikeda, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Kylee Oldenburger, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Corrine Peterson, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Madison Miller, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Corinne Meier, Fr., Dubuque Hempstead; Julie Meehan, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Tessa Kemp, Sr. Dubuque Senior; Anna Brondyke, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Kelsey Law, Soph., City High; Mia Loughran, Soph., City High.

All-academic (area athletes only) – Brooke Sarrazin, Sr., City High; Eryn Dailey, Sr., City High.

*-Unanimous selection