By Jim Dietz for VolleyballMag.com
Ilana Assis of Missouri State-West Plains in Division I, Katilyn Steffes of Iowa Central in Division II and Chloe Myers of DuPage in Division III top the 2022 VolleyballMag.com National Junior College Athletic Assocation All-American volleyball teams.
NJCAA DI
Player of the Year: Ilana Assis, OH (SO) — Missouri State University-West Plains: Assis had 571 kills (4.68.set) and 324 digs (2.66/set) for Paula Wiedemann’s final four squad. Assis is a two-time VolleyballMag.com All-American selection.
Romino Cornelio, OH (SO) — Miami-Dade, 3.49 kills/set (.333), 258 digs.
Laura Fiabane, S (SO) — Salt Lake, 1,230 assists (11.60/set), 290 digs.
Mariela Jimenez, MH (SO) — Miami-Dade, hit .406 with 0.93 blocks/set.
Kennedy Kelly, MH (SO) — Butler: 337 kills (.382), 84 blocks, 71 aces.
Barbara Koehler, OH (SO) — Florida Southwestern, 314 kills (3.74/set, .324) with 225
digs and 45 aces.
Hennesys Lalane, S (SO) — Indian Hills, 1,636 assists (10.29/set), 95 blocks, 109 aces,
281 digs.
Julia Lawrenz, MH (SO) — Florida Southwestern, hit .416 with 1.27 blocks/set including
eight in the national-championship match.
Lizanyela Lopez, MH (SO) — Trinity Valley, 398 kills (.352), 137 blocks, 54 aces.
Paige Parlanti, OH (FR) — Vincennes, 535 kills (4.05/set), 68 blocks, 538 digs (4.08/set)
Hannah Tylska, OH (FR) — Navarro, 540 kills (5.19/set), 322 digs, 110 aces
Sasha Vidal, L (FR) — Indian Hills: 933 digs (5.72/set), aced on less than 4% of serve-
receptions.
Coach of the Year: Aleah Hayes, Trinity Valley — Took a squad that went 22-18 in 2021
to an eighth-place finish at the national tournament and finished 31-11.
NJCAA DII
Player of the Year: Katilyn Steffes, OH (SO-R) — Iowa Central, had 793 kills to lead all of
the NJCAA (5.29/set, .307), 93 blocks, and 551 digs (3.67/set) for Sara Horn’s elite-eight squad.
Jada Blake: OH (SO) — Chandler-Gilbert, 346 kills (4.44/set), 221 digs (2.83/set)
Kat Blase, MH (SO) — Parkland, 580 kills (3.47/set), 1.77 blocks/set. Blase is a two-time
VBMag.com all-American.
Allison Bryant, OH (SO) — Palm Beach State, 4.61 kills/set (.307), 3.39 digs/set.
Savannah Davis, MH (SO) — Scottsdale, 2.52 kills/set, (.338) 1.09 blocks/set.
Karagyn Durco, S (SO) — Richard Bland, 1,442 assists (11.63/set), 97 aces for the MVP
of the National Tournament.
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