De Vries headlines four Mustangs on all-HOIAC volleyball teams

The PCM volleyball team led the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference with 94 aces this past season. The Mustangs also ranked third in digs (402), fourth in both kills (244) and blocks (53) and finished tied for seventh with a serve percentage of 87.4 percent inside conference play.

It all added up to a fifth-place conference finish and .500 conference record.

Four players also were recognized for their efforts as senior Rebecca De Vries earned first-team recognition, senior Addison Steenhoek was a second-team pick and junior Tori Lindsay and freshman Libby Winters were the honorable mention selections.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only. The Mustangs split their eight HOIAC matches.

De Vries led the Mustangs and ranked fifth in the conference with 79 kills. She also ranked 10th in the league with a kill efficiency of .204 and finished with 52 digs, 14 aces, 11 blocks and nine assists. Her serve percentage was 86.6.

Steenhoek’s second-team honor included 113 digs, which ranked fifth in the league. She also was tied for third in the conference with 21 aces and ranked fifth with a 92.6 serve percentage.

Steenhoek dished out 25 assists. Her 100 successful serves ranked ninth in the conference and the 108 attempts was 10th.

Lindsday’s 190 assists ranked second in the HOIAC and her 36 aces led the league. She also ranked eighth in the conference with 81 digs and finished with seven kills and four blocks.

Lindsay’s serve percentage of 91.6 ranked sixth. She attempted the most serves (155) and had the most successful serves (142) in the HOIAC.

Winters ranked second on the team and eighth in the league with 61 kills. Her 18 blocks ranked third and her .268 kill efficiency was seventh in the conference.

The Mustang freshman added six aces, 60 digs and four assists. Her serve percentage was 79.7.

PCM also was successful in the classroom. The Mustangs earned the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Academic Achievement Award after compiling a team grade point average of 3.2 or better.

Three seniors — De Vries, Steenhoek and Stella Stravers — earned academic all-state honors after tallying at least a 3.85 GPA and ranking in the top 10 percent of their senior class.

De Vries, Steenhoek and Straver also highlighted the academic all-conference team, which includes seniors or juniors with at least a 3.2 GPA. The others on this team were Lindsay and juniors Addie Hudnut, Lillian Humpal, Claire Van Wyk and Jorja Teeter and senior managers Jake Winters and Madeline Burkett.

Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference

Final Standings

Team Conference Overall

Roland-Story 8-0 30-5

Nevada 7-1 30-12

West Marshall 6-2 13-23

Greene County 5-3 12-17

PCM 4-4 16-11

Grand View Christian 3-5 9-21

Perry 2-6 16-18

South Hamilton 1-7 7-25

Saydel 0-8 4-21

All-Conference

First Team

Rebecca De Vries, sr., PCM; Rachel Borwick, jr., Nevada; Allie Dittmer, sr., Nevada; Dakota Hendricks, sr., Nevada; Miley Geise, so., Roland-Story; Brookelyn Jondle, so., Roland-Story; Kamryn Lande, sr., Roland-Story; Emma Shipley, sr., Greene County; Lily Zahnd, sr., West Marshall.

Second Team

Addison Steenhoek, sr., PCM; Chloe Koch, jr., Nevada; Kaitlyn McGaffin, jr., Nevada; Caitlyn Flattebo, jr., Roland-Story; Avery Evertsen, sr., West Marshall; Natalie Nichols, sr., West Marshall; Maiah Murphy, jr., Grand View Christian; Violet Reedy, sr., Greene County; Tessa Skartvedt, so., South Hamilton.

Honorable Mention

Tori Lindsay, jr., PCM; Libby Winters, fr., PCM; Addie Hackett, jr., Grand View Christian; Livy VanDerSluis, jr., Grand View Christian; Emma Ewalt, sr., Greene County; Payton Kokenge, sr., Greene County; Isla Martin, so., Nevada; Jadyn Melohn, jr., Nevada; Madison Stika, sr., Perry; Gabriella Orellana, sr., Perry; Alli Janes, jr., Roland-Story; Josie Ramus, sr., Roland-Story; Paige Rummans, sr., Saydel; Ryleigh Sevedge, jr., Saydel; Sara Scheller, jr., South Hamilton; Emma Lammers, fr., South Hamilton; Reese Jensen, sr., West Marshall; Kylee Schuler, sr., West Marshall.

Distinguished All-Conference

Mya Spykerman, sr., Nevada