Three Bolts named to all-Iowa Star South volleyball squad

Junior Caydence Sulzle led the Iowa Star Conference South Division in digs, junior Alyvia Burdess ranked sixth in assists and sophomore Kendall Brummel finished in the top 10 in blocks.

All three Bolts were named to the all-conference volleyball squad for their efforts. Sulzle and Brummel earned second-team honors, while Burdess was the honorable mention choice.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only. The Bolts finished fourth in the South Division with a 4-3 record.

Sulzle led the division with 132 digs and added eight assists and 16 aces. Her serve percentage was 93.5 and her 87 successful serves in 93 attempts ranked tied for fifth in the conference.

Brummel led the Bolts and ranked tied for eighth in the division with five blocks. She also finished with 17 kills, 17 digs and 12 aces and her serve percentage was 86.

Burdess tallied 37 assists, which led the Bolts and ranked sixth in the division. She also put down four kills and registered 12 digs.

Iowa Star Conference

South Division

Final Standings

Team Conference Overall

BCLUW 7-0 33-11

North Tama 6-1 25-16

GMG 5-2 20-11

Baxter 4-3 9-20

Collins-Maxwell 2-5 6-20

Colo-NESCO 2-5 4-16

Meskwaki Settlement School 2-5 4-17

Valley Lutheran 0-7 0-22

South Coach of the Year

Megan Yantis, BCLUW

South Co-Players of the Year

Addison Hochstetler, jr., North Tama

Cassie Nason, sr., BCLUW

All-Conference

First Team

Hochstetler, jr., North Tama; Nason, sr., BCLUW; Kruiz Ewoldt, jr., North Tama; Cayleigh Heller, jr., North Tama; Virginia Kaisand, sr., BCLUW; Grace Farnsworth, jr., BCLUW; Olivia Maddox, sr., GMG; Hadlee Hempy, jr., GMG.

Second Team

Caydence Sulzle, jr., Baxter; Kendall Brummel, so., Baxter; Olivia Peters, so., BCLUW; Lily Sell, fr., North Tama; Kylie Calderwood, sr., North Tama; Landry August, jr., GMG; Haylee Merryman, jr., Collins-Maxwell; Molly Angell, sr., Colo-NESCO.

Honorable Mention

Alyvia Burdess, jr., Baxter; Klayre Gallentine, sr., BCLUW; Zeah Rees, so., Collins-Maxwell; Jadyn Niemeyer, sr., Colo-NESCO; Aubree Runner, sr., GMG; Eva Roberts, so., Meskwaki Settlement School; Briar Blake, sr., North Tama; Ava L’Heureux, jr., Valley Lutheran.