ST. PAUL, Minn.—Senior Megan Rutt (Le Center, Minn.) was named First-team All-Conference for the third-straight year, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced today. She is the first three-time All-Conference honoree in program history.
In conference matches, Rutt led the league in kills (99) and kills/set (4.13).
Complete All-Conference list:
Player of the Year* - Sydney Schwitters, So., Northwestern
Defensive Player of the Year^ - Alcia Draper, St. Scholastica
Rookie of the Year% - Alcia Draper, St. Scholastica
Coach of the Year - Dana Moore, St. Scholastica
2019 UMAC Volleyball All-Conference First Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Alcia Draper^% |
St. Scholastica |
Fy. |
L |
Williams, Minn./Lake of the Woods |
| Layne Herrmann |
Minnesota Morris |
Sr. |
S |
Brownton, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake |
| Morgan Miller |
Minnesota Morris |
Sr. |
MB |
Twin Valley, Minn./Ada-Borup |
| Megan Rutt |
Bethany Lutheran |
Sr. |
OH |
Le Center, Minn./Tri-City United |
| Brooke Schermann |
St. Scholastica |
Sr. |
OH |
Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace |
| Marylyn Schroyer |
Northwestern |
Fy. |
L |
Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins |
| Sydney Schwitters* |
Northwestern |
So. |
S |
Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY |
| Cami Sletta |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Jr. |
RS |
Willmar, Minn./Willmar |
| Brenna Tinjum |
Minnesota Morris |
So. |
OH |
Underwood, Minn./Underwood |
2019 UMAC Volleyball All-Conference Second Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Madissen Burns |
St. Scholastica |
Jr. |
MB |
Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer |
| Yana Carrera |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Fy. |
L |
North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West |
| Brylee Colligan |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Sr. |
OH |
Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji |
| Tori Everson |
Minnesota Morris |
Jr. |
OH |
Willmar, Minn./Kerkohven-Murdock-Sunburg |
| Jenay Fuglestad |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
OH |
Maple Grove, Minn./Heritage Christian |
| Anna Gasch |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
MB |
Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock |
| Jessica Remer |
St. Scholastica |
Fy. |
OH |
Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart |
| Kalley Schwitters |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
OH |
Clara City, Minn./Central Christian |
2019 UMAC Volleyball All-Conference Honorable Mention
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Espi Austvold |
St. Scholastica |
Sr. |
S |
Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer |
| Gina Baertsch |
Wisconsin-Superior |
Fy. |
S/OH |
Farmington, Minn./Farmington |
| Hannah Goggleye |
Wisconsin-Superior |
So. |
MH |
Calumet, Minn./Greenway |
| Kendra Hardy |
Northwestern |
Fy. |
RS |
Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria |
| Veeva Lee |
Bethany Lutheran |
Sr. |
L |
St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Johnson |
| Alyssa Ukestad |
Minnesota Morris |
So. |
L |
Jamestown, S.D./Jamestown |
2019 UMAC Volleyball Sportsmanship Awards
Team Award - North Central
Bethany Lutheran - Bethany Karnopp, Jr., Albuquerque, N.M./Volcano Vista
Crown - Talana Rudzitis, So., Nowthen, Minn./Legacy Christian
Martin Luther - Camryn Biebert, Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran
Minnesota Morris - Mia Frick, Jr., Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata
North Central - Myah Womer, Fy., Peoria, Ill./Richwoods
Northland - Amelia Olson, Jr., Gilman, Wis./Gilman
Northwestern - Karly Fehr, So., Morris, Minn./Morris
St. Scholastica - Tatum Swanson, Sr., Carlton, Minn./Wrenshall
Wisconsin-Superior - Brylee Colligan, Sr., Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji
