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Trio Earns AVCA All-Region Honors
12/10/2019 10:44:00 AM | Volleyball
For the second-consecutive year, Oleksak, Hillyer and Runnels earn All-Pacific North Region honors from AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association).
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Even with the season over, the honors continue to roll in for Colorado State's volleyball team.
Seniors Katie Oleksak, and Kirstie Hillyer, as well as junior Breana Runnels, were all selected to the AVCA All-Pacific North Region team, the organization announced Tuesday. The trio were all named first-team All-Mountain West earlier this season.
For Oleksak, this is her fourth all-region honor. The three-time Mountain West Player of the Year set the CSU record for career assists in the modern era with 5,083, a total which stands third in conference history. She averaged 11.42 assists, .82 blocks and 1.96 digs per set this season. On Monday, she earned third-team Academic All-American honors from CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
Hillyer, who has been Honorable Mention All-Region twice in her career, led the MW in hitting percentage (.411) and was third in blocks (1.34 per set) and sixth in points per set (4.39). She sits fourth in school history with 582 total blocks, fifth in blocks per set (1.40). She finished with 315 kills and 147 blocks this season.
Runnels continued her assault on the program's record book after posting 417 kills, the third-best single-season total by averaging 3.79 per set (also third for a season). She finished 2019 with 205 digs and 36 aces. Her 1,238 career kills give her the program record in the modern era, as does her 3.67 kills per set. She was Honorable Mention All-Region last season.
Seniors Katie Oleksak, and Kirstie Hillyer, as well as junior Breana Runnels, were all selected to the AVCA All-Pacific North Region team, the organization announced Tuesday. The trio were all named first-team All-Mountain West earlier this season.
For Oleksak, this is her fourth all-region honor. The three-time Mountain West Player of the Year set the CSU record for career assists in the modern era with 5,083, a total which stands third in conference history. She averaged 11.42 assists, .82 blocks and 1.96 digs per set this season. On Monday, she earned third-team Academic All-American honors from CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
Hillyer, who has been Honorable Mention All-Region twice in her career, led the MW in hitting percentage (.411) and was third in blocks (1.34 per set) and sixth in points per set (4.39). She sits fourth in school history with 582 total blocks, fifth in blocks per set (1.40). She finished with 315 kills and 147 blocks this season.
Runnels continued her assault on the program's record book after posting 417 kills, the third-best single-season total by averaging 3.79 per set (also third for a season). She finished 2019 with 205 digs and 36 aces. Her 1,238 career kills give her the program record in the modern era, as does her 3.67 kills per set. She was Honorable Mention All-Region last season.
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