COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- South Dakota Mines volleyball player Jacey Koethe was named to the All- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball Second Team while Shyann Bastian, Lily Bartling and Anna Thomas made the RMAC Honorable Mention List announced by the league office Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

"These four women shared an incredible amount of responsibility for our team this year as we made a historic run to our first RMAC tournament," said Hardrocker women's volleyball head coach Lauren Torvi Prochazka. "Not one of them was the 'star' and they didn't need to be. They did their job extremely well and made our team very balanced and frustrating to play (against). They are a representation of the rest of their team who helped make them so successful."

Koethe, a sophomore middle hitter from Des Moines, Iowa, led the Hardrockers in kills (159) and blocks (59) this season. She ranked third in the RMAC for total blocks, averaging 1.09 per set, and is seventh in total points averaging 3.49 per set. She is also ranked second in total points with 191.5.  She had an RMAC game-high 12 blocks against UCCS this season and tallied seven blocks in a three-set match vs. CCU which also topped the RMAC. She finished with a .238 hitting percentage.

"Jacey had a standout sophomore year and proved she is capable of being one of the top middles in the RMAC," Torvi Prochazka said. "We relied on her to score every time she stepped on the floor as well as be a defensive wall. It is very rare for a middle hitter to carry a team the way Jacey did for us this year. I am so excited about her growth."

Thomas, a sophomore libero from Fort Worth, Texas, led the Hardrockers in digs this season with 228 which ranked fourth in the RMAC, averaging 4.15 per set. She also led the 'Rockers with 18 service aces which put her ninth in the RMAC.

"Anna is a very frustrating libero to compete against," Torvi Prochaska said. "She is almost near impossible to ace with only four reception errors on the season. She is extremely active covering a large majority of our court. Anna finished fourth in the conference for digs and put herself in the conversation with some of the best liberos in the RMAC."

Bastian proved to be a utility player from the Hardrockers this season. The junior setter from Laramie, Wyoming finished fourth on the SDM team in kills (81), third in digs (88), second in assists (205) and third in aces (5). She finished the season with a .194 hitting percentage.

"Shyann stepped up for our team as a hitter this year when we needed her to and she exploded in that role," Torvi Prochazka said. "She put the team on her back in so many matches and we relied on her so heavily to score. She is a phenomenal setter and defender and has improved so much over three years. Setters in a 6-2 offense never get to be in the spotlight, but Shyann deserves a moment of recognition for leading our team all season."

Bartling, a sophomore outside hitter from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, finished the season with 89 kills, 24 digs and 18 total blocks. She ranked third in kills and third in blocks for the 'Rockers. She averaged almost two points each set, and ended the year with a.195 hitting percentage.

"Lily had a really hot end of the season for our team," Torvi Prochazka said. "She became a force for our offense and defense and became our go-to pin hitter who we wanted to set the ball to. She is a relentless hard worker and a dream to coach. Lily always gives you her best."

Colorado Mesa's Maddi Foutz and Sabrina Vanderlist, Regis' Haley Kennedy and Colorado School of Mines' Drew Stokes headline the All-RMAC teams receiving Player of the Year honors.

The major award winners and the First and Second All-RMAC teams were nominated and voted on by the conference's 14 competing volleyball head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
 
Major Award Winners
Player of the Year- Maddi Foutz, Colorado Mesa
Setter of the Year – Drew Stokes, Colorado School of Mines
Defensive Player of the Year – Haley Kennedy, Regis
Freshman of the Year – Sabrina VanDeList, Colorado Mesa
Coach of the Year – Dave Fleming, Colorado Mesa

RMAC Players of the Year
In her second year with the program after transferring from Colorado State University, Colorado Mesa's Maddi Foutz has been voted the RMAC Player of the Year after she led the Mavericks to their first RMAC Regular Season Championship since the 2014 by going an undefeated 14-0. 

Foutz is known for getting it done all across the floor as an outside hitter and libero/defensive specialist. The Bayfield native leads the team with 3.45 points per set and in digs with 144 total on the season. Foutz was also the RMAC Player of the Week back in Week 1 of the season. 

Haley Kennedy led the Regis Rangers and the entire conference in digs this season with 255 which is also 20th best in the entire nation. Kennedy led the Rangers defense that was the fourth best in the conference this year with an opponent hitting percentage of .153. 

Drew Stokes is the Setter of the Year following a season where she led the entire conference in assists per set with 11.36. Stokes was the RMAC Setter of the Week four times this season. 

CMU's Sabrina VanDeList got the Freshman of the Year nod in a season where she dished out 328 assists which led the team and was ninth in the conference in assists per set. VanDeList was also named RMAC Setter of the Week on multiple occasions this season. 

RMAC Coach of the Year
Dave Fleming from Colorado Mesa has been named this year's RMAC Coach of the Year. This is the fourth time Fleming has won the award after being with the Mavericks since the 2005 season. Fleming led his team to their first regular season title since 2014 and accomplished the only undefeated regular season in RMAC history.
 
First Team All-RMAC
Caitlyn Burroway, Regis
Elle Duis, Colorado School of Mines
Jazzy Espinoza, CSU Pueblo
Maddi Foutz, Colorado Mesa
Taylor Hicken, Colorado School of Mines
Rylee Hladky, MSU Denver 
Avaline Lai, MSU Denver
Mara LeGrand , Regis
Savannah Spitzer, Colorado Mesa
Payton Stack, CSU Pueblo
Drew Stokes, Colorado School of Mines
Sabrina VanDeList, Colorado Mesa
Kayla White, MSU Denver
Maddy Wisniewski,CSU Pueblo

 
Second Team All-RMAC
Maddie Burns, Colorado Christian
Ember Canty, MSU Denver
Jacey Koethe, South Dakota Mines
Amanda Donais, Colorado School of Mines
Audrey Green, Westminster
Hanna Hendrickson, Western Colorado
Haley Kennedy, Regis
Kerstin Layman, Colorado Mesa
Mikayla McClinton, MSU Denver    
Haedyn Rhoades, Black Hills State
Holly Schmidt, Colorado Mesa    
Lauryn Shockley    , UCCS
Rachel Siurek, Regis
Jordyn Todd, Western Colorado
*Student-athletes are listed in alphabetical order.
Honorable Mention
Shyann Bastian, South Dakota Mines
Lily Bartling, South Dakota Mines
Anna Thomas, South Dakota Mines
Shannon Mulkey, Adams State
 Mackenzie Swanson, Adam State
Sierra Ward, Black Hills State
Chandler Hageman, Chadron State
Alexia, Hurtado, Chadron State
Jasa Scheierman, Colorado Christian
Sierra Hunt, Colorado Mesa
Julia Eiken, Colorado School of Mines
Elaine Thibadeau, CSU-Pueblo
Alexa Treguboff, Fort Lewis
Rylee Johnson, Fort Lewis
Kamyrn Lopez, Fort Lewis
Jessica Megenhardt, MSU Denver
Joli Sadler, MSU Denver
Caroline Parker, Western Colorado