Carleton's Laura Barsness, Gustavus' Emily Klein, and Concordia's Anna Tinkham were named MIAC Tri-Defensive Players of the Year. It was the second consecutive year that Klein earned the honor. St. Thomas first-year Emily Foster was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year.
St. Thomas head coach Thanh Pham received the MIAC Coach of the Year award. Pham's Tommies went 11-0 in conference play in 2007 and earned the #1 seed in the MIAC Playoffs.
2007 MIAC Volleyball Awards
MVP - Liz Glesne, Bethel (Sr., OH, Underwood, Minn.)
Defensive Players of the Year - Laura Barsness, Carleton (So., Lakeville, Minn./North)
Emily Klein, Gustavus (Jr., Red Wing, Minn.)
Anna Tinkham, Concordia (Jr., Fisher, Minn.)
Rookie of the Year - Emily Foster, St. Thomas (Fy., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins)
Coach of the Year - Thanh Pham, St. Thomas
2007 MIAC All-Conference
Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown/High School |
Annie Eckhoff | Carleton | So. | MH | Northfield, Minn. |
Emily Foster | St. Thomas | Fy. | S | Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins |
Liz Glesne | Bethel | Sr. | OH | Underwood, Minn. |
Beth Hanson | Saint Benedict | So. | S | Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Academy |
Laura Harms | Augsburg | Jr. | MH | Little Falls, Minn. |
Maria Hoffman | St. Catherine | So. | MH | Montgomery, Minn./Montgomery-Lonsdale |
Michelle Honek | Concordia | Sr. | OH | Staples, Minn./Staples-Motley |
Emma Jaynes | Saint Benedict | So. | OH | Hibbing, Minn. |
Emily Klein | Gustavus | Jr. | L | Red Wing, Minn. |
Heather LaChapelle | Carleton | Sr. | S | Eagan, Minn. |
Katie McCaffrey | St. Thomas | Jr. | MB | Fort Collins, Colo. |
Laura Naig | Bethel | Sr. | S | Kasson, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville |
Alex Nold | Saint Mary's | Fy. | MH | Spring Valley, Minn./Stewartville |
Abby Scheel | Concordia | Jr. | MH | Fergus Falls, Minn./Hillcrest Lutheran |
Tasha Simmons | Hamline | So. | OH | Eagan, Minn. |
Kim Smisek | St. Olaf | Fy. | OH | Northfield, Minn. |
Kristin Storrs | St. Thomas | Sr. | OH | Blaine, Minn./Centennial |
Jennifer Thelemann | Gustavus | Sr. | OH | Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson |
2007 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announces the second annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for Volleyball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. The award winners are:
Augsburg - Haley Bower (Sr. Brainerd, Minn.)
Bethel - Kayla Smith (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.)
Carleton - Libby Ritz (Sr., Madison, Wis.)
Concordia - Michelle Honek (Sr., Staples, Minn.)
Gustavus - Bridget Burtzel (Jr., Cold Spring, Minn.)
Hamline - Alex Askew (Jr., Wadena, Minn.)
Macalester - Jackie White (Fy., Inverness, Fla.)
Saint Benedict - Beth Hanson (So., Faribault, Minn.)
St. Catherine - Stefanie Engler (Sr., Shoreview, Minn.)
Saint Mary's - Pam Stanton (So., Mundelein, Ill.)
St. Olaf - Mali Schneiter (So., Waupaca, Wis.)
St. Thomas - Katie Zazverskey (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.)