2021 NAIA Women's Volleyball All-Americans and Special Awards

Dec 09, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball All-Americans, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Attacker of the Year, Setter of the Year and Defender of the Year have been announced.

Nada Meawad of Park (Mo.) has been named the 2021 NAIA Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year. Meawad was also the player of the year in 2018 and 2020. The outside hitter recorded a total of 595 kills on the season for an average of 5.09 kills per set. The senior also posted a season-high of 28 kills vs Providence (Mont.) in the quarterfinals. Because of having the COVID year, Meawad is now a five-time first team All-America.

Manuela Vargas of Missouri Baptist has been named the 2021 NAIA Setter of the Year. Vargas recorded a total of 1,104 assists on the season in 89 sets played for an average of 12.4 assists per set. The setter posted a season-high 63 assists against Northwestern (Iowa) in the quarterfinals.

Ariana Macies of Missouri Baptist has been named the 2021 NAIA Defender of the Year. Macies recorded 87 digs on the season for an average of 5.77 digs per set. The libero set a season-high of 34 digs against Ottawa (Kan.).

Mike Talamantes of Park (Mo.) has been named the 2021 NAIA Coach of the Year. Talamantes led the Pirates to a 34-3 overall record and runner-up finish in his 11th season. The team advanced to the championship match for the third time in school history this season. Talamantes surpassed 300 wins at the end of the 2020 season and after the 2021 season has amassed a record of 342-59.

All of the selections are made by the All-America Committee that comprised a first, second, third and honorable mention teams. There are 14 members on each of the first three All-America teams.

Defender of the Year: Ariana Macies, Missouri Baptist

Setter of the Year: Manuela Vargas, Missouri Baptist

Attacker of the Year: Nada Meawad, Park (Mo.)

Player of the Year: Nada Meawad, Park (Mo.)

Coach of the Year: Mike Talamantes, Park (Mo.)

First Team

First	Last	Institution	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Eve	Fountain**	Bellevue (Neb.)	OH	Fr	Omaha, Neb.
Olivia	Galas*^	Bellevue (Neb.)	S	Jr	Bellevue, Neb.
Isabelle	North**	Bethel (Ind.)	MH	So	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Avari	Ridgway**	Corban (Ore.)	OH	Jr	McMinnville, Ore.
Ady	Dwight	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	MH	So	Langford, S.D.
Anna	Holen*	Jamestown (N.D.)	OH	Sr	LaMoure, N.D.
Skyler	Van Note*^	Marian (Ind.)	OH	Sr	Muncie, Ind.
Hope	Leimbach	Midland (Neb.)	S	Jr	Lincoln, Neb.
Ariana	Macies	Missouri Baptist	L	Sr	Santa Fe, Argentina
Giovanna	Tapigliani*	Missouri Baptist	OPP	Sr	São Paulo, Brazil
Manuela	Vargas &	Missouri Baptist	S	Sr	Medellin, Colombia
Nada	Meawad*^&%	Park (Mo.)	OH	Sr	Cairo, Egypt
Bailey	Foy*	Texas Wesleyan (Texas)	MH	Sr	Paris, Texas
Miah	Garant	Viterbo (Wis.)	MH	Sr	Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Second Team

First	Last	Institution	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Dani	Prusha	College of St. Mary (Neb.)	S	Sr	Papillion, Neb.
Rylee	Troutman	Corban (Ore.)	OH	So	Powell Butte, Ore.
Cambree	Scott**	Eastern Oregon	MH	Jr	Bend, Ore.
Hannah	Marchand	IU South Bend (Ind.)	OP	Sr	Sturgis, Mich.
Kalli	Hegerle*	Jamestown (N.D.)	OPP	Sr	West Fargo, N,D.
Hannah	Foecker	Mid-America Christian (Okla.)	OH	Sr	Sudlohn, Germany
Cristal	Carrizoza	Ottawa (Ariz.)	S	Sr	Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Kate	Pestova***	Ottawa (Ariz.)	OH	Sr	Tacoma, Wash.
Noura	Meawad	Park (Mo.)	OPP	Sr	Cairo, Egypt
Nadia	Atton	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	OH	Sr	Midland, Mich.
Emily	Mohs	Thomas More (Ky.)	OH	Sr	Cincinnatti, Ohio
Cydney	Finberg-Roberts**	Providence (Mont.)	S	Sr	Columbia Falls, Mont.
Sadie	Lott	Providence (Mont.)	MH	So	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Maya	Roberts**^^	Viterbo (Wis.)	OPP	Sr	Watertown, Wis.

Third Team

First	Last	Institution	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Sierra	Athen^^	Bellevue (Neb.)	OH	Jr	Red Oak, Iowa
Brianna	Rivera	Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)	OH	Jr	Chandler, Ariz.
Maddy	Payne***	Bethel (Ind.)	MH	So	Wakarusa, Ind.
Taelyr	Krantz	Carroll (Mont.)	MH	Sr	Helena, Mont.
Callie	Henson	Central Methodist (Mo.)	OPP	Jr	Jefferson City, Mo.
Maddie	Polzin***	Dakota State (S.D.)	OH	Sr	Baltic, S.D.
Erinn	Adam**	IU Kokomo (Ind.)	MH	Sr	Bloomington, Ind.
Jessie	Prichard	Life (Ga.)	S	Gr	Corona, Calif.
Jodie	Kelly*^^	Madonna (Mich.)	OH	Sr	Romeo, Mich.
Sara	Spangler	Marian (Ind.)	OP	Sr	Cedar Lake, Ind.
Taliyah	Flores**	Midland (Neb.)	OH	Jr	Papillion, Neb.
Raylyn	Dodd***	Missouri Baptist	MB	Sr	Fredericktown, Mo.
Ayona	Tharps^^	Ottawa (Kan.)	OPP	Sr	Collinsville, Ill.
Kenzie	Winker	Viterbo (Wis.)	OH	So	Holmen, Wis.

Honorable Mention

First	Last	Institution	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Haley	Fleischman	Bellevue (Neb.)	MH	Fr	Overton, Neb.
Leslie	Flores	Bluefield (Va.)	OH	Jr	South Charleston, Ohio
Makenna	Northern	Bushnell (Ore.)	S	Jr	Browsville, Ore.
Jordan	Wolfe	Central Methodist (Mo.)	OPP	Sr	Camdenton, Mo.
Rachel	Cushing	College of St. Mary (Neb.)	L	So	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Luisa	Ferreira***^^	Columbia (Mo.)	S	So	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Kira	Rymer	Columbia International (S.C.)	OPP	So	China Grove, N.C.
Camryn	Opfer	Concordia (Neb.)	OH	Jr	Seward, Neb.
Kayla	Peters	Concordia (Mich.)	OH	So	Monroe, Mich.
Olivia	Keelan	Cornerstone (Mich.)	OH	Jr	Bailey, Mich.
Hannah	Viet	Dakota State (S.D.)	MH	Sr	Parker, S.D.
Breanna	Shaffer	Eastern Oregon	OH	Sr	Kennewick, Wash.
Tori	Lowry	Evangel (Mo.)	OH	Sr	Bentonville, Ark.
Emma	Noskey	Florida College (Fla.)	RS	Jr	Seffner, Fla.
Joanne	Dania	Florida National (Fla.)	OH	Jr	Willemstad, Curacao
Alexa	Aldrich-Ingram	Grand View (Iowa)	OPP	Sr	Iowa City, Iowa
Jenna	Wagemester	Grand View (Iowa)	OH	Sr	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Myrnaliz	Perez	Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)	OH	Sr	Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Ana	Collar	Indiana Wesleyan	OP	Sr	Cicero, Ind.
Jessica	Swimm	IU East (Ind.)	OH	So	Hagerstown, Ind.
Julie	Brown	IU South Bend (Ind.)	MH	Sr	Whitehall, Mich.
McKenzie	Powell	IU South Bend (Ind.)	S	Sr	Rolling Prairie, Ind.
Corina	Huff	Jamestown (N.D.)	MH	Sr	Pequot Lakes, Minn.
Elizabeth	Hardacre	Kansas Wesleyan	MH	Jr	Kensington, Kan.
Emily	Monson	Kansas Wesleyan	L	Sr	Cheney, Kan.
Marin	Black	Life (Ga.)	L	Sr	Cumming, Ga.
Lena	Pucnik**	Life (Ga.)	OH	Jr	Celje, Slovenia
Hannah	Caddow	Life Pacific (Calif.)	OH	Jr	Valencia, Calif.
Sydney	Culpepper	Life Pacific (Calif.)	Lib	Sr	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Camryn	Rich	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	SET	Jr	Louisville, Ky.
Radaisy	Valdez	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	MH	So	Bani, Dominican Republic
Simone	Tyson	Loyola (La.)	OH	So	Cleveland, Ohio
Elora	Passa	Mayville State (N.D.)	S/OH	Jr	Barnesville, Minn.
Aidan	Brown	McPherson (Kan.)	OH	So	Sterling, Ill.
Maureen	Jessop	Montana Tech	OH	Jr	Corvallis, Mont.
Abi	Broussard	Northwest (Wash.)	MH	Jr	Lynden, Wash.
Bekah	Horstman	Northwestern (Iowa)	MH	Sr	Pella, Iowa
Sophia	Salak*^^	Oklahoma City	S	Sr	McKinney, Texas
Essence	West	Oklahoma Panhandle	OH	Jr	Dallas, Texas
Nicole	Reyes	Oregon Tech	OH	Sr	Fairfield, Calif.
Debora	Bernardi	Park (Mo.)	MH	Fr	Ponta Grossa, Brazil
Amanda	Jonovich	Park-Gilbert (Ariz.)	OH	So	Mesa, Ariz.
Ayla	Embry	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	L	Jr	Bozeman, Mont.
Kaleigh	Ritter	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	S	Fr	Tinley Park, Ill.
Sandy	Cao	Southeastern (Fla.)	OH	Fr	Clearwater, Fla.
Alexis	Mealer	SAGU (Texas)	OH	Jr	Arlington, Texas
Destiny	Williams	St. Katherine (Calif.)	MH	Sr	Stockton, Calif.
Stephaney	Fifield	Taylor (Ind.)	L	Jr	Fostoria, Mich.
Veronika	Webb	Texas Wesleyan	MH	Sr	Arlington, Texas
Jenna	Thorne	Providence (Mont.)	OH	So	Karitane, New Zealand
Katie	Frohmader^	Viterbo (Wis.)	OH	Sr	Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Adrianna	Reinhart	Viterbo (Wis.)	L	Jr	Caledonia, Minn.
Lucie	Mahelova	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	S	Sr	Znojmo, Czech Republic
Taylor	Dilley	William Jessup (Calif.)	OH	Jr	Clovis, Calif.
Carly	Rodman	Rochester (Mich.)	L	So	Rochester Hills, Mich.