All-RMAC Volleyball and major awards announced
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Mines’ Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood was named Player and Setter of the Year as the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Volleyball major awards and All-RMAC teams were announced on Tuesday.
It was the second straight year Johnson-Hazlewood has earned both Player and Setter of the Year honors. The senior helped lead the Orediggers to an RMAC regular-season title and the top seed in this week’s RMAC Tournament. She leads the conference in assists per set (12.37).
Joining Johnson-Hazlewood as major award winners were CSU-Pueblo’s Oni Lattin (Defensive Player of the Year), Colorado Mesa’s Taylor Woods (Freshman of the Year), Western New Mexico’s Jim Callender (Co-Coach of the Year) and Western State’s Keven John (Co-Coach of the Year).
The All-RMAC First and Second Teams were also announced on Tuesday, with 14 players landing on the First Team, and 14 players landing on the Second Team. All major awards and All-RMAC honors were voted on by the league’s 16 head volleyball coaches. They were not allowed to vote for their own players.
All players who received at least one First Team or two Second Team votes were included in Honorable Mention.
RMAC Player of the Year: Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood, Colorado Mines
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Oni Lattin, CSU-Pueblo
RMAC Setter of the Year: Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood, Colorado Mines
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Taylor Woods, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Co-Coach of the Year: Jim Callender, Western New Mexico
RMAC Co-Coach of the Year: Keven John, Western State
All-RMAC First Team
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
| Kim Catlett |
Sr. |
OH |
UCCS |
| Vasati Fiatoa |
Jr. |
MB |
MSU Denver |
| Leeta Grap |
Sr. |
OH |
Western New Mexico |
| Mallory Grimsrud |
So. |
MB |
Adams State |
| Ryan Hoerdemann |
So. |
RS |
MSU Denver |
| Danielle Johnson-Hazlewood |
Sr. |
S |
Colorado Mines |
| Katie Klein |
Jr. |
RS |
Regis |
| Oni Lattin |
Sr. |
MB/RS |
CSU-Pueblo |
| Abby Ney |
Sr. |
M/RS |
Colorado Mesa |
| Mariangel Perez |
Jr. |
OH/RS |
CSU-Pueblo |
| Megan Peterson |
Sr. |
MB |
Colorado Mines |
| Brandi Torr |
Jr. |
S |
MSU Denver |
| Alanna Winfield |
Jr. |
Opp/MB |
Colorado Mines |
| Taylor Woods |
Fr. |
L |
Colorado Mesa |
All-RMAC Second Team
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
| Hope Baldrica |
Fr. |
MH |
Colorado Christian |
| Amara Culpepper |
So. |
MB |
Westminster |
| Frannie Cormier |
Sr. |
OH |
Colorado Mines |
| Morgan Evans |
So. |
S |
UCCS |
| Tori Gaherty |
Jr. |
OH |
Western State |
| Taylor Hamilton |
So. |
MB |
UCCS |
| Rudy Leasau |
Jr. |
OH |
Chadron State |
| Amanda Maestas |
Jr. |
DS/L |
Western State |
| Shannon Rich |
Jr. |
MB |
Western New Mexico |
| Michaela Smith |
Jr. |
OH |
MSU Denver |
| Rebecca Sponcil |
Sr. |
L |
Regis |
| Audrey Steinkirchner |
Sr. |
OH/MB |
Colorado Mesa |
| Lacy Stevens |
Jr. |
DS/OH |
Black Hills State |
| Maggie Steward |
Jr. |
OH |
Regis |
All-RMAC Honorable Mention
Adams State: Alex Parker;
Black Hills State: Brynn Eckhardt, Shelby Mayer, Danielle Torpey;
Chadron State: Gaby Varela;
Colorado Christian: Taylor Sturms;
Colorado Mines: Janice Jin;
Fort Lewis: Ally Dell'Amico, Matisse Monty;
New Mexico Highlands: Katie Trammel;
South Dakota Mines: Anna Breidt, Mikkella Reese;
UCCS: Alyssa Brinton, Cassidy Bush;
Western New Mexico: Ashley Mataele, Heather Verrill;
Western State: Jordan Eatwell, Allison Walker