Women's Volleyball | 12/8/2021 4:09:00 PM

    GREENVILLE, S.C. – One day after becoming West Liberty University's first NCAA Division II volleyball All-American, Madison Clayton did it again!
    The 6-5 middle blocker and graduate student from Roseville, Ohio was honored on Wednesday as one of seven Honorable Mention All-Americans when the 2021 Division II Conference Commissioners' Association (D2CCA) All-America Team was announced. Clayton was an honorable mention choice on the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team, which was released on Tuesday.
    With three 7-player teams and a 7-player honorable mention list, the 2021 D2CCA NCAA Division II All-America Team honors 28 players from 17 schools. West Florida led the way with four All-Americans – one on each unit – led by 2021 Ron Lenz National Player of the Year Veresia Yon, a sophomore middle hitter from Tallahassee, Fla.
    Clayton took her turn in the national spotlight, as well, this season, ranking No. 6 among all NCAA Division II women with an MEC-high 148 total blocks. The first-team D2CCA and AVCA All-Region pick also ranked among the MEC Top 10 in kills, hitting percentage and points scored to earn her third straight first-team All-MEC honor. She is West Liberty's all-time record holder in career hitting percentage at .313.
    With Clayton dominating at the net, Coach Riley Schenk's Hilltoppers posted a 21-win season and achieved the highest regional ranking in school history. Clayton excelled with a career-high 21 kills and 8 blocks in a 4-set win over NCAA Division II Atlantic Region qualifier East Stroudsburg (Pa.). She also had a career-high 12 blocks in a narrow 5-set loss to MEC champion and Atlantic Region finalist Wheeling to go along with a 15-kill, 9-block night in the rematch with the Cardinals.
    West Virginia State senior outside hitter Jenna Dufresne, the 2021 MEC and D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year, joined Clayton as the only two Atlantic Region players to earn D2CCA All-America honors. Dufresne was a second-team selection.
    The 2021 D2CCA All-America Team is selected in voting by the nation's NCAA Division II sports information directors while the 2021 AVCA All-America Team and is voted on by the NCAA Division II head coaches who are members of that national coaching organization.
  Pos.        Name                                  School                                   Yr.           Hometown
OH          Alexis Cardoza                   CSU-San Bernardino          Sr.           Chino Hills, Calif.
OH          Erin Krupar                         Ashland                                 Sr.           East Sparta, Ohio
OH          Rylee Hladky                      MSU-Denver                        So.          Gillette, Wyo.
MH         Veresia Yon                        West Florida                        So.          Tallahassee, Fla.
MH         Audrey Fisher                    Central Missouri                 Sr.           Lenexa, Kan.
L/DS       Faith Rottinghaus             Washburn                            Sr.           Berryton, Kan.
S              Maddy Torve                     St. Cloud State                     Sr.           Loretto, Minn.
    *-Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Veresia Yon, West Florida Pos.        Name                                  School                                   Yr.           Hometown
OH          Charlotte Richards           Missouri-St. Louis               Sr.           Cedar Rapids, Iowa
OH          JENNA DUFRESNE            W.VA. STATE                       SR.          BEDFORD, IND.
OH          Genna Berg                        Washburn                             Sr            Blue Springs, Mo.
MH         Megan Flom                      Winona State                       Gr.          Kenyon, Minn.
MH         Allyssa Can Wienen          Hillsdale (Mich.)                  Sr.           Grand Rapids, Mich.
L/DS       Jamie Poppen                    Lewis (Ill.)                             Sr.           Baldwin, Mo.
S              Taylor Vaneekeren           West Florida                        Jr.            Naperville, Ill. Pos.        Name                                  School                                   Yr.           Hometown
OH          Kenzie Foley                      St. Cloud State                     So.          Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
OH          Payton Kirchhoefer          NW Missouri State             R-Fr.       Omaha, Neb.
OH          Madi Cooler                      West Florida                        Jr.            Hilton Head, S.C.
MH         Alison Maxwell                 Washburn                             Sr.           Jefferson City, Mo.
MH         Jalyn Hayes                        CSU-San Bernardino           R-Jr.        San Bernardino, Calif.
L/DS       Kari Mercer                        USC-Aiken                            So.          Hilliard, Ohio
S              Lindsey Mertz                    Hillsdale (Mich.)                  Sr.           Frankenmuth, Mich. Pos.        Name                                  School                                   Yr.           Hometown
OH          Journey Blevins                 Findlay                                   Fr.           Richwood, Ohio
OH          Gabby Gunterman            Western Washington         Jr.            Lake Stevens, Wash.
OH          Katie McKiel                       Tampa                                   Sr.           Colorado Springs, Colo.
MH         Olivia Fairchild                   Western Washington         Jr.            Olympia, Wash.
MH         MADISON CLAYTON        WEST LIBERTY                     GR.         ROSEVILLE, OHIO
L/DS       Ashton Marshall               West Florida                        Sr.           Gainesville, Fla.
S              Bre Maloney                      Winona State                       Gr.          Roseville, Minn.