NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Twenty-three women’s volleyball student-athletes have earned postseason recognition from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW), according to an announcement from the league office on Tuesday morning. Six institutions placed multiple student-athletes on the All-CCIW Teams, including four apiece from league runners up Millikin and North Park, and three from CCIW champion Carthage.

2022 All-CCIW Women's Volleyball Teams
 
In a coaches' vote after the CCIW Tournament, North Park's Adriana Rodriguez was voted CCIW Offensive Player of the Year. Christina Gatta of NPU was named CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year, Illinois Wesleyan's Taylor French the CCIW Newcomer of the Year, and NPU's Michael Sopocy CCIW Coach of the Year.

Three honorees – Carthage’s Molly Skoda, Millikin’s Tori Stuart and North Park’s Rodriguez – are on the First Team for the second consecutive year. Millikin’s Jessi Kreder is the only three-time selection, earning Second Team recognition in 2019 and 2021 before being voted to the First Team on Tuesday.
 
Three student-athletes moved up from last season – Illinois Wesleyan’s Faith Washko and North Park’s Gatta joined Kreder as Second Team selections from 2021 that are 2022 First Team honorees.
 
The Carthage duo of outside hitters Liv Carel and Skoda were chosen for the First Team after leading the Firebirds to CCIW wins in five of their last six outings and their first regular-season conference championship since 2019. CC’s Tatum Kebsiek, a freshman setter, also received All-CCIW accolades on the Second Team.
 
Millikin, which finished tied for second in the final CCIW regular-season standings, placed three starters on the first team. Kailee Itzenhuiser, Kreder and Stuart were voted to the First Team, while teammate Sophia Howell was a Second Team choice. 
 
Two student-athletes from North Park, North Central and Illinois Wesleyan were also named to the First Team. The Vikings’ dynamic setter-hitter pairing of Gatta and Rodriguez were honored, as well as IWU’s Taylor French and Washko and North Central’s Maddi Barickman and Aidan Brown. 
 
French was the lone freshman on the All-CCIW First Team, while Elmhurst’s Keely Larson and North Park’s Carolina Aviles were freshmen on the Second Team.
 
The six-team CCIW Tournament begins Tuesday with two quarterfinal matches. Sixth-seeded Illinois Wesleyan visits Millikin at 7 p.m. and #4 North Central welcomes #5 Augustana at 7 p.m. Regular-season champion Carthage awaits the North Central-Augustana winner on Thursday in Naperville and second-seeded North Park will host the Illinois Wesleyan-Millikin winner in Chicago on Thursday.

CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Adriana Rodriguez, North Park

CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Christina Gatta, North Park

CCIW Newcomer of the Year: Taylor French, Illinois Wesleyan

CCIW Coach of the Year: Michael Sopocy, North Park

2022 All-CCIW Women's Volleyball First Team
Sydney Krueger, Augustana, Jr., Elmhurst, Ill., York
Liv Carel, Carthage, So., St. Michael, Minn., Albertville
Molly Skoda, Carthage, Sr., Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East
Taylor French, Illinois Wesleyan, Fr., Romeoville, Ill., Romeoville
Faith Washko, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Springfield, Ill., Sacred Heart-Griffin
Kailee Itzenhuiser, Millikin, So., Naperville, Ill., Naperville North
Jessi Kreder, Millikin, Sr., St. Charles, Mo., Francis Howell Central
Tori Stuart, Millikin, Sr., Florissant, Mo., Incarnate Word
Maddi Barickman, North Central, So., Geneseo, Ill., Geneseo
Aidan Brown, North Central, Jr., Sterling, Ill., Newman Central Catholic
Christina Gatta, North Park, Sr., Chicago, Ill., Resurrection
Adriana Rodriguez, North Park, So., Carolina, Puerto Rico, Colegio de Nuestra Sra de Valvanera
 
All-CCIW Women's Volleyball Second Team
Grace Vranicar, Augustana, Jr., Sugar Grove, Ill., Kaneland
Katie Jensen, Carroll, Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kennedy
Tatum Kebisek, Carthage, Brookfield, Wis., Brookfield Central
Kaitie Rohe, Carthage, So., Palos Heights, Ill., Shepard
Keely Larson, Elmhurst, Fr., San Diego, Calif., Bonita Vista
Jada Wiley, Elmhurst, So., Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central
Abby Erdman, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Aurora, Ill., Metea Valley
Sophia Howell, Millikin, So., St. Louis, Mo., Webster Groves
Emily Stallman, North Central, Jr., St. Charles, Ill., St. Charles East
Carolina Aviles, North Park, Fr., Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Colegio Adianez
Rhianna Huebner, North Park, So., Edwardsville, Ill., Edwardsville
 
CCIW Women's Volleyball RESPECT Award Recipients
Ja'Nya Davis, Augustana, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif., Narbonne
Grace Perret, Carroll, So., Green Bay, Wis., Preble
Leena Ajibola, Carthage, Jr., Lockport, Ill., Lockport Township
Hannah Horn, Elmhurst, Sr., Defiance, Ohio, Tinora
Evy Makris, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Orland Park, Ill., Sandburg
Stephanie Holsinger, Millikin, Sr., Tinley Park, Ill., Tinley Park
Taylor O'Malley, North Central, Jr., Naperville, Ill., Neuqua Valley 
Raghen Walker, North Park, Jr., Rock Island, Ill., Rock Island
Naomi Bunker, Wheaton, Sr., St. Paul, Minn., Concordia Academy