CCIW Places Three on 2025 AVCA All-America List

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its 2025 Division III Women’s All-America Teams on Monday, with three representatives from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) earning national honors. Illinois Wesleyan’s Taylor French was selected to the First Team, while Kristina Manojlovic of Carthage and Alex Bardouniotis of Illinois Wesleyan received Honorable Mention.
 
French earned All-America distinction for the fourth consecutive season, becoming just the second Titan to achieve four career All-America honors French, the three-time CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year, closed the 2025 campaign with 449 kills (4.16 per set), 77 aces, 325 digs and 27 blocks. She closes her career as Illinois Wesleyan’s all-time leader in kills (1,919), aces (286) and points (2,278.5).
 
Manojlovic earns her first career AVCA All-America nod after a dominant junior season for the Firebirds. The First Team All-CCIW selection led the conference in kills with 482 – sixth-most nationally – and ranked among the Division III leaders in total attacks (1,315, third) and points (540.5, seventh). She added 286 digs, 53 blocks and 28 aces, while finishing second in the CCIW in both kills per set (3.83) and points per set (4.29).
 
Bardouniotis collected her first All-America honor following a breakout sophomore season that helped propel Illinois Wesleyan to a 28–3 record. A First Team All-CCIW performer, she posted 327 kills (3.03 per set) and 334 digs (3.09 per set), ranking second on the team in both categories. Bardouniotis also tallied 51 aces, 29 blocks and 16 assists.
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).

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