NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst University’s Katie Hurta, Freddie Temple and Elayna Ammerman sweep the final College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week honors of the 2026 season, announced Monday.
Hurta led the Bluejays’ offense with 50 kills while hitting .448 across two matches. Temple recorded 102 assists, averaging 11.33 per set, while Ammerman anchored Elmhurst’s defense with 50 digs. The trio helped lead the Bluejays to a 2-0 week with crucial victories over Carthage College and North Central College, securing the No. 3 seed in the CCIW Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
The CCIW Women’s Volleyball Championship begins this week as teams compete for the conference title and automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. Fans can catch postseason action live and free on the CCIW Network.
Offensive
Katie Hurta, Elmhurst (Outside Hitter, Graduate Student, Palos Hill, Ill.) - Fourth Weekly Award
Hurta totaled 50 kills across two matches, averaging 5.56 kills per set while hitting .448 in Elmhurst’s 2-0 week. The graduate outside hitter recorded 23 kills while hitting .409 in a four-set victory over Carthage before adding 27 kills with a .488 hitting percentage in a five-set win over North Central. She also contributed 26 digs and six blocks across the two contests.
Defensive
Elayna Ammerman, Elmhurst (Libero, First Year, Franklin, Tenn.) - Second Weekly Award
Ammerman totaled 50 digs across two matches, averaging 5.56 digs per set in Elmhurst’s 2-0 week. The freshman libero recorded 24 digs in a four-set victory over Carthage before adding 26 digs in a five-set win over North Central. She also contributed 10 assists across the two contests.
Setter
Freddie Temple, Elmhurst (Setter, Junior, Las Vergas, Nev.) - Second Weekly Award
Temple recorded 102 assists across two matches, averaging 11.33 assists per set in Elmhurst’s 2-0 week. The junior setter tallied 46 assists in a four-set victory over Carthage before adding 56 assists in a five-set win over North Central. She also contributed eight kills and 17 digs across the two contests.
Previous Women’s Volleyball Student-Athletes of the Week
Week 1
Offensive: Alex Bardouniotis, Illinois Wesleyan
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Ava Dettwiler, Carthage
Week 2
Offensive: Katie Hurta, Elmhurst
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Ava Dettwiler, Carthage
Week 3
Offensive: Katie Hurta, Elmhurst
Defensive: Elayna Ammerman, Elmhurst
Setter: Kendal Britton, North Park
Week 4
Offensive: Kristina Manojlovic, Carthage
Defensive: Hailey Wierzgac, Carthage
Setter: Sarah Harvey, North Central
Week 5
Offensive: Kristina Manojlovic, Carthage
Defensive: Samantha Miserendino, Carroll
Setter: Freddie Temple, Elmhurst
Week 6
Offensive: Mary Patrick, Wheaton
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Kendal Britton, North Park
Week 7
Offensive: Juliana Valdez, Illinois Wesleyan
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Sarah Harvey, North Central
Week 8
Offensive: Katie Hurta, Elmhurst
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Sophia Feeney, Illinois Wesleyan
Week 9
Offensive: Alex Bardouniotis, Illinois Wesleyan
Defensive: Alysa Lawton, Illinois Wesleyan
Setter: Karalyn Osborne, Wheaton
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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.).