November 20, 2002

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that four of the Conference’s volleyball players were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Central Region Team.

IIAC Most Valuable Player Shannon Leonard (Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa HS), a senior middle hitter from Loras College, Central College’s Catie Ruefer (Davenport, Iowa/North HS), a junior right side hitter, and Kristin Hancock (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS), a freshman outside hitter, and Wartburg College junior middle hitter Dia Dohlman (Eldora, Iowa/Eldora-New Providence HS) were named to the 12-member Team.

In addition to her All-Region honors, Hancock was named the Central Region’s Freshman of the Year. For Dohlman, it is the second straight season she was recognized by the AVCA as an All-Region Player.

Wartburg senior setter Angie Hulse (Clarence, Iowa/North Cedar HS) and Simpson senior middle hitter Jessica Nauman (Ledyard, Iowa/North Kossuth HS) were among six that earned All-Region Honorable Mention.

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