WICHITA, Kan. - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2023 Volleyball All-KCAC Selections and individual award winners, as voted upon by the conference's volleyball coaches, on Thursday morning. Darla Crow headlined the Bethel College selections earning the conference's Defender of the Year award after leading the country in blocks during the regular season.

To go along with her Defender of the Year selection, Crow earned a First Team All-KCAC honor as well. She tallied 177 blocks during the 2023 campaign, just one more than the next closest. Crow averaged 1.55 blocks per set, good for the second best mark in the country, while appearing in every set for the Threshers this season. Darla finished third on the team in kills racking up 218 over the 31 contests, hitting a team high .276 for qualifying players.

Joining Crow on the All-KCAC First Team was Kylah Carter. Carter led the Threshers in kills this season racking up 301, hitting .193. Kylah also recorded a team high points with 336.5 while also playing in all 31 contests. Carter finished the year with 65 blocks and 71 digs.

Bethel's lone All-KCAC Second Team selection was Cameron Offerle. Cameron racked up the second most kills on the season for the Threshers totaling 279 during her freshman campaign. Offerle added in 97 digs and 56 blocks as well.

Kaitlyn Shima earned an All-KCAC Third Team selection after commanding the Bethel offense for a majority of the season. Shima finished the year with 659 assists, averaging 5.78 assists per set. Kaitlyn also recorded 23 kills and was third on the team in digs with 280, while adding in 7 blocks.

Jordan Boone also earned an All-KCAC Third Team selection. Boone finished the season second on the team in blocks with 92. Jordan finished with the second highest hitting percentage on the team among qualifying hitters with a .213, recording 157 kills.

Bethel earned the third seed in the KCAC Tournament and will be taking on the Evangel Valor on Friday, November 10th at 1:30 PM at Hutchinson Community College.

Statistical information on the 2023 KCAC Volleyball season can be found here.

Listed below are the First Team, Second Team, and Third Team selections as voted on by the KCAC volleyball head coaches:

FIRST TEAM
 

NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Evelyn Rohrberg	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	OH	Fr.	Charata Chaco, Argentina
Radaisy Valdez	Ottawa University	MB	Jr.	Bani, Dominican Republic
Rylee Serpan	Kansas Wesleyan University	RS	So.	Spring Hill, Kan.
Sydney Collins	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	S	So.	Bartlesville, Okla.
Rylee Kenitzer	University of Saint Mary	RS	Sr.	Clovis, Calif.
Josie Deckinger	Kansas Wesleyan University	S	Sr.	Wichita, Kan.
Hadley Waldren	McPherson College	MH	Jr.	Hutchinson, Kan.
Kylah Carter	Bethel College	OH	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Tijana Stojiljkovic	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	MB	So.	Leskovac, Serbia
Kylee Harris	Kansas Wesleyan University	OH	So.	Peculiar, Mo.
Darla Crow	Bethel College	MB	Fr.	Denton, Texas
Vivianna Sanchez	Evangel University	MB	So.	Chula Vista, Calif.
Zoe Fernandez	McPherson College	OPP	Jr.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emily Peterson	Sterling College	MH	Sr.	Enid, Okla.

SECOND TEAM
 

NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Keagan Shockley	University of Saint Mary	OH	Sr.	Eudora, Kan.
Maddy McKinney	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	MB	Sr.	Delaware, Okla.
Lily Holden	Ottawa University	MB	So.	Platte City, Mo.
Bella Wakley	Evangel University	OH	So.	Tulsa, Okla.
Andjela Micunovic	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	L	Grad.	Belgrade, Serbia
Emma Rhodes	Tabor College	S	Sr.	Claremore, Okla.
Daisy Scott	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	OH	Jr.	Catoosa, Okla.
Kelcey Hund	Kansas Wesleyan University	L	Sr.	Leavenworth, Kan.
Michelle Acevado Ortiz	Bethany College	L	So.	Coamo, Puerto Rico
Cameron Offerle	Bethel College	OH	Fr.	Offerle, Kan.
Madison Folsom	University of Saint Mary	OH	Jr.	Atchison, Kan.
Bridget McHugh	McPherson College	MH	Sr.	Whitehall, Mich.

THIRD TEAM
 

NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Petra Fernandez	McPherson College	OH	Jr.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kaitlyn Shima	Bethel College	S	Sr.	Topeka, Kan.
Sophia Wicker	Southwestern College	L	Sr.	Woodstock, Ill.
Aliya McClanahan	Sterling College	MH	Fr.	Greeley, Colo.
Danielle Armendariz	York University	OPP	Sr.	El Paso, Texas
Gianna Adriaanase	Kansas Wesleyan University	OH	Fr.	Edmond, Okla.
Makaila Keith	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	RS	Sr.	Tulsa, Okla.
Jordan Boone	Bethel College	MB	Jr.	Gardner, Kan.
Chaney Barth	Ottawa University	OH	Fr.	Baldwin City, Kan.
Zola Moore	Bethany College	OH	Sr.	Austin, Texas
Sharayah Seymour	Evangel University	MB	So.	Cassville, Mo.
Antonia Perier	Friends University	DS/L	Jr.	Bakersfield, Calif.