Coach of the Year
Elmer Matlock
Richard Montgomery
25th year, 250-151
Veteran helmsman fielded what he called his best team this fall and guided the Rockets to a 16-2 mark en route to their first state semifinal apperance since 1992 and second overall.
Player of the Year
Alex Holston
Sherwood
Jr., Outside hitter
University of Florida and repeat POY just kept getting better and did a little bit of everything for the undefeated Class 4A state victor, averaging 4.9 kills per set, 53 aces, 42 blocks, 123 digs.
First team
Taylor Gallart
Academy of the Holy Cross
Jr., Outside hitter
Powerful hitter and Division I recruit developed into a solid all-around player this fall and it paid dividends for the WCAC and MD/DC Private School runner-ups. See 604 kills, 82 aces, 193 digs, 49 blocks.
Autumn Jenkins
Damascus
Jr., Middle
Athletic and emotional sparkplug helped the Swarmin’ Hornets to at 15-2 mark and a berth in the Class 3A West Region championship match with 163 kills, 97 digs, 52 blocks and 41 service aces.
Jennifer Morrissey
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Sr., Setter
Veteran starter was a calming influence for the WCAC champions while an unproven stable of hitters develped by dishing out 1,060 assists and recording 107 kills, 51 aces, 33 blocks, 98 digs.
Jackie Nelligan
Richard Montgomery
Sr., Middle
Washington University (MO.) committ did everything on and off the floor for the Class 4A West Region champion and led it in nearly every major statistical category, including kills (285), blocks (56) and aces (64).
Sydney West
Sherwood
Sr., Libero
In her final season of organized competitive volleyball, the Warriors co-captain was the team’s unquestioned vocal leader and the county’s finest defensive-only player with 253 digs and 42 aces.
Second team
MacKenzie Cockerill
Gaithersburg
Sr., Libero
Ashley Dumont
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Sr., Outside/middle hitter
Megan Hewitt
Sherwood
Sr., Outside hitter
Maddie Moyer
Sherwood
Jr., Setter
Stephanie Paul
Walter Johnson
Jr., Setter/Outside hitter
Annika Schwartz
Damascus
Soph., Outside hitter
Honorable mention
Rhamat Alhassan
Academy of the Holy Cross
Soph., Middle
Catherine Benz
Walt Whitman
Jr., Middle
Caitlin Cooney
Covenant Life
Jr., Outside hitter
Rachel Cox-Rosen
Northwest
Jr., Libero
Kelly Donnellan
Gaithersburg
Jr., Setter
Rachel Eng
Northwest
Jr., Outside hitter
Andrea Falcon
Watkins Mill
Sr., Setter
Emma Geisser
Col. Zadok Magruder
Sr., Outside hitter
Ellie Goodwin
Academy of the Holy Cross
Fresh., Libero
Jen Gruber
Col. Zadok Magruder
Jr., Outside hitter
Sierra Hahn-Ventrell
Bethesda-Chevy Case
Sr., Outside hitter
Emily Jiang
Richard Montgomery
Jr., OH
Kayla Johnson
Rockville
Jr., Outside hitter
Sarah Kenneweg
Poolesville
Soph., Libero
Franny Kuhney
James H. Blake
Jr., Outside hitter
Adrianna Lee
Winston Churchill
Jr. Setter
Kristen Larrick
Walter Johnson
Jr., Middle
Nika Lilley
Montgomery Blair
Sr., OH
Lenka Malec
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Sr., Libero
Carly Marella
Damascus
Soph., Setter
Morgan McAlpin
Sherwood
Sr., Middle
Kelly McShea
Covenant Life
Jr., Setter
Lianna Meiburger
Damascus
Sr., Libero
Brigid Morris
Walter Johnson
Soph., Outside hitter
Dominique Parker
Sherwood
Jr., Middle
Karishma Patel
Poolesville
Sr., Setter
Rachel Townsend
Northwest
Sr., Outside hitter
Elizabeth Walsh
Col. Zadok Magruder
Soph., Middle
Jessica Wang
Thomas S. Wootton
Fr., Outside hitter