OMAHA, Neb. -- Five women from the Creighton University volleyball team have been named All-East Region picks by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Lydia Dimke, Marysa Wilkinson, Jaali Winters and Brittany Witt were named First Team All-East Region honorees, with Taryn Kloth being recognized as an Honorable Mention choice. Creighton is one of eight teams with four First Team All-Region picks or more, joining Texas (6), Florida (5), Kentucky (5), Stanford (5), Penn State (5), Nebraska (4) and Baylor (4).

This is the third consecutive First Team All-Region recognition for Winters, and second straight honor for both Dimke and Wilkinson. Kloth was a First Team All-Region choice in 2016, while Witt was in 2016 named East Region Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-East Region.

A senior setter from Ham Lake, Minn., Dimke ranked second in the BIG EAST Conference with 10.64 assists per set, 10th with 0.26 service aces per set and 20th with 2.54 digs per set. Dimke was a Third Team All-American in 2016, and is a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST pick.

Wilkinson is a senior middle blocker from Lincoln, Neb., who ranked third in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.369). She was also seventh in the league with 0.94 blocks per set, 12th with 3.42 points per set and 14th with 2.88 kills per set. Wilkinson was named a First Team All-BIG EAST pick in 2017 after being a Second Team choice in 2016. She closed her career ranked in the top-10 in CU history in matches played, matches started, sets played, wins played in, kills, blocks and points.

Winters is a junior outside hitter hailing from Ankeny, Iowa. Winters ranked seventh in the BIG EAST in kills per set (3.37), eighth in points per set (3.77), 18th in digs per set (2.81) and 25th in service aces per set (0.19). Winters is a three-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection and was a Third Team All-American in 2015 before earning Honorable Mention All-America accolades in 2016.

Witt is a libero from Omaha, Neb., and one of two sophomores on the East Region First Team. Witt took home BIG EAST Libero of the Year honors in 2017, in addition to First Team All-BIG EAST plaudits, after she averaged 4.24 digs per set to rank second in the league. Witt was also 12th in the conference in service aces per set (0.25). Witt was named East Region Freshman of the Year in 2016 by the AVCA.

Kloth is a junior outside hitter from Sioux Falls, S.D., who was named MVP of the BIG EAST Championships. She ranked 12th in the league in kills per set (3.00), 14th in points per set (3.37) and 15th in hitting percentage (.270). Kloth was an Honorable Mention All-America pick last fall.

North Carolina State outside hitter Julia Brown was named East Region Player of the Year, Florida State middle blocker Taryn Knuth named East Region Freshman of the Year and Louisville's Dani Busboom Kelly named East Region Coach of the Year.

Creighton finished the 2017 season last weekend with a 26-7 record after a trip to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays won their fourth BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles in as many years and ranked 15th in the final AVCA Top 25 poll of the regular-season.

2017 Division I Regional Awards

East Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Tori	Baldwin	VCU	MB	Jr.
Julia	Brown**	NC State	OH	Sr.
Lydia	Dimke**	Creighton	S	Sr.
Santita	Ebangwese	Syracuse	MB	Jr.
Aleksandra	Kazala**	American	OH	Jr.
Milica	Kubura**	Florida State	RS	Sr.
Bri	Lilly	Butler	MB	Jr.
Melanie	McHenry	Louisville	OH	So.
Kylie	Pickrell	NC State	S	Jr.
Wilma	Rivera	Louisville	S	Jr.
Rebekah	Strange	VCU	L	Sr.
Marysa	Wilkinson**	Creighton	MB	Sr.
Jaali	Winters***	Creighton	OH	Jr.
Brittany	Witt	Creighton	L	So.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Christina	Cornelius	Harvard	MB	Jr.
Gabrielle	Eyl	Northeastern	L	Jr.
Taryn	Kloth	Creighton	OH	Jr.
Anna	Logan	Butler	OH	Jr.
Vela	McBride	American	MB	So.
Iva	Vujosevic	UMES	OH	So.

Player of the Year: Julia Brown, NC State, OH

Freshman of the Year: Taryn Knuth, Florida State, MB

Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, Louisville

East Coast Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kamalani	Akeo**	Pittsburgh	S	Jr.
Allie	Barber	Marquette	OH	So.
Ryan	DeJarld	Notre Dame	L	Jr.
Sam	Fry	Notre Dame	MB	Sr.
Nika	Markovic	Pittsburgh	RS	So.
Krissy	Mummey	College of Charleston	MB	Sr.
Beth	Nordhorn	North Carolina	MB	Sr.
Jenna	Rosenthal**	Marquette	MB	RS-Jr.
Symone	Speech	Georgetown	MB	Jr.
Gabriela	Stavnetchei	Georgia Tech	OH	Sr.
Olga	Strantzali**	Miami	OH	Sr.
Haley	Templeton	Miami	S	Sr.
Stephanie	Williams**	Pittsburgh	OH	RS-So.
Jemma	Yeadon	Notre Dame	OH	So.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Taylor	Austin	James Madison	L	Sr.
Allison	Beckman	College of Charleston	S	Jr.
Erica	Di Maulo	St. John's	S	So.
Taylor	Leath	North Carolina	OH	RS-Jr.
Alexandra	Loitz	Villanova	OH	Sr.
Lauren	Speckman	Marquette	S	So.

Player of the Year: Olga Strantzali, Miami, OH

Freshman of the Year: Kayla Lund, Pittsburgh, OH

Coach of the Year: Dan Fisher, Pittsburgh

Midwest Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Emily	Butters	Missouri State	L	Jr.
Amber	Erhahon**	Dayton	MB	Sr.
Ainise	Havili****	Kansas	S	Sr.
Hali	Hillegas	Iowa State	L	RS-So.
Heather	Hook	Northern Iowa	S	Sr.
Lily	Johnson****	Missouri State	OH	Sr.
Laura	Milos**	Oral Roberts	OH	Sr.
Kelsie	Payne***	Kansas	RS	Sr.
Madison	Rigdon**	Kansas	OH	Sr.
Jess	Schaben**	Iowa State	OH	Jr.
Karlie	Taylor	Northern Iowa	OH	So.
Piper	Thomas	Northern Iowa	MB	Jr.
Samara	West	Iowa State	RS	RS-Sr.
Lynsey	Wright	Missouri State	MB	Sr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Payton	Caffrey	West Virginia	OH	So.
Alexis	Conaway	Iowa State	OH	Sr.
Zoe	Hill	Kansas	MB	So.
Rebecca	Latham	Denver	RS	Jr.
Kassandra	Tohm	New Mexico State	OH	Sr.
Bri	Weber	Northern Iowa	OH	Jr.

Player of the Year: Ainise Havili, Kansas, S

Freshman of the Year: Rylee Cookerly, Valparaiso, L

Coach of the Year: Melissa Stokes, Missouri State

North Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Symone	Abbott	Northwestern	OH	Sr.
Annika	Albrecht	Nebraska	OH	Sr.
Autumn	Bailey****	Michigan State	OH	RS-Sr.
Mikaela	Foecke***	Nebraska	OH	Jr.
Alyssa	Garvelink**	Michigan State	MB	Sr.
Alexis	Hart**	Minnesota	OH	So.
Briana	Holman****	Nebraska	MB	Sr.
Kelly	Hunter***	Nebraska	S	Sr.
Abbie	Lehman****	Wichita State	MB	Sr.
Rachel	Minarick**	Michigan State	S	Sr.
Courtney	Pence	Illinois State	L	Jr.
Stephanie	Samedy	Minnesota	RS	Fr.
Samantha	Seliger-Swenson***	Minnesota	S	Jr.
Carly	Skjodt	Michigan	OH	Jr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Tabitha	Brown	Wichita State	OH	Jr.
Emily	Hiebert	Wichita State	S	Sr.
Jaelyn	Keene	Illinois State	MB	Sr.
Claire	Kieffer-Wright	Michigan	MB	Sr.
Molly	Lohman	Minnesota	MB	Sr.
Holly	Toliver	Michigan State	RS	Sr.

Player of the Year: Kelly Hunter, Nebraska, S

Freshman of the Year: Stephanie Samedy, Minnesota, RS

Coach of the Year: Chris Lamb, Wichita State

Northeast Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Sherridan	Atkinson	Purdue	RS	RS-Jr.
Ali	Bastianelli**	Illinois	MB	Jr.
Danielle	Cuttino***	Purdue	MB/OH	Sr.
Ashley	Evans	Purdue	S	RS-Sr.
Ali	Frantti***	Penn State	OH	Sr.
Simone	Lee**	Penn State	OH	Sr.
Jordyn	Poulter**	Illinois	S	Jr.
Dana	Rettke	Wisconsin	MB	Fr.
Kallie	Seimet	Bowling Green	L	Jr.
Heidi	Thelen	Penn State	RS	Sr.
Haleigh	Washington***	Penn State	MB	Sr.
Ashley	Wenz	Ohio State	OH	Sr.
Kendall	White	Penn State	L	So.
Tionna	Williams**	Wisconsin	MB	Jr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Abby	Detering	Penn State	S/H	Sr.
Sydney	Hilley	Wisconsin	S	Fr.
Gina	Kilner	Cleveland St.	S	Sr.
Maggie	O'Connell	Princeton	RS	So.
Luisa	Schirmer	Ohio State	OH	Sr.
Azariah	Stahl	Purdue	OH	Sr.

Player of the Year: Simone Lee, Penn State, OH

Freshman of the Year: Dana Rettke, Wisconsin, MB

Coach of the Year: Russ Rose, Penn State

Pacific North Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Carly	DeHoog	Washington	RS	Sr.
Audriana	Fitzmorris	Stanford	MB	So.
Jenna	Gray	Stanford	S	So.
Morgan	Hentz	Stanford	L	So.
Merete	Lutz****	Stanford	RS	RS-Sr.
Emily	Maglio	Hawai'i	MB	Sr.
Mary-Kate	Marshall***	Oregon State	OH	Sr.
Taylor	Nelson	Cal Poly	S	Sr.
Sierra	Nobley**	Boise State	OH	Sr.
Katie	Oleksak**	Colorado State	S	So.
Kathryn	Plummer**	Stanford	OH	So.
Tia	Scambray	Washington	L	Sr.
Courtney	Schwan**	Washington	OH	Sr.
Torrey	Van Winden**	Cal Poly	RS	So.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Taylor	Agost	Oregon	RS	RS-Sr.
Tami	Alade	Stanford	MB	Jr.
Jasmine	Hanna	Colorado State	OH	Sr.
Ronika	Stone	Oregon	MB	So.
Bailey	Tanner	Washington	S	Sr.
Adlee	Van Winden	Cal Poly	OH	Jr.

Player of the Year: Kathryn Plummer, Stanford, OH

Freshman of the Year: Kylee McLaughlin, Oregon State, S

Coach of the Year: Sam Crosson, Cal Poly

Pacific South Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Brittany	Abercrombie	Southern California	RS	Sr.
Adora	Anae**	Utah	OH	Sr.
Madeleine	Gates	UCLA	MB	So.
Kristen	Gengenbacher	San Diego	S	Sr.
Jasmine	Gross	Pepperdine	MB	So.
Veronica	Jones-Perry	BYU	OH	Jr.
Jayden	Kennedy	San Diego	RS	Sr.
Mary	Lake	BYU	L	So.
Khalia	Lanier**	Southern California	OH	So.
Tawnee	Luafalemana	Utah	MB	Sr.
Addison	Picha	San Diego	MB	Jr.
Lindsey	Ruddins	UC Santa Barbara	OH	RS-So.
Alexa	Smith	Colorado	OH	Jr.
Sarah	Sponcil***	UCLA	S	Sr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Reily	Buechler	UCLA	OH	Sr.
Zana	Muno	UCLA	L	Jr.
Cosy	Burnett	BYU	MB	Sr.
Brynna	Deluzio	Colorado	S	Fr.
McKenna	Miller	BYU	OH	So.
Berkeley	Oblad	Utah	MB	Jr.

Player of the Year: Adora Anae, Utah, OH

Freshman of the Year: Brynna Deluzio, Colorado, S

Coach of the Year: Jennifer Petrie, San Diego

South Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Samantha	Anderson**	Central Arkansas	RS	Jr.
Rachel	Anderson	Western Kentucky	MB	Jr.
Taylor	Bannister	LSU	RS	Fr.
Alyssa	Cavanaugh****	Western Kentucky	OH	Sr.
Jesse	Earl***	Auburn	L	Sr.
Liesl	Engelbrecht	Kennesaw State	MB	Jr.
Alexa	Filley	Auburn	S	Sr.
Yumi	Garcia	UNC-Charlotte	L	So.
Leah	Hardeman***	Coastal Carolina	OH	Sr.
Jessica	Lucas****	Western Kentucky	S	Sr.
Carlyle	Nusbaum**	Lipscomb	OH	Jr.
Emily	Stroup	Ole Miss	OH	So.
Tatyana	Thomas	UNC-Charlotte	MB	Sr.
Pilar	Victoria**	Arkansas	OH	RS-Sr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Raigen	Cianciulli	LSU	L	Fr.
Sydney	Engle	Western Kentucky	RS	Sr.
Leah	Lawrence	Alabama	MB	Sr.
Rachel	Rippee	Arkansas	S	So.
Janell	Sparks	UNC-Charlotte	OH	Sr.
Shaina	White	Auburn	MB	So.

Player of the Year: Alyssa Cavanaugh, Western Kentucky, OH

Freshman of the Year: Taylor Bannister, LSU, RS

Coach of the Year: Travis Hudson, Western Kentucky

Southeast Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Rhamat	Alhassan****	Florida	MB	Sr.
Kaz	Brown***	Kentucky	MB	Sr.
Amanda	Carroll	FGCU	OH	Jr.
T'ara	Ceasar	Georgia	OH	Fr.
Ashley	Dusek***	Kentucky	L	Sr.
Leah	Edmond**	Kentucky	OH	So.
Emily	Franklin	Kentucky	MB	Sr.
Shainah	Joseph	Florida	RS	RS-Sr.
Carolin	Knop**	Florida	L	Sr.
Rachael	Kramer	Florida	MB	So.
Madison	Lilley	Kentucky	S	Fr.
Alyssa	Munlyn	Missouri	MB	Jr.
Mikayla	Shields**	South Carolina	RS	So.
Carli	Snyder***	Florida	OH	Sr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Kia	Bright	Central Florida	OH	RS-Sr.
Meghan	Donovan	Georgia	S	So.
Kelley	Hartman	South Alabama	MB	So.
Kira	Larson	Missouri	RS	RS-Sr.
Molly	Livingston	High Point	MB	Jr.
Madeline	Palmer	Radford	OH	Sr.

Player of the Year: Leah Edmond, Kentucky, OH

Freshman of the Year: Madison Lilley, Kentucky, S

Coach of the Year: Tom Mendoza, High Point

Southwest Region

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Amanda	Chamberlain	North Texas	MB	Sr.
Alyssa	Enneking	Oklahoma	OH	Sr.
Shelly	Fanning	Baylor	MB	RS-So.
Hannah	Lockin	Baylor	S	Fr.
Cat	McCoy	Texas	L	Sr.
Ebony	Nwanebu***	Texas	RS	RS-Sr.
Chiaka	Ogbogu****	Texas	MB	RS-Sr.
Yossiana	Pressley	Baylor	OH	Fr.
Ashley	Shook	Texas	S	Fr.
Katie	Staiger**	Baylor	OH	RS-Sr.
Lexi	Sun	Texas	OH	Fr.
Anna	Walsh	TCU	MB	Jr.
Micaya	White**	Texas	OH	RS-So.
Karley	York	North Texas	S	Jr.

Honorable Mention

First Name	Last Name	School	Pos.	Year
Sarah	Bell	Southern Mississippi	S	Jr.
Carlisa	May	Arkansas State	OH	Jr.
Holly	Milam	North Texas	MB	Sr.
Grace	Morgan	Rice	MB	So.
Barbara	Teakell	North Texas	OH	Fr.
Hali	Wisnoskie	Louisiana Lafayette	OH	Fr.

Player of the Year: Chiaka Ogbogu, Texas, MB

Freshman of the Year: Yossiana Pressley, Baylor, OH

Coach of the Year: Andrew Palileo, North Texas

* Denotes total number of years selected to AVCA Division I All-Region Team

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2017 Division I Regional Awards

East Region

Honorable Mention

East Coast Region

Honorable Mention

Midwest Region

Honorable Mention

North Region

Honorable Mention

Northeast Region

Honorable Mention

Pacific North Region

Honorable Mention

Pacific South Region

Honorable Mention

South Region

Honorable Mention

Southeast Region

Honorable Mention

Southwest Region

Honorable Mention

Players Mentioned

Lydia Dimke

Taryn Kloth

Marysa Wilkinson

Jaali Winters

Brittany Witt

AVCA Honors Five Bluejays on All-Region Team

2017 Division I Regional Awards

East Region

Honorable Mention

East Coast Region

Honorable Mention

Midwest Region

Honorable Mention

North Region

Honorable Mention

Northeast Region

Honorable Mention

Pacific North Region

Honorable Mention

Pacific South Region

Honorable Mention

South Region

Honorable Mention

Southeast Region

Honorable Mention

Southwest Region

Honorable Mention

Players Mentioned

Lydia Dimke

Taryn Kloth

Marysa Wilkinson

Jaali Winters

Brittany Witt

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