Yesterday, Raccoon Valley Radio released the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference All-Conference selections in volleyball. Today, we present individual awards presented by the team. Coach Chris Heisterkamp’s Rams were 16-11 overall for the recently completed season and they tied for second place in the HOIAC at 5-2.

Letter winners are seniors Bella Schroeder (4 years), Natalie Heupel (4), Katrina Heupel (4), Alexa Peters, and Ashlynn Hinners. Juniors lettering are Graci Cooklin and Kaylee Stalder, while sophomores Emma Ewalt and Emma Shipley lettered. Sophomore Maggie Mikkelsen lettered as a manager.

Academic All-Conference honors were earned by eight players with a minimum 3.25 grade point average on a 4.00 scale for juniors and seniors using the last permanent grading period. Earning academic honors are Schroeder, Katrina and Natalie Heupel, Peters, Hinners, Stalder, Cooklin, and junior Grace Hardaway.

Hardaway and freshman Savannah Lansman received the Habben-ero Award (named after 2022 graduate Brianna Habben) for continually displaying and leading others with enthusiastic, “on-fire” energy, demonstrating commitment to Ram volleyball with dynamic actions that significantly influence the team in a powerful and positive way.