Three Brookings-area players earn recognition to All-State volleyball teams

Sioux Valleys Kaedyn Sapp and Colman-Egans Brynlee Landis were each named to the South Dakota High School Associations All-State Volleyball teams for the 2024 season on Monday evening.

Sapp was a force for the Cossacks this season, leading them to a 25-8 record and their first state tournament appearance since 2017. Sapp racked up 319 kills with a .221 hitting percentage while adding 35 assists and 34 total blocks. But she also was a force on the back end, collecting 347 digs.

Sapps season also earned her a spot on the Class A All-State Tournament team, posting 42 kills, 49 digs and three aces to lead the Cossacks to a sixth-place finish.

Landis was also a key piece while leading Colman-Egan to a 25-6 record and the Hawks fifth straight state tournament appearance. Landis racked up a team-high 399 kills and a .271 hitting percentage while adding 14 assists and 36 service aces and had 32 total blocks and 352 digs on defense during the regular season.

Landis finished the year strong posting 50 kills, 44 digs, two aces and five total blocks while leading the Hawks to the consolation championship for the second straight year.

Elkton-Lake Bentons Andrea Renkly also was named as an honorable mention to the Class A All-State team. Renkly had a 97 percent serving efficiency rate with 23 aces this season and a 2.07 serve rating. She also racked up 368 kills with a .219 hitting percentage, 29 total blocks and 434 digs while leading the Lady Elks to a 15-13 record this season.

The remainder of this years teams are listed below.

Class AA

First Team

  • Maggie Meister Harrisburg
  • Gabi Zachariasen Harrisburg
  • Emory Brosnahan Sioux Falls Jefferson
  • Emery Thury Watertown
  • Kiera McManus OGorman
  • Kate Wiebesiek Sioux Falls Roosevelt
  • Kaelyn Snoozy Sioux Falls Washington

Second Team

  • Taryn Kircsh Sioux Falls Washington
  • Abby Gruber Brandon Valley
  • Josalyn Samuels Harrisburg
  • Lauryn Burckhard Aberdeen
  • Isabel Simmons Sioux Falls Jefferson
  • Kyra Hermanson OGorman
  • Cate Legel Sioux Falls Washington

Class A

First Team

  • Addisen Barber Sioux Falls Christian
  • Madelynn Henry Dell Rapids
  • Bentlee Kollbaum Elk Point-Jefferson
  • Claire Munch Dakota Valley
  • Jolie Palmer Miller
  • Sophi Randall Dell Rapids
  • Reagan Rus Mount Vernon/Plankinton

Second Team

  • Madelyn Munch Dakota Valley
  • Addison Neuendorf Hamlin
  • Kaedyn Sapp Sioux Valley
  • Brietta Timme Sioux Falls Christian
  • Daynica Witzel Baltic

Honorable Mention

  • Charley Handerson Mobridge/Pollock
  • Abby Kjenstad Great Plains Lutheran
  • Lauryn Kloth Dell Rapids
  • Kellie Kuil Winner
  • Macy Plucker Canton
  • Andrea Renkly Elkton/Lake Benton
  • Jenn VandeWeerd Canton

Class B

First Team

  • Lily Van Hal Chester
  • Kyleigh Schopp Warner
  • Kailee Frank Burke
  • Katelyn Schroeder Hitchcock-Tulare
  • Ashley Haven Northwestern
  • Jacy Wolf Chester
  • Taylor Hoxeng Gayville-Volin

Second Team

  • Carley Cotton Faulkton
  • Brynlee Landis Colman-Egan
  • TyAnn Mortenson Faith
  • Emerson Carter Castlewood
  • Kendall Uttecht Wolsey-Wessington

Honorable Mention

  • Paige Bull Burke
  • Jordy Jensen Warner
  • Isabella Stubkjaer Sioux Falls Lutheran
  • Lila Johnson Hitchcock-Tulare
  • Samara Clemente Wolsey Wessington
  • Marley Guthmiller Ipswich

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