FHSU Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five student-athletes from the Fort Hays State volleyball team have earned All-MIAA honors for their performance this season, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 15). Crystal Whitten and Rebekah Spainhour were named first team All-MIAA performers, while Callie Christensen was given second team honors and Megan Anderson and Hannah Wagy were listed as honorable mention.
It was the first time Fort Hays State has had players given first team accolades since joining the conference before the 2006 season, and the first time the Tigers picked up multiple first team awards since 2004. Five players equal the team record for most conference individual honors in a season, accomplished four other times (2003, 2004, 2011, 2015).
Whitten was one of six athletes unanimously selected to the first team. The senior earned All-MIAA status for the third time in her career, earning second team honors as a junior and being named honorable mention as a freshman at Pittsburg State. The outside hitter led the league with 476 total kills and 4.14 kills per set. She leads the team in kills, service aces (25) and digs (366) for the second year in a row.
Spainhour picked up All-MIAA accolades for the second time after being named to the second team last season. The senior leads the team with a .346 hitting percentage, sixth-best in the conference. The Derby, Kan. native is one of two players in the conference who rank in the top-six in both hitting percentage and total blocks, recording 105 total blocks to date. She also earned MIAA Hitter of the Week honors once this season.
Christensen has led the lead in blocking all season, finishing the regular season with 142 blocks, 23 more than second place. She also leads with 1.23 blocks per set. This is the junior’s first All-MIAA honor. She also contributed 154 kills on the year. Her 11 blocks in last week’s sweep of Missouri Southern (11/11) set a new school record in a three set match during the rally scoring era.
Anderson is an honorable mention selection for the second-straight year. The senior middle hitter ranks third on the team in both kills (264) and blocks (90). The Kearney, Neb. native has accumulated a hitting percentage of .289 on the year, second-best at FHSU.
Wagy picked up honorable mention accolades after leading the conference with 1,291 assists this season, her first All-MIAA award. In her career at FHSU, Wagy ranks fourth in the country amongst active players with 11.05 assists per set. The Greeley, Colo. native earned a pair of MIAA Specialist of the Week honors this season.
The Tigers open postseason play this evening when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo. for a match with No. 16 Central Missouri, with first serve set for 6 p.m.