Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Associate Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
 
GRINNELL, Iowa – Cornell College senior setter Clare Green has been named the 2024 Midwest Conference (MWC) Volleyball Player of the Year, following a vote by the league’s nine head coaches. Green leads the All-MWC Volleyball honors as a First Team selection.
 
As a standout for the MWC Champion Rams, Green surpassed 4,000 career assists this season, breaking Cornell’s all-time record. She leads the conference in assists with 892 on the season and 262 in MWC play, averaging 8.37 per set. Green also recorded 52 digs (1.93 per set), 12 blocks, 12 service aces, 14 kills, and 32.5 points against conference opponents.
 
Lawrence University freshman outside hitter Margaret Hahnke was named the 2024 MWC Volleyball Newcomer of the Year. Hahnke led the league with 108 kills, averaging 4.32 kills per set, and finished second in service aces with 18, averaging 0.72 per set.
 
Monmouth College head coach Derrick Broekemier and assistants Kaylee Woodard and Tim Blaser earned the 2024 MWC Volleyball Coaching Staff of the Year award. In his second season as head coach, Broekemier guided the Fighting Scots to a 6-2 MWC record (19-10 overall) and a third-place finish, securing a spot in the MWC Volleyball Tournament for the first time since 2021.
 
The Team Sportsmanship Award was presented to Beloit College, recognizing the team that best exemplifies and upholds the sportsmanship ideals of the MWC. The Buccaneers are led by head coach Lehua Enomoto.The full list of honorees can be found below.
 
2024 Midwest Conference Volleyball All-Conference
 
First Team
Ella Becker, Cornell - Junior
Emily Brewer, Grinnell - Senior
Kaylee Celus, Monmouth - Freshman
Clare Green, Cornell - Senior
Ligaya Garibay, Illinois College - Senior
Margaret Hahnke, Lawrence - Freshman
Laura Kaiser, Illinois College - Junior
Millie Leonard, Grinnell - Sophomore
Ilah Perez-Johnson, Cornell - 5th Year
Sophie Weber, Grinnell - Senior
 
Second Team
Juli Barrientos, Lake Forest - Senior
Hazel Cook, Lawrence - Freshman
Paige Foltz, Monmouth - Freshman
Alex Johnson, Illinois College - Senior
Jenna Keller, Grinnell - Senior
Ally Olmstead, Cornell - First Year
Carly Puffer, Cornell - Junior
Michaela Riege, Ripon - Junior
Savannah Robinson, Monmouth - Senior
Layne Wright, Monmouth - Senior
 
Player of the Year
Clare Green, Cornell College
 
Newcomer of the Year
Margaret Hahnke, Lawrence University
 
Coaching Staff of the Year
Monmouth College - Head Coach: Derrick Broekemier
 
Team Sportsmanship
Beloit College