Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – Monmouth College sophomore outside/opposite hitter
Kaylee Celus has been named the 2025 Midwest Conference (MWC) Volleyball Player of the Year, following a vote by the league’s nine head coaches. Celus leads the All-MWC Volleyball honors as a first team selection.
As a standout who helped the Fighting Scots qualify for the MWC Tournament for the second consecutive season, Celus led the league with 109 kills, 3.63 kills per set and 124 points (4.13/set) in conference play. Celus has now been named to the first team in each of her two collegiate seasons.
Lawrence University freshman middle blocker
Audrey Weier was named the 2025 MWC Volleyball Newcomer of the Year. In conference action, Weier ranked among the top five players in blocks (3rd, 24), kills per set (5th, 3.17) and hitting percentage (5th, .332). This marks the second consecutive season that Lawrence has boasted the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
Lawrence University head coach Jeff Van Lannen and assistants Emma Kane, Alaina Beimborn-Hahn and Adam Hahn earned the 2025 MWC Volleyball Coaching Staff of the Year award. In his second season as head coach, Van Lannen led the Vikings to a school record 22 wins, securing their place in the MWC Tournament for just the second time in school history – and first since 2016. The full list of honorees can be found below.
2025 Midwest Conference Volleyball All-Conference
First Team
Kaylee Celus, Monmouth - Sophomore
Audrey Weier, Lawrence - Freshman
Ally Corrente, Lawrence - Freshman
Ella Becker, Cornell - Senior
Ally Olmstead, Cornell - Sophomore
Selia Stein, Cornell - Freshman
Nia Howard, Cornell - Junior
Millie Leonard, Grinnell - Junior
Kylie Snell, Grinnell - Senior
Laura Kaiser, Illinois College - Senior
Second Team
Hazel Cook, Lawrence - Sophomore
Aria Wessel, Lawrence - Freshman
Alana Robertson, Monmouth - Senior
Haylie Orton, Illinois College - Senior
Summer Brandis, Illinois College - Senior
Makenna Harren, Ripon - Sophomore
Keira Sullivan, Grinnell - Junior
Kylie-Ann Smith, Grinnell - Junior
Hannah Cantwell, Cornell - Freshman
Mia Tubbs, Cornell - Sophomore
Player of the Year
Kaylee Celus, Monmouth
Newcomer of the Year
Audrey Weier, Lawrence
Coaching Staff of the Year
Lawrence - Head Coach: Jeff Van Lannen