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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    November 14, 2005

SUBJECT: Volleyball All-Conference Honors Announced

Des Moines, IA – The Midwest Classic Conference announces its volleyball All-Conference honors. Thirty athletes were recognized as part of the All-Conference Teams as voted by the coaches; twelve to the First Team and eighteen to the Honorable Mention Team.

Iowa Wesleyan College senior middle hitter Luren Baylon (Lima, Peru) was voted as the MCC Player of the Year. Baylon transferred to Iowa Wesleyan from Miami Dade Community College where she was an All-American selection. In her two years with the Tigers, Baylon is a two-time First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Region VII selection. Baylon earned MCC Player of the Week five times this season and was the first volleyball player from Iowa Wesleyan to be named the NAIA National Player of the Week in October. She will leave the Tiger program as the career record holder in attack percentage (currently .414) and is second in career kills per game (currently 5.81).

"As a first year coach it has been an honor to coach this very talented group of young ladies.

Luren receiving this honor is a tribute to her tremendous skills. She is a leader on and off the court and

provides the punch that lifts the talents of everyone on this team. I know everyone is proud of her

and share in her joy at this moment. This is a very proud moment for Luren, her team mates and for

Iowa Wesleyan College volleyball," said head coach Brian Dickens.

Mount Mercy head coach Paul MacDonald was selected by his peers as the MCC Coach of the Year.

MacDonald, in his third season with the Mustangs, led Mount Mercy to a 24-9 regular season record, finishing in second place in the MCC at 6-1.

"We are extremely happy for Coach MacDonald who is very deserved of this honor. Coach MacDonald has worked hard in the past three years to rebuild the Mustang program and get it back on track as one of the strongest programs in the league as in past years,” said Mount Mercy athletic director Don McCormick.


2005

Midwest Classic All-Conference Volleyball

MCC Player of the Year: Luren Baylon (Iowa Wesleyan)
MCC Coach of the Year: Paul MacDonald (Mount Mercy)

First Team
Ashford: Jenny Buelow, Stacy Cook
Grand View: Melissa Blessington
Iowa Wesleyan: Luren Baylon, Tina Kruckenberg
Mount Mercy: Kate Ripperger, Jeni Straub
St. Ambrose: Kelly Grimes
Viterbo: Chelsea Muckenhirn
Waldorf: Sheena Sullivan
William Penn: Jess Walker, Renae Walker

Honorable Mention
Ashford: Amanda Deters, Jessie Kearns, Kristin Orozco
Grand View: Kayla Brooks, Katie Demarest, Tanna Slings
Iowa Wesleyan: Jenny Harris, Amber Riley, Michelle Sieler
Mount Mercy: Renee Downey, Lisa Rosauer
St. Ambrose: Andrea Brooks
Viterbo: Carly Chenoweth, Katie Tomsyck
Waldorf: Tracee Kroese, Samantha Stone
William Penn: Cohri Haas, Courtney Thomas