FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 November 23, 2005
SUBJECT: NAIA All-Region VII Volleyball Teams Announced

The Midwest Classic Conference was well represented on the NAIA All-Region VII Teams announced Wednesday. Nine of eighteen members of the All-Region Teams were from the MCC. The remaining nine were selected from the Chicagoland Conference. Named to the First Team from the MCC were First Team: Luren Baylon (Iowa Wesleyan), Jenny Buelow (Ashford), Kelly Grimes (St. Ambrose), Tina Kruckenberg (Iowa Wesleyan), Jeni Streb (Mount Mercy); Second Team: Stacy Cook (Ashford), Kate Ripperger (Mount Mercy), Sheena Sullivan (Waldorf), and Renae Walker (William Penn). Iowa Wesleyan senior middle hitter Baylon and Iowa Wesleyan head coach Brian Dickens were named the Region VII Player and Coach of the Year; Ashford’s Cook was named Region Libero of the Year.

Region VII Honors:
NAIA Region VII Player of the Year: Luren Baylon – Iowa Wesleyan
NAIA Region VII Libero of the Year: Stacy Cook - Ashford
NAIA Region VII Coach of the Year: Brian Dickens – Iowa Wesleyan

NAIA All-Region VII First Team
Luren Baylon – Iowa Wesleyan
Jenny Buelow – Ashford
Dani Gisler – Trinity International
Kelly Grimes – St. Ambrose
Megan Gullickson – Olivet Nazarene
Lauren Joyce – Illinois Institute of Technology
Lisa Klein – St. Francis
Tina Kruckenberg – Iowa Wesleyan
Emily Lindquist – Olivet Nazarene
Michelle McFadden – Olivet Nazarene
Jeni Streb – Mount Mercy
Michelle Whelan – Trinity International

NAIA All-Region VII Second Team
Stacy Cook – Ashford
Casie Petroski – St. Francis
Carrie Mockovack – St. Xavier
Kate Ripperger – Mount Mercy
Sheena Sullivan – Waldorf
Renae Walker – William Penn