FOUR LAKER WOMEN EARN ALL-REGION HONORS

The Iowa Lakes Community College volleyball team claimed half of the spots on the Region XI All-Region first team.  Arah Kleinschmidt, Liz Miller, and Aurialis Camareno earned first team honors, while Jenna Tammel was selected to second team all-region.  

Kleinschmidt, a sophomore setter from Oronoco, Minn., led the Lakers and the league in assists per game with 11. Miller, a sophomore outside hitter from St. Charles, Minn., led the Lakers in kills with 542.  Camareno, a freshman from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, led the team with 114 aces and 741 digs this year.  Tammel, a sophomore hitter from Spring Valley, Minn., had 479 digs on the year.  The entire tournament team is as follows:

First team all-region:
     Arah Kleinschmidt, Iowa Lakes;
     Liz Miller, Iowa Lakes;
     Aurialis Camareno, Iowa Lakes;
     Jessica Lopez, Marshalltown;
     Morgan Brown, Iowa Central; and,
     Hailey Beneke, Iowa Central.

Second team all-region:
     Jenna Tammel, Iowa Lakes;
     Sarah Geist, Marshalltown;
     Channing Merchant, Marshalltown;
     Sydni Fenner, Ellsworth;
     Katelyn Early, Ellsworth; and,
     Sarah Heinman, NIACC.

Iowa Lakes will advance to the National Volleyball Tournament November 15 - 18 in Scottsdale, Ariz.