College of Idaho's Naomi Reimer (left) and Eastern Oregon's Grace Deboodt shared co-Player of the Year honors in the CCC this season.
Reimer, Deboodt Named CCC Co-Players of Year
PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior middle hitter Grace Deboodt of Eastern Oregon and junior outside hitter Naomi Reimer of College of Idaho have been voted the CCC’s Co-Players of the Year, the league office announced. The College of Idaho’s Liz Mendiola, along with Southern Oregon’s Josh Rohlfing, who each guided the respective teams to a share of the CCC’s regular-season volleyball title, were named Co-Coaches of the Year by their peers.
Deboodt, of Prineville, Ore., was named to her third-straight all-conference first-team and led the Mountaineers to their second-straight post-season appearance. A junior outside hitter from Killarney, Manitoba, Reimer was selected to her second consecutive All-CCC first-team and helped the Yotes to their fourth-straight regular-season conference title.
The College of Idaho’s Whitney Owen was named the CCC’s Defensive Specialist/Libero of the Year. Owen, a junior from Caldwell, Idaho, averaged 5.41 digs per set during the regular season. Outside hitter Chelsea Hartman of Southern Oregon, a junior from Lebanon, Ore., was voted the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Grace Deboodt, Sr., Eastern Oregon; Naomi Reimer, Jr., College of Idaho
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Whitney Owen, Jr., College of Idaho
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Chelsea Hartman, Jr., Southern Oregon
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Liz Mendiola, College of Idaho, and Josh Rohlfing, Southern Oregon
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Cl. |
| OH |
Chandra Baskoro |
Corban (Ore.) |
Fr. |
| OH |
Leah Bergstrom |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
| OH |
Megan Christensen |
Oregon Tech |
Jr. |
| M/OH |
Grace Deboodt |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
| OH |
Raluca Dinca |
Concordia (Ore.) |
Jr. |
| OH |
Leah Gradwohl |
Warner Pacific (Ore.) |
Sr. |
| OH |
Lauren Holtz |
Northwest (Wash.) |
Jr. |
| RS/S |
Jessica Lea |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
| S |
Madie Machurek |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
| L |
Whitney Owen |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
| M |
Heather Porter |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
| S/OH |
Naomi Reimer |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
| OH |
Leanne Stennett |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
| Opp |
Mariana Toscano |
Concordia (Ore.) |
Sr. |
HONORABLE MENTION: Cassie Bishop, Jr., Northwest Christian; Meghan De La Rosa, Jr., Evergreen, Marcella Hernandez, Sr., College of Idaho; Chelsea Hartman, Jr., Southern Oregon; Skyler Kamaka, So., Concordia; Jessie Link, Sr., College of Idaho.