LANCASTER, Pa. -- Johns Hopkins' Natalie Aston repeated as Player of the Year to lead the 2021 All-Centennial Volleyball Team, while Haverford's Juliet Young and Drew Hargrave collected the other top awards.
Aston, a senior setter for the top-ranked and CC-champion Blue Jays, becomes the fourth player in Centennial history to receive the conference's top honor multiple times. It marks the seventh time a JHU player has secured the award, and fourth time in the last five seasons. Now a three-time All-CC first team pick, Aston is one of just 17 players in conference history to earn first team accolades at least three times.
Young was named Rookie of the Year as the conference's top newcomer, becoming the first Haverford player to win the award since it was instituted in 2012. The freshman defensive specialist was also a first-team All-CC selection, becoming the 16th freshman to receive that honor in conference history.
Hargrave was selected by her peers as Coach of the Year after guiding the Fords to a 22-4 regular season and 9-1 Centennial mark. This is Hargrave's first Coach of the Year honor in her sixth-year tenure at Haverford.
Six different teams were represented on the All-Centennial first team, with six of the seven honorees being repeat all-stars. Joining Aston and Young on the first team were Dickinson's Emma Lange, Franklin & Marshall's Allison Franke, Gettysburg's Zanze Kuba-McCoy, Haverford's Dina Kosyagin, and McDaniel's Anna Jezerski. Franke joined Aston as one of just 17 players in CC history to receive first team honors three times, Lange and Kuba-McCoy were second-teamers in 2019, and Kosyagin and Jezerski both received honorable mention in 2019.
Four other Blue Jays collected all-conference honors in addition to Aston - Sydney Portale, Eleni Panagopoulos and Simone Bliss were named to the second team, while Lauren Anthony secured honorable mention laurels. Bliss was named to the All-CC team for the fourth time in her career, despite being injured throughout the entire month of October. The graduate student outside hitter was a first-teamer in 2018 and 2019 and second-teamer in 2017. Panagopoulos was a repeat second-team selection, while Portale and Anthony received All-CC recognition for the first time.
Haverford's Sara Hunsberger (second team) and Taylor Jones (honorable mention) accompanied Kosyagin and Young on the all-conference squad for the Fords.
Swarthmore was represented by Sierra Tyson and Kaylee Zhang, both earning second team accolades for the Garnet. Tyson is a repeat second-teamer after also earning the honor in 2019 as a freshman.
F&M's Carly Bozzo was named to the second team, while Ursinus' Katie Cressman, Washington College's Jenna Daunoras, and Muhlenberg's Alyssa Faville represented their squads on as honorable mention picks.
Franklin & Marshall has 37 first-team All-CC selections since 1993, while Gettysburg is second with 33. Johns Hopkins has 32 selections to the first team, followed by Haverford (29), Swarthmore (17), Muhlenberg (14), McDaniel (13), Dickinson (5), Bryn Mawr (3), and Washington College (1).
First Team |
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Pos / Name |
Class |
Hometown / High School |
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MH-Emma Lange, Dickinson ^ |
Sr. |
Jupiter, Fla. / Benjamin |
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MH-Allison Franke, Franklin & Marshall * |
Sr. |
McLean, Va. / Langley |
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OH-Zanze Kuba-Mccoy, Gettysburg ^ |
Jr. |
Somerville, N.J. / Somerville |
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S-Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins # |
Sr. |
Woodland Hills, Calif. / Louisville |
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OH-Dina Kosyagin, Haverford ! |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. / The Meadows School |
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DS-Juliet Young, Haverford |
Fr. |
Guilford, Conn. / Guilford |
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OH/OPP-Anna Jezerski, McDaniel ! |
Sr. |
Ellicott City, Md. / Howard |
Second Team |
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Pos / Name |
Class |
Hometown / High School |
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RS-Sydney Portale, Johns Hopkins |
Gr. |
Glen Mills, Pa. / Garnet Valley |
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MB-Eleni Panagopoulos, Johns Hopkins ^ |
Sr. |
North Potomac, Md. / Thomas St. Wooten |
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OH-Kaylee Zhang, Swarthmore |
So. |
San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian |
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S/RS-Sara Hunsberger, Haverford |
Sr. |
Washington, D.C. / School Without Walls |
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L/DS-Carly Bozzo, Franklin & Marshall |
Sr. |
Saxonburg, Pa. / Knoch |
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DS/L-Sierra Tyson, Swarthmore ^ |
So. |
San Francisco, Calif. / St. Ignatius |
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OH-Simone Bliss, Johns Hopkins + |
Gr. |
Claremont, Calif. / Claremont |
Honorable Mention |
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Pos / Name |
Class |
Hometown / High School |
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OH/DS-Katie Cressman, Ursinus |
Jr. |
Blandon, Pa. / Berks Catholic |
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MB-Taylor Jones, Haverford |
Fr. |
Yorba Linda, Calif. / Esperanza |
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MB-Lauren Anthony, Johns Hopkins |
Sr. |
Edmond, Okla. / Deer Creek |
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MH-Jenna Daunoras, Washington College |
Sr. |
Shamong, N.J. / Seneca |
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DS-Alyssa Faville, Muhlenberg |
So. |
Wilmington, Del. / Conrad Schools of Science |
+ 1st team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2018 and 2nd team in 2017
* 1st team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2018
# 1st team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2017
^ 2nd team All-Centennial in 2019
! Honorable Mention in 2019
Player of the Year – Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins
Rookie of the Year – Juliet Young, Haverford
Coach of the Year– Drew Hargrave, Haverford
All-Sportsmanship Team
- Sydney Munnerlyn, Bryn Mawr, Jr., Star Valley Ranch, Wyo.
- Alexa Barowski, Dickinson, Fr., Walnutport, Pa.
- Nicole Carey, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., New York, N.Y.
- Ingrid Bayer, Gettysburg, Sr., Falls Church, Va.
- Elena Filograna, Haverford, Sr., Collegeville, Pa.
- Annelisa O'Neal, Johns Hopkins, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
- Tatiana Hamilton, McDaniel, So., Laurel, Md.
- Emma Eglinton, Muhlenberg, Jr., Norristown, Pa.
- Lucy Fetterman, Swarthmore, Sr., New York, N.Y.
- Katie Cressman, Ursinus, Jr., Blandon, Pa.
- Lauren Zedlar, Washington College, Sr., Burbank, Calif.
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
- 1993 Trish Vos, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., H
- 1994 Meridith Sandherr, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., H
- 1995 Jen Krug, Gettysburg, Soph., S
- 1996 Jen Power, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., H
- 1997 Catherine Schott, Gettysburg, Soph., H
- 1998 Catherine Schott, Gettysburg, Jr., H
- 1999 Catherine Schott, Gettysburg, Sr., H
- 2000 Mary Alexis Paul, Johns Hopkins, Sr., H
- 2001 Megan Wargo, Gettysburg, Sr., H
- 2002 Lauren Boyd, Gettysburg, Sr., S
- 2003 Jessica Cortese, Gettysburg, Jr., H
- 2004 Nicole Barr, Gettysburg, Sr., H
- 2005 Katie O'Callaghan, Johns Hopkins, Sr., H
- 2006 Margot Phelan, Franklin & Marshall, Soph., H
- 2007 Rachel Salvo, Haverford, Soph., H
- 2008 Rebecca Salvo, Haverford, Jr., H
- 2009 Rebecca Salvo, Haverford, Sr., H
- 2010 Kelsey Cantwell, Haverford, Sr., H
- 2011 Katie Merrill, Bryn Mawr, Sr., H / Julie Harvey, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., H
- 2012 Jasmine Warmington, Johns Hopkins, Fr., H
- 2013 Julie Harvey, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., H
- 2014 Meg O'Day, Haverford, Jr., MH
- 2015 Sarah Wallace, Swarthmore, Soph., OH
- 2016 Elizabeth Wuerstle, Johns Hopkins, Jr., OH
- 2017 Elizabeth Wuerstle, Johns Hopkins, Sr., OH
- 2018 Grace Maggiore, Franklin & Marshall, Soph., S
- 2019 Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, Jr., S
- 2021 Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, Sr., S
Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year
- 2012 Jasmine Warmington, Johns Hopkins, Fr., H
- 2013 Allison Glass, Muhlenberg, Fr., H
- 2014 Sarah Wallace, Swarthmore, Fr., OH
- 2015 Sarah Girard, Swarthmore, Fr., L
- 2016 Sarah Elnozahy, Johns Hopkins, Fr., S
- 2017 Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, Fr., S
- 2018 Allison Franke, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., MH
- 2019 Zanze Kuba-Mccoy, Gettysburg, Fr., OH
- 2021 Juliet Young, Haverford, Fr., DS
Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete Award
- 2013 Lizzy Kuhn, Gettysburg, Sr., S
- 2014 Hannah Bentz, Gettysburg, Jr., L
- 2015 Madeline Rose, McDaniel, Sr., MH
- 2016 Elizabeth Garrison, Muhlenberg, Sr., L
- 2017 Taylor Bauman, McDaniel, Jr., L
- 2018 Taylor Bauman, McDaniel, Sr., L
- 2019 Louisa Kishton, Johns Hopkins, Sr., OH
Centennial Conference Coach of the Year
- 2008 Amy Bergin, Haverford
- 2009 Harleigh Chwastyk, Swarthmore
- 2010 Harleigh Chwastyk, Swarthmore
- 2011 Matt Troy, Johns Hopkins
- 2012 Mary Kate Salko, Franklin & Marshall
- 2013 Jessica Cortese, McDaniel
- 2014 Harleigh Chwastyk, Swarthmore
- 2015 Jessica Wolverton, McDaniel
- 2016 Tim Cole, Johns Hopkins
- 2017 Tim Cole, Johns Hopkins
- 2018 Mary Kate Salko, Franklin & Marshall
- 2019 Matt Troy, Johns Hopkins
- 2021 Drew Hargrave, Haverford
Four-Time First-Team All-Centennial Selections (7)
- Catherine Schott, Gettysburg, H, 1996-97-98-99
- Jen Constantino, Haverford, H, 2000-01-02-03
- Julie Lauro, Muhlenberg, H, 2002-03-04-05
- Margot Phelan, Franklin & Marshall, H, 2005-06-07-08
- Rebecca Salvo, Haverford, H, 2006-07-08-09
- Meg O'Day, Haverford, MH, 2012-13-14-15
- Sarah Girard, Swarthmore, L, 2015-16-17-18
Three-Time First-Team All-Centennial Selections (10)
- Jen Power, Franklin & Marshall, H, 1994-95-96
- Stacy Dunchick, Franklin & Marshall, H, 1997-98-99
- Shannan Smith, Gettysburg, S, 2003-04-05
- Rachel Salvo, Haverford, H, 2007-08-09
- Genny Pezzola, Swarthmore, H, 2009-10-11
- Sarah Wallace, Swarthmore, OH, 2014-15-16
- Elizabeth Wuerstle, Johns Hopkins, OH, 2015-16-17
- Louisa Kishton, Johns Hopkins, 2017-18-19
- Allison Franke, Franklin & Marshall, 2018-19-21
- Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, 2017-19-21
First-Team All-Centennial Freshmen (16)
- Jen Krug, Gettysburg, S, 1994
- Catherine Schott, Gettysburg, H, 1996
- Jen Constantino, Haverford, H, 2000
- Julie Lauro, Muhlenberg, H, 2002
- Margot Phelan, Franklin & Marshall, H, 2005
- Amanda Krampf, Gettysburg, S, 2006
- Rebecca Salvo, Haverford, H, 2006
- Julie Harvey, Franklin & Marshall, H, 2011
- Meagan Donohoe, Johns Hopkins, H, 2011
- Meg O'Day, Haverford, 2012
- Jasmine Warmington, Johns Hopkins, H, 2012
- Sarah Wallace, Swarthmore, OH, 2014
- Sarah Girard, Swarthmore, L, 2015
- Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins, S, 2017
- Allison Franke, Franklin & Marshall, MB, 2018
- Juliet Young, Haverford, DS, 2021