WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Kelly Wiedemann, a sophomore outside attacker with the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Volleyball team, has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) second team All-American.
The announcement came Wednesday, December 4, by NJCAA officials from the organization’s headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This is the second consecutive year Wiedemann has received the honor. She is only the eighth Grizzly to have been named a two-time NJCAA All-American, Head Coach Paula Wiedemann said.
“I couldn’t be happier for Kelly and the recognition she’s receiving for the love, work and dedication she has put into this season and the last two years,” Coach Wiedemann said. “The work you put into your players as a coach is something I know she values and doesn’t take for granted.”
Wiedemann was one of only five NJCAA Division 1 players with at least 500 kills and 400 digs this season. She ranked ninth in the country in kills with 519 while averaging 3.68 kills per set and posting a .250 attacking percentage. She also ranked sixth in the nation in total attacks (1,389) and ninth in points earned (595.5).
Wiedemann led the Grizzlies in kills, kills per set, service aces (37) and points earned this past season. She was first among hitters in attacking percentage, second among all players in digs (443) and digs per set (3.14) and fourth among all players in blocking (61). Among all Grizzlies, Wiedemann is ninth in career kills (909), eighth in career points earned (1,053) and 16th in career digs (833).
