Millikin Volleyball Team Announces Letter Winners

[February 10, 2017]   DECATUR - The Millikin University women’s volleyball team recently announced its award and varsity letter winners for the 2016 season.

Millikin was the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament Sweet Sixteen.

Varsity letter winners are listed below. Millikin Team Award winners are listed below the letter winners.

First Letter

Freshman Marie Gerbasi (Grayslake/Grayslake Central H.S.)
Freshman Skylar Harris (Paxton/Paxton Buckley Loda H.S.)
Sophomore Kaylie Jacobson (Mt. Prospect/John Hersey H.S.)
Freshman Blair Johnston (Shelbyville/Shelbyville H.S.)
Freshman Kelsey McAtee (Decatur/Mt. Zion H.S.)
Freshman Marissa McElroy (St. Joseph, St. Joseph Ogden H.S.)
Freshman Tory Speckin (Sussex, Wis./Sussex Hamilton H.S.)
Freshman Rose Syversen (Pewaukee, Wis./Waukesha West H.S.)
Sophomore Jordan Themer (Bourbonnais/Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.)

Second Letter

Junior Meredith Artime (Forsyth, Decatur Christian H.S.)
Sophomore Cortney Bohn (Mahomet, Mahomet Seymour H.S.)
Sophomore Kirty Durflinger (Illiopolis, Sangamon Valley H.S.)
Sophomore Erica Pleau (Baraboo, Wisconsin, H.S.)
Sophomore Emily Seegmiller (Arthur, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond H.S.)

Third Letter

Junior Alora Goodey (Lincoln, H.S.)
Senior Cassidy Kingery (Heyworth, H.S.)
Junior Emily Mihalkanin (Willowbrook, Hinsdale South H.S.)
Junior Erin Syversen (Pewaukee, Wis., Waukesha West H.S.)

Fourth Letter

Senior Kelsey Talkington (North Aurora, Aurora Central Catholic H.S.)

Team Award Winners

Most Kills: Erin Syversen (612)
Most Blocks: Kelsey Talkington (99)
Most Assists: Emily Mihalkanin (1,349)
Most Aces: Emily Mihalkanin (58)
Most Digs: Cassidy Kingery (802)
Most Improved Player: Emily Seegmiller
Co-Most Valuable Players: Cassidy Kingery and Erin Syversen
Coach’s Award: Alora Goodey
Co-Team Bench MVPs: Marie Gerbasi and Rose Syversen
Junior Varsity Most Improved Player: Maddie Andrychowski (Wonder Lake/Woodstock North H.S.)
Junior Varsity Most Valuable Player: Marie Gerbasi

For complete stats and more information on the 2016 Millikin volleyball season go online at http://athletics.millikin.edu/custompages/ Stats/volleyball/VB%202016/teamstat.htm.

[Bryan Marshall]