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2011 Volleyball All-Ohio Athletic Conference Teams and Special Awards
Heidelberg’s Miller Named OAC Coach-of-the-Year
Heidelberg 12th-year Head Coach Jason Miller has been chosen by his
colleagues as the 2011 OAC Coach-of-the-Year. The Berg earned the
conference’s NCAA automatic bid by virtue of winning the OAC
Regular-Season title with a perfect 9-0 (31-6) record and advancing
to the championship match of the league tournament. This is the
third time Miller has received this honor.
Heidelberg’s Reinhart Named OAC Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik
Player-of-the-Year
Heidelberg senior outside hitter Jackie Reinhart (New Riegel) has
been chosen by the league coaches as the 2011 Sheila
Wallace-Kovalchik Player-ofthe-Year for the second consecutive
time. Prior to the OAC Tournament, Reinhart averaged 2.35
kills and 3.90 digs-per game with a .260 hitting percent. Reinhart
helped lead Heidelberg to the OAC Regular-Season title, an
appearance in the OAC Tournament finals and the Conference’s
NCAA automatic bid.
Reinhart also earned Freshman-of-the-Year honors in 2008 and has
received First Team All-OAC honors for the second time.
Otterbein’s Piper Named OAC Freshman-of-the-Year
Otterbein freshman setter Tabatha Piper (Sunbury/Big Walnut) has
been chosen by the league coaches as the 2011 OAC
Freshman-of-the-Year. At the end of the regular-season, Piper was
ranked at the top of the conference with a .345 hitting percent and
ranked second in assists-per-game with 10.24. Piper helped the
Cardinals to the OAC Tournament semifinals as the No. 2 seed.
She is the second Cardinal to earn this honor and has been named
Second Team All-OAC.
Otterbein’s Russell Named OAC Witte-Zicha Libero-of-the-Year
Otterbein senior Lindsey Russell (Dublin/Jerome) was selected by
the league coaches as the 2011 OAC Libero-of-the-Year. At the close
of the regular-season, Russell led the OAC with 5.79 digs-per-game.
Russell helped the Cardinals to an appearance in the OAC Tournament
semifinals as the No. 2 seed. Russell is the first Cardinal
to garner this honor and has earned First Team All-OAC honors.
Name, School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
First Team
Marian Bevington, Heidelberg ^ Jr. MH Celina/Parkway
Lindsey Russell, Otterbein $ ~ Sr. DS Dublin/Jerome
Venessa Haase, Heidelberg *^ Sr. OH Miamisburg
Ally Nagle, Otterbein #~ Jr. MH Dublin/Scioto
Jackie Reinhart, Heidelberg !#~ Sr. OH New Riegel
Julie Radigan, Mount Union ~ Sr. S Olmsted Fall
Second Team
Kristen Bennett, Otterbein Jr OH Wadsworth/
Ellen Grenert, Ohio Northern Jr. OH Wooster/Triway
Tabatha Piper, Otterbein Fr. S Sunbury/Big Walnut
Amanda Sawicki, Baldwin-Wallace Jr. OH Mentor/Lake Catholic
Nicole Snyder, Mount Union Fr. OH Mentor/Lake Catholic
Taylor Webb, Mount Union So. OH/MH Geneva
Amber Welfle, Heidelberg So. MH Norwalk/St. Paul
Honorable Mention
Rachel Switalski, Baldwin-Wallace + Jr. MH North Royalton/Holy
Name
Sanaya El-Naggar, Capital + So. OH Mason
Jen Braun, Marietta Jr. DS Chagrin Falls/Kenston
Emily Heitmeyer, Capital Sr. MH Ottawa/Ottawa Glandorf
Jacki Street, Heidelberg + Jr. OH Grafton/Midview
Liz Palmer, Otterbein So. MH Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes
~2010 First Team…^ 2010 Second Team…+2010 Honorable
Mention
* 2009 First Team…$ 2009 Second Team…#2009 Honorable
Mention…! 2008 Honorable Mention
