GAYLORD – The Gaylord area volleyball teams wrapped up their respective seasons at the end of November, and while none of the three teams made it past the district rounds in the MHSAA postseason, it was still a successful year for many individuals.
Fittingly, individuals from those teams have received numerous accolades from many different organizations, from all-conference to all-state.
See the individual awards earned by Gaylord, St. Mary’s, and Johannesburg-Lewiston volleyball players:
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Jayden Marlatt: MIVCA D3 All-State, MIVCA Region 3 All-District (All-District Dream Team), Ski Valley Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-SVC (Note: Marlatt set new school records with 1,612 kills and 362 aces in her career at JoBurg)
Signing the letter of intent:JoBurg’s Jayden Marlatt headlines the big day for area college signees
All-Region Teams:Jayden Marlatt wins Volleyball Player of the Year, leads teams in all-region
Cassie Tallman: MIVCA Region 3 All-Region Team, 2nd Team All-SVC
Brooklyn Latusek: MIVCA Region 3 All-Region Team, SVC Second Team
Alexis Hugel: MIVCA Region 3 team, first team all-SVC
Gaylord
Emma Gerstenberger: All-Big North honorable mention
Ava Wells: Honorable mention for Big North
Gaylord St. Mary’s
Kylie Jeffers: Honorable mention for all SVC
Payton Glaspie: Honorable mention for all SVC
Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen