Class D2 All-State Teams: Kleinschmidt of BDS Earns Player of the Year Honors
She might stand just 5-foot-4, but nobody played bigger this season in Class D-2 than BDS senior Jayden Kleinschmidt. In helping lead the Eagles to the Class D-2 state championship this fall, Kleinschmidt averaged 15 kills and 21 digs during the three state-tournament matches and for the season she finished with 334 kills, 317 digs, 72 ace serves, 20 blocks and 40 assists.
For her performance this season, Kleinschmidt has been named the Prep Dig Class D-2 Player of the Year in Nebraska.
Other finalists for the POY honor were Red Cloud senior setter/RS Mary Nibbe, Ewing junior middle Tiana Thramer and Exeter-Milligan senior Katherine White.
The Player of the Year honors as well as All-State recognition is based on nominations received from coaches and observations from Prep Dig.
Below are the All-State teams in Class D-2. Prep Dig All-State teams in Nebraska are comprised of three teams with each having two setters, six attackers and two liberos/defensive specialists. However, since there are few “true” liberos in smaller classes, an extra attacker was added to the first team with just one libero/DS.
Class D2 1st Team
Setter – Mary Nibbe, 6’2, Sr., Red Cloud
Setter – Miranda Summers, 5’9, Sr., Ewing
Attacker – Jayden Kleinschmidt, 5’4, Sr., BDS
Attacker – Addison Johnson, 5’11, Sr., Cody-Kilgore
Attacker – Marlee Taylor, 6’2, Sr., Sandhills/Thedford
Attacker – Tiana Thramer, 6’0, Jr., Ewing
Attacker – Abigail Plouzek, 6’3, Jr., Dorchester
Attacker – Katherine White, 5’10, Sr., Exeter-Milligan
Attacker – Regan Alfs, 5’11, Jr., BDS
Libero/DS – Jaidyn Schindler, 5’7, Sr., Ewing
Class D2 2nd Team
Setter – Ryann Haburchak, 5’3, Soph., CWC
Setter – Randee Witt, 5’6, Sr., Falls City Sacred Heart
Attacker – Brianna Lemke, 6’0, Fr., Mead
Attacker – Taylor Peter, 6’0, Jr., CWC
Attacker – Kate Jansky, 5’9, Sr., Exeter-Milligan
Attacker – Ashley Koenig, 5’8, Jr., Ewing
Attacker – Erison Vonderschmidt, 5’9, Fr., Falls City Sacred Heart
Attacker – Macy Kamler, 5’9, Soph., BDS
Libero/DS – Michyla Lihs, 5’6, Sr., Mead
Libero/DS – Ashley Uden, 5’3, Sr., Kenesaw
Class D2 3rd Team
Setter – Hayley Jones, 5’5, Sr., Mullen
Setter – Hayley Cook, 5’3, Jr., Cody-Kilgore
Attacker – Jacey Klassen, 5’5, Sr., Hampton
Attacker – Lindsay Schultz, 5’8, Sr., Bertrand
Attacker – Sidney Stallbaum, 5’11, Jr., Ewing
Attacker – Alysen Daniels, 5’8, Sr., Mullen
Attacker – Jaycee Widener, 5’9, Soph., Maywood-Hayes Center
Attacker – Andi Bargstadt, 5’5, Jr., Winside
Libero/DS – Jada High, 5’4, Fr., Bertrand
Libero/DS – Morgan Haner, 5’4, Sr., Sterling
Honorable Mention
Hampton: Alexis Gyhra
Crawford: Kelsey Tighe
Humphrey St. Francis: Caitlin Jarosz, Peighton Eisenmenger
Mead: Delaney Patocka, Josie Parham
Anselmo-Merna: Taylan Myers, Kourtney Safranek
CWC: Morgan Ramsey, Tessa Metschke
Kenesaw: Hannah Schnitzler, Haley Schukei
South Platte: Caroline Stanley
Bertrand: Erin Boggs, Grace Schwarz
Cody-Kilgore: Bailey Cady, Kenzie Barnes
Eustis-Farnam: Gretchen Hodge, Katy Bartell, Gracie Gibbens
Maywood-Hayes Center: Avery Johnson
BDS: Jordan Bolte, Caitlin Mosier, Emilie Schardt
Ewing: Brenna Wagner
Red Cloud: Julia Shipman
Garden County: Kayden Kramer
Potter-Dix: Ciera George, Kelsey Hoffman, Ginny Herboldsheimer
Falls City Sacred Heart: Ahren Ebel, Elizabeth Keithley
Mullen: Samantha Moore, Haley Jones, Courtney Rice, Kaitlyn Crowe
Sandhills/Thedford: Madison Marten
Silver Lake: Katelyn Karr, Kerigan Karr, Amanda Ehrman.
Wauneta-Palisade: Haylee Sandman
Winside: Haylee Cummings, Brooklyn Behmer
Loomis: Alley Beisner, MaKayla Meyer
Wynot: Emersyn Sudbeck, Karley Heimes, Edyn Sudbeck, Shaelee Planer, Katelyn Heine, Whitney Hochstein.
Medicine Valley: Alex Ellermeier, Acelyn Klein
Exeter-Milligan: Anna Sluka, Jaiden Papik, Emma Olsen.
Sioux County: Bailey Oetken
Stuart: Reaghan Engel, Lexi Schroder
Riverside: Morgan Haschke