Kansas Wesleyan's Emily Monson (SO/Cheney) has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NAIA All-West Central Region team as an honorable mention selection.
Monson had a monster season at the libero position for the Coyotes. She led the KCAC in total digs and digs per set, totaling 804 on the season in 123 sets, averaging 6.5 digs per set. She set a new KWU school record for digs per set and a new total digs record as well. She broke the digs per set record of 6.34 set by Crystal Meadows in 2001 and bettered Haley Thompson's 781 digs from 2015. She also set a new record for digs in a match with 47 at Sterling on October 16. Monson finished the season ranked No. 5 in the NAIA in digs per set. She was also named KCAC Defender of the Week eight times during the season.
Monson was named to the All-KCAC first-team and was selected by KCAC coaches as the Volleyball Defender of the Year last month.
Kansas Wesleyan finished the season 20-13 overall and 16-8 in the KCAC. The Coyotes were the No. 4 seed in the KCAC Tournament and reached the quarterfinal round of the postseason tournament.