CONCORDIA -- Four Cloud County Community College volleyball players have earned postseason honors for their performances throughout the spring 2021 volleyball season.
Earning All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors were sophomores Geraldyn Palacios and Jaycee Burghart while Palacios, Burghart, Natasha Dooley, and Lakyn Tenbrink were all named NJCAA Plains District A selections.
Palacios was named a first-team All-KJCCC East selection and first-team Plains District A selection following a year that saw the sophomore hit a team-best .356 for the year while recording 3.11 kills per set. The attack percentage from Palacios ranked third-best among all KJCCC East Division players as part of a team-high 255 kills this season. Palacios would also lead the KJCCC East with 1.27 blocks per set while helping CCCC finish fifth in the KJCCC East Division.
Burghart would earn honorable-mention All-KJCCC East honors and first-team Plains District A after appearing in 23 matches and 82 sets for Cloud County as the McPherson, Kansas native would record a team-high 822 set assists and finish second on the team in digs with 246. Burghart would be named KJCCC Setter of the Week on February 23rd, 2021, and average 10.02 assists per set this season to finish fourth in the conference in assists per set. The 822 set assists mark the fourth-most all-time in a single season during the modern format (2008-present) while her 1,072 career kills ranks second among setters at CCCC in the modern format.
Dooley would earn second-team All-Plains District A Tournament honors after playing in 12 matches and 44 sets to finish with 111 kills and a .293 attack percentage. The freshman would also have 153 digs and 10 service aces on the year which would see the Garden Plain, Kansas native miss the last month of action due to injury.
Tenbrink would overcome an early-season injury that saw the Ellsworth, Kansas native miss nine matches to appear in 14 matches and 50 sets for Cloud County this spring. Recording a total of 106 kills and 2.12 kills per set, Tenbrink would also record 55 digs, 49 blocks, and five service aces while finishing with a 0.98 blocks per set average.
For the season, Cloud County would finish with a 14-9 overall record and 12-8 mark in the KJCCC East Division. Qualifying for the NJCAA Plains District Tournament for the second-straight year, Cloud County would record wins against nationally-ranked Cowley College and Johnson County Community College as part of their season that saw CCCC go 9-3 on their home court.
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