December 9, 2021 at 5:07 p.m.
Fortkamp named region freshman of the year
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Fortkamp named region freshman of the year
Paige Fortkamp was the go-to attacker for the Cougars this season.
She came through over and over again, and was recently rewarded for doing so.
Fortkamp, a 2021 Fort Recovery High School graduate, was named the 2021 NAIA American Volleyball Coaches Association Regional Freshman of the Year on Tuesday.
She’s the first player in University of Saint Francis volleyball history to receive the honor.
“Paige had an amazing first season,” USF coach Scott Haddix said in a release. “She is such a great worker who studies the game really well and made terrific adjustments to her play all season.
“We leaned on her a lot this season, and she handled the pressure very well for a freshman outside hitter. To lead this conference in kills per set and total kills is an amazing accomplishment and she was recognized by a majority of the Crossroads League coaches.”
Forktamp also earned Crossroads League Freshman of the Year award.
The 5-foot, 9-inch outside hitter tallied 366 kills, averaging 3.8 kills per set for the Cougars. Her 397.5 total points led the team by more than 150 points.
Vivienne Kunkler
Jay County – 2019
Earned two more NAIA national standards for the Bethel University women’s swim team Friday and Saturday during the Calvin Winter Invite.
She swam a time of 1 minute, 9.22 seconds, in the 100-yard breaststroke preliminaries before lowering her time to 1:08.65 while placing 13th. Both times were NAIA B standards.
Kunkler joined Mikaela Vanasdale, Layla Logeais and Elisabeth Wolfe for an A standard with a time of 1:52.77 in the 200 medley relay as the Pilot quartet placed 13th.
The 200 freestyle relay of Evvie Timberman, Katie DiBenedetto, Wolfe and Kunkler also placed 22nd.
Alli Vaughn
Fort Recovery – 2021
Had four points Saturday for the Huntington University women’s basketball team in a 74-63 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene.
The freshman, who got the start, was 1-of-4 from the field and made both of her free throw attempts in 18 minutes. She also pulled down five rebounds with one assist and one steal.
On Wednesday, she was held without a point, going 0-for-3. She had one rebound.
Kierra Wendel
Fort Rec. – 2021
Matched her career high in scoring for the Edison State women’s basketball team in a 107-51 win Wednesday against Clark State College.
She played 13 minutes, scoring 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. She added one rebound and one assist.
She came through over and over again, and was recently rewarded for doing so.
Fortkamp, a 2021 Fort Recovery High School graduate, was named the 2021 NAIA American Volleyball Coaches Association Regional Freshman of the Year on Tuesday.
She’s the first player in University of Saint Francis volleyball history to receive the honor.
“Paige had an amazing first season,” USF coach Scott Haddix said in a release. “She is such a great worker who studies the game really well and made terrific adjustments to her play all season.
“We leaned on her a lot this season, and she handled the pressure very well for a freshman outside hitter. To lead this conference in kills per set and total kills is an amazing accomplishment and she was recognized by a majority of the Crossroads League coaches.”
Forktamp also earned Crossroads League Freshman of the Year award.
The 5-foot, 9-inch outside hitter tallied 366 kills, averaging 3.8 kills per set for the Cougars. Her 397.5 total points led the team by more than 150 points.
Vivienne Kunkler
Jay County – 2019
Earned two more NAIA national standards for the Bethel University women’s swim team Friday and Saturday during the Calvin Winter Invite.
She swam a time of 1 minute, 9.22 seconds, in the 100-yard breaststroke preliminaries before lowering her time to 1:08.65 while placing 13th. Both times were NAIA B standards.
Kunkler joined Mikaela Vanasdale, Layla Logeais and Elisabeth Wolfe for an A standard with a time of 1:52.77 in the 200 medley relay as the Pilot quartet placed 13th.
The 200 freestyle relay of Evvie Timberman, Katie DiBenedetto, Wolfe and Kunkler also placed 22nd.
Alli Vaughn
Fort Recovery – 2021
Had four points Saturday for the Huntington University women’s basketball team in a 74-63 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene.
The freshman, who got the start, was 1-of-4 from the field and made both of her free throw attempts in 18 minutes. She also pulled down five rebounds with one assist and one steal.
On Wednesday, she was held without a point, going 0-for-3. She had one rebound.
Kierra Wendel
Fort Rec. – 2021
Matched her career high in scoring for the Edison State women’s basketball team in a 107-51 win Wednesday against Clark State College.
She played 13 minutes, scoring 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. She added one rebound and one assist.
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