Wayzata senior setter Stella Swenson's triumphant tour through the 2023 awards season continued Tuesday evening, when she was honored as the 2023 Ms. Baden Volleyball winner at the state tournament banquet at Roy Wilkins Auditorium at St. Paul's RiverCentre. Swenson this week also was named the Star Tribune's Metro Player of the Year, her second year in a row for that honor.
The Ms. Baden Volleyball award is given by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association (MNVBCA), recognizing the state's top senior player.
In addition, the MNVBCA recognized 73 All-State players, 18 players in each class except Class 1A, which honored 19 players.
ALL-STATE TEAMS
Class 4A
Reese Axness, junior, setter, Champlin Park
Mesaiya Bettis, junior, outside hitter, Burnsville
Hadley Burger, senior, right side hitter, East Ridge
Kaia Caffee, senior, middle hitter, Buffalo
Rayna Christianson, sophomore, setter/right side hitter, Lakeville North
Kaitlyn Erickson, senior, libero, Champlin Park
Carly Gilk, junior, right side hitter, Champlin Park
Amya Jennings, senior, outside hitter, Hopkins
Avery Jesewitz, senior, outside hitter, Wayzata
Ella Joesting, senior, libero, Prior Lake
Avery Klein, senior, right side hitter, New Prague
Audrey Kocon, senior, right side hitter/setter, Mounds View
Jadyn Lester, senior, outside hitter/setter, Rochester Mayo
Anya Schmidt, junior, right side hitter, Rogers
Keira Schmidt, junior, middle hitter, Eagan
Olivia Swenson, senior, outside hitter, Wayzata
Stella Swenson, senior, setter, Wayzata
Paige Wagner, senior, middle hitter, Lakeville South
Class 3A
Ellie Ask, senior, outside hitter, Kasson-Mantorville
Tamara Behl, senior, libero, Minneapolis Roosevelt
Morgan Bjella, senior, right side hitter, Marshall
Ava Carlson, senior, outside hitter, Cloquet
Abby Distad, senior, setter, Kasson-Mantorville
Kate Holthaus, junior, outside hitter, Rocori
Addison Ertz, junior, outside hitter, Northfield
Lauren Fjerstad, senior, outside hitter, Byron
Grace Gunderson, senior, outside hitter, Detroit Lakes
Teagan Jaynes, junior, setter/right side hitter, Northfield
Ava Jones, senior, setter, Detroit Lakes
Hannah Koester, junior, outside hitter, Northfield
Braya LaPlant, senior, setter, Grand Rapids
Lexi Nelson, senior, middle hitter, Byron
Kiera O'Rourke, senior, outside hitter, Holy Angels
Brielle Riess, senior, outside hitter, Marshall
Taylor Tool, senior, middle hitter, Delano
Abby Zins, senior, outside hitter, Chisago Lakes
Class 2A
Ava Ball, junior, outside hitter, Nova Classical Academy
Lydia Bengtson, senior, OH, Rush City
Madelyn Benka, senior, OH, Minnehaha Academy
Luca Bredenberg, senior, L, Southwest Christian
Ellery Ehresmann, junior, setter, Albany
McKenna Garr, junior, libero, Rush City
Harper Goldsmith, sophomore, right side hitter/setter, Chatfield
Emma Haren, senior, outside hitter, Jackson County Central
Grace Hoffard, senior, middle hitter, Pequot Lakes
Kendall Huhnerkoch, junior, middle hitter, Redwood Valley
Rachel Johnson, junior, right side hitter/setter, Belle Plaine
Hannah Klein, junior, outside hitter, Albany
Logan Koepke, senior, outside hitter, Caledonia
Ella Kratochvil, senior, outside hitter, Pequot Lakes
Sonja Laaksonen, junior, outside hitter, Holy Family Catholic
Jaelyn LaPlante, junior, outside hitter, Chatfield
Taylor Miedema, senior, outside hitter, Southwest Christian
Cora Sayotovich, senior, setter, Rush City
Class 1A
Kayli Bessler, senior, middle hitter, Nevis
Kammry Broadwater, senior, outside hitter, Fillmore Central
Gabrielle Borresen, senior, setter, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
Abigail Carr, senior, outside hitter, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
Elivia Faris, junior, middle hitter, Minneota
Brooklyn Fischer, senior, middle hitter, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Mya Foslien, junior, outside hitter, West Central Area
Brielle Janssen, sophomore, middle hitter, MACCRAY
Ella Johnson, senior, outside hitter, Minneota
Izzy Keaveny, sophomore, setter/right side hitter, Mayer Lutheran
Adyson Knake, senior, outside hitter, BOLD
Danica Martin, senior, outside hitter, Mayer Lutheran
Marley Martin, junior, middle hitter, Mayer Lutheran
Sahara Morken, junior, setter, Mabel-Canton
Lauren Schnettler, senior, outside hitter, Browerville-Eagle Valley
Kinley Soiney, sophomore, middle hitter, Mabel-Canton
Lyzah Sussner, senior, libero, Minneota
Samantha Untiedt, senior, setter, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda
Karlie Wollum, sophomore, outside hitter, Canby
