SEWARD, Neb. – After helping push the Concordia University Volleyball team to the NAIA national quarterfinals, sophomore Camryn Opfer has been named to the NAIA Championship All-Tournament Team. The all-tournament selections were announced late on Saturday (May 1) following the national championship match. The team of honorees includes 15 players.
In four matches at the national tournament, Opfer collected 18 kills and 16 digs at Xavier (La.), 14 kills and 29 digs versus Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 19 kills and 10 digs versus No. 7 Marian (Ind.) and eight kills and five digs versus No. 16 Dordt. Those performances amounted to totals 59 kills and 60 digs for the entirety of the national tournament run. The Seward High School alum also added four blocks and three aces.
Opfer also earned second team All-GPAC accolades this season. As a first-year Bulldog in 2019, she garnered GPAC Freshman of the Year and American Volleyball Coaches Association West Central Region Freshman of the Year honors. Opfer completed the 2020-21 season with 238 kills and 236 digs in 80 sets played.
2020 NAIA Volleyball National Championship All-Tournament Team
Camryn Opfer, Concordia (Neb.)
Allison Timmermans, Dordt (Iowa)
Kiley McMurtey, Eastern Oregon
Jenna Wagemester, Grand View (Iowa)
Kalli Hegerle, Jamestown (N.D.)
Anna Holen, Jamestown (N.D.)
Taliya Flores, Midland (Neb.)
Hope Limbach, Midland (Neb.)
Maggie Hiatt, Midland (Neb.)
Ariana Macies, Missouri Baptist
Giovanna Tapigliani, Missouri Baptist
AJ Kacmarynski, Northwestern (Iowa)
Anna Wedel, Northwestern (Iowa)
Noura Meawad, Park (Mo.)
Lexi Malone, Westmont (Calif.)
Tournament Defender of the Year: Brenna Krommendyk, Dordt (Iowa)
Tournament Most Valuable Player: Manuela Vargas, Missouri Baptist
Tournament Coach of the Year: Chris Nichols, Missouri Baptist