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Manns Named ISU's Female Athlete of the Year
07.08.2009 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa -The Iowa State Athletics Department announced today that second-team All-American setter Kaylee Manns was named ISU's 2008-09 Female Athlete of the Year.
Manns, a junior from Topeka, Kan., led the Cyclones on a stunning run to the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Volleyball Championships. The setter was a first-team All-Big 12 selection after finishing fourth in the country in assists per set (11.69). She also took home Under Armour-Volleyball Magazine All-America honors. Along with teammate Ashley Mass, the duo became the first ISU volleyball players to earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honors.
"We are incredibly proud of Kaylee's accomplishments both on and off the court,” ISU head coach Christy Johnson said. “She has developed so much as a person and a player over the past three years. She is very deserving of this award and I can't wait to see what she accomplishes her senior season."
Manns, who also paced the Big 12 in assists per set and broke the ISU single-season assist mark with 1,508, became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 assists and 1,000 digs for a career. Manns captured Austin Regional all-tournament team honors for her role in the Cyclones' postseason run. This spring, Manns was one of four setters named the USA Volleyball's A2 program where she helped her team to a silver medal at 2009 USA Adult Open Championships. Manns is a two-time academic All-Big 12 honoree majoring in advertising with a minor in Spanish.
She is the fourth volleyball player to be honored as the ISU Female Athlete of the Year, joining Diane Doles (1984), Linda Evans (1988) and Kary Law (1995).
Iowa State Female Athletes of the Year
1980- Mary Seybold Track & Field
1981- Debbie Vetter Track & Field
1982- Annette Ackerson Swimming
1983- Tanya Roach Swimming
1984- Diane Doles Volleyball
1985- Tonya Burns Basketball
1986- Jane Lobenstein Basketball
1987- Nawal El Moutawakel Track & Field
1988- Linda Evans Volleyball
1989- Carmen Jaspers Basketball
1990- Jennie Condon Softball
1991- John Nuttall Cross Country and Track & Field
1992- Edith Nakiyingi Track & Field
1993- Karen Glerum Track & Field
1994- Melanie Young Basketball
1995- Kary Law Volleyball
1996- Beth Bader Golf
1997- Kim Mazza Gymnastics
1998- Stacy Frese Basketball
1999- Stacy Frese Basketball
2000- Stacy Frese Basketball
2001- Megan Taylor Basketball
2002- Angie Welle Basketball
Gina Curtis-Rickert Track & Field
2003- Gina Curtis-Rickert Track & Field
2004- Janet Anson Gymnastics
2005- Anne O'Neil Basketball
2006- Janet Anson Gymnastics
2007- Lyndsay Medders Basketball
2008- Lisa Koll Track & Field
2009- Kaylee Manns Volleyball
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