Phoebe Reyes of the Barton Community College volleyball team has been announced as a 2nd team selection of the 2023 NJCAA Division I Volleyball All-America honors.
Reyes becomes the 30th selection in forty-four years of the program's history, the first since Mylena Testoni's consecutive years of first team selections from the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Voted the Freshman of the Year and the Most Valuable Player in the KJCCC and Region VI by member coaches, Reyes helped the Cougars to its first league title since 2011 with a 13-3 record in concluding the season in the Region VI/Plains District semifinals at 25-6.
The third 2nd team selection in the Cougars' history, Reyes is also the program's first conference and region freshman of the year award winner and player of the year recipient since Maria Santos and Mylena Testoni each received the distinction respectively in the 2020 season.
Regionally, the Dominican Republic native ranked 4th in kills per set (3.46) and attack percentage (.275) in three rotations of the Cougars' 6-2 offensive set leading Barton to the top conference spot of kills per set and second in attack percentage.
Posting double-digit kills in 20 of Barton's 31 matches, fourteen of those came against conference opponents including a career high 21 against Seward County and 20 kills coming against both Lamar and Cloud County.
Earning the Week 6 Offensive Player of the Week, defensively Reyes was also effective with 22 matches of two or more blocks in averaging .49 per set in league play helping Barton's rank in the top three teams of blocks per set.
Complete list of 2023-24 NJCAA Division I Volleyball All-America Teams
Barton Women's Soccer NJCAA All-America Selections
1st Team
Mylena Testoni – 2020 & 2021
Juliana Escobar – 2000 & 2001 (2001 Player of the Year)
Katia Migray Lara – 1999
Danielle Geronymo – 1998
Heidi Kerbel – 1998
Ning Zhao – 1997
Jenny Way – 1996
Alexis Shepherd – 1995
Julie Williams – 1994
Nicole Harris – 1993
Tracy Bernhardt – 1992
Lori Klenke – 1991
Michelle Hall – 1989 & 1990
Karen Washington – 1990
Yvette Clark - 1989
Paula Martin – 1988
Trish Gadberry – 1986
Sheila Johnson – 1985
Shannon Ridgeway – 1984
Carol Dreiling – 1982
2nd Team
Phoebe Reyes – 2023
Ashley Hallagin – 2001
Michelle Stirrett - 1993
Honorable Mention
Karina de Oliveira – 2019
Paula da Silva – 2011
Alik Cardoso de Sa – 2007
Fernanda De Oliveira – 1999