Martinez named to all-conference squad

Garden City, KS-After a sensational season, Garden City sophomore Libero Bailey Martinez was named an All-Jayhawk West Honorable Mention. 

Martinez led the nation with 868 digs. Her 7.2 digs per set was ranked second nationally. 

The freshman recorded a season-best 59 digs in a five-set victory over Pratt on Oct. 19. It was one of two matches where she had 50 or more-notching 54 in a five-set loss to Frank Phillips on Sep. 30. 

Colby's Aleksandra Malek was named the Jayhawk West Player of the year; Hutchinson's Page Hiebert won freshman of the year while Hutchinson's Patrick Hall and Seward's Thais Baziquetto-Allen were named co-coaches of the year.