WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Volleyball junior middle hitter
Zoey Sparks was named an All-Central Region Team selection by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) on Wednesday.
Sparks (Canyon, Texas) becomes the fourth all-region honoree in program history as a member of the central region's second team. She joins SWOSU Athletic Hall of Fame member and two-time selection Carly Zak and current assistant coach
Kaitlyn Dillon as players to achieve all-region volleyball status.
Sparks led the Great American Conference in blocks all year. The 146 total blocks she racked up this season tied her for third nationally in Division II while her 1.27 blocks per set was good for 12th around the country. Those marks both set new program season records. Offensively, she added 188 kills (1.63/set) and 273 points (2.37/set) in 2023. She is now a back-to-back all-conference selection and was placed on this year's GAC All-Tournament Team.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
2023 D2CCA All-Central Region Volleyball Teams
2023 D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year
OH Kenzie Foley – St. Cloud State
2023 D2CCA First Team D2CCA Central All-Region Team
OH Kenzie Foley – St. Cloud State
OH Sandora Sasaki – Emporia State
OH D'Nari Mills – Southeastern State
MB Taya Beller – Wayne State#
MB Maggie Brahmer – Wayne State#
L/DS Jaedyn Evans – Central Oklahoma#
S Teagan Starkey – Concordia-St. Paul$
2023 Second Team D2CCA Central All-Region Team
OH Jasmine Mulvihill – Concordia St. Paul!
OH Kersti Nix – Central Missouri
OH Kelsie Cada – Wayne State!
MB Jill Leslie – Oklahoma Baptist
MB
Zoey Sparks – Southwestern Oklahoma State
L/DS Maci Langford – Oklahoma Baptist
S Olivia Olson – Central Missouri
# Repeat First Team Selection from 2022
! First Team Selection from 2022
$ Second Team Selection from 2022
