ATLANTA, Ga. – Benedict College middle blocker Desire' Young was named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-SIAC team, the league announced on Thursday.
 
Young also received the SIAC Elite 14 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest GPA.
 
On the court, Young led the SIAC in hitting percentage, hitting .350. She also ranked 10^th in the league in kills per set (2.61), while also averaging 0.57 blocks per set.
 
In the classroom, she is a sophomore cybersecurity major with a 3.87 GPA. The SIAC Elite 14 Award is presented to the student-athlete who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the SIAC championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
 
The All-Conference awards are voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.
 

FIRST TEAM
POSITION	NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Outside Hitter	Jarianis Perez	Albany State	Sophomore	Jacksonville, Fla.
Outside Hitter	Shynique McGee	Clark Atlanta	Senior	Atlanta, Ga.
Outside Hitter	Airyonna Weaver	Spring Hill	Senior	Mobile, Ala.
Middle Blocker	Kyra Gaston	Lane	Junior	Detroit, Mich.
Middle Blocker	Antonique Coleman	Fort Valley State	Junior	Detroit, Mich.
Libero	Kloe Ludy	Savannah State	Senior	LaFayette, Ga.
Setter	Camille McDermott	Spring Hill	Freshman	Yankton, S.D.

 

SECOND TEAM
POSITION	NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Outside Hitter	Savannah Everett	Savannah State	Junior	Colorado Springs, Co.
Outside Hitter	Jasmine Nettles	Savannah State	Senior	Morrow, Ga.
Outside Hitter	Alexis Simpson	Edward Waters	R-Junior	Caledonia, Minn.
Middle Blocker	Desire' Young	Benedict	Sophomore	Aurora, Colo.
Middle Blocker	Ma'Kayla Jones	Tuskegee	Senior	Thomasville, Ala.
Libero	Ashlyn Whiteside	Spring Hill	R-Freshman	Fairhope, Ala.
Setter	Allanah Drayton-Campbell	Clark Atlanta	Senior	Duncanville, Texas

Player of the Year: Airyonna Weaver, Spring Hill
Setter of the Year: Camille McDermott, Spring Hill
Libero of the Year: Kloe Ludy, Savannah State
Freshman of the Year: Dakotah Holmes, Fort Valley State
Coach of the Year: Peggy Martin, Spring Hill
Elite 16: Desire' Young, Benedict