Brecka, Mitchell, Parrott earn WAC honors

Grand Canyon players Melanie Brecka, Klaire Mitchell and Tatum Parrott were named to the All-WAC first team by a vote of conference coaches.

Mitchell, a senior setter, made the All-WAC first team for the third consecutive season while Brecka, a graduate outside hitter, and Parrott, a freshman outside hitter, were selected to the All-WAC first team in their first season as Lopes.

Melanie Brecka | All-WAC 1st team

Brecka, Melanie As a graduate transfer from Kansas State, Brecka claims her sixth career postseason honor and her fourth WAC postseason award in five seasons, earning All-Summit first team in 2021 and 2020, All-WAC second team in 2018 and 2019 as well as All-WAC Freshman Team in 2018.

Brecka, a 6-foot outside hitter, gathered the second most kills (149), solo blocks (6) and points (168) on GCU during the conference season, hitting an average of .323 through 50 sets.

The native of Lincoln, Nebraska, also was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3, posting 15 kills, 16 points and a hitting average of .429 when the Lopes swept California Baptist earlier this season.

Klaire Mitchell | All-WAC 1st team

Mitchell, Klaire Mitchell has now collected six WAC awards in her four years at GCU, including two WAC Setter of the Year awards when she was also All-WAC first team in 2020 and 2021. The Couer d'Alene, Idaho, native also made the All-WAC second team and won WAC Freshman of the Year in 2019.

The Lopes' all-time assist record holder reached the 3,000-assist club last month, becoming only the 14th active Division I player with 3,000 assists and a career average of 10 assists per set. Six GCU sweeps later, Mitchell sits at 3,270 assists, totaling 587 during conference play this season to rank first with an average of 11.51 per set.

Succeeding offensively and defensively, Mitchell also tallied 136 digs, 17 kills, 14 service aces and three solo blocks during 51 conference sets.

Tatum Parrott | All-WAC 1st team | WAC All-Freshman Team

Parrott, Tatum

The true freshman claims her first postseason conference honors after leading the Lopes offensively with 163 kills and 193.5 points during WAC competition. Parrott, a Phoenix native, also posted 96 digs, 18 service aces, and three solo blocks.

The Greenway High School graduate earned her third consecutive WAC Freshman of the Week award on Nov. 14 and has averaged 13.6 kills per match in her last eight matches, playing a major role in the Lopes' first streak of six consecutive sweep victories since 1999.

Parrott caps her regular-season freshman campaign with 299 points, 254 kills, 151 digs, 30 service aces and seven solo blocks.

2022 WAC Volleyball Postseason Award Winners

WAC Player of the Year: Sarah Cruz, Gr., OH, UT Rio Grande Valley
WAC Setter of the Year: Luanna Emiliano, So., S, UTRGV
WAC Libero of the Year: Haley Hoang, Jr., DS, Stephen F. Austin
WAC Freshman of the Year: Avery Shewell, Fr., OH, Utah Valley
WAC Coach of the Year: Todd Lowery, UTRGV

All-WAC 1st team

Christine Graf, Sr., OH, California Baptist
Melanie Brecka, Gr., OH, GCU
Klaire Mitchell, Sr., S, GCU
Tatum Parrott, Fr., OH, GCU
Molly Johnson, Gr., OH, NM State
Ielan Bradley, Jr., MB, Stephen F. Austin
Tori Dorius, Sr., OH, Utah Valley
Kazna Tanuvasa, Gr., OH, Utah Valley
Brianna Ford, So., OH, UT Arlington
Sarah Cruz, Gr., OH, UTRGV
Luanna Emiliano, So., S, UTRGV

All-WAC 2nd team

Katie Birtcil, Sr., OH, NM State
Lia Mosher, Gr., MB, NM State
Hannah Baker, So., DS/L, Sam Houston
Haley Hoang, Jr., DS, Stephen F. Austin
Ariana Pagan, Sr., OH, Stephen F. Austin
Makenzie Templeton, Jr., OH, Southern Utah
Kate Hardy, Jr., MB, Utah Tech
Taela Laufiso, Sr., S, Utah Tech
Whittnee Nihipali, Sr., OH, Utah Tech
Avery Shewell, Fr., OH, Utah Valley
Luisa Silva Dos Santos, Jr., MB, UTRGV

All-Freshman Team

Ashli Edmiston, OH/DS Abilene Christian
Tatum Parrott, OH, GCU
Madison Dyer, MB, Sam Houston
Jayden Flynn, S, Stephen F. Austin
Izabella Ortiz, MB, Stephen F. Austin
Ailie Hair, MB, Tarleton
Avery Shewell, OH, Utah Valley
Sophie Skinner, S, UT Arlington

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