HAWKINSON AMONG STATE LEADERS
By Staff
ELYRIA – It was close to a duplicate season for the 2022 Elyria Christian volleyball team as they closed the fall out with a record of 19-13 after finishing 18-18 in 2021.
The Lady Eagles had earned the number three seed at their Class 1A Division I substate in Goessel only to lose to the number six seed, Rural Vista, ending the season for Elyria Christian.
Leading Elyria Christian was senior Ryland Hawkinson who closed out her Lady Eagle career with 114 blocks in 2022 which ranked her fifth in all classes within Kansas and second in Class 1A Division I. Hawkinson also recorded 256 kills which ranked her tenth in Class 1A Division I.
In her four-year career Hawkinson recorded a total of 749 kills while making 363 blocks.
As a team, the Lady Eagles recorded 610 kills, an increase of 59 from 2021. Besides Hawkinson, junior Macy Reiff and sophomore Raegan Hawkinson (Ryland’s younger sister) each recorded 112 kills for the season.
The team made 1,374 digs on the season, an increase of 49 over the previous season with three Lady Eagles making over 200 led by Macy Reiff with 263, junior Julia Allen with 247 and senior Alexus Swenson getting 208. Laney Reiff, just a freshman, and Ryland Hawkinson both came close to the 200 dig mark with 191 and 189 on the season, respectively.
Kortney Potter closed out her senior season as a Lady Eagle by leading the offense as she dished out 239 assists for the year with freshman Laney Reiff close behind, passing out 220. The pair covered 459 of the teams 529 assists for 2022.
Besides Ryland Hawkinson’s 114 blocks, Raegan Hawkinson made 73 and Kortney Potter had 44. As a team, Elyria made 230 blocks on the season.
Freshman Laney Reiff led Elyria on getting service aces with 40 while Macy Reiff had 20 and both Raegan Hawkinson and senior Alexus Swenson each made 19.
ELYRIA CHRISTIAN LADY EAGLE VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL STATS FOR 2022:
(Stats come from maxpreps.com)
ASSISTS (529): Kortney Potter (Sr) – 239; Laney Reiff (Fr) – 220; Julia Allen (Jr) – 30; Ryland Hawkinson (Sr) – 12; Raegan Hawkinson (So) – 11; Macy Reiff (Jr) – 10; Alexus Swenson (Sr) – 3; Natalie Jader (So) – 2; Jory Glendening (Jr) – 2.
BLOCKS (230): Ryland Hawkinson (Sr) – 114; Raegan Hawkinson (So) – 73; Kortney Potter (Sr) – 44; Brooke Davidson (So) – 19; Laney Reiff (Fr) – 19; Macy Reiff (Jr) – 14; Julia Allen (Jr) – 10.
DIGS (1,374): Macy Reiff (Jr) – 264; Julia Allen (Jr) – 247; Alexus Swenson (Sr) – 208; Laney Reiff (Fr) – 191; Ryland Hawkinson (Sr) – 189; Raegan Hawkinson (So) – 116; Jory Glendening (Jr) – 86; Kortney Potter (Sr) – 53; Addison Swenson (So) – 9; Brooke Davidson (So) – 7; Natalie Jader (So) – 4.
KILLS (610): Ryland Hawkinson (Sr) – 256; Raegan Hawkinson (So) – 112; Macy Reiff (Jr) – 112; Julia Allen (Jr) – 42; Kortney Potter (Sr) – 32; Brooke Davidson (So) – 27; Laney Reiff (Fr) – 24; Alexus Swenson (Sr) – 3: Jory Glendening (Jr): 2.
SERVICE ACES (155): Laney Reiff (Fr) – 40; Macy Reiff (Jr) – 20; Raegan Hawkinson (So) – 19; Alexus Swenson (Sr) – 19; Julia Allen (Jr) – 17; Ryland Hawkinson (Sr) – 13; Kortney Potter (Sr) – 13; Jory Glendening (Jr) – 12; Addison Swenson (So) – 1; Natalie Jader (So) _ 1.
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)