Willard's Lykins nabs honorable mention All-Ohio honors in Division III volleyball

COLUMBUS — Willard junior Kelsey Lykins earned a ton of respect during the 2023 volleyball season.

So much so that the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association found her to be among the best of the best players in Ohio in all of Division III.

Lykins earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors after posting 313 kills, 24 aces, 131 service points, 85 total blocks, 261 digs and 53 assists. She helped her team go 16-8 this season with a trip to the district tournament.

Here are all of the athletes making the Division III All-Ohio list.

2023 Division III All-Ohio Volleyball Teams

FIRST TEAM: Grace Auer, Crestview; Isabella Claxton, South Webster; Abbey Emch, Crestview; Spencer Etzler, Coldwater; Chloe Gels, St. Henry; Naimi Keib, Smithville; Hannah Pattie, Lake Catholic; Katie Sowko, Lake Catholic.

SECOND TEAM: Samantha Aulet, Mineral Ridge; Brooke Briscoe, Versailles; Kendall Camp, Huron; Kelly Srites, Fairview; Karly Launder, Meadowbrook; Brinlee Preston, Adena; Reagan Price, Lakeview; Morgan Schalbach, Garaway.

THIRD TEAM: Morgan Blasingame, Coldwater; Keely Culler, Archbold; Teigen Fortkamp, Fort Recovery; Lexi Grissett, Alexander; Tess Humphrey, Huron; Jozy Lougheed, Southeastern; Azure Waldock, Huron; Lydia Werling, St. Henry.

HONORABLE MENTION: Alaina Auer, Crestview; Addi Claxton, South Webster; Katelyn Eberhardt, Tuslaw; Taryn Fath, Smithville; Alyssa Geiser, Waynedale; Grace Gorton, Fairbanks; Ellie Jackson, Columbiana; Kelsey Lykins, Willard; Ava McFarland, Barnesville; Journaye Nicola, Meadowbrook; Julia Oster, Lake Catholic; Emma Sayre, Portsmouth West; Faith Schneider, Mineral Ridge; Lexi Tucci, Sandy Valley; Haley Wilson, Independence; Karin Wlodarsky, Edison.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Willard's Lykins nabs honorable mention All-Ohio honors in Division III volleyball