KANSAS CITY, MO – Ellie Holen, University of Jamestown Women’s Volleyball’s all-time leader in digs, is now a three-time NAIA Defender of the Year award winner and a three-time All-American.

The NAIA announced its 2024 All-American selections Tuesday.

Outside hitter Aleah Zieske was named a second-team All-American, giving her a second straight All-American honor.

Holen, a graduate student from LaMoure, had 2,967 digs in a career that spanned five seasons and 166 matches.  This season, Holen was best in the country with 5.83 digs per set and her 490 digs were third.  Holen was als0 a first-team All-American in 2023 and on the second team in 2022.

Zieske, a senior from Spicer, Minnesota, had 350 kills and 4.17 per set to rank 13th nationally.  In the last two seasons, she has averaged 3.91 kills per set.  Zieske was a third-team All-American in 2023.

photo credit: University of Jamestown Athletics