(Marion) — The all-district accolades have rolled in for the 2024 Marion Lady Bulldog volleyball team. Eight members of the team, which finished tied for second place in District 27-3A, were recognized by the district coaches.
Marion senior Bristin Birdwell was named the District 27-3A Libero of the Year. Birdwell recorded her 500th dig of the season in a Lady Bulldog Senior Night victory over Young Women’s Leadership Academy at Marion High School on October 22nd.
The Lady Bulldogs finished 7-3 in district play, tied for 2nd place in the district with San Antonio Cole. Randolph, led by District MVP Jayde Taylor, won the district going 10-0. Randolph and Marion were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.
Marion defeated Crystal City in the UIL Class 3A Division I Bi-District round and then fell to Goliad in the Area round. The Marion Lady Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Melissa Mitchell Schuetz.
The all-district accolades for the Marion Lady Bulldog volleyball team are as follows:
ALL-DISTRICT
Libero of the Year: Bristen Birdwell, Sr
1st TEAM ALL-DISTRICT :
Ellie Parker, Jr
Madi Love, Jr
Lailah Hernandez, Jr
2nd TEAM ALL-DISTRICT :
Emily Sampson, Jr
Cambry Dojahn, So
Whitley Wiatrek, So
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-DISTRICT
Kelley Williams, Fr
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Kelley Williams, Fr
Maddie Peavler, Fr
Maeleigh Mcclendon, Fr
Cara Balderas, So
Amy Ritchie, So
Landry Canham, So
Ellie Shelton, So
Cambry Dojahn, So
Whitley Wiatrek, So
Lailah Hernandez, Jr
Emily Sampson, Jr
Ellie Parker, Jr
Madi Love, Jr
Charlotte Swoboda, Jr
Bristen Birdwell, Sr
Emily Chambers, Sr