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Celeste Vela honored as an All-American by AVCA

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team setter Celeste Vela has been honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Tuesday afternoon, earning Honorable Mention to the 2021 All-America teams.
 
Vela (Guadalajara, Mexico) continues a streak of a Lion being named an All-American for the third season in a row. Vela is the sixth Honorable Mention All-America from A&M-Commerce and just the eighth player in program history to receive All-America honors. 
 
This fall, Vela tallied 905 assists on an average of 10.4 assists per set in the regular season to lead the conference. She had the most assists (51) by a setter in a three-set match this season as well as two of the top-three performances by an LSC setter. She had 63 assists against Lubbock Christian and 59 against UAFS.
 
The junior setter has been named to all-LSC teams three times and has earned the LSC Freshman of the Year and LSC Setter of the Year awards. She also received the LSC Setter of the Week award twice this season.
 
2021 AVCA First-Team All-Americans
Name School Pos. Yr.
Alexis Cardoza** Cal State San Bernardino OH Sr.
Laura De Marchi Michigan Tech S Sr.
Audrey Fisher Central Missouri MH Sr.
Megan Flom* Winona State MB/OH Sr.
Kenzie Foley St. Cloud State OH R-Fr.
Kailyn Gilbreath* Angelo State S/R Sr.
Gabby Gunterman* Western Washington OH Jr.
Rylee Hladky MSU Denver OH Jr.
Allison Maxwell Washburn MH Sr.
Katie O'Connell Ferris State RS Sr.
Charlotte Richards* Missouri-St. Louis OH Sr.
Maddy Torve* St. Cloud State S Sr.
Taylor Vaneekeren West Florida S Jr.
Veresia Yon West Florida MB So.
 
2021 AVCA Second-Team All-Americans
Name School Pos. Yr.
Genna Berg Washburn OH Sr.
Jayln Hayes Cal State San Bernardino MB R-Jr.
Anna Jonynas Michigan Tech OH Sr.
Payton Kirchhoefer Northwest Missouri State OH R-Fr.
Avaline Lai MSU Denver R Sr.
Taylor Prall Lenoir-Rhyne OH Sr.
Claudia Rivera Tampa L Jr.
Faith Rottinghaus Washburn L Sr.
Karla Santos Cal State LA OH Sr.
Jasmine Schmidt Palm Beach Atlantic S/RS Sr.
Madison Squiers* Nebraska-Kearney S Sr.
Eve Stephens* Alaska Anchorage OPP Jr.
Drew Stokes** Colorado School of Mines S Sr.
Allyssa Van Wienen* Hillsdale MB Sr.
 
2021 AVCA Third-Team All-Americans
Name School Pos. Yr.
Baleigh Allen Angelo State MB Sr.
Tia Andya Central Washington S/OH So.
Madi Cooler West Florida OH Jr.
Brooke Dexter Simon Fraser OPP Fr.
Amanda Donais Colorado School of Mines OPP Sr.
Mariah-Daisy Duke Cal Poly Pomona OPP So.
Audrey Francis Wheeling L Sr.
Erin Krupar Ashland OH Sr.
Ally Offerdahl Central Missouri S Sr.
Jamie Poppen Lewis L Sr.
Alexandra Psoma Nova Southeastern OH Sr.
Karoline Shelton Hillsdale OH Jr.
Anna Squiers Nebraska-Kearney MH Sr.
Averey Yaksich Sioux Falls OH Sr.
 
2021 AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Name School Pos. Yr.
Jessica Akiona New Haven RS Sr.
Natasha Bannister Newberry OH/MB Gr.
Sophia Berg Angelo State R Sr.
Rachel Bewick Lenoir-Rhyne L Sr.
Journey Blevins Findlay OH Fr
Caitlyn Burroway Regis OH Sr.
Emiah Burrowes Tusculum OH Jr.
Alexia Byrnes Chaminade S R-Jr.
Maddie Clayton West Liberty MH Sr.
Anna Dalla Vecchia Chaminade L Sr.
Danielle Duis Colorado School of Mines L Sr.
Regan Duty Anderson RS Jr.
Courtney Dyer Point Loma L Jr.
Naomi Eckert-Rivera American International S Jr.
Hannah Engelken Central Missouri MH Jr
Christina Escamilla Texas Tyler R Sr.
Olivia Fairchild Western Washington M Jr.
Kassandra Fairly Spring Hill MB Jr.
Tyler Fezzey West Florida RS Sr.
Marianna Fiocco Nova Southeastern MB Sr.
Taylor Fosler Tampa MB Sr.
London Fuller Clarion S Jr.
Kelsey Gordon Washburn OPP Sr.
Hannah Hair Seattle Pacific MB So.
Jessica Haynie San Francisco State OH Sr.
Calley Heilborn Western Washington OH So.
Taylor Hicken Colorado School of Mines M Sr.
Sorrel Houghton Tampa OH Sr.
Lindsey Jin Colorado School of Mines OH Sr.
Annaka Jorgenson Azusa Pacific OH So.
Shannon Kasprak Wingate S Sr.
Hayley Kreiger Davenport OH Sr
Samantha Lanning Embry-Riddle MB Jr.
Sydney Leffler Colorado Mesa OH Fr.
Mara LeGrand Regis S Jr.
Nadia Lindner Lynn OH So.
Rachel Linsey St. Cloud State OH Jr.
Bre Maloney Winona State S Sr.
Ashton Marshall West Florida L Sr.
Jaden McBride Embry-Riddle OH Fr.
Ashley McClung Gannon S/RS Sr.
Katie McKiel Tampa OH Sr.
Lindsey Mertz Hillsdale S Sr.
Caitlyn Meyer Daemen RS Sr.
Torrey Miller West Texas A&M OH So.
Kennedy Muff Flagler S So.
Jasmine Mulvihill Concordia-St. Paul OPP R-So
Marlee Nunley Cal State San Bernardino S So.
Brooklen Pe'a Chaminade OH Jr.
Elizabeth Price Nova Southeastern OH R-Fr.
Alyssa Rezac Northwest Missouri State S R-So.
Phebie Rossi St. Cloud State MH So.
Madison Roy Anderson S Sr.
Lauren Sampson Gannon OH Sr.
Sophie Schaff Wingate MB Gr.
Kendall Scharbert Alabama Huntsville MB Sr.
Meg Schmidt Southwest Minnesota State OPP Jr.
Djuly Schmorantz Barry OH Sr.
Andrea Serra-Rosa American International OH Sr.
Cassidy Snider Clarion OH Fr.
Carly Sosnowski Tusculum L So.
Lauren Stenman Lewis S So
Julia Tays Simon Fraser S Sr.
Evelina Teran Montevallo OH Sr.
Juliana Van Loo Lewis RS Jr
Halee Van Poppel Dallas Baptist OH Sr.
Celeste Vela A&M-Commerce S Sr.
Ava Venema Lewis MB Sr
Chandler Vogel West Texas A&M L Sr.
Mikayla Ware Texas Tyler OH Sr.
Tye Wedhorn Colorado Mesa M Jr.
Angela Young Southwest Minnesota State OH Sr.
Kira Zimmerman Cal Poly Pomona S Sr.
 
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Players Mentioned

Celeste Vela

#9 Celeste Vela

S/RS
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Celeste Vela

#9 Celeste Vela

5' 8"
Junior
S/RS