Melina Woods Small School All-American
She among the nation’s top volleyball hitters. It only took 80 sets for her to get 665 kills (a per set mark of 8.3). She also averaged 4.0 digs and 4.7 serve receptions per set, as well as serving 38 aces and blocking 67 shots.
“She” is Ada’s Melina Woods, recently name to the second team MaxPreps 2017 high school Small Schools All-American Girls’ Volleyball team.
Here’s the other All-American’s in Melina’s class.
First Team
MB — Breana Edwards, Rainier (Ore.), 6-1 Sr.
MN — Hannah Tostado, St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.), 6-1 Sr.
OH — Paige Jones, New Bremen (Ohio), 6-0 Sr.
OH — Destiny Cox, Carrboro (N.C.), 6-3 Sr.
OH — Alli Stumler, Christian Academy (New Albany, Ind.), 6-0 Sr.
OH — Allison Whitten, St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville, S.C.), 5-9 Sr.
OH — Lily Felts, Berean Christian (Knoxville, Tenn.), 5-11 Sr.
OH — Jaela Zimmerman, Malcolm (Neb.), 6-2 Sr.
OH — Megan Miller, Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, Ind.), 5-7 Sr.
OH — Bailey Keith, Live Oak Classical (Waco, Texas), 6-2 Sr.
S — Haley Vaughn, Crawford (Texas), 5-6 Sr.
S — Ariana Hebert, Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 5-8 Jr.
S — Carley Nicholson, St. Pius X (Festus, Mo.), 5-5, Sr.
S — McKinley Fox, Santa Catalina (Monterey, Calif.), 6-1 Sr.
A-A — Madison Ladner, Hancock (Kiln, Miss.), 5-11 Sr.
A-A — Jonni Parker, Miami East (Casstown, Ohio), 5-11 Sr.
L — Sydney Petersen, Dike-New Hartford (Dike, Iowa), 5-6 Sr.
L — Taylor Roberts, Sneads (Fla.), 5-6 Sr.
Second Team
MH — Melina Woods, Ada (Ohio), 5-11 Sr.
MB — Taylor Roberts, Coosa (Rome, Ga.), 6-1 Sr.
MH — Kailey Jo Ince, Hesston (Kan.), 6-1 Sr.
MB — Naya Gros, McGehee (New Orleans), 6-2 Sr.
OH — Sadie Limback, Santa Fe (Alma, Mo.), 5-11 Sr.
OH — Jenna Dal Santo, Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), 5-9 Sr.
OH — Chloe Emory, California City (Calif.), 6-0 Sr.
OH — Mary Shroll, Tempe Prep (Ariz.), 5-8 Jr.
S — Kiana Mayer, Bronson (Mich.), 6-0 Sr.
S — Katie Frazier, Wirt County (Elizabeth, W. Va.), Sr.
S — Chelsey Lockey, Eaton (Colo.), 5-7 Sr.
S — Kenzie Jordan, Water Valley (Texas), 5-9 Jr.
L — Katelyn Engelhardt, Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing, Mich.), 5-5 Sr.
L — Leigh Maher, Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie, La.), 5-3 S
L — Christina Dal Santo, Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), 5-8 Sr.
A-A — Mica Allison, St. Thomas More (Champaign, Ill.), 6-2 Sr.
A-A — Michelle Shaffer, La Reina (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 5-9 Sr.
A-A — Maggie Roe, Boulder City (Nev.), 6-1 Sr.
A-A — Chloe Rear, Strafford (Mo.), 5-11 Sr.
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