Redhawk junior outside hitter Kruiz Ewoldt pictured on Nov. 7, 2024, during the IGHSAU Volleyball State Tournament held at Xtream Arena in Coralville after being named to the Class 1A All-Tournament Team. Ewoldt is only the third Redhawk in school history to receive the recognition. She was also recently named to the 2024 T-R All-Area Volleyball First Team. PHOTO COURTESY OF IOWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION

MARSHALLTOWN – Six North Tama players were named to the Times-Republican newspaper’s 2024 All-Area Volleyball teams including first team picks Kruiz Ewoldt and Addison ‘Addy’ Hochstetler, and second team pick Cayleigh Heller.

Ewoldt, a junior outside hitter, led the Redhawks this season in kills with 411 – the fourth best in Class 1A – and blocks with 17. The only other T-R All-Area player with more kills than Ewoldt this season was 2024 Player of the Year Grace Farnsworth, a junior at BCLUW, with 414. Ewoldt’s kill efficiency was .232.

Redhawk junior libero Addy Hochstetler also made the T-R’s first team after racking up a whopping 543 digs – third best in Class 1A and the highest of any All-Area player this season.

North Tama had one second team pick, junior setter Cayleigh Heller who led her team in assists with 406 and serve aces with 59. She also had 165 kills.

Honorable mention selections for the Redhawks include seniors Kylie Calderwood and Zoey Rausch, and freshman Lily Sell. Calderwood recorded 54 serve aces, second highest for the team, while Rausch – who spent much of the season on the sidelines due to a concussion – had 292 assists, second highest for the team.

North Tama junior libero Addy Hochstetler pictured on Oct. 30, 2024, during the Class 1A Region 7 championship played in Webster City. She was recently named to the 2024 T-R All-Area Volleyball First Team. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

In her first varsity season, Sell put up some impressive stats with 231 kills (second highest for the team), five assists, 36 digs, and 8 blocks.

North Tama ended the 2024-25 season 25-16 (6-1), second in the Iowa Star South just behind BCLUW, and the Class 1A Region 7 champions.

The Redhawks qualified for the state tournament where they fell to Riverside in the quarterfinal round, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 16-25, 11-15).

2024 T-R All-Area Volleyball Team

Player of the Year — Grace Farnsworth, jr., BCLUW

Coach of the Year — Megan Yantis, BCLUW

FIRST TEAM

Kennedy Brant, jr., MH, Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Ryanne Brubaker, so., MH, Grundy Center

Kruiz Ewoldt, jr., OH, North Tama

Kennedy Feldman, sr., OH, Marshalltown

Addison Hochstetler, jr., L, North Tama

Cassie Nason, sr., S, BCLUW

SECOND TEAM

Cayleigh Heller, jr., S, North Tama

Virginia Kaisand, sr., MH, BCLUW

Kayden Muller, sr., MH, Grundy Center

Olivia Peters, so., OH, BCLUW

Elly Sieh, jr., RS, Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Lily Zahnd, sr., OH, West Marshall

HONORABLE MENTION

Landry August, jr., GMG

Paisley Bro, fr., South Tama

Kylie Calderwood, sr., North Tama

Janette Cervantes, sr., South Tama

Laney Danielson, sr., Marshalltown

Gaby Estabrook, sr., Marshalltown

Avery Evertsen, sr., West Marshall

Bailey Grant, sr., East Marshall

Jaden Hansen, sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Hadlee Hempy, jr., GMG

Ellie Hughes, sr., Marshalltown

Kailey Larsen, sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Olivia Maddux, sr., GMG

Braelynn Morgan, sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Natalie Nichols, sr., West Marshall

Zoey Rausch, sr., North Tama

Madison Rogers, sr., Marshalltown

Lily Sell, fr., North Tama

Paige Venenga, sr., Grundy Center

Lauren Zajac, jr., Grundy Center