Volleyball It was a good year for Breck volleyball, and a season that saw a first-ever victory over Rockford, battling back from 0-2 against SPA and going 2-0 against Blake. Senior Jaila Tolbert was named to the All-State team and was one of the five finalists for the Ms. Baden Volleyball award. Jaila Tolbert and Madi Lommen were All-Conference selections, with honorable mentions for Raven DuBois and Lauren Bilcik. Shayla Henderson-Thomas was the MIP, Jaila Tolbert the MVP, and Nichole Showalter the Mustanger.
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The Mustang girls made it through the first round of sections this year and had an especially great effort against Blake — ending in a 1-1 tie and avoiding a loss to the Bears for the first time in several years. Grace Taylor and Sophie O’Bryan were All-Conference selections, with honorable mentions for Franny Miller and Hannah Shin. Lauren Kozikowski was the MIP, Grace Taylor and Sophie O’Bryan the MVPs, and Gabby Billing the Mustanger.
Girls Swim & Dive The season ended with a fourth-place finish at the state meet, where three school records were broken: Bre Thorne (50 free), Bre Thorne (100 fly), Bre Thorne, Blair Bingham, Annie McFarland and Cecily Hibbs (200 free relay). At the Section 2A championships, the Mustangs broke records for the 200 medley relay, 200 IM and 100 fly. Bre Thorne also broke a Breck pool record in the 100 back. The girls placed third at the Maroon & Gold meet out of 14 Class 2A teams, fourth at True Team State and first at True Team sections. The team is not in a conference, so there were no All-Conference selections. The MIP was Maisie Dodge deBruyn, the MVP was Bre Thorne, and the Mustanger was Allyssa Phelps.
Girls Tennis Girls tennis took third place as a team at the state meet, and the doubles team of Grace Zumwinkle and Kendall Kozikowski were the Class A State champs. Kendall Kozikowski was a Star Tribune athlete of the week, and Merrill Harris was named assistant coach of the year. All-Conference honors went to Kendall Kozikowski, Anna Zumwinkle, Grace Zumwinkle and Katie Schmoker, with honorable mentions for Layla Tattersfield, Sarah Webb and Evie Mackenzie. Lacey Budniewski was the MIP, Kendall Kozikowski the MVP, and Anna Zumwinkle the Mustanger.
Division I signings this winter, top to bottom, athletes and their parents: Will Culliton will play basketball at West Point, Jaila Tolbert will play volleyball at Virginia Tech, and Graydon Kulick will play football at Davidson.