Cowley Sweeps KJCCC D2 Volleyball Postseason Awards

2024 All-KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Teams

COLBY, Kan. – Finishing off a second consecutive unbeaten regular season, the Cowley Community College has swept the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 2 Volleyball postseason awards with Steven Gream earning Coach of the Year, Laura Bonomi earning Most Valuable Player, and Hanna Darvas earning Freshman of the Year.   

Steven Gream – Cowley (KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Coach of the Year)
Gream brings home his second straight KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Coach of the Year honors and third in the past four years as the Tigers have won 77 consecutive contests after winning the NJCAA Division 2 Volleyball Plains District A Championship over Allen on November 9th. Finishing KJCCC play with a perfect 10-0 record, Cowley dropped one set in conference play and has dropped just four sets all year in 36 matches as the Tigers will look to defend their NJCAA Division 2 Volleyball National Title next week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Laura Bonomi – Cowley (KJKCCC Division 2 Volleyball Most Valuable Player)
The KJCCC leader in kills and kills per set, Laura Bonomi adds Most Valuable Player honors to her accolades after being the KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Freshman of the Year last season and an eight-time winner of the KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week award in 2024. Averaging 4.49 kills per set and totaling 503 kills this season, Bonomi hit .413 in conference matches and also led the conference with 1.16 service aces per set in conference matches. 

Hanna Darvas – Cowley (KJCCC Division 2 Volleyball Freshman of the Year)
Trying to fill the shoes of 2023 Division 2 Volleyball Player of the Year Rossana Papa, Darvas made sure that the Cowley offense did not have any type of drop-off in production as the Diosd, Hungary native averaged 12.27 assists per set, nearly 2.5 more assists per set than the next closest player in the conference. For the season, Darvas totaled 1,276 set assists including 342 in conference play for an average of 34 set assists per conference match while also ranking fourth in the KJCCC in both service aces (56) and service aces per set (0.54).