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WWU volleyball fares well with post-season awards

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Western Washington University volleyball middle blocker Kayleigh Harper has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year.  The 6-3 senior from Oak Harbor was named to the GNAC all-star team for the fourth year in a row.  Fellow Viking Calley Heilborn is the conference Freshman of the Year.

Joining Harper and Heilborn on the all-star team is sophomore outside hitter Gabby Gunterman.

The Vikings are the #4 ranked team in the country.  They’ll be the #2 seed at the West Regional tournament in California next week.

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