UI Volleyball Team Finalist In Three State Categories
The Idaho volleyball team’s winning last fall may bring some additional wins this month.
The Vandals are finalists for state of Idaho awards in team, female and coach categories at the 33rd annual Idaho Sports Banquet on Saturday, March 25, at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Mindy Rice, Idaho’s and the Big Sky’s first All-American volleyball player, is up against Olympic ski champion Picabo Street for top female athlete.
UI’s Tom Hilbert, whose club went 31-3, is a coaching finalist against Coeur d’Alene basketball’s Dave Fealko and Boise State football’s Pokey Allen. Fealko recently retired after leading new Lake City High to a state championship this season.
UI volleyball will battle with BSU football for team honors.
The finalists:
North Idaho awards:
Male athlete-Darick Pope, Post Falls football, basketball, track; Kyle York, Priest River football, basketball, track; Dale Wooden, Sandpoint wrestling; Derek Zimmerman, Moscow football; David Reed, Mullan football.
Female athlete-Laura Walker, Sandpoint track; Heather Owen, Moscow basketball, track; Cinda Neider, Lakeland track; Kelli Johnson, Moscow basketball, volleyball; Alli Nieman, Sandpoint basketball, volleyball; Jennifer Kerns, Coeur d’Alene basketball, Lake City soccer.
Male team-Deary football, Sandpoint wrestling, Post Falls football, Mullan football.
Female team-Sandpoint volleyball, Wallace volleyball, Coeur d’Alene basketball, Moscow basketball, Grangeville basketball, Troy basketball, St. Maries golf.
Coach-Jeff Hurst, Sandpoint; Dick Schreiber, Wallace; Dan Taylor, Sandpoint; Dave Fealko, Coeur d’Alene; Bobbi Hazeltine, Troy; Jerry Lee, Post Falls.
Booster-Greg Taylor, Sandpoint; Greg Crimp, Coeur d’Alene; Clarence Riggers, Culdesac; Chester Schilling, St. Maries.
State of Idaho awards:
Team-Boise State football, Idaho volleyball.
Female athlete-Mindy Rice, Idaho volleyball; Picabo Street, skiing.
Pro athlete-Jeff Robinson, Denver Broncos; Doug Reisenberg, N.Y. Giants; Mark Schlereth, Washington Redskins; Tracy Hanson, LPGA.
Male athlete-Sherriden May, Idaho football; Jim Potter, Idaho State basketball; Dan O’Brien, decathlon champion.
Coach-Tom Hilbert, Idaho volleyball; Dave Fealko, Coeur d’Alene basketball; Pokey Allen, Boise State football.