Jenilee Rathje Named AVCA All-Mideast Region

Senior Jenilee Rathje is just the second Spartan to be a two-time AVCA All-Mideast Region selection.

12/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

Dec. 6, 2011

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State volleyball senior Jenilee Rathje was selected to the 2011 AVCA All-Mideast Region team today. Rathje, who was an honorable mention all-region choice last season, is the first Spartan since Ashley Schatzle in 2007 to be named to the 14-member team.

Rathje led the team in kills this season with 505 (4.17 per set), which ranks third in the Big Ten and top-25 in the nation. Her kill total was a career high and is the 10th-most in a MSU single-season. She also finished the season third on the team in digs with 257 (2.12 a set) and fifth in blocks with 61 (0.50 a set).

For her career, the Mt. Pleasant, Mich., native, is first in MSU history in sets played (496) and matches played (142), seventh in block assists (333) and eighth in kills (1,504).

Rathje was recently named an All-Big Ten selection, becoming the seven Spartan to earn back-to-back first team honors, and picked as MSU's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.