DUBUQUE, Iowa - The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) released the 2026 A-R-C Volleyball All-Conference honors Friday afternoon. Taylor Bechen was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season as five other University of Dubuque women's volleyball student-athletes were named all-conference by the league.

Taylor Bechen (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial HS) earned her second career Defensive Player of the Year honor after leading the A-R-C this season with 180 total digs (6.21 d/s) in 29 sets across seven conference games. Bechen had 46 more digs than the second-highest total in the conference.

Halee Clare (Walcott, Iowa / Davenport West HS) earned her first career all-conference honor in her final year as a Spartan. She had the fourth-most total blocks of anyone in conference play this season with 20 blocks (13 solo, 7 assisted), along with the fourth-best hitting percentage in the league, hitting .308%.

Caitlin Jensen (Clarence, Iowa / North Cedar HS) finished the conference slate with 61 total kills (2.10 k/s) and had 18 total blocks (9 solo, 9 assisted), which was tied for the sixth-most blocks in the conference. Jensen is earning her second career all-conference honor and has done so in back-to-back seasons to end her career.

Alexis Kammerer (Brodhead, Wis. / Brodhead HS) was finding her attackers all over the court this year in conference play, recording 324 assists (11/17 a/s) and had 63 more assists than anyone else in the league. She also added 10 service aces, which was tied for fourth-most in the conference. Kammerer is earning her first all-conference honor and now has two career volleyball postseason awards after earning honorable mention last season.

Chloe Reiser (Decorah, Iowa / Decorah HS) dealt with an injury for three of the seven conference games where she did not see action. However, in the four games she played in, she registered 3.75 k/s, fourth-best in the conference. She ended with 60 kills total, to go along with six service aces and 33 digs. Reiser is earning her first career all-conference honor.

Delainey Winkel (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial HS) was the best outside hitter in the conference this season with 113 kills (3.90 k/s), good for second in the league, attacking at a .234% hitting percentage. She also had the seventh most digs with 107 (3.69 d/s). Winkel is now a back-to-back all-conference performer and ends her career with an offensive MVP honor, 2x all-conference, and an honorable mention award.


A-R-C Tournament Championship
The Spartans will host the A-R-C Tournament Championship game tomorrow night (Nov. 14) at 7:00 p.m. as they take on the Buena Vista University Beavers inside the Stoltz Sports Center.