LANCASTER, PA – Johns Hopkins volleyball's Simone Adam has been tabbed the Centennial Conference Player of the Year, with three other Hopkins athletes earning All-Conference recognition as released by the Centennial this afternoon. The Blue Jays' staff was also named the Coaching Staff of the Year for the first time since 2019 after leading Hopkins to a 27-2 regular season record that included a perfect 10-0 mark in Centennial Conference play.
 
Along with the major award, Adam earned a spot on the First Team for the second time in her career while Simrin Carlsen and Jilienne Widener both garnered Second Team recognition. Ivy Swafford rounded out the Blue Jays' All-Conference honorees after securing an Honorable Mention selection. This marks the third straight year Hopkins has had four players earn All-Centennial recognition, moving the Blue Jays' program total to 93 since 1993.
 
Adam becomes Hopkins' ninth Player of the Year and fourth in the last five seasons following a dominant 2024 campaign. The junior averaged 3.60 kills per set to lead the Centennial while ranking second in hitting percentage (.362), making her the only player in the conference and one of just five players in all of Division III to have totaled at least 360 kills while hitting .360 or better on the year. The junior's First Team selection also makes her the seventh Blue Jay to do so and the seventh to be named to the First Team multiple times.
 
Carlsen followed up her Player of the Year and First Team honors in 2023 with an All-Conference Second Team selection this season. The senior has averaged 2.93 kills per set at a .302 clip to pair with 2.83 digs on the defensive end in 2024, boasting even more impressive stats in conference action. In 10 Centennial matches, Carlsen's numbers jumped to 3.03 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .350 while adding 2.55 digs per set, making the senior one of just two players in the conference to average at least three kills and 2.5 digs in conference play.
 
Widener made the most of her lone year at Hopkins, averaging 2.71 kills per set with a .347 hitting percentage and 0.99 blocks per set defensively en route to being named to the Second Team. Widener's blocks per set average is the fifth-most by a non-middle in all of Division III — an average that jumped to 1.22 across 10 Centennial matches — which paired with her attacking prowess made her one of the best two-way threats in the conference.
 
Swafford — the Centennial Conference Tournament MVP — was Hopkins' fourth and final All-Conference honoree, earning a spot on the Honorable Mention team for the first time in her career following a breakout sophomore campaign. The Johnson City, TX native ranks third on the team in kills (2.73) while ranking second among Blue Jays and third in the Centennial Conference in hitting percentage (.352) — she joins Adam as one of just five non-middles in Division III to boast a hitting percentage over .350.
 
Like Carlsen, Swafford's numbers took a considerable boost in conference play, where the sophomore upped her averages to 2.88 kills per set with a Centennial-best .409 hitting percentage.

In addition to Johns Hopkins' seven All-Centennial honorees, senior Emma Dionne was also named to the league's All-Sportsmanship Team.

Hopkins continues its season Thursday, Nov. 21 when the Blue Jays take on Bridgewater State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.