SEWARD, Neb. – Junior Tara Callahan keeps adding to her résumé. On Tuesday (Oct. 15), the conference named Callahan the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Setter of the Week. Callahan has picked up this honor for the third time this season and for the fourth time in her career. She was also named the NAIA National Setter of the Week on Sept. 10.
Callahan has been a key figure behind the best 21-match run for the program during the GPAC era. Last week Concordia held serve at home and defeated both Doane and No. 25 Morningside in four sets. Over those two matches (eight total sets), Callahan accumulated 88 assists, 13 digs, eight kills and four blocks. Callahan quarterbacks an attack that sports NAIA national rankings of sixth in kills per set (13.77) and 10th in hitting percentage (.238). Callahan herself ranks 11th among all NAIA players with an average of 10.55 assists per set.
The 6-foot-1 native of Brady, Neb., has played in 258 sets in her college career and has compiled 2,225 assists, 385 digs, 229 kills and 149 blocks. Callahan and the Bulldogs (18-3, 7-3 GPAC) will return to action on Saturday when they are set to host No. 22 Dordt (15-6, 6-3 GPAC) at 3 p.m. CT.