Wheaton, Ill. – A pair of Wheaton seniors earned recognition from the CCIW on Monday when the conference's season-ending awards for volleyball were announced. Outside hitter Caroline Capps (PICTURED LEFT) was honored with her first career All-CCIW award for her outstanding senior campaign. Fellow senior Emerson Traweek was named Wheaton's recipient of the CCIW's RESPECT Award. 

Capps earned Second Team All-CCIW accolades for her outstanding 2024 campaign. She led Wheaton with an average of 3.84 kills per set this season in posting a .285 attack percentage. Her .285 attack percentage is the sixth-highest single season percentage in program history for a player with 600 or more attacks in a campaign. Her 388 kills this season currently ranks 29th in all of NCAA Division III. Capps also contributed nearly two digs per set in Wheaton's 29 matches this season. In Wheaton's eight CCIW matches, Capps averaged a team-high 3.40 kills per set, with 1.90 digs per set.

Capps averaged 2.83 kills per set in her Thunder career, a mark that ranks 10th on the program's career list. She tallied 1,120 career kills and recorded 650 assists in her four outstanding seasons with the Thunder.

Traweek was named Wheaton's honoree of the CCIW's RESPECT Award. At the conclusion of every sports season, each varsity program recognizes one student-athlete as their RESPECT Award honoree. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture. 

Traweek was second on the team this season with 2.25 kills per set, and she added 1.99 digs per set. In CCIW player the senior registered 2.31 kills per set with 1.3 digs per set. In her four seasons with the Thunder, Traweek tallied 741 kills, with 2.37 kills per set. She also recorded 639 digs, averaging 2.1 digs per set.