AVCA, Under Armour team to present 48 of high school volleyball's top performers.
Staff Report
MaxPreps.com
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its Under Armour All-American High School Volleyball Team Wednesday.
The 48 players selected represent 23 states and 44 high schools. Many have already committed to play collegiate volleyball at some of the top programs in the country.
Each of the 24 players on the first team will be invited to play in the inaugural Under Armour All-America High School Volleyball Match and Skills Competition. The event will be held at Qwest Center Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21 in conjunction with the 2008 AVCA Annual Convention.
Requirements for nomination were that the student-athlete be in her senior year of high school, nominated by her high school coach, that her coach be a member of the AVCA and that her season statistics be entered into MaxPreps.
“I’m extremely pleased with the participation in this year’s awards program,” said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. “The high school coaches on our selection committee had a very difficult task, as they had so many fine players nominated.”
“The young female athletes on the Under Armour All-American team are defining the future of volleyball,” said Tori Hanna, Under Armour, Director of Women's, Sports Marketing. “We look forward to continuing to support the growth of the next generation of elite volleyball players by making them better through our grassroots performance training events and our cutting-edge performance apparel and footwear.”
For more information on the Under Armour All-America High School Volleyball Match and Skills Competition, go to www.avca.org and look for the match logo on the homepage. Tickets will be available through the Qwest Center box office at www.qwestcenteromaha.com or www.ticketmaster.com starting Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 12 p.m. CST.
The AVCA High School Senior All-America Committee consists of: Region 1 – Rob Slavin, Sacred Heart High School (Mass.); Region 2 – Tony Crisafulli, North Star High School (Pa.); Region 3 – Joy Becker, Leon High School (Fla.); Region 4 – Al Bennett, Westlake High School (Texas); Region 5 – Carol Russo, Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association; Region 6 – Ken Corum, Oak Park High School (Mo.); Region 7 – Gwen Egbert, Papillion-LaVista South High School (Neb.); Region 8 – Brian Doyon, Battle Mountain High School (Colo.); Region 9 – Steven Flores, Sonoma Academy (Calif.); Region 10 – Jeff Carroll, Billings Sr. High School (Mont.).
2008-09 UNDER ARMOUR FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Player, School (City, State), Position, Height, College
Carrie Baird, Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.), OH, 6-1, Uncommitted
Elly Barrett, Westlake (Austin, Texas), S, 6-0, California
Whitney Billings, Pelham (Ala.), RS/OPP, 6-2, Kentucky
Stephanie Bristol, Barnstable (Hyannis, Mass.), MB, 6-0, Uncommitted
Torri Campbell, Amarillo (Texas), MB, 6-2, Baylor
Kristin Carpenter, Hanover (Mechanicsville, Va.), OH, 5-7, Penn State
Lauren Cook, Pius X (Lincoln, Neb.), S, 5-8, UCLA
Caitlyn Donahue, Blue Valley West (Overland Park, Kan.), DS/L, 5-7, Kansas State
Darcy Dorton, Delta (Muncie, Ind.), OH, 6-2, Penn State
Anna Drewry, Clark (San Antonio, Texas), MB, 6-3, Purdue
Katie Fuller, La Costa Canyon (Encinitas, Calif.), RS/OPP, 6-2, USC
Casey Garvey, Mercy Academy (Louisville, Ky.), S, 5-9, Samford
Christiana Gray, Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), MB, 6-5, Duke
Katherine Harms, St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, Minn.), RS/OPP, 6-1, Minnesota
Jessica Jendryk, Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), MB, 6-1, Illinois
Correy Johnson, Lake Howell (Winter Park, Fla.), MB, 6-4, California
Rachael Kidder, Moorpark (Calif.), OH, 6-3, UCLA
Alison Landwehr, Parkway West (Ballwin, Mo.), S, 6-1, Iowa State
Gina Mancuso, Papillion-La Vista (Papillion, Neb.), OH, 6-0, Nebraska
Sha’Dare McNeal, Fallbrook (Calif.), OH, 6-0, Texas
Kylin Munoz, Monroe (Wash.), OH, 6-1, BYU
McKenzie Odale, Eagle (Idaho), S/H, 5-10, Utah
Bailey Webster, St. Paul’s School for Girls (Brooklandville, Md.), OH, 6-3, Texas
Hannah Werth, Glenwood (Chatham, Ill.), OH, 6-1, Nebraska
2008-09 UNDER ARMOUR SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Player, School (City, State), Position, Height, College
Cecilia Agraz, Hanford (Calif.), OH, 6-2, Fresno State
Amy Braun, Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.), OH, 5-11, Northern Iowa
Emily Carroll, Billings (Mont.), S, 5-10, Uncommitted
Leslie Cikra, Chagrin Falls (Ohio), OH, 6-4, Tennessee
Gabrielle Dewberry, Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.), S/H, 5-8, Cal State Fullerton
Kathleen Donehue, South Lyon (Mich.), OH, 6-1, Indiana
Kylie Edinger, Billings (Mont.), MB, 6-1, Montana State
Katherine Fischer, Homestead (Cupertino, Calif.), OH, 5-10, Oregon
Tia Gaffen, Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), MB, 6-2, California
Carol Henney, Burlington Catholic (Burlington, Wis.), MB, 6-2, Marquette
Shawn Hindman, Memorial (Crossville, Tenn.), OH, 6-3, Indiana
Jessica Kopp, Lee’s Summit (Mo.), OH, 5-11, Washburn
Jocelyn Levig, Sumner (Wash.), OH, 6-1, Oregon
Lauren Martin, Trinity (Bedford, Texas), RS/OPP, 5-10, Pennsylvania
Monique Mead, Landmark Christian (Fairburn, Ga.), RS/OPP, 5-9, Georgia Tech
Morgan O’Neill, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), DS/L, 5-9, Virginia Tech
Jessica O’Shoney, Hutto (Texas), MB, 6-1, Virginia
Mary Ording, Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), MB, 6-3, Wisconsin
Molly Pon, Davis (Calif.), OH, 6-0, Cal Poly
Taylor Smith, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), RS/OPP, 6-0, California-Irvine
Mia Tabberson, Muncie Burris (Muncie, Ind.), S, 6-1, Minnesota
Lauren Whyte, Olmsted Falls (Ohio), OH, 6-1, George Washington
Amanda Yerke, Walled Lake Northern (Commerce, Mich.), OH, 6-3, Michigan
Stephanie Zielinski, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), S, 5-10, Rutgers
