LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 6, 2013) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the eighth annual Under Armour Girls High School All-America Teams.
The 100 players selected for this year's honors represent 33 states and 90 high schools. Many have already committed to play collegiate volleyball at some of the top programs in the country.
Each of the players on the First Team will be invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition. The event will be held at Key Arena on December 20th in Seattle, Wash., in conjunction with the 2013 AVCA Annual Convention.
Requirements for nomination were that the student-athlete be in her senior year of high school, that she be nominated by her high school coach, that her coach be a member of the AVCA and that her individual season statistics versus all opponents for the entire season be entered into MaxPreps, a free service that aggregates and distributes data on high school sports.
For more information on the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition, please visit our website. Tickets are available for purchase now through Ticketmaster.
The Under Armour Girls High School All-America Committee consists of: Region 1 - Rob Slavin, Region 2 - Tony Crisafulli, Region 3 - Donna Fleming, Region 4 - Al Bennett, Region 5 - Tracey Kornau, Region 6 - Kyle Yackley, Region 7 - Jim Lee, Region 8 - Pat Dorshorst, Region 9 - Kyle Mashima, Region 10 - Jeff Carroll and chairperson Carol Russo.
2013-14 UNDER ARMOUR FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Name
| School
| City | State | Position | Height | College |
Brittany Abercrombie
| | Carlsbad | CA | RS | 6'2" | Southern California
|
Stephanie Aiple
| Round Rock (Round Rock, Texas)
| Round Rock
| TX | S | 6'1" | Texas A&M
|
Christina Ambrose
| Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.)
| Winter Park
| FL | OH | 6'4" | Purdue |
Reily Buechler
| Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)
| San Diego
| CA | OH
| 6'1" | UCLA |
Courtney Crable
| Mercy (Louisville, Ky.)
| Louisville
| KY
| OH
| 6'1" | Auburn |
Lydia Dimke
| Blaine (Blaine, Minn.)
| Blaine | MN | RS/S | 6'2" | Purdue |
Kali Eaken
| Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.)
| Roeland Park
| KS | S | 5'9" | Kansas State
|
Ali Frantti
| Richmond- Burton(Richmond, Ill.)
| Richmond
| IL
| OH | 6'2" | Penn State
|
Lauryn Gillis
| New Castle (New Castle, Ind.)
| New Castle
| IN | OH | 6'2" | Southern California
|
Alyssa Goehner
| Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.)
| Lakeville | MN | OH | 5'10" | Marquette |
Marion Hazelwood
| Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
| Mont Belvieu
| TX | MB | 6'3" | Oklahoma |
Crissy Jones
| Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.)
| Los Alamitos
| CA | OH | 6'3" | Washington |
Simone Lee
| Menomonee Falls (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)
| Menomonee Falls
| WI | OH | 6'1" | Penn State
|
Cat McCoy
| Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
| Southlake | TX | L | 5'7" | Texas |
Beth Nordhorn
| Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.)
| Winter Park
| FL | MB | 6'6" | North Carolina
|
Ashlie Reasor
| Reagan (San Antonio, Texas)
| San Antonio
| TX | RS | 6'2" | Texas A&M
|
Nia Reed
| Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.)
| Washington Township
| NJ | MB | 6'2" | Penn State
|
Luisa Schrimer
| Sutherland (Pittsford, N.Y.)
| Pittsford | NY | OH | 6'2" | Ohio State
|
Courtney Schwan
| Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.)
| Tacoma | WA | OH | 6'2" | Washington |
Ashten Smith-Gooden
| Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
| Cucamponga | CA | OH | 6'2" | California |
Carli Snyder
| Dakota (Macomb, Mich.)
| Macomb | MI | OH | 6'1" | Florida |
Haley Templeton
| Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, Ga.)
| Johns Creek
| GA | S | 6'1" | Miami |
Haleigh Washington
| Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
| Colorado Springs
| CO | MB | 6'4" | Penn State
|
Bryanna Weiskircher
| Boylan (Rockford, Ill.)
| Rockford | IL | S | 6'1" | Penn State
|
2013-14 UNDER ARMOUR SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN Name | School | City | State | Position | Height | College |
Christine Alftin
| Woodside (Woodside, Calif.)
| Woodside
| CA | OH
| 6'0"
| California
|
Sidney Brown
| Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.)
| Tampa | FL
| OH
| 5'10"
| Stanford
|
Danielle Cuttino
| Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)
| Indianapolis
| IN
| MB
| 6'4"
| Purdue
|
Courtney Eckenrode
| The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas)
| The Woodlands
| TX | S | 5'9" | San Diego State
|
Mylan Eugene
| Cypress Falls (Houston, Texas)
| Cypress | TX | OH | 6'0" | LSU |
Alexa Filley
| Assumption (Louisville, Ky.) | Louisville | KY | S | 5'9" | Auburn |
Alyssa Garvelink
| Holland Christian (Holland, Mich.)
| Holland | MI | MH/OPP | 6'3" | Michigan State
|
Madeline Haggerty
| St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.)
| Wheaton | IL | OH | 6'2" | Nebraska |
Kat Hutson
| Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.) | Brentwood | TN | OH | 6'3" | Alabama |
Lily Johnson
| Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.)
| Wildwood | MO | OH | 5'11" | Missouri State
|
Claire Kieffer-Wright
| South Pasadena (South Pasadena, Calif.)
| South Pasadena
| CA | MB | 6'2" | Michigan |
Mary-Kate Marshall
| Coppell (Coppell, Texas) | Coppell | TX | MB | 6'1" | Oregon State
|
Kristen Massa
| St. Ursula Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
| Cincinnati | OH | OH | 6'1" | Xavier |
Carly O'Sullivan
| Bogota (Bogota, N.J.) | Bogota | NJ | OH | 5'8" | |
Arianna Person
| St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.)
| Lenexa | KS | OH | 5'9" | Belmont |
Maddie Plumlee
| St. Mary's (Raleigh, N.C.)
| Raleigh
| NC | OH | 6'1" | Notre Dame
|
Devan Porter
| Bettendorf (Bettendorf, Iowa) | Bettendorf | IA | OH | 6'0" | Georgia |
Lanesha Reagan
| Snohomish (Snohomish, Wash.) | Snohomish | WA | OH | 5'9" | Oregon State
|
Maggie Scott
| Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.)
| Wildwood | MO | S | 5'11" | Oregon |
Andie Shelton
| Ripon Christian (Ripon, Calif.)
| Ripon | CA | S | 5'9" | Pacific |
Gabby Simpson
| Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.) | Colorado Springs
| CO | S | 6'4" | Colorado State
|
Sarah Sponcil
| Veritas Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)
| Phoenix | AZ | S | 5'10" | Loyola Marymount, California
|
Azariah Stahl
| Elkhart Central (Elkhart, Ind.)
| Elkhart | IN | OH | 5'11" | Purdue |
Sydney Townsend
| Pius X (Lincoln, Neb.)
| Lincoln | NE | OH | 5'8" | Nebraska |
2013-2014 UNDER ARMOUR HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN Name | School | City | State | Position | Height
| College |
Alexa Armendariz
| Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, Mo.)
| Blue Springs
| MO | L | 5'6"
| Missouri |
Ashley Askin
| Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.)
| Louisville
| KY
| OH
| 6'1"
| Georgia Tech
|
Kelli Bates
| Bradley- Bourbonnais (Bradley, Ill.)
| Bradley
| IL
| OH
| 5'11"
| Wisconsin
|
Maddie Beal
| Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
| Colo. Springs
| CO
| MB
| 6'0"
| Minnesota
|
Gabrielle Benda
| Wakefield (Raleigh, N.C.) | Raleigh
| NC
| S
| 6'0"
| Marquette
|
Olivia Boender
| Waverly (Waverly, Neb.) | Waverly
| NE
| OH
| 6'2"
| Nebraska
|
Piyusha Boteju
| Trinity (Euless, Texas)
| Euless
| TX
| S
| 5'11"
| Denver
|
Julia Brown
| Hough (Cornelius, N.C.)
| Cornelius
| NC
| OH
| 6'2"
| North Carolina State
|
Brigitte Burcescu
| Panas (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.)
| Cortlandt Manor
| NY
| OH
| 6'1"
| Northeastern
|
Alyssa Cavanaugh
| Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
| Louisville
| KY
| MB
| 5'11"
| Western Kentucky
|
Claudia Coco
| Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, Ga.)
| Johns Creek
| GA
| L
| 5'4"
| Tennessee
|
Kyra Coundourides
| Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
| Cuyahoga Falls
| OH
| S
| 5'9"
| Virginia Tech
|
Neka Cuppetilli
| New Braunfels (New Braunfels, Texas)
| New Braunfels
| TX
| OH
| 6'1"
| Baylor
|
Maggie DeJong
| Roosevelt (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
| Sioux Falls
| SD
| MB
| 6'0"
| Louisville
|
Abby Detering
| Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio)
| Mentor
| OH
| S
| 6'1"
| Florida
|
Carla Dibbs
| Episcopal of Acadiana (Cade, La.)
| Broussard
| LA
| OH
| 6'0"
| Columbia
|
Madeleine Dilfer
| Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)
| San Jose
| CA
| S
| 5'11" | Notre Dame
|
Samantha Dubiel
| St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.)
| Wheaton
| IL
| DS
| 5'7"
| Florida
|
Katie Elgan
| Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho)
| Meridian
| ID
| MB
| 5'10"
| Southern Utah
|
Sarah Fairchild
| Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.)
| Ashburn
| VA
| L/DS
| 5'5"
| |
Jane Feddersen
| Loudoun County (Leesburg, Va.)
| Leesburg
| VA
| MB
| 6'2"
| |
Sam Fry
| Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
| Cincinnati
| OH
| MB
| 6'2"
| Notre Dame
|
Josie Gandall
| Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.)
| Tusla
| OK
| OH
| 6'0"
| St. Louis University
|
Brianna Gogins
| Columbus (Columbus, Ga.)
| Columbus
| GA
| MB
| 6'2"
| Florida International
|
Megan Good
| Fort Defiance (Fort Defiance, Va.)
| Fort Defiance
| VA
| OH
| 6'0"
| James Madison (Softball)
|
Jasmine Hanna
| Queen Creek (Queen Creek, Ariz.)
| Queen Creek
| AZ
| OH
| 6'1"
| Colorado State
|
Monique Harris
| Clinton (Clinton, Iowa)
| Clinton
| IA
| S
| 5'8"
| Iowa State
|
Deja Harris
| Calvary Chapel Christian (Las Vegas, Nev.)
| Las Vegas
| NV
| OH
| 6'1"
| San Diego State
|
Jace Henderson
| Billings Senior (Billings, Mont.)
| Billings
| MT
| S
| 6'0"
| Montana
|
McKenna Hollingsworth
| Tri-City Christian (Vista, Calif.)
| Vista
| CA
| OH
| 6'0"
| Oregon State
|
Sierra Hubbard Neil
| St. Philip Catholic Central (Battle Creek, Mich.)
| Battle Creek
| MI
| OH
| 5'10"
| Western Michigan
|
Paige Humphrey
| Madeira (McLean, Va.)
| McLean
| VA
| OH
| 6'2"
| William & Mary
|
Eliza Katoa
| Layton (Layton, Utah)
| Layton
| UT
| OH
| 5'10"
| Utah
|
Brittany Kelly
| Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.)
| Winter Park
| FL
| MH
| 6'0"
| South Florida
|
Anna Kropf
| St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Mo.)
| Kansas City
| MO
| MH
| 6'2"
| Duke
|
Darian Mack
| Wakefield (Raleigh, N.C.)
| Raleigh
| NC | OH
| 6'1"
| Kentucky
|
Rachel Minarick
| Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill.)
| Aurora
| IL
| S
| 6'3"
| Michigan State |
Rhegan Mitchell
| McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.)
| Peachtree City
| GA
| S/H
| | Virginia
|
Katarina Morton
| Pearland (Pearland, Texas)
| Pearland
| TX
| L
| 5'7"
| Kennesaw State
|
Maddie Palmer
| Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.)
| Simpsonville
| SC
| OH
| 6'0"
| |
Mandy Powers
| Loudoun County (Leesburg, Va.)
| Leesburg
| VA
| S
| 5'10"
| North Carolina, Ashville
|
Kelly Quinn
| The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas)
| The Woodlands
| TX
| L
| 5'3"
| LSU
|
Macy Reece
| Goodpasture Christian (Madison, Tenn.)
| Madison
| TN
| MB
| | Auburn
|
Emily Richards
| Penfield (Penfield, N.Y.)
| Penfield
| NY
| OH
| 5'8"
| Belmont
|
Leah Swiss
| Dimond (Anchorage, Alaska)
| Anchorage
| AK
| OH
| 6'0"
| Alaska- Anchorage
|
Heidi Thelen
| Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.)
| Park Hills
| KY
| MB
| | Penn State
|
Hunter Thompson
| Brentwood (Brentwood, Tenn.)
| Brentwood
| TN
| S
| 5'10"
| Furman
|
Regina Tillis
| Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas)
| Rockwall
| TX
| OH
| 5'11"
| LSU
|
Anna Tovo
| Aiken (Aiken, S.C.)
| Aiken
| SC
| OH
| 5'11"
| |
Caitlin Wementin
| Bettendorf (Bettendorf, Iowa)
| Bettendorf
| IA
| OH
| 6'0"
| UNLV
|
Taylor Wheatley
| Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
| Orange
| CA
| OH
| 6'2"
| Southern California
|
Mackenzie Zielinski
| St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
| Fort Lauderdale
| FL
| S
| 5'7"
| Miami (OH)
|
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