Courtesy: Tim Barnett-Queen
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 30th annual AVCA Division I All-American Teams for women's volleyball, Wednesday, Dec. 15. Junior setter Jennah DeVries earned her second AVCA All-American honor has she was named to the honorable mention team.
DeVries, a native of Sedalia, Colo., earned the honor for the second consecutive year and is only the second NM State volleyball player to earn multiple All-American honors. Kim Oguh was named an All-American from 2005-07.
"We're really proud of Jennah," head coach Mike Jordan said. "She's a great setter and a great person. She works hard and earned this type of recognition."
She led the Aggies and was second in the Western Athletic Conference with 11.06 assists per set. Dani Mafua of Hawai'i, was also named an honorable mention selection. Mafua didn't have many more assists than DeVries as she averaged 11.19 per set.
DeVries continues to impress everyone and continues to move up the record's ladder with 2,833 assists in her career. She is now No. 6 on the all-time list passing Jill Hendry who played for NM State from 1987-88. She is now behind Jessica Rombach (1996-99) who posted 3,031 assists in her career while Christine Jinbo tallied 4,294 from 1993-96 to sit atop the all-time list.
2010 AVCA DIVISION I FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Player Institution Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown
Rachael Adams The University of Texas MB Jr. 6'2 Cincinnati, Ohio
Ashley Benson # Indiana University MB Sr. 6'3 Bloomington, Indiana
Blair Brown *@ Penn State University RS/Opp. Sr. 6'5 Purcellville, Virginia
Kanani Danielson *% University of Hawai'i OH Jr. 5'10 Ewa Beach, Hawai'i
Brooke Delano ^ University of Nebraska MB Jr. 6'4 Bellevue, Nebraska
Juliann Faucette #! The University of Texas OH Sr. 6'2 San Diego, California
Victoria Henson # Iowa State University OH Sr. 5'11 Leavenworth, Kansas
Alex Jupiter # Univ. of Southern California OH Jr. 6'3 Paris, France
Alix Klineman ^$+ Stanford University OH Sr. 6'4 Manhattan Beach, California
Cassidy Lichtman * Stanford University S/H Sr. 6'1 Poway, California
Carli Lloyd ^@ University of California S Sr. 5'11 Bonsall, California
Kelly Murphy ^% University of Florida S/H Jr. 6'2 Wilmington, Illinois
Tarah Murrey University of California OH Jr. 6'3 El Cerrito, California
Arielle Wilson *@ Penn State University MB Sr. 6'3 Broadview, Illinois
2010 AVCA DIVISION I SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Player Institution Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown
Kendall Bateman Univ. of Southern California S Jr. 5'11 Manhattan Beach, California
Kindra Carlson ^ University of Washington RS/Opp. Sr. 6'1 Eaton, Colorado
Lindsay Fletemier # University of Dayton MB Sr. 6'6 Garden City, Michigan
Tyler Henderson University of Tulsa OH So. 5'10 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Brittany Hewitt University of Hawai'i MB So. 6'3 Eagle, Idaho
Lindsey Licht University of Nebraska RS/Opp. Sr. 6'5 Aurora, Colorado
Deja McClendon Penn State University OH Fr. 6'1 Louisville, Kentucky
Sabel Moffett Northwestern University MB Sr. 6'0 Temecula, California
Stephanie Niemer University of Cincinnati OH Sr. 6'2 Erlanger, Kentucky
Bre Payton University of Northern Iowa S Jr. 5'9 Waterloo, Iowa
Becky Perry University of Washington OH Sr. 6'2 Austin, Texas
Colleen Ward University of Illinois OH Jr. 6'2 Naperville, Illinois
Hannah Werth University of Nebraska OH So. 6'1 Springfield, Illinois
Lexi Zimmerman *@ University of Michigan S Sr. 5'10 Barrington, Illinois
2010 AVCA DIVISION I THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Player Institution Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown
Gabi Ailes Stanford University DS/Lib. Sr. 5'7 Bellevue, Nebraska
Brianne Barker University of Oklahoma S Jr. 5'9 Amarillo, Texas
Michelle Bartsch University of Illinois RS/Opp. Jr. 6'3 Maryville, Illinois
Ellie Blankenship University of Northern Iowa DS/Lib. Sr. 5'10 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lane Carico University of Miami OH Jr. 5'11 Manhattan Beach, California
Kellie Catanach Duke University S Jr. 6'2 Tampa, Florida
Nikki Fowler University of Tennessee RS/Opp. Sr. 6'2 Dallas, Texas
Hillary Haen University of Illinois S Sr. 5'10 Crystal Lake, Illinois
Jaclyn Hart Purdue University S Sr. 6'1 Palos Hills, Illinois
Alex Hunt University of Michigan OH Jr. 6'0 Granger, Indiana
Jennifer Keddy Cal Poly MB So. 6'4 Missoula, Montana
Ashley Mass *% Iowa State University DS/Lib. Sr. 5'8 Muskego, Wisconsin
Regina Thomas University of Mississippi MB Jr. 6'0 Richardson, Texas
Lauren Williams Univ. of Southern California MB Jr. 6'4 Houston, Texas
* indicates 2009 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
^ indicates 2009 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
# indicates 2009 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
$ indicates 2008 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
@ indicates 2008 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
% indicates 2008 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
! indicates 2007 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
+ indicates 2007 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
2010 Division I AVCA Freshman of the Year: Deja McClendon, Penn State, OH
2010 Division I AVCA Player of the Year: Announced at AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet presented by Zamst on Dec. 17, 2010
2010 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America
Sandra Adeleye (Clemson, MB, So.)
Paola Ampudia (Missouri, OH, Sr.)
Lola Arslanbekova (Louisville, OH, So.)
Cara Baarendsa (Virginia Tech, RS/Opp., So.)
Ashley Beyer (Marquette, OH, Jr.)
Lauren Bledsoe (Florida, MB, Sr.)
Allie Boaz (South Florida, RS/Opp., Sr.)
Megan Bober 9Creighton, S, So.)
Becci Burling (Duke, MB, Sr.)
Michelle Burow (Northern Iowa, MB, Jr.)
Lucy Charuk (Houston, MB, Jr.)
Jordan Clampitt (Tulsa, S, So.)
Nancy Cole (Rice, MB, So.)
Jennah DeVries (New Mexico State, S, Jr.)
Holly Evans (Morehead State, RS/Opp., Sr.)
Annie Fesl (Cincinnati, S, Sr.)
Katie Gallagher (Miami, S, Jr.)
Greta Gibboney (Delaware, DS/Lib., Sr.)
Kaylie Gibson (North Carolina, DS/Lib., Jr.)
Rabbecka Gonyo (Marquette, MB, Sr.)
Jessica Granquist (Minnesota, DS/Lib., Jr.)
Christiana Gray (Duke, MB, So.)
Altrese Hawkins (Memphis, MB, So.)
Kim Hill (Pepperdine, MB, Jr.)
Leah Hinkey (Tennessee, MB, Sr.)
Liz Homan (Duquesne, MB, Jr.)
Kristy Jaeckel (Florida, OH, Jr.)
Kayla Jeter (Tennessee, OH, Jr.)
Naomi Johnson (Northwestern, MB, Sr.)
Correy Johnson (California, RS/Opp., So.)
Alex Kelly (Lipscomb, MB, Sr.)
Nikki Klingsporn (Marquette, S, Sr.)
Izabela Kozon (Middle Tennesee State, OH, Sr.)
Tracey Lam (Rice, DS/Lib., Sr.)
Caitlin Ledoux (Long Beach State, OH, Jr.)
Dani Mafua (Hawai'i, S, Sr.)
Liz McArthur (Utah State, OH, Jr.)
Monique Mead (Georgia Tech, RS/Opp., So.)
Lisa Meeter (New Mexico, OH, Sr.)
Ashley Mell (Southern Mississippi, OH, Jr.)
Jade Michaelsen (New Mexico, S, Sr.)
Kelley Michnowicz (Missouri State, RS/Opp., Jr.)
Danielle Minch (Colorado State, OH, Sr.)
Stacy Oladinni (Middle Tennesee State, MB, Jr.)
Stefine Pease (Lipscomb, S, Sr.)
Meghan Plourde (Colorado State, MB, So.)
Dana Powell (Southern Methodist, OH, Jr.)
Lauren Rapp (Kentucky, RS/Opp., Sr.)
Callie Rivers (Florida, OH, Sr.)
Amanda Robertson (Duke, RS/Opp., Jr.)
Taylor Root (Valparaiso, DS/Lib., So.)
Bianca Rowland (Washington, MB, Jr.)
Gwen Rucker (Louisville, MB, Jr.)
Erin Saddler (Cal State Fullerton, OH, Sr.)
Stacey Schmidt (UC Santa Barbara, RS/Opp.,Jr.)
Kerri Schuh (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, RS/Opp., Jr.)
Jordanne Scott (Cincinnati, MB, So.)
Sam Serley (UAB, MB, So.)
Kelsea Seymour (Southern Mississippi, S, Jr.)
Jamie Straube (Iowa State, MB, So.)
Melanie Stutsman (Western Kentucky, S, Fr.)
Mary Ashley Tippins (Georgia Tech, S, Sr.)
Ali Troost San Diego (RS/Opp., Sr.)
Dana Vargas (UC Santa Barbara, S, Sr.)
Stephanie Vorherr (Xavier, DS/Lib., So.)
Angelina Waterman (American, OH, Sr.)
Lauren Wicinski (Northern Illinois, OH, Fr.)
Felecia Willoughby (Virginia Tech, MB, Sr.)
Jessica Wolfe (Butler, OH, Sr.)
Jessica Yanz (Dayton, S, Sr.)
