AVCA Announces 2008-09 Under Armour All-American High School Volleyball Team
LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 19, 2008) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 3rd annual Under Armour All-American High School Volleyball Team.
For the first time in the award's three-year history, both a First-Team and a Second-Team were honored, with 24 players on each. The 48 players 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, December 21 in Omaha, Neb., in conjunction with the 2008 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 season statistics be entered into MaxPreps, a free service that aggregates and distributes data on high school sports.
"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 http://www.avca.org/ and look for the match logo on the homepage. Tickets will be available through the Qwest Center box office at http://www.qwestcenteromaha.com/ or http://www.ticketmaster.com/ starting Wednesday, November 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 | Pos. | Ht. | College Choice |
| Carrie Baird | Cherry Creek High School | Englewood, Colorado | OH | 6'1 | Uncommitted |
| Elly Barrett | Westlake High School | Austin, Texas | S | 6'0 | California |
| Whitney Billings | Pelham High School | Pelham, Alabama | RS/Opp. | 6'2 | Kentucky |
| Stephanie Bristol | Barnstable High School | Hyannis, Massachusetts | MB | 6'0 | Uncommitted |
| Torri Campbell | Amarillo High School | Amarillo, Texas | MB | 6'2 | Baylor |
| Kristin Carpenter | Hanover High School | Mechanicsville, Virginia | OH | 5'7 | Penn State |
| Lauren Cook | Lincoln Pius X High School | Lincoln, Nebraska | S | 5'8 | UCLA |
| Caitlyn Donahue | Blue Valley West High School | Overland Park, Kansas | DS/Lib. | 5'7 | Kansas State |
| Darcy Dorton | Delta High School | Muncie, Indiana | OH | 6'2 | Penn State |
| Anna Drewry | Clark High School | San Antonio, Texas | MB | 6'3 | Purdue |
| Katie Fuller | La Costa Canyon High School | Encinitas, California | RS/Opp. | 6'2 | Southern California |
| Casey Garvey | Mercy Academy | Louisville, Kentucky | S | 5'9 | Samford |
| Christiana Gray | Cathedral High School | Indianapolis, Indiana | MB | 6'5 | Duke |
| Katherine Harms | St.Michael-Albertville High School | Albertville, Minnesota | RS/Opp. | 6'1 | Minnesota |
| Jessica Jendryk | Benet Academy | Lisle, Illinois | MB | 6'1 | Illinois |
| Correy Johnson | Lake Howell High School | Winter Park, Florida | MB | 6'4 | California |
| Rachael Kidder | Moorpark High School | Moorpark, California | OH | 6'3 | UCLA |
| Alison Landwehr | Parkway West High School | Ballwin, Missouri | S | 6'1 | Iowa State |
| Gina Mancuso | Papillion-La Vista High School | Papillion, Nebraska | OH | 6'0 | Nebraska |
| Sha'Dare McNeal | Fallbrook High School | Fallbrook, California | OH | 6'0 | Texas |
| Kylin Munoz | Monroe High School | Monroe, Washington | OH | 6'1 | BYU |
| McKenzie Odale | Eagle High School | Eagle, Idaho | S/H | 5'10 | Utah |
| Bailey Webster | St. Paul's School for Girls | Brooklandville, Maryland | OH | 6'3 | Texas |
| Hannah Werth | Glenwood High School | Chatham, Illinois | OH | 6'1 | Nebraska |
2008-09 UNDER ARMOUR SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Player | School | City, State | Pos. | Ht. | College Choice |
| Cecilia Agraz | Hanford High School | Hanford, California | OH | 6'2 | Fresno State |
| Amy Braun | Lakeville North High School | Lakeville, Minnesota | OH | 5'11 | Northern Iowa |
| Emily Carroll | Billings Senior High School | Billings, Montana | S | 5'10 | Uncommitted |
| Leslie Cikra | Chagrin Falls High School | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | OH | 6'4 | Tennessee |
| Gabrielle Dewberry | Cherry Creek High School | Englewood, Colorado | S/H | 5'8 | Cal State Fullerton |
| Kathleen Donehue | South Lyon High School | South Lyon, Michigan | OH | 6'1 | Indiana |
| Kylie Edinger | Billings Senior High School | Billings, Montana | MB | 6'1 | Montana State |
| Katherine Fischer | Homestead High School | Cupertino, California | OH | 5'10 | Oregon |
| Tia Gaffen | Wayzata High School | Plymouth, Minnesota | MB | 6'2 | California |
| Carol Henney | Burlington Catholic High School | Burlington, Wisconsin | MB | 6'2 | Marquette |
| Shawn Hindman | Memorial High School | Houston, Texas | OH | 6'3 | Indiana |
| Jessica Kopp | Lee's Summit High School | Lee's Summit, Missouri | OH | 5'11 | Washburn |
| Jocelyn Levig | Sumner High School | Sumner, Washington | OH | 6'1 | Oregon |
| Lauren Martin | Trinity High School | Bedford, Texas | RS/Opp. | 5'10 | Pennsylvania |
| Monique Mead | Landmark Christian School | Fairburn, Georgia | RS/Opp. | 5'9 | Georgia Tech |
| Morgan O'Neill | Archbishop Mitty High School | San Jose, California | DS/Lib. | 5'9 | Virginia Tech |
| Jessica O'Shoney | Hutto High School | Hutto, Texas | MB | 6'1 | Virginia |
| Mary Ording | Cathedral High School | Indianapolis, Indiana | MB | 6'3 | Wisconsin |
| Molly Pon | Davis High School | Davis, California | OH | 6'0 | Cal Poly |
| Taylor Smith | Archbishop Mitty High School | San Jose, California | RS/Opp. | 6'0 | UC Irvine |
| Mia Tabberson | Muncie Burris High School | Muncie, Indiana | S | 6'1 | Minnesota |
| Lauren Whyte | Olmsted Falls High School | Olmsted Falls, Ohio | OH | 6'1 | George Washington |
| Amanda Yerke | Walled Lake Northern High School | Commerce, Michigan | OH | 6'3 | Michigan |
| Stephanie Zielinski | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | S | 5'10 | Rutgers |
