COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 11, 2005) - The American Volleyball Coaches
Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 25th annual AVCA All-America teams
for NCAA Division III women's volleyball. The awards will be presented Nov. 16,
2005, at the NCAA Division III Women’s National Championship banquet at Salem,
Va. The NCAA Division III quarterfinals begin Nov. 17.
The 2005 class contains three three-time selections in New York University
senior setter Katya Khmelnitskaya (first team), Juniata College senior middle
blocker Katie Laucks (first team) and Washington & Lee University senior setter
Christine Gladysz (second team). Khmelnitskaya is a three-time AVCA All-America
first-team selection, while Washington University in St. Louis senior setter
Kara Liefer and Juniata College junior middle blocker Stephanie Kines return to
the first team for the second consecutive year. Laucks, a first-team selection
in 2003 and a second-team pick in 2004, was selected again to the first team in
2005.
The 2005 All-America selections were made by the AVCA Division III All-America
Committee: Jen Bowman, Trinity College (Conn.), chairperson; Jerry Angle, Aurora
University; Vickie Brault, Baldwin-Wallace College; Ed Caesar, New York
University, Valerie Cowan, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges; Harleigh Leach, Swarthmore
College; Danny Miller, Averett University; and Jennifer Walker, Wartburg
College.
2005 AVCA Division III Freshman of the Year: Amber Thomas, Juniata
College, Outside Hitter 2005 AVCA Division III Player of the Year: Announced Nov. 16, 2005
2005 AVCA DIVISION III HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA
Kaitlin Adams (Colby, MB, Sr.)
Dana Alf (Wisconsin-Platteville, MB, Jr.)
Emily Bell (Wittenberg, OH, So.)
Andrea Blitz (Ithaca, MB, Sr.)
Alivia Bryan (Carleton, MB, Sr.)
Janet Bunning (Emory, MB, So.)
Sara Buros (Trinity, [Texas], RS/Opp, So.)
Angie Camp (Baldwin-Wallace, S, Jr.)
Nicole Carlson (Elmhurst, OH. Sr.)
Jordan Centers (Capital, OH, Jr.)
Tiffany Chatman (SUNY Cortland, MB, Fr.)
Lizzelle Cintron (New Jersey City, MB, So.)
Jennifer Cramer (Ithaca, MB, Sr.)
Katie Crumley (Millikin, DS/Lib, Sr.)
Murielle Dawdy (Wellesley, OH, So.)
Annie Denison (Williams, MB, Sr.)
Rachelle Dosch (St. Thomas [Minn.],OH, Jr.)
Katie Feldkamp (Mount St. Joseph, MB, Jr.)
Jill Felger (Chapman, MB, Fr.)
Jessica Freund (Wisconsin-La Crosse, RS/Opp, So.)
Natalie Goodfellow, Lebanon Valley, OH, Jr.)
Christine Hendricks (Calvin, MB, Sr.)
Becky Herman (Skidmore, DS/Lib, Sr.)
Leah Hettrick (Springfield, DS/Lib, Jr.)
Kara Hildebrand (Eastern, OH, Fr.)
Rebekah Hornor (Whitworth, S, Sr.)
Amanda Hubbard (Ithaca, OH, So.)
Susan Johnson (Rochester, OH, Jr.)
Caroline Jordan (MIT, MB, Sr.)
Karlee Kanuckel (Ohio Northern, DS/Lib, Jr.)
Lizzie Kay (Johns Hopkins, DS/Lib, Jr.)
Sarah Kolstad (California St.–East Bay, RS/Opp, Jr.)
Jamie Lykken (Carleton, DS/Lib, Sr.)
Darryl Manzer (Skidmore, MB, Jr.)
Christina Mazurowski (SUNY New Paltz, MB, Sr.)
Corinne McCormack (US Coast Guard, RS/Opp, So.)
Molly Menard (Wisconsin Eau Claire, OH, Sr.)
Alison Miller (Wisconsin-Whitewater, MB, Sr.)
Katie O’Callaghan (Johns Hopkins, OH, Sr.)
Kaitlin O’Reilly (Tufts, S, Fr.)
Lauren Perry (Smith, S, Sr.)
Ashley Pinckney (St. Benedict, RS/Opp, Sr.)
Arlis Reynolds (MIT, DS/Lib, Sr.)
Ashley Rogers (Wartburg, OH, So.)
Erika Roof (Ohio Northern, S, Sr.)
Kayla Roof (Puget Sound, OH, Fr.)
Mandy Sedia (La Verne, MB, Sr.)
Jori Simmons (Carthage, MB, So.)
Lindsey Siracusa (Moravian, MB, Sr.)
Megan Taylor (Hiram, S, So.)
Shana Toth (Hiram, MB, Sr.)
Valerie Trofimenkoff (Gallaudet, MB, Sr.)
Stephanie Turner (Pacific Lutheran, OH, Sr.)
Emilie Walk (Washington [Mo.], MB, So.)
Katie Werner (RIT, S, Sr.)
Jenny Wolter (Wisconsin Eau Claire, RS/Opp, Sr.)
Austin Zimmerman (MIT, S, Sr.)
Susan Gaillard (Washington & Lee, MB, Sr.)
Veronica Stephens (Austin, S, Jr.)
Kamri Young (Trinity [Texas], OH, Sr.)
