2000 AVCA Division I
All-America Teams
AVCA ALL-AMERICA
TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR DIVISION I
RICHMOND, VA. -- The American Volleyball
Coaches Association will present the 20th annual All-America awards Friday
at the AVCA All-America/Player of the Year banquet at the Richmond (Va.)
Marriott Hotel.
Long Beach State University junior Cheryl
Weaver and Stanford University sophomore Logan Tom are repeat AVCA Division
I First-Team All-America selections from 1999. Loyola Marymount University
senior Sarah McFarland, UCLA junior Kristee Porter and Brigham Young University
junior Nina Puikkonen are two-time All-Americans having moved up from the
1999 AVCA Division I Second-Team All-American squad to the first-team in
2000. Nicole Branagh, a senior from the University of Minnesota, is a two-time
AVCA Division I Second-Team All-American.
The selections are made by the AVCA Division
I All-America Committee: Katie Weismiller, Indiana, Chair; Bonnie
Kenny, Massachusetts; Cindy Gannon, Southeast Missouri State; Janice Kruger,
Maryland; John Dunning, Pacific; Jeff Nelson, Texas Tech; Judy Green, Alabama;
Denise Corlett, Stanford University; and Sharon Dingman, Illinois State,
AVCA Awards Chair.
2000 AVCA Division
I First-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Dana Burkholder |
University of Arizona |
S |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Bakersfield, California |
| Greichaly Cepero |
University of Nebraska |
S |
So. |
6-2 |
Dorado, Puerto Rico |
| Kara Gormsen |
University of the Pacific |
S |
Sr. |
5-10 |
Stockton, California |
| Lily Kahumoku |
University of Hawai'i |
OH |
So. |
6-2 |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Angela Knopf |
Colorado State University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-1 |
Troutdale, Oregon |
| Sherisa Livingston |
University of Wisconsin |
MB |
Jr. |
6-2 |
Simi Valley, California |
| Sarah McFarland + |
Loyola Marymount University |
OH |
Sr. |
6-6 |
Michigan City, Indiana |
| Laura Pilakowski |
University of Nebraska |
OH |
So. |
6-1 |
Columbus, Nebraska |
| Kristee Porter + |
UCLA |
OH |
Jr. |
5-11 |
Tyler, Texas |
| Nina Puikkonen + |
Brigham Young University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-3 |
Murray, Utah |
| Logan Tom ^ |
Stanford University |
OH |
So. |
6-1 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Cheryl Weaver ^ |
Long Beach State University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-2 |
Washington, D.C. |
Sitting: Nina
Puikkonen (Brigham Young), Greichaly Cepero (Nebraska), Sarah McFarland
(Loyola Marymount), Cheryl Weaver (Long Beach State), Lily Kahumoku (Hawai'i).
Standing:
Kara Gormsen (Pacific), Laura Pilakowski (Nebraska), Sherisa Livingston
(Wisconsin), Logan Tom (Stanford), Angela Knopf (Colorado State), Kristee
Porter (UCLA). Not Pictured: Dana Burkholder (Arizona)
2000 AVCA Division
I Second-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Nicole Branagh + |
University of Minnesota |
OH |
Sr. |
6-1 |
Orinda, California |
| Amanda Burbridge |
Arizona State University |
OH |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Courtney Cox |
Colorado State University |
OH |
Jr. |
6-0 |
Longmont, Colorado |
| Lizzy Fitzgerald |
University of Wisconsin |
S |
Jr. |
6-0 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Stephanie Hagen |
University of Minnesota |
MB |
Jr. |
6-3 |
Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| Amber Holmquist |
University of Nebraska |
MB |
So. |
6-4 |
Houston, Texas |
| Jennifer Joines |
University of the Pacific |
MB |
Fr. |
6-3 |
Milpitas, California |
| Mishka Levy |
Penn State University |
OH |
So. |
6-2 |
Stafford, Texas |
| Jennifer Pahl |
University of Southern California |
MB |
Jr. |
6-1 |
Murrieta, California |
| April Ross |
University of Southern California |
OH |
Fr. |
6-1 |
Newport Beach, California |
| Brooke Rundle |
UC Santa Barbara |
S |
Jr. |
5-6 |
Westlake, California |
| Colleen Smith |
Texas Tech University |
OH |
Sr. |
6-7 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Sitting: April Ross (USC), Amber
Holmquist (Nebraska), Colleen Smith (Texas Tech), Brooke Rundle (UC Santa
Barbara)
Standing: Courtney Cox (Colorado
State), Jennifer Pahl (USC), Stephanie Hagen (Minnesota), Nicole Branagh
(Minnesota), Lizzy Fitzgerald (Wisconsin). Not Pictured: Amanda
Burbridge (Arizona State), Jennifer Joines (Pacific)
^ Indicates 1999 AVCA First-Team All-America
selection
+ Indicates 1999 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
Photos By: Pete Wright
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