2000 AVCA NAIA All-Americans
Colorado Springs, Colo. - The American
Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its women's volleyball
All-America teams for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA), as selected by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee.
Dickinson State University (N.D.) outside
hitter Neslihan Yilmaz was honored as the 2000 NAIA Volleyball Player of
the Year. She helped lead the Lady Blue Hawks to the 2000 NAIA national
title with a win over reigning champion Columbia College on Dec. 2, 2000
2000 AVCA NAIA
First-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Susan Clements |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Jennifer Freund |
Missouri Baptist College |
MB |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Eureka, Missouri |
| Nino Gonzalez |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
OH |
6-2 |
Fr. |
Aragua, Venezuela |
| Kristen Lebeda + |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Brandy Malewski +@ |
Madonna University (Mich.) |
MB |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Redford, Michigan |
| Janaina Miranda * |
Palm Beach AtlanticCollege (Fla.) |
OH |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Carolina Sbodio |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
OH |
6-0 |
Fr. |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Endrinha Sosa |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
OH |
6-1 |
So. |
Merida, Venezuela |
| Mindy Wallis |
Concordia University (Ore.) |
S |
5-10 |
So. |
Spokane, Washington |
| Yi Wang * |
College of Notre Dame (Calif.) |
MB |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Shanghai, China |
| Kelly Watney +# |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) |
S |
5-11 |
Sr. |
Fresno, California |
| Neslihan Yilmaz #^% |
Dickinson State University (ND) |
OH |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Istanbul, Turkey |
2000 AVCA NAIA
Second-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Darci Bouma |
Dordt College (Iowa) |
MB |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Orange City, Iowa |
| Sola Del Rio |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
S |
5-7 |
So. |
Oceanside, California |
| Rachel Dinkins |
Houston Baptist University |
OH |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Sugarland, Texas |
| Diana Jensen |
Graceland College (Iowa) |
OH |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Stockton, California |
| Marla Mach |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
S |
5-10 |
Fr. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Kate Millen |
Grace College (Ind.) |
MB |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Shannon O'Connor |
Dominican College (Calif.) |
RS/Opp |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Novato, California |
| Marci Pascua + |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
S |
5-5 |
Sr. |
Crass Valley, California |
| Irina Polikarpova |
Bellevue University (Neb.) |
OH |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Moscow, Russia |
| Mindy Ratliff |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
MB |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Dumas, Texas |
| Christine Schmitt |
Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) |
OH |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Stanford, Montana |
| Fernanda Vivancos |
National American University |
S/OH |
5-10 |
Fr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
2000 AVCA NAIA National Player of the
Year: Neslihan Yilmaz, Dickinson State University
* indicates 1999 AVCA First-Team All-America
selection
+ indicates 1999 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
# indicates 1998 AVCA First-Team All-America
selection
@ indicates 1998 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
^ indicates 1997 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
% indicates 1996 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
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