2001 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.
National American University sophomore
setter Fernanda Vivancos Miranda was honored as the 2001 NAIA Volleyball
Player of the Year. She helped lead the Mavericks to the 2001 NAIA national
title match before losing to Columbia College on Dec. 1, 2001.
2001 AVCA NAIA First-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Susan Clements * |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Sola Del Rio |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
S |
5-7 |
Jr. |
Oceanside, California |
| Elele Ekadeli |
Houston Baptist University (Texas) |
OH |
6-0 |
Jr. |
Nakuru, Kenya |
| Lin Gao # |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) |
OH |
6-3 |
So. |
Shen Yang, China |
| Angela Igoe ^ |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
OH |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Firth, Idaho |
| Kristen Lebeda *@ |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
OH |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Marla Mach + |
College of Saint Mary (Neb.) |
S |
5-10 |
So. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
| Kenny Moreno |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
OH |
6-3 |
Fr. |
Medellin, Columbia |
| 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 |
| Fernanda Vivancos Miranda |
National American University (S.D.) |
S |
5-10 |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Mindy Wallis * |
Concordia University (Ore.) |
S |
5-10 |
So. |
Spokane, Washington |
2001 AVCA NAIA Second-Team All-America
| Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Yasemin Alpullu |
Dickinson State University (N.D.) |
OH |
5-9 |
So. |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| Carolina Botero |
Dickinson State University (N.D.) |
MB |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Cali, Columbia |
| Olga Correa |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
S |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Medellin, Venezuela |
| Adriana Cruz |
National American University |
OH |
5-9 |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Michelle Bisch |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
MB |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Butte, Montana |
| Kristina Matchett |
Southern Oregon University |
OH |
5-10 |
So. |
Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Kim Martin |
Taylor University (Ind.) |
OH |
5-8 |
Jr. |
Oswego, Illinois |
| Regiane Manzato |
National American University (S.D.) |
MB |
6-2 |
Fr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Yesmina Moreno |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
MB |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Medellin, Columbia |
| Patti Scofield |
Westmont College (Calif.) |
OH |
6-0 |
So. |
Atascadero,California |
| Darci Wassenaar |
Dordt College (Iowa) |
MB |
5-9 |
Sr. |
OrangeCity, Iowa |
| Mesha Wimer |
Fresno Pacific University |
MB |
6-1 |
Fr. |
Sanger, California |
2001 AVCA NAIA National Player of the
Year: Fernanda Vivancos Miranda
* indicates 2000 AVCA First-Team All-America
selection
+ indicates 2000 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
# indicates 1999 AVCA First-Team All-America
selection
@ indicates 1999 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
^ indicates 1998 AVCA Second-Team All-America
selection
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