AVCA Announces All-America Honorees

The AVCA added to the annual drama of the All-America team announcement by revealing the first team honorees live on twitter, alphabetically.

Of the group, Penn State senior outside hitter Simone Lee and senior middle blocker Haleigh Washington and Stanford sophomore outside Kathryn Plummer are returning first teamers.

The first team features two freshman for the second year in a row, with AVCA Freshman of the Year Dana Rettke from Wisconsin and Minnesota right side Stephanie Samedy making the list.

Seven of the 14 first teamers are multi-time All-Americans. Florida middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan, Texas middle Chiaka Ogbogu and Stanford right side Merete Lutz (a 2017 second teamer) are four-time All-Americans.

• Rhamat Alhassan (2017: first team; 2016: third team; 2015: first team; 2014: second team)
• Chiaka Ogbogu (2017: first team; 2015: first team; 2014: first team; 2013: second team)
• Merete Lutz (2017: second team; 2016: third team; 2015: second team; 2014: second team)

Stanford earned the most first, second and third team honorees with five, while Florida boasted four. Three teams grabbed three honorees.

• Stanford (5): First Team – Jenna Gray, Morgan Hentz, Kathryn Plummer; Second Team –  Audriana Fitzmorris, Merete Lutz
• Florida (4): First Team – Rhamat Alhassan; Second Team –  Shainah Joseph, Carli Snyder; Third Team – Rachael Kramer
• Minnesota (3): First team- Stephanie Samedy; Second team – Samantha Seliger-Swenson; Third team – Alexis Hart
• Nebraska (3): First Team – Kelly Hunter; Second Team – Annika Albrecht, Mikaela Foecke;
• Penn State (3): First Team – Simone Lee, Haleigh Washington; Second Team: Kendall White

2017 AVCA DIVISION I FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

2017 AVCA DIVISION I SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

2017 AVCA DIVISION I THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

* indicates 2016 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
^ indicates 2016 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
# indicates 2016 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
$ indicates 2015 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
@ indicates 2015 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
% indicates 2015 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
& indicates 2014 AVCA First-Team All-American selection
! indicates 2014 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
+ indicates a 2014 AVCA Third-Team All-American selection
/ indicates a 2013 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection

2017 Division I AVCA Freshman of the Year: Dana Rettke, Wisconsin, MB
2017 Division I TeamSnap/AVCA Player of the Year: Announced at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet on Friday, December 15th.

2017 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America