Six Nebraska Players Named To AVCA All-America Teams

  0 Carly DeMarque | December 14th, 2016 | ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, Division I Mid-Major, Pac 12, SEC

The AVCA has announced their picks for the AVCA Division I All-America teams.

The Division I AVCA Player of the Year will be announced on December 16 at the 2016 AVCA Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Making the first-team this season and sealing their fourth overall All-America team are Nebraska’s Kadie Rolfzen and Wisconsin’s Lauren Carlini. They are the 27th and 28th players in Division I history to accomplish this.

Inky Ajanaku joins Carlini as the 29th and 30th player in Division I history to each First-Team accolades three times in their career.

Kathryn Plummer of Stanford earns AVCA Freshman of the Year honors. Plummer is the only true freshman to be awarded First-Team honors.

2016 AVCA DIVISION I FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

First Name Last Name School Pos. Year
 Inky  Ajanaku$&  Stanford University  MB  Sr.
 Amy  Boswell#  Brigham Young University  MB  Sr.
 Lauren  Carlini*$!  University of Wisconsin  S  Sr.
 Simone  Lee  Penn State University  OH  Jr.
 Ebony  Nwanebu&  University of Texas  RS  Jr.
 Kelsie  Payne*  University of Kansas  RS  Jr.
 Kathryn  Plummer  Stanford University  OH  Fr.
 Kadie  Rolfzen*%?  University of Nebraska  RS  Sr.
 Courtney  Schwan  University of Washington  OH  Jr.
 Samantha  Seliger-Swenson^  University of Minnesota  S  So.
 Haleigh  Washington*  Penn State University  MB  Jr.
 Micaya  White  University of Texas  OH  Fr.
 Sarah  Wilhite  University of Minnesota  OH  Sr.
 Justine  Wong-Orantes#  University of Nebraska  L  Sr.

2016 AVCA DIVISION I SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

First Name Last Name School Pos. Year
 Adora  Anae  University of Utah  OH  Jr.
 Abby  Cole^  University of Michigan  MB  Sr.
 Chloe  Collins#  University of Texas  S  Sr.
 Alyssa  Garvelink  Michigan State University  MB  Jr.
 Alex  Holston#$  University of Florida  RS  Sr.
 Kelly  Hunter  University of Nebraska  S  Jr.
 Crissy  Jones  University of Washington  RS  Jr.
 Taylor  Leath  University of North Carolina  OH  So.
 Haleigh  Nelson^  University of Wisconsin  MB  Sr.
 Taylor  Sandbothe*  Ohio State University  MB  Sr.
 Katie  Staiger  Baylor University  OH  Jr.
 Bailey  Tanner  University of Washington  S  Jr.
 Hannah  Tapp*  University of Minnesota  RS/MB  Sr.
 Nikki  Taylor^  University of Hawai’i  RS  Sr.

2016 AVCA DIVISION I THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA

First Name Last Name School Pos. Year
 Rhamat  Alhassan*@  University of Florida  MB  Jr.
 Katie  Brand  Kansas State University  S  Sr.
 Melanie  Crow  University of Missouri  OH  Jr.
 Lydia  Dimke  Creighton University  S  Jr.
 Leah  Edmond  University of Kentucky  OH  Fr.
 Molly  Haggerty  University of Wisconsin  OH  Fr.
 Ainise  Havili*  University of Kansas  S  Jr.
 Merete  Lutz^@  Stanford University  RS  Jr.
 Kalei  Mau  University of Arizona  OH  Sr.
 McKenna  Miller  Brigham Young University  OH  Fr.
 Amber  Rolfzen^  University of Nebraska  MB  Sr.
 Penina  Snuka  University of Arizona  S  Sr.
 Lindsey  Vander Weide  University of Oregon  OH  So.
 Tionna  Williams  University of Wisconsin  MB  So.

* 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-America selection
@ indicates 2014 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
% indicates 2014 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
& indicates 2013 AVCA First-Team All-American selection
! indicates 2013 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
? indicates a 2013 AVCA Third-Team All-American selection

2016 Division I AVCA Freshman of the Year: Kathryn Plummer, Stanford, OH
2016 Division I AVCA Player of the Year: Announced at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet on Friday, December 16.

2016 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America

First Name Last Name School Pos. Year
 Stephanie  Aiple  Texas A&M University  S  Jr.
 Autumn  Bailey  Michigan State University  OH  Jr.
 Nele  Barber  Long Beach State University  OH  Sr.
 Ali  Bastianelli  University of Illinois  MB  So.
 Amanda  Benson  University of Oregon  L  Sr.
 Abbey  Bessler  Xavier University  OH  Sr.
 Kaitlyn  Blake  Texas A&M University  MB  So.
 Alyssa  Cavanaugh  Western Kentucky University  OH  Jr.
 Olivia  Dailey  University of Kentucky  S  So.
 Brandi  Donnelly  University of Illinois  L  Jr.
 Ashley  Dusek  University of Kentucky  L  Jr.
 Audriana  Fitzmorris  Stanford University  MB  Fr.
 Mikaela  Foecke  University of Nebraska  OH  So.
 Janey  Goodman  James Madison University  RS  Sr.
 Natalie  Gower  TCU  MB  Sr.
 Chelsey  Harris  Rice University  RS  Sr.
 Alexis  Hart  University of Minnesota  OH  Fr.
 Marion  Hazelwood  University of Oklahoma  MB  Jr.
 Morgan  Heise  SMU  L  Sr.
 Briana  Holman  University of Nebraska  MB  Jr.
 Kyra  Holt  Washington State University  OH  Sr.
 Taylor  Hughes  Ohio State University  S/H  So.
 Lily  Johnson  Missouri State University  OH  Jr.
 Carly  Kan  University of Missouri  OH  Sr.
 Sasha  Karelov  Duke University  L  Sr.
 Aleksandra  Kazala  American University  OH  So.
 Taryn  Kloth  Creighton University  OH  So.
 Caroline  Knop  University of Florida  L  Jr.
 Lisa  Kramer  University of San Diego  RS  Sr.
 Milica  Kubura  Florida State University  OH  Jr.
 Khalia  Lanier  University of Southern California  OH  Fr.
 Jody  Larson  Wichita State University  RS  Sr.
Abbie  Lehman  Wichita State University  MB  Jr.
 Anna  Logan  Butler University  OH  So.
 Molly  Lohman  University of Minnesota  MB  Jr.
 Taylor  Louis  Marquette University  OH  So.
 Jessica  Lucas  Western Kentucky University  S  Jr.
 Emily  Maglio  University of Hawai’i  MB  Jr.
 Mary-Kate  Marshall  Oregon State University  OH  Jr.
 Madison  McDaniel  Rice University  S  Jr.
 Allie  Monserez  University of Florida  S  So.
 Alyssa  Munlyn  University of Missouri  MB  So.
 Sierra  Nobley  Boise State University  OH  Jr.
 Carlyle  Nusbaum  Lipscomb University  OH  So.
 Maddy  O’Donnell  Boise State University  MB  Sr.
 Katie  Oleksak  Colorado State University  S  Fr.
 Jenna  Potts  University of Pittsburgh  MB  Sr.
 Jordyn  Poulter  University of Illinois  S  So.
 Paulina  Prieto Cerame  University of Texas  OH  Sr.
 Madison  Rigdon  University of Kansas  OH  Jr.
 Krystal  Rivers  University of Alabama  RS  Sr.
 Elise  Ruddins  University of Southern California  MB  Sr.
 Lindsey  Ruddins  UC Santa Barbara  OH  Fr.
 Danielle  Rygelski  Saint Louis University  OH  Sr.
 Lauren  Schad  University of San Diego  MB  Sr.
 Jess  Schaben  Iowa State University  OH  So.
 Markie  Schaedig  Arkansas State University  L  Sr.
 Julia  Scoles  University of North Carolina  OH  Fr.
 Carli  Snyder  University of Florida  OH  Jr.
 Sarah  Sponcil  Loyola Marymount University  OH  Jr.
 Olga  Strantzali  University of Miami  OH  Jr.
 Jordan  Thompson  University of Cincinnati  RS  So.
 Erica  Treiber  University of Tennessee  MB  So.
 Jordan  Tucker  Duke University  MB  Sr.
 Teegan  Van Gunst  Georgia Tech  OH  Sr.
Cassie Wait University of Kansas  L  Sr.
MacKenzi Welsh University of Michigan  S  Fr.
Stephanie Williams University of Pittsburgh  OH  Fr.
Jaali Winters Creighton University  OH  So.

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Carly DeMarque has been involved with competitive volleyball for the majority of her life, playing competitively at the club and collegiate level for 15 years and coaching club for five. Now a retired Division I volleyball athlete out of McNeese State University, she continues her volleyball enthusiasm by stepping back into …

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