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Inaugural Stellar Spikers Teams Honor Collegiate Talent, Excellence

20-Jan-2006


The Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU) is pleased to announce its selection of the inaugural CVU.com Stellar Spiker teams.

In honoring the 70 student athletes from across the nation, CVU.com looked for players that exhibited excellence and balance. While NCAA statistical rankings were considered, they weren't the only consideration. Also considered in forming the two teams of 14 and in choosing the 42 Honorable Mention selections was the impact the player had on helping her team succeed as well as conference awards.

First- and Second-Team selections were formed around the idea of building a team with a starting line up of seven players and then two players per starting slot were chosen to fill out each team.

The Honorable Mention team did not follow this pattern.

CVU.com Stellar Spikers First Team

Name Position Class Team Conference
Lauren Brewster MB Sr. Notre Dame Big East
Melissa Elmer MB Sr. Nebraska Big 12
Kim Glass OH Sr. Arizona Pac-10
Amanda McCormick L Jr. Ball State Mid-American
Jenny McReynolds L Jr. Princeton Ivy
Savanah Parra S Jr. Ohio Mid-American
Jane Collymore OH Sr. Florida SEC
Laura Jones OH Sr. Texas A&M Big 12
Kelly Paiva OH Sr. Florida Atlantic Atlantic Sun
Kristin Richards OH Jr. Stanford Pac-10
Sanja Tomasevic OH Sr. Washington Pac-10
Victoria Prince MB Sr. Hawaii WAC
Courtney Thompson S Sr. Washington Pac-10
Lena Ustymenko OH Sr. Louisville Big East

CVU.com Stellar Spikers Second Team

Name Position Class Team Conference
Jennifer Abernathy OH Sr. Arizona Pac-10
Carrie Demange MB So. Duke ACC
Marie Dobrenz L Jr. College of Charleston Southern
Christal Morrison OH So. Washington Pac-10
Lindsey Hunter S Sr. Missouri Big 12
Sarah Pavan OH So. Nebraska Big 12
Crystal Matich S So. Santa Clara WCC
Lindsay Stalzer MB Sr. Bradley Missouri Valley
Rachel Wagener MB Sr. Maryland ACC
Debora Seilhamer L Jr. USC Pac-10
Jennifer Hoffman MB Sr. Louisville Big East
Nana Meriwether MB Jr. UCLA Pac-10
Janine Sandell OH Jr. UC Santa Barbara Big West
Katherine Jensen-Spencer OH Sr. Coastal Carolina Big South

CVU.com Stellar Spikers Honorable Mention

Name Position Class Team Conference
Sydney Donahue L So. Arizona State Pac-10
Lara Newberry L Fr. Chattanooga Southern
Jaci Gonzalez L Sr. Houston Conference-USA
Katie Stein S Sr. Marshall Conference-USA
Sam Tortorello S Sr. Penn State Big Ten
Kanoe Kamana'o S Jr. Hawaii WAC
Ali Hausfeld S So. Duke ACC
Angie McGinnis S So. Florida SEC
Caron Blotch S Sr. Western Kentucky Sun Belt
Kaycie Carr S Sr. College of Charleston Southern
Lindsey Sherburne S Sr. San Diego WCC
Foluke Akinradewo MB Fr. Stanford Pac-10
Amy Allison MB Jr. Arkansas SEC
Sabrina Apker MB Sr. Missouri State Missouri Valley
Megan Argabright MH Fr. Western Kentucky Sun Belt
Kelly-Anne Billingy OH So. Marshall Conference-USA
Elizabeth Bishop OH Jr. Cornell Ivy
Erin Boeve MB So. Iowa State Big 12
Alexis Crimes MB So. Long Beach State Big West
Jamie DeKiewiet OH Sr. UC Riverside Big West
Dre Downs MB Sr. Colorado State Mountain West
Shannon Farrell OH Jr. Yale Ivy
Nicole Fawcett OH Fr. Penn State Big Ten
Felice Yocopis OH Sr. Idaho State Big Sky
Sara Radosevic OH Fr. Tulane Conference-USA
Mary Hock OH Sr. Winthrop Big South
Stefani Eddins MB Sr. NC State ACC
Tiffany Blum MB So. College of Charleston Southern
Nicole Wilson MB Jr. Missouri Big 12
Rachel Refenes MH Sr. Ball State Mid-American
Olaya Pazo OH Sr. Rice Conference-USA
Elizabeth Meyers MB Sr. Wichita State Missouri Valley
Lizelle Jackson OH Sr. Long Island NEC
Liz Guard MB Sr. Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley
Ivana Kuzmic MB Sr. LSU SEC
Jessica Brodie OH Jr. Portland State Big Sky
Christina Kirk MB Jr. Saint Mary's WCC
Kristen Andre MB Sr. Tennessee SEC
Brandy Magee MB Jr. Texas Big 12
Iulia Porumbescu OH Sr. Georgia Southern Southern
Chris Houghtelling OH Jr. Nebraska Big 12
Eliane Santos MB Jr. Oklahoma Big 12

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