The Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU) is pleased to announce its selection of the 2008 CVU.com Stellar Spiker teams.
In honoring the 88 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 60 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 lineup 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 |
| Cynthia Barboza |
OH |
Sr. |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
| Hana Cutura |
OH |
Jr. |
California |
Pac-10 |
| Nicole Fawcett |
OH |
Sr. |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
| Destinee Hooker |
OH |
Jr. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
| Yarimar Rosa |
OH |
Jr. |
FIU |
Sun Belt |
| Julie Rubenstein |
OH |
Sr. |
Pepperdine |
WCC |
| Foluke Akinradewo |
MB |
Sr. |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
| Christa Harmotto |
MB |
Sr. |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
| Danielle Hepburn |
MB |
Sr. |
Clemson |
ACC |
| Stephanie Lynch |
MB |
Sr. |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
| Lara Newberry |
L |
Sr. |
Chattanooga |
Southern |
| Brittany Stowers |
L |
Sr. |
Northern Arizona |
Big Sky |
| Alisha Glass |
S |
Sr. |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
| Kaylee Manns |
S |
Jr. |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
CVU.com Stellar Spikers Second Team
| Name |
Position |
Class |
Team |
Conference |
| Ashley Adams |
OH |
Sr. |
Samford |
Southern |
| Amy DeGroot |
OH |
Jr. |
San Diego |
WCC |
| Megan Hodge |
OH |
Jr. |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
| Jordan Larson |
OH |
Sr. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
| Sammi McCloud |
OH |
Jr. |
Saint Louis |
Atlantic 10 |
| Emily Stockman |
OH |
Jr. |
Wichita State |
MVC |
| Ashley Asberry |
MB |
Sr. |
Middle Tennessee |
Sun Belt |
| Mekana Barnes |
MB |
Sr. |
Colorado State |
Mountain West |
| Lauren Gibbemeyer |
MB |
So. |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
| Arielle Wilson |
MB |
So. |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
| Shelley Walroth |
L |
Jr. |
Jacksonville |
Atlantic Sun |
| Kelly Broussard |
L |
Sr. |
Wichita State |
MVC |
| Carli Lloyd |
S |
So. |
California |
Pac-10 |
| Meredith Schamun |
S |
So. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
CVU.com Stellar Spikers Honorable Mention
| Name |
Position |
Class |
Team |
Conference |
| Sydney Anderson |
S |
So. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
| Nevena Djordjevic |
S |
Jr. |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
| Jenna Hagglund |
S |
So. |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
| Mary Elizabeth Hooper |
S |
Fr. |
Wichita State |
MVC |
| Michelle Kocher |
S |
Fr. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
| Wioleta Leszczynska |
S |
Sr. |
St. John's |
Big East |
| Jillian Mitchell |
S |
Jr. |
Western Michigan |
Mid American |
| Kelsey Murphy |
S |
Jr. |
Clemson |
ACC |
| Whitney Roth |
S |
Jr. |
Saint Louis |
Atlantic 10 |
| Sarah Rumely |
S |
Jr. |
Kentucky |
SEC |
| Nellie Spicer |
S |
Sr. |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
| Lexi Zimmerman |
S |
So. |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
| Kelly Murphy |
S/OH |
Fr. |
Florida |
SEC |
| Elena Martinez |
L |
Sr. |
LSU |
SEC |
| Ashley Mass |
L |
So. |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
| Tamari Miyashiro |
L |
Jr. |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
| Allison Nieters |
L |
So. |
Iona |
MAAC |
| Caitlin Strimel |
L |
Jr. |
Western Michigan |
Mid American |
| Amila Barakovic |
OH |
Sr. |
UALR |
Sun Belt |
| Jennifer Berwanger |
OH |
So. |
Southern Illinois |
MVC |
| Ivana Bozic |
OH |
Sr. |
UAB |
Conference USA |
| Lane Carico |
OH |
Fr. |
Miami |
ACC |
| Alix Daley |
OH |
Sr. |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
| Emily Day |
OH |
Sr. |
Loyola Marymount |
WCC |
| Laura DeBruler |
OH |
So. |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
| Brook Dieter |
OH |
So. |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
| Ashley Engle |
OH |
Jr. |
Texas |
Big 12 |
| Nikki Fowler |
OH |
Fr. |
Tennessee |
SEC |
| Ellen Herman |
OH |
Jr. |
Ohio |
Mid American |
| Hayley Hills |
OH |
Jr. |
Eastern Washington |
Big Sky |
| Alix Klineman |
OH |
So. |
Stanford |
Pac-10 |
| Ivana Kujundzic |
OH |
Jr. |
South Carolina |
SEC |
| Gorana Maricic |
OH |
Sr. |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
| Brittany Moore |
OH |
Sr. |
Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
| Karyn Morgan |
OH |
Sr. |
Rice |
Conference USA |
| Tara Mueller |
OH |
So. |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
| Sonja Newcombe |
OH |
Jr. |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
| Angie Porche |
OH |
Jr. |
Valparaiso |
Horizon |
| Sara Radosevic |
OH |
Sr. |
Tulane |
Conference USA |
| Katie Sanders |
OH |
Jr. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
| Rubena Sukaj |
OH |
Sr. |
American |
Patriot |
| Burgandy McCurty |
MH |
Jr. |
Siena |
MAAC |
| Lori Baird |
MB |
Sr. |
Utah |
Mountain West |
| Ashley Benson |
MB |
So. |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
| Anna Breyfogle |
MB |
Jr. |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
| Lucy Charuk |
MB |
So. |
Houston |
Conference USA |
| Elyse Chubb |
MB |
Fr. |
Coll. of Charleston |
Southern |
| Brittnee Cooper |
MB |
Jr. |
LSU |
SEC |
| Neticia Enesi |
MB |
Jr. |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
| Amanda Gil |
MB |
Fr. |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
| Jaclyn Houston |
MB |
Sr. |
Cal Poly |
Big West |
| Jessica Houts |
MB |
Jr. |
Creighton |
MVC |
| Alex Kelly |
MB |
So. |
Lipscomb |
Atlantic Sun |
| Vanessa King |
MB |
Jr. |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
| Jessie Nevitt |
MB |
Sr. |
Cincinnati |
Big East |
| Jourdan Norman |
MB |
Sr. |
Duke |
ACC |
| Amber Simpson |
MB |
Sr. |
New Mexico State |
WAC |
| Ashten Stelken |
MB |
Sr. |
Northern Iowa |
MVC |
| Jessica Swarbrick |
MB |
Sr. |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
| Emillie Toone |
MB |
Sr. |
Utah |
Mountain West |
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