Quartet From CCC Named NAIA Volleyball All-American
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2012 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams, as selected by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee.
Columbia (Mo.) senior setter Paula Ferreira has been named the 2012 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Player of the Year. Ferreira was the 2010 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Player of the Year recipient and is fifth person to win the award twice. She is the second two-timewinner from Columbia to win the award twice as Yang Zhe also won the award in 1997 and 1998. Ferreira was also the Tachikara National Championship Most Valuable Player.
Ferreira led Columbia to a runner-up finish at the 2012 national championship and a 42-2 overall record. The 5-9 native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, served as the key piece in the Cougars' 36-match winning streak before falling to Concordia (Calif.), 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19, in the title match. Ferreira finished the year first in the NAIA with 12.18 assists per set, first in aces with 82 and second in total assists with 1,766.
Columbia's Melinda Wyre-Washington was named the 2012 NAIA Coach of the Year after leading the Cougars to their eighth national title appearance in school history. Wyre-Washington also received the Coach of the Year award in 2004.
For the second-straight year the Coach of the Year and Player of the Year come from the same school. Concordia's (Calif.) Dan Fisher and Brooke Marino accomplished the feat last season.
National champion, Concordia landed senior Brooke Marino and junior Madison Ekis on the Tachikara-NAIA First Team All-America list, while junior Mi Le and sophomore Reanna Schelhaas on the second team All-America list.
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Selections
First Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Hometown |
|
Christine Douglas*^ |
Biola (Calif.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Cypress, Calif. |
|
Amy Weststeyn^ |
Biola (Calif.) |
MH |
So. |
Visalia, Calif. |
|
Elena Berroteran |
Columbia (Mo.) |
L |
Sr. |
Caracas, Venezuela |
|
Kahoriz Feliz |
Columbia (Mo.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
|
Paula Ferreira$*^ |
Columbia (Mo.) |
S |
Sr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|
Madison Ekis |
Concordia (Calif.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Phelan, Calif. |
|
Brooke Marino*^ |
Concordia (Calif.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
|
Jordan Holcomb |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
OH |
Sr. |
New Smyrna Beach, Fla. |
|
Kendra Schwein |
Hastings (Neb.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Highland Ranch, Colo. |
|
Kristine Egebrecht |
Indiana Wesleyan |
MH |
Jr. |
West Chicago, Ill. |
|
Kristin Pressley*^ |
Oklahoma Baptist |
OH |
Jr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
|
Vanja Joksic |
Texas at Brownsville |
MH |
So. |
Gornji Milanovic, Serbia |
|
Danica Markovic*^ |
Texas at Brownsville |
OH |
Jr. |
Subolica, Serbia |
|
Alicia Olson |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
OH |
So. |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
Second Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Hometown |
|
Jordan Broady |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
S |
Sr. |
Johnson, Neb. |
|
Chelsee Arnitz |
Biola (Calif.) |
MH |
Jr. |
Yorba Linda,Calif. |
|
Gracee Gallarda |
Biola (Calif.) |
S |
Jr. |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
|
Mi Le |
Concordia (Calif.) |
MH |
Jr. |
Yantai, China |
|
Reanna Schelhaas |
Concordia (Calif.) |
MH |
So. |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
|
Susan Rollman*^ |
Doane (Neb.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Humphrey, Neb. |
|
Devon Jensen*^ |
Grand View (Iowa) |
OH |
Sr. |
Underwood, Iowa |
|
Shayna Schacher |
Hastings (Neb.) |
MH |
Jr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
|
Yui Iwase^ |
Indiana Wesleyan |
S |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
|
Sarah Becker |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
MH |
Jr. |
Rochester, Minn. |
|
Irene Ojukwu |
Lee (Tenn.) |
OH |
Jr. |
San Paulo, Brazil |
|
Evia Prieditis |
Madonna (Mich.) |
S |
Jr. |
Milford, Mich. |
|
Sam Dougherty |
The Masters, (Calif.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Madera,Calif. |
|
Ana Guerra*^ |
Texas at Brownsville |
MH |
Jr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Third Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Hometown |
|
Taylor Martin |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Orange Park, Fla. |
|
Adriana Vazquez^ |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
S |
Sr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
|
Kaley Lyons^ |
Evangel (Mo.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Fernanda Ferreira^ |
Freed Hardeman (Tenn.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
|
Rachel Eubanks |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
OH |
So. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
Haley Beardsley |
Hastings (Neb.) |
S |
Sr. |
Sterling, Colo. |
|
Lauren Crump |
Indiana East |
S |
Sr. |
Indianapolis Ind. |
|
Breezy Strete |
Indiana East |
MH |
Sr. |
Troy Ohio |
|
Paula Martins |
Lee (Tenn.) |
MH |
Jr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|
Molly Brewster |
MidAmeria Nazarene (Kan.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
|
Casey Gates |
Northwestern Ohio |
OH |
Jr. |
Jackson Center, Ohio |
|
Sabra Clark |
Oklahoma Baptist |
S |
Sr. |
Andover, Kan. |
|
Livia Caluori |
Point Park (Pa.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Uzwil Switzerland |
|
Katie Flock |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Sparta, Wis. |
$- Denotes 2009 All-American
* - Denotes 2010 All-American
^ - Denotes 2011 All-American
CCC Honorable Mention All-Americans
|
Name |
Institution |
|
Torrey Hulsey |
College of Idaho |
|
Jessica Peacock |
College of Idaho |
|
Lindsay Mangan |
Concordia (Ore.) |
|
Tami Brown |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |