What a star studded list!
The American Volleyball Coaches Association has released the 2011 All American Teams and leading the list is #1 seeded USC, # BYU and Penn State University with 3 athletes while 2 from Stanford, UCSB and UC Irvine.
Here are the Awardees…
Freshman outside hitter, Taylor Sander, was named as the Newcomer of the Year. We expected Tay to win this award. He had an amazing year with BYU! He deserves it! Tay is a very talented player and no doubt he will lead BYU in the next 3 seasons.
First-Team All-American:
Opposite: Jonas Umlauft (Hawaii): We have a feeling that we’re going to see more of Jonas in the future playing for Germany.
Opposite/ Outside Hitter: Brad Lawson (Stanford)
Opposite: Murphy Troy (USC): Watch our for this athlete! He has a very bright future ahead of him! Murphy has been named as the 2011 MPSF Player of the Year. We think he’s the frontrunner to win the AVCA Player Of The Year.
Outside Hitter: Joe Sunder (Penn State/PSU)
Outside Hitter: Corey Yoder (UC Irvine)
Outside attacker: Jeff Menzel (UCSB): He is the season’s Talk Of The Town! JM is on fire since the Playoffs started!
Setter: Riley McKibbin (USC)
Libero: Erik Shoji, Stanford (Stanford)
Middle Attacker: Futi Tavana (BYU)
Setter: Steven Kehoe (Ohio State): He is the brother of former Stanford setter, Bryn Kehoe. Like bro! Like sis!
Note: The AVCA Player of the Year will be announced in a couple of days.
Second-Team All-American:
Outside Hitter: Mike Bunting (Loyola)
Outside Hitter: Tony Ciarelli (USC)
Outside Hitter: Taylor Sander (BYU)
Opposite: Rob Stowell (BYU)
Opposite: Carson Clark (UC Irvine)
Middle Attacker: Antwain Aguillard (Long Beach State)
Middle Attacker: Anders Nelson (Ball State)
Setter: Edgardo Goas (PSU)
Libero: Andy McGuire (UCSB)
Libero: Dennis Del Valle (PSU)
Congratulations to everyone!
We wish you guys the best and we can’t wait to see more of you in the future!
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