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Crotteau Becomes First Yellowjacket Volleyball All-American
BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State Billings senior outside hitter, Devon Crotteau, continues to capture post season awards as she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division-II Third Team All-America list, the organization announced Monday.
Crotteau, is the first player in MSUB history to earn All-America honors since the program was founded in 1981. She was joined by Calli Scott of Alaska Anchorage and Brandi Vea of Central Washington as the only Great Northwest Athletic Conference players to earn honors. Scott and Vea both earned honorable mention honors.
A native of Casper, WY, Crotteau ranked fifth in the nation in kills this season (4.47). She also led the Great Northwest Athletic Confernce in kills and points and was in the top ten for service aces. She became the fifth player in MSUB history to record 1,000 kills for her career and was the only player to ever record three-straight seasons with 400 kills and 300 digs. For her career, Crotteau finished with 1,351 kills, which ranks third in the MSUB record books, 3,436 attemps, 1,114 digs and 118 service aces.
Crotteau also has earned AVCA and Daktronics All-West Region honors. She was also named to the GNAC All-Conference first team for the second consecutive year and earned her second selection to the Academic All-GNAC team. Her selection to the Daktronics All-West Region team qualifies her for selection to the All-America team, which will be announced Dec. 4.
2009 AVCA Division II First-Team All-America
Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
Pamela Cartagena ^& |
Pittsburg State University |
OH |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
Jane Chafeh |
California State Univ., San Bernardino |
OH |
Jr. |
5-11 |
Fontana, California |
Elaine Chen |
University of California, San Diego |
S |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Walnut, California |
Sara Hoffman @* |
California State Univ., San Bernardino |
S |
Sr. |
5-6 |
San Clemente, California |
Maggie McNamara !$* |
Concordia University-St. Paul |
S |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Zumbrota, Minnesota |
Cheneta Morrison |
University of Indianapolis |
S |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Alyssa Nelson |
University of Minnesota-Duluth |
MB |
Jr. |
5-11 |
Hayfield, Minnesota |
Emily Palkert * |
Concordia University-St. Paul |
MB |
Jr. |
5-11 |
Excelsior, Minnesota |
Laura Prinsen * |
West Texas A&M University |
RS/Opp. |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Spring, Texas |
Sylvia Schmidt |
University of California, San Diego |
OH |
Sr. |
5-11 |
Cupertino, California |
Nikki Scott |
University of Nebraska Kearney |
MB |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Broken Bow, Nebraska |
Meghan Sherman |
University of Tampa |
S |
Jr. |
5-10 |
Ponte Verda, Florida |
Mary Slinger % |
Concordia University-St. Paul |
DS/Lib. |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Faribault, Minnesota |
Melissa Vanderhall * |
University of Tampa |
OH |
Jr. |
5-9 |
Hempstead, New York |
2009 AVCA Division II Second-Team All-America
Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
Emily Calderon-Reyes |
Saint Leo University |
OH |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Caguas, Puerto Rico |
Megan Carlson |
Concordia University-St. Paul |
OH |
So. |
5-9 |
Andover, Minnesota |
Kaleigh Cunningham |
University of Tampa |
OH |
Jr. |
5-10 |
Winter Park, Florida |
Melissa Harper |
West Texas A&M University |
MB |
Sr. |
6-0 |
Peoria, Arizona |
Jennifer Hefner |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
MB |
Jr. |
6-1 |
Archer, Nebraska |
Sadie Kessler |
Concordia University-St. Paul |
RS/Opp. |
Sr. |
5-9 |
St. Michael, Minnesota |
Kaitlin McKenna |
Saint Leo University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-0 |
Farmington Hills, Michigan |
Samantha Middleborn |
California State Univ., San Bernardino |
MB |
So. |
6-1 |
Rialto, California |
Caitlin Pankratz |
University of Central Missouri |
S |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Buhler, Kansas |
Katie Rickwartz |
West Texas A&M University |
S |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Canyon, Texas |
Stephanie Sagat |
Lewis University |
OH |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Darien, Illinois |
Arica Shepard & |
Emporia State University |
OH |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Rossville, Kansas |
Makenzie Snyder |
California State University, Chico |
OH |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Placerville, California |
Ellen Thommes |
University of Nebraska at Omaha |
MB |
Sr. |
6-0 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
2009 AVCA Division II Third-Team All-America
Player |
Institution |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
Lydee Benoit |
Eckerd College |
OH |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
Devon Crotteau |
Montana State University Billings |
OH |
Sr. |
6-0 |
Casper, Wyoming |
Ashlee Crowder |
Hillsdale College |
OH |
So. |
5-11 |
Jenison, Michigan |
Renata da Silva @& |
California University of Pennsylvania |
S |
Sr. |
5-8 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Devin Diedrich |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
MB |
So. |
6-0 |
Braham, Minnesota |
Stormi Gale |
Wingate University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-0 |
Richmond, Texas |
Patricia Gandolfo |
University of West Florida |
MB |
Sr. |
6-3 |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Kate Hampson |
Washburn University |
S |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Alison Jacobs |
University of North Alabama |
S |
Sr. |
5-9 |
Elkhorn, Nebraska |
Bri Morley |
Metropolitan State College of Denver |
OH |
So. |
5-9 |
Parker, Colorado |
Michelle Nogueras & |
Saint Leo University |
S |
Sr. |
5-8 |
Cayey, Puerto Rico |
Keala Peterson |
Sonoma State University |
OH |
So. |
6-0 |
Sebastopol, California |
Maja Potpara |
Dowling College |
S |
So. |
6-0 |
Pljevlja, Montenegro |
Kyleigh Turner |
University of Indianapolis |
DS/Lib. |
Sr. |
5-5 |
Muncie, Indiana |
* indicates 2008 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
% indicates 2008 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
& indicates 2008 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
$ indicates 2007 AVCA First-Team All-America selection
^ indicates 2007 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
@ indicates 2007 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection
! indicates 2006 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
2009 AVCA Division II Freshman of the Year: Megan Sharpe, Truman State University, MB
2009 AVCA Division II Player of the Year: announced December 2, 2009 at the NCAA Division II Championship banquet
2009 AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-America
Katie Beale (Flagler,OH, Sr.)
Amanda Beekman (Minnesota State, OH, Jr.)
Lauren Billo (Wingate, OH, Jr.)
Julia Borecka (Florida Southern, RS/Opp., Sr.)
Roxanne Brunsting (UC San Diego, DS/Lib., So.)
Lyndsay Callahan (Indianapolis, OH, Jr.)
Gabe Curtis (Metro State, S, Sr.)
Rachel Fister (Central Missouri, DS/Lib., Jr.)
Xuan Gao (Lock Haven, OH, Fr.)
Kait Harris (Saginaw Valley State, S, Sr.)
Allie Huffman (Central Missouri, OH, So.)
Eleena Iisakka (Minnesota-Duluth, S, So.)
Whitney Justice (Lees-McRae, MB, Jr.)
Taylor Krenwinkle (Sonoma State, DS/Lib., So.)
Mollie Lacey (Washburn, MB, So.)
Clara Leutheuser (Hillsdale, MB, So.)
Maggie Malone (Wingate, DS/Lib., So.)
Sara Mamalov (New Haven, OH, Jr.)
Terry Masava (Bridgeport, OH, Jr.)
Joanna Nist (California [Pa.], OH, Sr.)
Carly Perschnick (Nova Southeastern, MB, Fr.)
Valia Petrova (Nova Southeastern, S, Sr.)
Rebeccah Rapin (Grand Valley State, MB, Jr.)
Lacy Redwine (Lynn, DS/Lib., Jr.)
Sarah Roberts (North Alabama, MB, Jr.)
Rachel Ruedi (Lewis, S, Jr.)
Calli Scott (Alaska-Anchorage, S, Sr.)
Fabiane Seben (Hawai'i-Hilo, MB, Sr.)
Megan Sharpe (Truman State, MB, Fr.)
Brittany Stamer (Minnesota State, S, So.)
Corrine Stringer (Pittsburg State, OH, So.)
Katie Swenson (Hawai'i-Hilo, S, Jr.)
Brandie Vea (Central Washington, DS/Lib., Jr.)
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