Earlier this month, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the ninth annual Under Armour Girls High School All-America Teams. A total of 150 girls were chosen on either the First, Second or Third Team or were named as Honorable Mentions and many players from those lists have already committed to play at some of the top schools at the collegiate level. The players that were selected for the First Team will be invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition, which will be held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Friday, December 19th.
The AVCA requirements for nomination were that the “student-athlete be in her senior year of high school, that she be nominated by her high school coach, that her coach be a member of the AVCA and that her individual season statistics versus all opponents for the entire season be entered into MaxPreps, a free service that aggregates and distributes data on high school sports.”
Of the 150 girls chosen, 115 have participated in AAU at some point in their volleyball careers, making a total of 75% of the list former or current AAU members. Twenty of the 24 players chosen as the First Team All-America, 19 of the Second Team, and 17 of the Third Team, along with 59 making the Honorable Mentions list all grew up playing AAU.
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Congratulations to all of the players that made up the 150 athletes selected for these teams and a special recognition to the following AAU Volleyball athletes for this great accomplishment.
2014-2015 UNDER ARMOUR FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
First Name |
Last Name |
High School |
City |
State |
Position |
Height |
College |
Jessica |
Bartholomew |
East Coweta High School |
Sharpsburg |
GA |
OH |
6'1" |
Duke |
Majesti |
Bass |
Rockdale County High School |
Conyers |
GA |
MB |
6'2" |
Georgia |
Alison |
Bastianelli |
Marysville High School |
Marysville |
MI |
MB |
6'2" |
Illinois |
Yaasmeen |
Bedart-Ghani |
Redondo Union High School |
Redondo Beach |
CA |
OH |
6'4" |
Texas |
Santita |
Ebangwese |
Sutherland High School |
Pittsford |
NY |
MB |
6'2" |
Syracuse |
Alyssa |
Enneking |
Clear Falls High School |
League City |
TX |
OH |
5'11" |
Oklahoma |
Mikaela |
Foecke |
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools |
Fort Madison |
IA |
MH |
6'3" |
Nebraska |
Brooklyn |
Goodsel |
Corry High School |
Corry |
PA |
MB |
6'2" |
Ball State |
McKenna |
Granato |
Punahou High School |
Kailua |
HI |
OH |
5'11" |
Hawaii |
Merideth |
Jewell |
Mercy Academy |
Louisville |
KY |
OH |
6'0" |
Morehead St. |
Morgan |
Johnson |
DeSoto High School |
DeSoto |
TX |
MB |
6'2" |
Texas |
Hannah |
Juley |
Lyons Township High School |
La Grange |
IL |
S |
5'10" |
Wisconsin |
Amber |
MacDonald |
Blessed Trinity High School |
Roswell |
GA |
L |
5'4" |
Wisconsin |
Jordyn |
Poulter |
Eaglecrest High School |
Centennial |
CO |
S |
6'2" |
Illinois |
Samantha |
Seliger-Swenson |
Hopkins High School |
Minnetonka |
MN |
S |
5'11" |
Minnesota |
Carly |
Skjodt |
Carmel High School |
Carmel |
IN |
OH |
6'1" |
Michigan |
Kate |
Swanson |
The Bishop's School |
La Jolla |
CA |
L |
5'8" |
Yale |
Jenna |
Tunnell |
Desert Vista High School |
Phoenix |
AZ |
S |
5'11" |
Pepperdine |
Anna |
Walsh |
Colleyville HeritageHS |
Colleyville |
TX |
MB |
6'3" |
Virginia |
Tionna |
Williams |
Concordia Lutheran HS |
Fort Wayne |
IN |
MB |
6'3" |
Wisconsin |
2014-2015 UNDER ARMOUR SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
First Name |
Last Name |
High School |
City |
State |
Position |
Height |
College |
Allison |
Beckman |
Apex High School |
Apex |
NC |
S |
5'11" |
College of Charleston |
Payton |
Chang |
Mater Dei High School |
Santa Ana |
CA |
S |
5'10" |
Stanford |
Ryann |
DeJarld |
Mother McAuley High School |
Chicago |
IL |
OH |
5'10" |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
Taylor |
Hughes |
Bloom-Carroll High School |
Carroll |
OH |
S |
6'0" |
Ohio State |
Kelli |
Kalinoski |
Olathe East High School |
Olathe |
KS |
L |
5'8" |
Duke |
Katie |
Kampen |
Mount Carmel Academy |
New Orleans |
LA |
OH |
5'10" |
LSU |
Taryn |
Kloth |
O'Gorman Catholic High Schl. |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
OH |
6'4" |
Creighton |
Emily |
Lewis |
Lone Peak High School |
Highland |
UT |
RS |
6'4" |
BYU |
Nikki |
Lyons |
St. Thomas Aquinas High Schl. |
Ft Lauderdale |
FL |
OH |
6'2" |
Pepperdine |
Kenzie |
Maloney |
Assumption High School |
Louisville |
KY |
L |
5'7" |
Nebraska |
Taylor |
Mims |
Billings Senior High School |
Billings |
MT |
MB |
6'3" |
Washington State |
Blake |
Mohler |
Ocean Springs High School |
Ocean Springs |
MS |
MB |
6'2" |
Purdue |
Alyssa |
Munlyn |
North Gwinnett High School |
Suwanee |
GA |
MB |
6'1" |
Missouri |
Anna |
Nyberg |
Tomahawk High School |
Tomahawk |
WI |
OH |
6'1" |
Kentucky |
Berkeley |
Oblad |
Coronado High School |
Henderson |
NV |
MB |
6'4" |
Utah |
Kylie |
Pickrell |
Coppell High School |
Coppell |
TX |
S |
6'1" |
Arizona State |
Lindsey |
Ruddins |
Aliso Niguel High School |
Aliso Viejo |
CA |
OH |
6'2" |
UCSB |
Molly |
Sauer |
Assumption High School |
Louisville |
KY |
L |
5'7" |
Louisville |
Megan |
Wickey |
Concordia High School |
Omaha |
NE |
OH |
6'2" |
Ohio State |
2014-2015 UNDER ARMOUR THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
First Name |
Last Name |
High School |
City |
State |
Position |
Height |
College |
Rachel |
Anderson |
Sturgis High School |
Sturgis |
MI |
MH |
6'2" |
Western Kentucky |
Kendall |
Beerman |
Tates Creek High School |
Lexington |
KY |
OH |
6'2" |
Indiana |
Kaitlyn |
Blake |
Allen High School |
Allen |
TX |
MB |
6'2" |
Texas A&M |
Sarah |
Dixon |
Chino Hills High School |
Chino Hills |
CA |
S |
5'9" |
Arizona |
Kayla |
Ellis |
Century High School |
Pocatello |
ID |
OH |
5'8" |
Oregon State |
Shelly |
Fanning |
Cypress Ranch High School |
Cypress |
TX |
MB |
6'2" |
Baylor |
Courtney |
Furlong |
Oviedo High School |
Oviedo |
FL |
OH |
6'3" |
South Carolina |
Taylor |
Joachim |
Lakeshore High School |
Stevensville |
MI |
RS |
6'4" |
Colorado |
Adria |
Johnson |
Broughton High School |
Raleigh |
NC |
OH |
6'3" |
Pepperdine |
Haley |
McLaren |
Grandview High School |
Aurora |
CO |
OH |
6'3" |
Oregon |
Rebecca |
Nunge |
Castle High School |
Newburgh |
IN |
S |
6'2" |
Notre Dame |
Rachel |
Reed |
The Woodlands High School |
The Woodlands |
TX |
MB |
6'1" |
Southern Cal |
Savannah |
Rennie |
Torrey Pines High School |
San Diego |
CA |
MB |
6'1" |
UC Berkerly |
Mason |
Rooney |
The Westminster Schools |
Atlanta |
GA |
S/RS |
6'2" |
Davidson |
Julia |
Saunders |
Nazareth Academy |
La Grange Park |
IL |
OH |
6'3" |
Wisconsin |
Jess |
Schaben |
Harlan Community High Schl. |
Harlan |
IA |
MB |
6'3" |
Iowa State |
Margo |
Wolf |
Mount Notre Dame High Schl. |
Cincinnati |
OH |
L |
5'8" |
Dayton |
2014-2015 UNDER ARMOUR HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA
First Name |
Last Name |
High School |
City |
State |
Position |
Height |
College |
Mackenzie |
Albrecht |
Sonoma Valley High School |
Sonoma |
CA |
S |
6'0" |
University California Berkeley |
Elisa |
Aldrich |
Wando High School |
Mt. Pleasant |
SC |
MB |
5'11" |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Audra |
Appold |
Perrysburg High School |
Perrysburg |
OH |
OH |
6'1" |
Ohio State University |
Megan |
Ballenger |
Ankeny High School |
Ankeny |
IA |
OH |
6'1" |
Creighton |
Bethany |
Besancenez |
St. Joseph's Academy |
St. Louis |
MO |
S |
5'8" |
Florida Southern |
Madison |
Borowski |
Westlake High School |
Austin |
TX |
S |
5'9" |
Sourth Carolina |
Remi |
Bowman |
Floyd Central High School |
Floyds Knobs |
IN |
S |
6'0" |
Iowa State |
Tabitha |
Brown |
Klein Collins High School |
Spring |
TX |
OH |
5'10" |
Alabama |
Olivia |
Canales |
Paul Laurence Dunbar HS |
Lexington |
KY |
OH |
6'1" |
TCU |
Katherine |
Carlson |
Notre Dame Preparatory School |
Pontiac |
MI |
OH |
5'11" |
Valparaiso |
Kelsey |
Clark |
Mother McAuley HS |
Chicago |
IL |
MB |
5'11" |
George Washington |
Shelby |
Conley |
Johnson Central HS |
Paintsville |
KY |
MB |
5'11" |
Marshall |
Madison |
Drescher |
Carroll Senior High School |
Southlake |
TX |
OH |
6'2" |
Oklahoma |
Mckena |
Estes |
Brebeuf Jesuit High School |
Indianapolis |
IN |
S |
5'9" |
Xavier |
Aubrey |
Ezell |
Granbury High School |
Granbury |
TX |
S |
5'6" |
South Carolina |
Jade |
Faucette |
Francis Howell High School |
St. Charles |
MO |
RS |
5'10" |
Florida International |
Sydnye |
Fields |
Ridge Point High School |
Missouri City |
TX |
MB |
6'2" |
UNC |
Morgan |
Finn |
St. Ursula Academy |
Toledo |
OH |
RS |
6'1" |
Xavier |
Katharine |
Franz |
Charlotte Country Day School |
Charlotte |
NC |
MB |
6'0" |
Davidson |
Ashley |
Fritcher |
Stratford High School |
Houston |
TX |
RS |
6'2" |
Baylor University |
Sarah |
Girard |
Glenelg High School |
Glenelg |
MD |
OH |
5'5" |
|
Morgan |
Gresham |
St. Joseph's Academy |
St. Louis |
MO |
OH |
6'1" |
Loyola-Chicago |
Alexandra |
Hamrick |
Mercy Academy |
Louisville |
KY |
MB |
6'3" |
UNC |
Kailey |
Harvell |
Lawton Chiles High School |
Tallahassee |
FL |
OH |
6'0" |
Clemson |
Breanna |
Jones |
Hazel Green High School |
Hazel Green |
AL |
OH |
6'1" |
Fordham |
Savannah |
Kohlhagen |
Union Grove High School |
Union Grove |
WI |
OH |
5'11" |
Western Carolina |
Madison |
Laufenberg |
Castle View High School |
Castle Rock |
CO |
OH |
6'2" |
UNC |
Kara |
Mason |
St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
Fort Lauderdale |
FL |
RS |
5'10" |
Providence |
Morgan |
Miller |
Magnolia High School |
Magnolia |
TX |
S |
6'0" |
Louisville |
Alex |
Mills |
Roswell High School |
Roswell |
GA |
OH |
5'9" |
Towson |
Autumn |
Monsma |
Grand Haven High School |
Grand Haven |
MI |
OH |
5'10" |
|
Megan |
Morris |
Wando High School |
Mt. Pleasant |
SC |
L |
5'6" |
Carson Newman Univ. |
Susannah |
Muno |
Notre Dame High School |
Sherman Oaks |
CA |
S |
5'11" |
UCLA |
Cassidy |
Nussman |
Pearland High School |
Pearland |
TX |
RS |
6'4" |
Northwestern |
Mackenzie |
O'Brien |
Emmaus High School |
Emmaus |
PA |
OH |
6'0" |
Marist College |
Caroline |
Ostman |
Harrison High School |
Kennesaw |
GA |
OH |
5'11" |
Georgia |
Lauren |
Page |
Martin Luther King HS |
Riverside |
CA |
MB |
6'1" |
Oregon |
Paige |
Perego |
Parkway West High School |
Ballwin |
MO |
OH |
6'2" |
Missouri State |
Elyssa |
Purcell |
Alvin High School |
Alvin |
TX |
S |
5'10" |
UCF |
August |
Raskie |
Rampart High School |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
S |
6'0" |
Oregon |
Taylor |
Reiss |
Minneota High School |
Minneota |
MN |
MB |
5'11" |
SDSU |
Candyce |
Riley |
Hatboro-Horsham HS |
Horsham |
PA |
S |
5'7" |
|
Bailey |
Schnell |
Roncalli High School |
Indianapolis |
IN |
OH |
5'9" |
Western Michigan |
Harley |
Sebastian |
The Lovett School |
Atlanta |
GA |
OH |
6'3" |
Virginia |
Riley |
Sents |
Grundy Center High School |
Grundy Center |
IA |
L |
5'5" |
Missouri |
Isabel |
Sessions |
Latin School of Chicago |
Chicago |
IL |
OH |
6'0" |
Middlebury |
Sarah |
Shafiq |
New Trier High School |
Winnetka |
IL |
MB |
6'5" |
UC Berkeley |
Kodi |
Smith |
Harrison High School |
Kennesaw |
GA |
L |
5'10" |
Butler |
Lindsey |
Smith |
Dakota Valley High School |
North Sioux City |
SD |
S |
5'8" |
Nebraska Kearney |
Jade |
Tingelhoff |
Lakeville South High School |
Lakeville |
MN |
S |
5'11" |
Cincinnati |
Erica |
Treiber |
Unionville-Sebewaing HS |
Sebewaing |
MI |
MH |
6'0" |
Tennessee |
Kelly |
Vahos |
Haldane High School |
Cold Spring |
NY |
MH |
6'2" |
James Madison |
Hannah |
Vandegrift |
Loudon County High School |
Leesburg |
VA |
S |
6'1" |
Temple |
Alexis |
Varga |
Boylan High School |
Rockford |
IL |
OH |
6'1" |
Illinois State |
Cambree |
Villarreal |
Amarillo High School |
Amarillo |
TX |
OH |
6'2" |
|
Miranda |
Watkins |
Florida State University School |
Tallahassee |
FL |
S |
5'8" |
Central Florida |
Madison |
Williams |
Normal Community WestHigh SChool |
Normal |
IL |
MB |
6'0" |
Wisconsin Milwaukee |
McKenna |
Woodford |
Hamilton |
Chandler |
AZ |
OH |
6'4" |
Washington State |
Tarah |
Wylie |
Cathedral High School |
Indianapolis |
IN |
MB |
6'4" |
Pepperdine |