2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams Announced
December 05, 2009
Dec. 5, 2009
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams, as selected by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee.
Azusa Pacific's Jill Baker becomes just the second player in the Cougar volleyball program's history to earn the distinction of NAIA Player of the Year. Azusa Pacific's other Player of the Year was Lenee Hill in 1991.
Baker helped lead the Cougars to a 28-9 record and its second-straight national championship appearance. She finishes her career averaging 4.49 kills per came and had 597 kills this season.
Fresno Pacific head coach Dennis Janzen was named the 2009 NAIA Coach of the Year after guiding the Sunbirds to their third consecutive National Championship. It is the fourth time in his 25-year tenure that Janzen has won the award, previously being named Coach of the Year in 1989, 1994 and 2007.
2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America First Team
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos | Class | Hometown |
| Peni | Acayo | Goshen College (Ind.) | OH | Jr. | Kampala, Uganda |
| Jill | Baker | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | OH | Sr. | Turlock, Calif. |
| Kaitlin | Beaver | Northwestern College (Iowa) | S | Jr. | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Ingrid | Carmona | California Baptist University | Opp | Fr. | Santo Dominigo, Domincan Republic |
| Heather | De Jongh | Vanguard University (Calif.) | MB | Sr. | Visalia, Calif. |
| Cassie | Ells | Concordia University (Calif.) | MB | Sr. | Crestline, Calif. |
| Kristin | Engle | Black Hills State University (S.D.) | MH | Sr. | Newcastle, Wyo. |
| Arlene | Ferreira | University of Texas at Brownsville | OH | So. | Uberlandia, Brazil |
| Martina | Gregusova | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | OH | So. | Nitra, Slovakia |
| Randa | Hulstein | Northwestern College (Iowa) | MH | Sr. | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Heidi | Larson | Valley City State University (N.D.) | Opp | Sr. | Grand Rapids, Minn. |
| Maria | Omondi | Columbia College (Mo.) | MH | Sr. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Fei | Shi | California Baptist University | OH | Sr. | Nanjing, China |
| Keke | Wang | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | OH | Jr. | Xiaya Henan, China |
2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Second Team
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos | Class | Hometown |
| Jackie | Albrecht | Mt Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) | MB | Jr. | Lexington, Ohio |
| Amy | Alkazin | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | MB | So. | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Cate | Eckhardt | Columbia College (Mo.) | OH | Sr. | Ontario, Calif. |
| Ashley | Hamilton | Indiana Institute of Technology | OH | So. | Middlebury, Ind. |
| Hillary | Hanno | Northwestern College (Iowa) | OH | Jr. | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Tabitha | Henken | Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) | OH | So. | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Erica | Janszen | Georgetown College (Ky.) | OH | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Kelsey | Pritchard | Taylor University (Ind.) | OH | So. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Naomi | Reimer | The College of Idaho | OH | Jr. | Killarney, Man. Canada |
| Amber | Ridens | Concordia University (Calif.) | Opp | Jr. | Fountain Valley, Calif. |
| Lisa | Shilling | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | MB | Jr. | Clovis, Calif. |
| Erin | Sikora | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | S | Sr. | Elgin, Ill. |
| Diana | Silva | Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) | OH | Fr. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Christina | Smetana | Carroll College (Mont.) | MH | Sr. | Helena, Mont. |
2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Third Team
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos | Class | Hometown |
| Kelsey | Christoferson | Biola University (Calif.) | MB | Sr. | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Anile | Clemente | Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) | OH | Sr. | Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Valquiria | Coboclo | University of Texas at Brownsville | MB | Fr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Stephanie | Darnall | Concordia University (Calif.) | OH | Sr. | Laguna Beach, Calif. |
| Paula | Ferreira | Columbia College (Mo.) | S | Fr. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Whitney | Knight | University of Mobile (Ala.) | OH | Sr. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Heather | Koehler | Shawnee State University (Ohio) | OH | Jr. | Russellville, Ohio |
| Milica | Krsmanovic | Lee University (Tenn.) | OH/S | Sr. | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Elissa | Loynes | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | MB | Jr. | Kemah, Texas |
| Rachel | Muller | Bellevue University (Neb.) | OH | Sr. | Omaha, Neb. |
| Brooke | Pryor | Baker University (Kan.) | OH | Jr. | Overbrook, Kan. |
| Tara | Schmidt | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | OPP | Jr. | Olathe, Kan. |
| Jessica | Tjaden | Morningside College (Iowa) | S | Jr. | Julesberg, Colo. |
| Katie | VanderMeer | Aquinas College (Mich.) | S | Jr. | Kentwood, Mich. |
2009 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Honorable Mention
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos | Class | Hometown |
| Amy | Barmore | Georgetown College (Ky.) | L | Sr. | Louisville, Ky. |
| Deborah | Bekowies | Menlo College (Calif.) | MB | Sr. | Benecia, Calif. |
| Leah | Bergstrom | Southern Oregon University | OH | Jr. | West Linn, Ore. |
| Betsy | Brown | Taylor University (Ind.) | S | So. | Adrian, Mich. |
| Sara | Brunner | Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) | OH | So. | Redcliff, Alberta |
| Sara | Byrne | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | MB | Jr. | Downers Grove, Ill. |
| Kayla | Carlisle | Lee University (Tenn.) | MB | Jr. | Greer, S.C. |
| Melissa | Cheviron | Illinois Institute of Technology | OH | Sr. | Ft Wayne, Ind. |
| Grace | Deboodt | Eastern Oregon University | OH | Sr. | Prineville, Ore. |
| Ali | Edwards | Jamestown College (N.D.) | OH | Sr. | West Fargo, N.D. |
| Ellen | Fandry | Lindenwood University (Mo.) | OH | So. | Houston, Texas |
| Kayla | Fee | Jamestown College (N.D.) | S | Sr. | Williston, N.D. |
| Jordan | Goings | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | S | So. | Aledo, Texas |
| Inta | Grinvalds | Madonna University (Mich.) | S | Sr. | Portage, Mich. |
| Abby | Hall | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) | OH | So. | Louisville, Ky. |
| Dorinda | Hibma | Dordt College (Iowa) | L | Jr. | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| Haley | Holcomb | Shawnee State University (Ohio) | S | Jr. | Frankfort, Ohio |
| Devon | Jensen | Grand View University (Iowa) | OH | Fr. | Underwood, Iowa |
| Tamy | Leipelt | Oklahoma Baptist University | OH | Sr. | Porte Alegre, Brazil |
| Jessy | Livers | Doane College (Neb.) | OH | Sr. | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Xiaoting | Ma | Oklahoma City University | OH | Jr. | Dalian, China |
| Marcela | Madeira | Union University (Tenn.) | MH | Jr. | Vitoria, Brazil |
| Jhessica | Martins | Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) | OH | Fr. | Uberlanoia, Brazil |
| Tally | Mattos | Columbia College (Mo.) | L | Jr. | Osasco, Brazil |
| Mary | McGinnis | Madonna University (Mich.) | OH | Sr. | Fraser, Mich. |
| Jennifer | Nichols | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | OH | Sr. | Republic, Mo. |
| Julianne | ODonnell | Walsh University (Ohio) | OH | Fr. | Willowick, Ohio |
| Lacey | Olin | William Woods University (Mo.) | OH | Sr. | Colorado Spring, Colo. |
| Lauren | Poe | University of St. Thomas-Houston (Texas) | OH | Jr. | Katy, Texas |
| Heather | Porter | Southern Oregon University | MH | Jr. | Coos Bay, Ore. |
| Susan | Rollman | Doane College (Neb.) | MH | Fr. | Humphrey, Neb. |
| Shellie | Rumschlag | University of St. Francis (Ind.) | MB | Sr. | Ft Wayne, Ind. |
| Kasi | Runion | Shorter College (Ga.) | MH | Sr. | Ringgold, Ga. |
| Amanda | Silva | Union College (Ky.) | L | Jr. | Londrina, Brazil |
| Amber | Smith | Bryan College (Tenn.) | MB | Sr. | Pompano, Fla. |
| Paula | Stilkey | University of Mobile (Ala.) | MB | Sr. | Union, Ky. |
| Erika | Stouder | Indiana Institute of Technology | MB | Jr. | Nappanee, Ind. |
| Brianna | Strete | Indiana University-East | MB | Fr. | Troy, Ohio |
| Brittani | Toole | Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Texas) | MB | Jr. | Whitehouse, Texas |
| Jamie | Vander Kooi | Morningside College (Iowa) | OH | Sr. | Hinton, Iowa |
| Thaise | Vieira | Bethel University (Tenn.) | MH | So. | Matozinhos, Brazil |
| Skye | Wade | William Woods University (Mo.) | OH | Sr. | Licking, Mo |
| Heather | Wansing | Benedictine College (Kan.) | MH | Jr. | Liberty, Mo. |
| Maureen | Wardian | Bellevue University (Neb.) | MH | So. | Omaha, Neb. |
