2008 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams Announced
Dec. 8, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2008 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams, as selected by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee. 2008 NAIA VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM Name School Pos Yr Hometown Jill Baker Azusa Pacific (Calif.) OH SR Turlock, Calif. Megan Warkentin Biola (Calif.) OH SR Visalia, Calif. Shi Fei California Baptist OP JR Nanjing, China Luana Bronco Columbia (Mo.) S SR Sao Paulo, Brazil Traci Weamer Concordia (Calif.) OH SR Upland, Calif. Stephanie Scheele Concordia (Calif.) OP SR Temecula, Calif. Shu Liu Fresno Pacific (Calif.) S SR Shen Yang, China Thais Julio Fresno Pacific (Calif.) OP SR Sao Paulo, Brazil Keke Wang Fresno Pacific (Calif.) MB SO Shen Yang, China Lisa Schilling Fresno Pacific (Calif.) MB SO Clovis, Calif. Lubovj Tihmorirova Madonna (Mich.) OH SR Riga, Latvia Randa Hulstein Northwestern (Iowa) MB JR Sioux Center, Iowa 2008 NAIA VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM Name School Pos Yr Hometown Candace Clow Bellevue (Neb.) S SR Debois, Neb. Kristin Engle Black Hills State (S.D.) MB JR Newcastle, Wy. Teresa Masava Campbellsville (Ky.) OH SO Nairobi, Kenya Kendra Potgeter Dordt (Iowa) SO SO Byron City, Mich. Fabiana Leomil Fresno Pacific (Calif.) OH SR Sau Paulo, Brazil Anile Clemente Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) OH JR Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Rachel Stuyvesant Lubbock Christian (Texas) OH SO Albuquerque, N.M. Whitney Fuelling Madonna (Mich.) MB SR Milford, Mich. Kali Angerman Morningside (Iowa) S SR Soux City, Iowa Michelle McFadden Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) MB SR Lincoln, Ill. Lindsey Stone Southern Oregon S JR Ashland, Ore. Megan McDonald Walsh (Ohio) OH SR Kirkland, Ill. 2008 NAIA VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM Name School Pos Yr Hometown Kristen Peterson Biola (Calif.) MB SR Peoria, Ariz. Stacey Edwards Ozark (Mo.) MB SR Republic, Mo. Amber Jarzynca Morningside (Iowa) MB SR Benington, Neb. Stephanie Harwood Bethel (Ind.) OH SR Mishawaka, Ind. Noelle Dyk California Baptist OH SR Mooresville, N.C. Crissandra Perez Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) OH SR Dominican Republic Erica Janszen Georgetown (Ky.) OH JR Cincinnati, Ohio Whitney Knight Mobile (Ala.) OH JR Birmingham, Ala. Krista Wooley Oregon Tech OH SR Reedsport, Ore. Dani Miller William Jewell (Mo.) OH SR Colorado Springs, Colo. Kaitlin Beaver Northwestern (Iowa) S SR Sioux Center, Iowa Erin Sikora Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) S JR Elgin, Ill. 2008 NAIA VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION Name School Pos Yr Hometown Katie VanderMeer Aquinas (Mich.) S SO Kentwood, Mich. Jennifer Buelow Ashford (Iowa) OH SR Center Point, Iowa Rachel Muller Bellevue (Neb.) OH JR Omaha, Neb. Lisa Rennebaum Bethany (Kan.) OH SR Seneca, Kan. Rael Rotich Central Methodist (Mo.) OH SR Eldoret, Keyna Kristin Henning College of Idaho MB JR Boise, Idaho Flavia Lino Columbia (Mo.) OH JR Sao Paulo, Brazil Holly Cousins Cornerstone (Mich.) OH JR Ada, Mich. Taran Johnson Cumberlands (Ky.) MB SR London, Ky. Chelsee Marvin Doane (Neb.) MB SR Crete, Neb. Grace Deboodt Eastern Oregon OH JR Prineville, Ore. Julie O'dell-Griffith Evangel (Mo.) MB SR Rodgersville, Mo. Jenna Gronotte Georgetown (Ky.) S SR Walton, Ky. Peni Acayo Goshen (Ind.) OH SO Kampala, Uganda Jill Whalen Hastings (Neb.) OH SR Gregory, S.D. Sarah Olson Illinois Tech MB SR Humble, Texas Rebekah Reichard Indiana Wesleyan OH SR Warsaw, Ind. Asthyn Humerickhouse Indiana Tech MB SR Ossain, Ind. Ashley Hamilton Indiana Tech OH FR Middlebury, Ind. Kayla Fee Jamestown (N.D.) S SO Williston, N.D. Krista Yoder Lindenwood (Mo.) MB SO Murray, Neb. Mirjam Pfyl Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) OH FR Schindellegi, Switzerland Katelyn Kombrink McKendree (Ill.) MB SR O'Fallon, Ill. Deborah Bekowies Menlo (Calif.) MB JR Benicia, Calif. Brittany Lukasek Missouri Baptist MB SR St Louis, Mo. Paula Stilkey Mobile (Ala.) MB JR Union, Ky. Jackie Albrecht Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) MB SO Lexington, Ohio Hillary Hanno Northwestern (Iowa) OH SO Sioux City, Iowa Xiaoting Ma Oklahoma City OH SO Dailian, China Jessica Eliasson Rocky Mountain (Mont.) OP SR Roundup, Mont. Kelani Keoho Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) OH JR El Paso, Texas Becca Day Shawnee State (Ohio) MB SR Beaver, Ohio Heather Hardy St. Thomas (Texas) OH JR Humble, Texas Betsy Brown Taylor (Ind.) S FR Adrian, Mich. Erica Parker Walsh (Ohio) MB SR Concord, Ohio Shelia Mercado William Penn (Iowa) S JR San Sebastain, PR
Thirty-six players have been named to the first, second and third teams while 36 earned honorable mention.
For the second straight season senior setter Shu Liu of Fresno Pacific (Calif.) was named the 2008 NAIA Player of the Year while Concordia (Calif.) head coach Paula Weishoff earned the 2008 NAIA Coach of the Year honors.
Liu led Fresno Pacific with 1,103 assists in 98 games this season. She helped the Sunbirds capture their second consecutive and fourth overall national title and was named to the Tachikara All-Tournament Team.
Weishoff guided the Eagles to 31-6 overall record and third straight and fourth overall national tournament appearance. Concordia also advanced to the fourth final four and second championship finals.
