Shakopee's Ashley Wittman, Burnsville's Tori Dixon and Delano's Molly Kreklow can all add another honor to their resumes. The three - who were Star Tribune first-team all-metro selections this fall - were all named to this year's American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team All-America team. They are all invited to the AVCA annual convention in Florida next month, where they can participate in matches and a skills competition against each other.
In addition, Delano's Kayla Koenecke was named to the honorable mention team.
The full first team is here:
Hannah Allison Siloam Springs High School Siloam Springs, Arkansas S/H 5'11 Texas
Morgan Broekhuis Colorado Springs Christian School Colorado Springs, Colorado S/H 6'5 Nebraska
Erica Denney Grandview High School Aurora, Colorado MB 6'5 Penn State
Tori Dixon Burnsville High School Burnsville, Minnesota MB 6'3 Minnesota
Adrienne Gehan Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas MB 6'3 California
Kristina Graven Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, California OH 6'0 Cal Poly
Natalie Hagglund La Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, California OH 5'8 Southern California
Stephanie Holthus Burlington Central High School Burlington, Illinois OH 6'0 Northwestern
Molly Kreklow Delano High School Delano, Minnesota S/H 6'0 Missouri
Maddie Martin Plant High School Tampa, Florida OH 6'2 Penn State
Deja McClendon DuPont Manual High School Louisville, Kentucky OH 6'0 Penn State
Mikinzie Moydell Chaparral High School Parker, Colorado S/H 6'0 Penn State
Morgan Odale Eagle High School Eagle, Idaho OH 6'1 Utah
Kelly Reeves Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego, California OH 6'1 UCLA
Kylann Scheidt Farragut High School Knoxville, Tennessee S/H 6'1 Tennessee
Ariel Scott Immaculate Heart Academy
Washington Twp., New Jersey MB 6'4 Penn State
Sara Shaw Westlake High School Austin, Texas OH 6'1 Southern California
Kathleen Slay Wakefield High School Raleigh, North Carolina MB 6'6 Penn State
Morgan Thatcher Brockton High School Brockton, Massachusetts RS/Opp. 6'2 undecided
Taylor Unroe Muncie Burris High School Muncie, Indiana OH 5'7 Florida
Elise Walch Martin County High School Stuart, Florida OH 6'5 Wisconsin
Rachel Williams Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, California OH 5'11 Stanford
Ashley Wittman Shakopee High School Shakopee, Minnesota OH 6'1 Minnesota
Mallory Woolridge Deep Run High School Glen Allen, Virginia MB 6'3 Virginia
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