KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2016 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams, chosen by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee, Monday. This committee is made up of NAIA-AVCA officers and the championship committee. Three teams are named, plus honorable mention
Three UJ players earned All-American honors for the 2016 season.
Nicole Warren was named to the third team. Warren set a single-season Jimmie record with 797 digs and finished with 1612 for her career. She is second all-time on the career digs list, behind Candy Rohwedder's 1922. Warren also earned NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week honors twice in the 2016 season.
Morgan Hensch and Haley Glasoe earned honorable mention recognition.
Hensch returned after missing the 2015 due to injury and posted 401 kills, the 10th-best single season mark in Jimmie history. She also recorded 103 blocks, the fourth-best mark on the team.
Glasoe totalled 206 blocks in 2016, breaking the previous record of 171 set by Sarah Becker in 2011. She was also one of six Jimmies to record 200+ kills this season.
Jamestown made it to the final site of the NAIA Volleyball Championship for the first time in program history, finishing with a record of 26-14. The 26 wins is just one behind the all-time record of 27, set in 2012, which was the first time UJ qualified for the national tournament.
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball National Championship Most Valuable Player: Wendy Romero, Park (Mo.)
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball National Championship Libero of the Year: Jill Bax, Hastings (Neb.)
Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball National Championship Tournament Coach of the Year: Matt Buttermore, Hastings (Neb.)
2016 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-American Teams
First Team | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
Wendy Romero | Park (Mo.) | OH | SR | Cojedes, San Carlos, Venezuela |
Logan Drueppel | Hastings (Neb.) | MH | SR | Schuyler, Neb. |
Natalie Geidel | Viterbo (Wis.) | MH | JR | West Bend, Wis. |
Brooke Granstra | Dordt (Iowa) | MH | SR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
Makenzie Montana | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | S | JR | Louisville, Ky. |
Libby Dahlberg | Westmont (Calif.) | MH | SO | Sacramento, Calif. |
Amelia Grahn | Viterbo (Wis.) | S | JR | Madison, Wis. |
Gisele Silva | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | OH | SR | Nova Lima, Brazil |
Mallory Dillon | Missouri Baptist | OH | SR | St. Charles, Mo. |
Peiyi Liu | Columbia (Mo.) | OPP | JR | Nanjing, China |
Rachel Kater | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | S | JR | Wichita, Kan. |
Jessica Peters | Midland (Neb.) | S | SO | Omaha, Neb. |
Katie Placke | Hastings (Neb.) | OPP | JR | Grand Island, Neb. |
Priscilla O'Dowd | Midland (Neb.) | MH | SO | Omaha, Neb. |
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Second Team | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
Madison Squiers | Bellevue (Neb.) | S | FR | Kearney, Neb. |
Rachelle Chamberlain | Eastern Oregon | S | SR | Challis, Idaho |
Taylor Beckman | Westmont (Calif.) | OH | JR | lake Oswego, Ore. |
Manon Soraru | Oklahoma City | MH | JR | Mulhouse, France |
Eloisa Sales | Bethel (Tenn.) | OH | SR | Brasilia, Brazil |
Kendra Zwart | Cornerstone (Mich.) | MH | SO | Jenison, Mich. |
Jenny Howell | Georgetown (Ky.) | OPP | JR | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Sanja Vonjnovic | Oklahoma City | S | JR | Bajeljena, Bosnia |
Grace Blomstedt | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | MH | SO | Red Oak, Iowa |
Jamie Gesink | Dordt (Iowa) | S | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa |
Adrienne Czaplewski | Warner (Fla.) | OH | SR | Winter Park (Fla.) |
Kaitlin Bradley | Doane (Neb.) | OH | SR | Crete, Neb. |
KC Heimann | Midland (Neb.) | OH | SR | Howells, Neb. |
Jill Bax | Hastings (Neb.) | L | JR | Lincoln, Neb. |
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Third Team | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
Annelise Rohrer | Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | OH | SR | Hilliard, Ohio |
Molly Shronk | Lourdes (Ohio) | OH | SR | Columbus, Ohio |
Cristina Viera | Peru State (Neb.) | L | JR | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Nicole Warren | Jamestown (N.D.) | L | SR | Oakes, N.D. |
Taylor Wells | Grand View (Iowa) | OPP | SR | Des Moines, Iowa |
Tena Loewen | Tabor (Kan.) | OH | SR | Hillsboro, Kan. |
Kristina Medanovic | Missouri Baptist | MH | JR | Kraljevo, Serbia |
Nikki McDaniel | Webber International (Fla.) | OH | SR | DeLand, Fla. |
Ave Stout | Lourdes (Ohio) | MH | SR | Huntertown, Ind. |
Jonni Dorr | Carroll (Mont.) | S | SR | Spokane, Wash. |
Ema Altena | Dordt (Iowa) | OH | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa |
Rachel Andrews | Union (Ky.) | OPP | JR | Louisville, Ky. |
Amanda Miller | Eastern Oregon | OH | JR | Kennewick, Wash. |
Cayley Meiners | Coastal Georgia | S | SR | Mackinaw, Ill. |
Remy Bucknor | Indiana Wesleyan |
Morgan Miller | Indiana Wesleyan |
Shiloh Thomas | Point Park (Pa.) |
Lindi Thomas | IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
Tori Mantel | Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Karlie Kelly | Madonna (Mich.) |
Meghan Birr | Lourdes (Ohio) |
Leah Alles | St. Francis (Ill.) |
Taylor Kelso | Indiana Tech |
Hope Leppink | Cornerstone (Mich.) |
Ashley McClintock | IU South Bend |
Heather Green | Cornerstone (Mich.) |
Maja Krstonosic | Missouri Valley |
Taylor Cowan | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Courtney Twit | Grand View (Iowa) |
Caterina Cigarini | Missouri Baptist |
Sashiko Heredia | Columbia (Mo.) |
Brittney Engelbrecht | William Woods (Mo.) |
Shayla Scanlan | Bellevue (Neb.) |
Bailey Gross | Viterbo (Wis.) |
Morgan Hensch | Jamestown (N.D.) |
Sierra Skow | Viterbo (Wis.) |
Mikaylah Gillsepie | Bellevue (Neb.) |
Shannon Murdock | Rochester (Mich.) |
Rielly Dobbs | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
Haley Stallings | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
Haley Glasoe | Jamestown (N.D.) |
Sara Biermaier | Viterbo (Wis.) |
Hannah Buck | Mobile (Ala.) |
Kendra Johnson | Montreat (N.C.) |
Amber Parker | Corban (Ore.) |
Bailie Cortner | Montana Tech |
Madison Wilhelm | Great Falls (Mont.) |
Madison Garlie | Eastern Oregon |
Alaina Gentili | Corban (Ore.) |
Kennadie Clute | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Shelby Stinnett | Texas Wesleyan |
Kendall Goff | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Fia Faa'Agi | Oklahoma City |
Rossanna Ramos | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Candace Grosjean | St. Thomas (Texas) |
Paulyae Dawkins | SAGU (Texas) |
Laycia Robinson | Houston-Tillottson (Texas) |
Rebecca Moustapha | Wiley (Texas) |
Marijana Bjelobrk | Oklahoma City |
Annija Abolina | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Elly Burke | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Sarah Bell | Georgetown (Ky.) |
Whitney Battoe | St. Thomas (Fla.) |
Michelle Calderon | Webber International (Fla.) |
Jennifer Philpot | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Ashlee Howe | Georgetown (Ky.) |
Aubrey Pyburn | The Master's (Calif.) |
Juanae Johnson | Vanguard (Calif.) |
Kayla Sims | The Master's (Calif.) |
Kami Troesh | Westmont (Calif.) |
Rebecca Lowden | Vanguard (Calif.) |
Tess Van Grouw | Biola (Calif.) |
Janaya Fox | Ottawa (Kan.) |
Lauren Hilger | Northwestern (Iowa) |
Valeria Most | Kansas Wesleyan |
