Townsend, Boender Each Earn All-American Honors

LEXINGTON, KY - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that a pair of Nebraska seniors has been named to the 2013-14 Under Armour Girls High School All-America teams. Sydney Townsend, a 5-foot-8 outside hitter/libero for Lincoln Pius X was named to the 2nd team. Townsend is a University of Nebraska recruit. Her versatility has helped the Thunderbolts to a 32-6 record and #2 ranking in Class B this season. She has registered 213 kills on the season with a hitting percentage of .228. Townsend has also averaged 4.7 digs per set and has 38 service aces on the season. Olivia Boender, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter for Waverly was named Honorable Mention All-America. Boender is also a Nebraska recruit. She has helped lead the Vikings to a record of 30-4 and a #3 ranking in Class B by averaging 5.6 kills and 4.4 digs per set. On the season she has a total of 471 kills, 43 ace serves and 15 ace blocks. This is the 8th year AVCA has honored the top 100 seniors in the nation with its All-America teams. A total of 24 players are name to each of the 1st and 2nd teams and an additional 52 receive honorable mention. Below is a complete listing of the All-Americans. 2013-14 UNDER ARMOUR FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA <table width="825" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="137" height="20">Name</td> <td width="190">School</td> <td width="120">City</td> <td width="39">State</td> <td width="58">Position</td> <td width="48">Height</td> <td width="233">College</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Brittany Abercrombie</td> <td>La Costa Canyon High School</td> <td>Carlsbad</td> <td>CA</td> <td>RS</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Southern Calif.</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Stephanie Aiple</td> <td>Round Rock High School</td> <td>Round Rock</td> <td>TX</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Texas A&M</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Christina Ambrose</td> <td>Winter Park High School</td> <td>Winter Park</td> <td>FL</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'4"</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Reily Buechler</td> <td>Torrey Pines High School</td> <td>San Diego</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>UCLA</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Courtney Crable</td> <td>Mercy Academy</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>KY</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Auburn</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Lydia Dimke</td> <td>Blaine High School</td> <td>Blaine</td> <td>MN</td> <td>RS/S</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Kali Eaken</td> <td>Bishop Miege High School</td> <td>Roeland Park</td> <td>KS</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Kansas State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Ali Frantti</td> <td>Richmond Burton Community HS</td> <td>Richmond</td> <td>IL</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Lauryn Gillis</td> <td>New Castle High School</td> <td>New Castle</td> <td>IN</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Southern Calif.</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Alyssa Goehner</td> <td>Lakeville North High School</td> <td>Lakeville</td> <td>MN</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Marquette</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Marion Hazelwood</td> <td>Barbers Hill High School</td> <td>Mont Belvieu</td> <td>TX</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'3"</td> <td>Oklahoma</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Christian Jones</td> <td>Los Alamitos High School</td> <td>Los Alamitos</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'3"</td> <td>Washington</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Simone Lee</td> <td>Menomonee Falls High School</td> <td>Menomonee Falls</td> <td>WI</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Cat McCoy</td> <td>Carroll Senior High School</td> <td>Southlake</td> <td>TX</td> <td>L</td> <td>5'7"</td> <td>Texas</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Beth Nordhorn</td> <td>Winter Park High School</td> <td>Winter Park</td> <td>FL</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'6"</td> <td>North Carolina</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Ashlie Reasor</td> <td>Ronald Reagan High School</td> <td>San Antonio</td> <td>TX</td> <td>RS</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Texas A&M</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Nia Reed</td> <td>Immaculate Heart Academy</td> <td>Wash. Township</td> <td>NJ</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Luisa Schirmer</td> <td>Pittsford Sutherland High School</td> <td>Pittsford</td> <td>NY</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Ohio State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Courtney Schwan</td> <td>Bellarmine Preparatory School</td> <td>Tacoma</td> <td>WA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Washington</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Ashten Smith-Gooden</td> <td>Los Osos High School</td> <td>Cucamonga</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>California</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Carli Snyder</td> <td>Dakota High School</td> <td>Macomb</td> <td>MI</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Florida</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Haley Templeton</td> <td>Chattahoochee High School</td> <td>Johns Creek</td> <td>GA</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Miami</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Haleigh Washington</td> <td>Doherty High School</td> <td>Colorado Springs</td> <td>CO</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'4"</td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Bryanna Weiskircher</td> <td>Boylan High School</td> <td>Rockford</td> <td>IL</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 2013-14 UNDER ARMOUR SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA <table width="779" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="131" height="20">Name</td> <td width="181">School</td> <td width="116">City</td> <td width="39">State</td> <td width="58">Position</td> <td width="48">Height</td> <td width="206">College</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Christine Alftin</td> <td>Woodside High School</td> <td>Woodside</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0'</td> <td>California</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Sidney Brown</td> <td>Berkeley Preparatory School</td> <td>Tampa</td> <td>FL</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Stanford</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Danielle Cuttino</td> <td>Ben Davis High School</td> <td>Indianapolis</td> <td>IN</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'4"</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Courtney Eckenrode</td> <td>The Woodlands High School</td> <td>The Woodlands</td> <td>TX</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>San Diego State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Mylan Eugene</td> <td>Cypress Falls High School</td> <td>Cypress</td> <td>TX</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>LSU</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Alexa Filley</td> <td>Assumption High School</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>KY</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Auburn</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Alyssa Garvelink</td> <td>Holland Christian High School</td> <td>Holland</td> <td>MI</td> <td>MH/OPP</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Michigan State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Madeline Haggerty</td> <td>St. Francis High School</td> <td>Wheaton</td> <td>IL</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Nebraska</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Kat Hutson</td> <td>Ravenwood High School</td> <td>Brentwood</td> <td>TN</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'3"</td> <td>Alabama</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Lily Johnson</td> <td>Lafayette Senior High School</td> <td>Wildwood</td> <td>MO</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Missouri State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Claire Kieffer-Wright</td> <td>South Pasadena High School</td> <td>South Pasadena</td> <td>CA</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Michigan</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Mary-Kate Marshall</td> <td>Coppell High School</td> <td>Coppell</td> <td>TX</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Oregon State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Kristen Massa</td> <td>Saint Ursula Academy</td> <td>Cincinnati</td> <td>OH</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Xavier</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Carly O'Sullivan</td> <td>Bogota High School</td> <td>Bogota</td> <td>NJ</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'8"</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Arianna Person</td> <td>Saint James Academy</td> <td>Lenexa</td> <td>KS</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Belmont</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Maddie Plumlee</td> <td>Saint Mary's School</td> <td>Wake Forest</td> <td>NC</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Devan Porter</td> <td>Bettendorf High School</td> <td>Bettendorf</td> <td>IA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Georgia</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Lanesha Reagan</td> <td>Snohomish High School</td> <td>Snohomish</td> <td>WA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Oregon State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Maggie Scott</td> <td>Lafayette Senior High School</td> <td>Wildwood</td> <td>MO</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Oregon</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Andie Shelton</td> <td>Ripon Christian High School</td> <td>Ripon</td> <td>CA</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Pacific</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Gabby Simpson</td> <td>Doherty High School</td> <td>Colorado Springs</td> <td>CO</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'4"</td> <td>Colorado State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Sarah Sponcil</td> <td>Veritas Preparatory Academy</td> <td>Phoenix</td> <td>AZ</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Loyola Marymount, California</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Azariah Stahl</td> <td>Elkhart Central High School</td> <td>Elkhart</td> <td>IN</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20">Sydney Townsend</td> <td>Lincoln Pius X High School</td> <td>Lincoln</td> <td>NE</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'8"</td> <td>Nebraska</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   2013-2014 UNDER ARMOUR HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA <table width="830" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="148" height="16">Name</td> <td width="197">School</td> <td width="90">City</td> <td width="39">State</td> <td width="58">Position</td> <td width="48">Height</td> <td width="250">College</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Alexa Armendariz</td> <td>Blue Springs South High School</td> <td>Blue Springs</td> <td>MO</td> <td>L</td> <td>5'6"</td> <td>Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Ashley Askin</td> <td>Sacred Heart Academy</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>KY</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Georgia Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Kelli Bates</td> <td>Bradley Bourbonnais HS</td> <td>Bradley</td> <td>IL</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Wisconsin</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Maddie Beal</td> <td>Cheyenne Mountain High School</td> <td>Colo. Springs</td> <td>CO</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Minnesota</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Gabrielle Benda</td> <td>Wakefield High School</td> <td>Raleigh</td> <td>NC</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Marquette</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Olivia Boender</td> <td>Waverly High School</td> <td>Waverly</td> <td>NE</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Nebraska</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Piyusha Boteju</td> <td>Trinity High School</td> <td>Euless</td> <td>TX</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Denver</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Julia Brown</td> <td>William A. Hough High School</td> <td>Cornelius</td> <td>NC</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>North Carolina State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Brigitte Burcescu</td> <td>Walter Panas High School</td> <td>Cortlandt Manor</td> <td>NY</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Northeastern</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Alyssa Cavanaugh</td> <td>Assumption High School</td> <td>Louisville</td> <td>KY</td> <td>MB</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Western Kentucky</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Claudia Coco</td> <td>Chattahoochee High School</td> <td>Johns Creek</td> <td>GA</td> <td>L</td> <td>5'4"</td> <td>Tennessee</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Kyra Coundourides</td> <td>Walsh Jesuit High School</td> <td>Cuyahoga Falls</td> <td>OH</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'9"</td> <td>Virginia Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Neka Cuppetilli</td> <td>New Braunfels High School</td> <td>New Braunfels</td> <td>TX</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Baylor</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Maggie DeJong</td> <td>Roosevelt High School</td> <td>Sioux Falls</td> <td>SD</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Louisville</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Abby Detering</td> <td>Lake Catholic High School</td> <td>Mentor</td> <td>OH</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Florida</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Carla Dibbs</td> <td>Episcopal School of Acadiana</td> <td>Broussard</td> <td>LA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Columbia</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Madeleine Dilfer</td> <td>Valley Christian High School</td> <td>San Jose</td> <td>CA</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Samantha Dubiel</td> <td>St. Francis High School</td> <td>Wheaton</td> <td>IL</td> <td>DS</td> <td>5'7"</td> <td>Florida</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Katie Elgan</td> <td>Rocky Mountain High School</td> <td>Meridian</td> <td>ID</td> <td>MB</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Southern Utah</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Sarah Fairchild</td> <td>Stone Bridge High School</td> <td>Ashburn</td> <td>VA</td> <td>L/DS</td> <td>5'5"</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Jane Feddersen</td> <td>Loudon County High School</td> <td>Leesburg</td> <td>VA</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Sam Fry</td> <td>Ursuline Academy</td> <td>Cincinnati</td> <td>OH</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Josie Gandall</td> <td>Bishop Kelley High School</td> <td>Tusla</td> <td>OK</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>St. Louis University</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Brianna Gogins</td> <td>Columbus High School</td> <td>Columbus</td> <td>GA</td> <td>MB</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Florida International</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Megan Good</td> <td>Fort Defiance High School</td> <td>Fort Defiance</td> <td>VA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>James Madison (softball)</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Jasmine Hanna</td> <td>Queen Creek High School</td> <td>Queen Creek</td> <td>AZ</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Colorado State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Monique Harris</td> <td>Clinton High School</td> <td>Clinton</td> <td>IA</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'8"</td> <td>Iowa State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Deja Harris</td> <td>Calvary Chapel Christian HS</td> <td>Las Vegas</td> <td>NV</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>San Diego State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Jace Henderson</td> <td>Billings Senior High School</td> <td>Billings</td> <td>MT</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Montana</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">McKenna Hollingsworth</td> <td>Tri-City Christian High School</td> <td>Vista</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Oregon State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Sierra Hubbard Neil</td> <td>St. Philip Catholic Central HS</td> <td>Battle Creek</td> <td>MI</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Western Michigan</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Paige Humphrey</td> <td>The Madeira School</td> <td>McLean</td> <td>VA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>William & Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Eliza Katoa</td> <td>Layton High School</td> <td>Layton</td> <td>UT</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Utah</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Brittany Kelly</td> <td>Winter Park High School</td> <td>Winter Park</td> <td>FL</td> <td>MH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>South Florida</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Anna Kropf</td> <td>St. Teresa's Academy</td> <td>Kansas City</td> <td>MO</td> <td>MH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Duke</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Darian Mack</td> <td>Wakefield High School</td> <td>Raleigh</td> <td>NC</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'1"</td> <td>Kentucky</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Rachel Minarick</td> <td>Waubonsie Valley High School</td> <td>Aurora</td> <td>IL</td> <td>S</td> <td>6'3"</td> <td>Michigan State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Rhegan Mitchell</td> <td>McIntosh High School</td> <td>Peachtree City</td> <td>GA</td> <td>S/H</td> <td></td> <td>Virginia Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Katarina Morton</td> <td>Pearland High School</td> <td>Pearland</td> <td>TX</td> <td>L</td> <td>5'7"</td> <td>Kennesaw State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Maddie Palmer</td> <td>Hillcrest High School</td> <td>Simpsonville</td> <td>SC</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0'</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Mandy Powers</td> <td>Loudon County High School</td> <td>Leesburg</td> <td>VA</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>North Carolina, Ashville</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Kelly Quinn</td> <td>The Woodlands High School</td> <td>The Woodlands</td> <td>TX</td> <td>L</td> <td>5'3"</td> <td>LSU</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Macy Reece</td> <td>Good Pasture Christian School</td> <td>Madison</td> <td>TN</td> <td>MB</td> <td></td> <td>Auburn</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Emily Richards</td> <td>Penfield High School</td> <td>Penfield</td> <td>NY</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'8"</td> <td>Belmont</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Leah Swiss</td> <td>Dimond High School</td> <td>Anchorage</td> <td>AK</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>Alaska-Anchorage</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Heidi Thelen</td> <td>Notre Dame Academy</td> <td>Park Hills</td> <td>KY</td> <td>MB</td> <td></td> <td>Penn State</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Hunter Thompson</td> <td>Brentwood High School</td> <td>Brentwood</td> <td>TN</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'10"</td> <td>Furman</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Regina Tillis</td> <td>Rockwall Heath High School</td> <td>Rockwall</td> <td>TX</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td>LSU</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Anna Tovo</td> <td>Aiken High School</td> <td>Aiken</td> <td>SC</td> <td>OH</td> <td>5'11"</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Caitlin Wernentin</td> <td>Bettendorf High School</td> <td>Bettendorf</td> <td>IA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'0"</td> <td>UNLV</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Taylor Wheatley</td> <td>Orange Lutheran High School</td> <td>Orange</td> <td>CA</td> <td>OH</td> <td>6'2"</td> <td>Southern Calif.</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16">Mackenzie Zielinski</td> <td>St. Thomas Aquinas High School</td> <td>Fort Lauderdale</td> <td>FL</td> <td>S</td> <td>5'7"</td> <td>Miami (OH)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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