Concordia University

Austin, TX- Senior Sara Keithley picks up American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region Honorable Mention of the South Region. 

Keithley finished 2008 with 603 total digs averaging 5.8 digs per set,  39 service aces and 59 assists in 104 sets played. As for her career as a Tornado, Keithely now sits at second all time in digs with 1816 toal. Her career game high digs was 43 against McMurry University (10/7/2007). 

Concordia Volleyball has not had an All-Region selection since 1991.

2008 AVCA ALL-REGION TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR NCAA DIVISION III


Central Region
Erin Albers** Washington Univ.-St. Louis MB Jr.
Alli Alberts Washington Univ.-St. Louis OH Sr.
Abby Bade** Nebraska Wesleyan University OH Sr.
Bridget Burtzel Gustavus Adolphus College S Sr.
Tara Christiansen Simpson College S Jr.
Jenny Dziubla Loras College S Sr.
Emily Foster University of St. Thomas S So.
Audra Janak*** Washington Univ.-St. Louis S Sr.
Emma Jaynes** College of St. Benedict OH Jr.
Emily Klein Gustavus Adolphus College DS/Lib. Sr.
Steph Koth Northwestern College OH Jr.
Katie McCaffrey** University of St. Thomas MB Sr.
Nikki Morrison*** Washington Univ.-St. Louis RS/Opp. Sr.
Abby Scheel Concordia College MB Sr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Erin Kasson, Washington-St. Louis, MB
Honorable Mention: Shayla Chalker (Coe, S, Sr.), Laura Dudgeon (Cornell, MB, Jr.) Erika Goldsmith (Nebraska Wesleyan, DS/Lib., So.), Beth Hanson (St. Benedict, S, Jr.), Katie Kremer (St. Thomas, DS/Lib., Jr.), Jessica Levin (St. Olaf, MB, Sr.), Christina Speer (Principia, OH, Sr.), Anna Tinkham (Concordia, DS/Lib., Sr.)

Great Lakes Region
Ali Drushal The College of Wooster DS/Lib. Sr.
Kim Gillhespy Alma College MB Sr.
Jamie Grauvogel College of Mount St. Joseph OH So.
Emily Hurlburt Heidelberg College MB Sr.
Rebecca Kamp Calvin College MB Fr.
Morgan Magers Heidelberg College S Jr.
Melissa Mahnke Mount Union College OH Jr.
Katie Playko College of Mount St. Joseph S Sr.
KateLynn Riley The College of Wooster MB Jr.
Liz Schnelle** Ohio Northern University MB Jr.
Nora Slenk Hope College OH Sr.
Kara VandeGuchte Hope College MB So.
Katie Weininger** Ohio Northern University S Sr.
Jackie Williams*** Wittenberg University RS/Opp. Sr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Rebecca Kamp, Calvin, MB
Honorable Mention: Michelle Clifford (Thomas More, S, Fr.), Lauren DeGroot (Calvin, S, Sr.), Brittany Donelan (Heidelberg, DS/Lib., So.), Andrea Helminiak (Hope, S, Jr.), Samantha Markham (Ohio Northern, MB, Sr.), Tricia McCutchan (Case Western, MB, Fr.), Kelsey Sears (Calvin, DS/Lib., Jr.), Kate Snead (Wittenberg, MB, Jr.)



Mid-Atlantic Region
Nicole Burns Eastern University MB So.
Rachel Downes Salisbury University OH Jr.
Katie Ewing St. Mary’s College (MD) RS/Opp. Jr.
Maria Horning Eastern University S Fr.
Beth Kozak*** Juniata College S Sr.
Stacey Krebs** Salisbury University OH Sr.
Gabby Long Salisbury University DS/Lib. Jr.
Ali Malesick Salisbury University MB So.
Courtney Reinhold Eastern University OH Fr.
Rebecca Salvo*** Haverford College OH Jr.
Joelle Snyder Lebanon Valley College OH So.
Megan Sollenberger***Juniata College DS/Lib. Jr.
Steph Strauss Juniata College S So.
Amber Thomas**** Juniata College OH Sr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Courtney Reinhold, Eastern, OH
Honorable Mention: Samantha Carter (Carnegie Mellon, S, Jr.), Claire Kodan (St. Mary’s [MD], OH, So.), Jaime Marzocchi (Salisbury, S, Sr.), Mandy Platt (Eastern, MB, Sr.), Rachel Salvo (Haverford, MB, Jr.), Brooke Winterling (Frostburg State, OH, Jr.)

Midwest Region
Christina Cahoon Univ. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh DS/Lib. So.
Abby Freiborg Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire OH Sr.
Emily Haese Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire S Sr.
Emily Hagen Illinois Wesleyan University MB Jr.
Kayla Leyden Benedictine University OH So.
Katie Lundgren Carthage College DS/Lib. Jr.
Michele Malinowski Illinois Wesleyan University OH Sr.
Caitlin O’Hara Elmhurst College MB Jr.
Brittanie Paulus Lakeland College OH Jr.
Jacque Ray Univ. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh MB Jr.
Kelsey Scheele Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls OH Jr.
Amber Schoonover Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse OH Sr.
Brianne Stankus** Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse RS/Opp. Jr.
Rachel Swoboda Carthage College RS/Opp. Jr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Drewann Pancratz, Carthage, S
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Bauer (UW-Whitewater, DS/Lib, Fr.), Alison Friedrich (Elmhurst, OH, Sr.), Keri Klotzbuecher (UW-Whitewater, OH, Fr.), Drewann Pancratz (Carthage, S, Fr.), Jaime Spolum (Augustana, S, Sr.), Lisa Sturgill (Lake Forest, DS/Lib., Sr.)


New England Region
Kate Anderson Williams College RS/Opp. So.
Nicole Ballon-Landa Williams College MB So.
Alice Cummings Wellesley College OH Jr.
Lisa Drennan** Wesleyan University OH Sr.
Jessica Duff Wellesley College OH Sr.
Dena Feiger Tufts University S Jr.
Natalie Goldstein Tufts University DS/Lib. Sr.
Nicole Gurr*** US Coast Guard Academy MB Sr.
Aylene Ilkson Springfield College OH So.
Dawson Joyce-Mendive Tufts University OH So.
Heather Lively Springfield College OH So.
Alex May** Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. OH Jr.
Emily Peters** Wellesley College DS/Lib. Jr.
Rachel Yorke Amherst College DS/Lib. So.

Region Freshman of the Year: Jane Handel, Middlebury, OH
Honorable Mention: Paige Blasco (Brandeis, OH, Fr.), Michelle Doody (Colby-Sawyer, OH, So.), Samantha Du (Wellesley, MB, So.), Kate McWhorter, UMASS-Boston, OH, Jr.), Brittany Nolan (Endicott, DS/Lib., Sr.), Lorraine Wigenbach (Brandeis, OH, Sr.)

New York Region
Sarah Byrne Stevens Institute of Technology OH So.
Mallorie Clary Nazareth College DS/Lib. Jr.
Lauren Dinsdale*** Skidmore College DS/Lib. Jr.
Erica Duncan** Skidmore College OH Sr.
Alyssa Fitchette SUNY-Brockport MB Sr.
Floriana Garo City College of New York OH Jr.
Michelle Gaufman**SUNY Cortland OH Sr.
Brittney Horton SUNY Cortland S Sr.
Veronica Mynders Union College (NY) DS/Lib. Jr.
Audrey O’Donnell Richard Stockton College MB Sr.
Katelynn Reed Nazareth College MB Sr.
Melissa Rhode*** Stevens Institute of Technology S Sr.
Melanie Volk Stevens Institute of Technology OH Sr.
Kate Zwickl** Nazareth College S Jr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Kayla Anders, Ramapo, MB
Honorable Mention: Kaitlin Olmstead (Sage, S, Sr.), Brittany Coyle (SUNY New Paltz, MB, Jr.), Sydney Kandefer (St. John Fisher, MB, Sr.), Rachel Ormsby (Union [NY], MB, Sr.), Amy Bertrando (SUNY-Fredonia, OH, Sr.), Alyssa Ziobrowski (St. John Fisher, OH, Sr.)




South Region
Terah Brown McMurry University MB So.
Liz Bush Christopher Newport Univ. RS/Opp. Sr.
Audra Gentry Southwestern University OH Jr.
Dani Huffman Emory University MB Sr.
Kyleigh Irish University of Texas at Dallas OH Jr.
Caroline Keener** Trinity University (TX) S Sr.
Samantha Lingamfelter** Southwestern University DS/Lib. Jr.
Alysse Meyer** Emory University OH Jr.
Kaela Parnell Hardin-Simmons University MB Jr.
Natalie Schonefeld Emory University S Fr.
Jessica Stetler Texas Lutheran University OH So.
Lindsay Thompson Southwestern University MB Fr.
Jessica Ulrich Washington & Lee Univ. RS/Opp. Sr.
Allie Wolfe Christopher Newport Univ. OH Sr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Natalie Schonefeld, Emory, S
Honorable Mention: Jordan Anderton (Austin, S, So.), Maggie Baird (Emory, RS/Opp., Sr.), Lauren Brown (Southwestern, MB, Jr.), Niki Calverley (Texas-Dallas, S, So.), Megan Guest (Trinity [TX], DS/Lib., Sr.), Sara Keithley (Concordia [TX], DS/Lib., Sr.), Rachael Phillips (Washington & Lee, OH, Jr.), Amber Wetz (Texas-Dallas, OH, So.)

West Region
Lindsey Benson California Lutheran University S Sr.
Helena Bottemiller Claremont-Mudd-Scripps MB Sr.
Anna Clithero** Colorado College OH Sr.
Lindsey Denman University of Puget Sound OH Jr.
Jill Felger*** Chapman University MB Sr.
Brianna Gonzales** University of La Verne OH Sr.
Beth Hanna** Pacific Lutheran University OH So.
Crista Jones University of La Verne MB Jr.
Allison Kerr California Lutheran University MB So.
Linda Ly Chapman University DS/Lib. Jr.
Kelly Paris California State Univ.-East Bay RS/Opp. Sr.
Ruchi Patel Pomona-Pitzer Colleges DS/Lib. Sr.
Jackie Randolph** California State Univ.-East Bay OH Sr.
Emily Vuylsteke Linfield College MB Jr.

Region Freshman of the Year: Brynn Blickenstaff, Puget Sound, OH
Honorable Mention: Sarah Beaver (Pacific Lutheran, S, So.), Brynn Blickenstaff (Puget Sound, OH, Fr.), Kalli Kamphaus (Puget Sound, MB, Jr.), Roxanne Neely (Cal State-East Bay, S, So.), Emily Perkins (Colorado College, MB, So.), Summer Plante-Newman (Cal Lutheran, OH, Sr.)

* Denotes total number of years selected to AVCA Division III All-Region Team