Michigan State University Athletics
Wrobel Named First-Team AVCA Volleyball All-American
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
December 16, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State outside hitter Jenna Wrobel was named to the first-feam All-America squad it was announced today by the American Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA). Wrobel joins two other Big Ten players on the 12-person first team. The award will be presented at the Marriott Madison West on Friday evening in Madison, Wis., site of the 1998 NCAA Final Four.
Wrobel, who became the all-time kills and attempts leader at Michigan State this fall, and ranks second in kills in the Big Ten record book, is just the third Michigan State player named to the first-team (Val Sterk and Dana Cooke were both honored in 1995 and Sterk repeated in 96).
The senior, who was named to the AVCA District 2 team for the second year in a row, is a four-time All-Big Ten team selection; only the third player in Big Ten history to be so honored. She tallied 30 or more kills in a match seven times in her career, four of those this season, including a school record-tying 36-kill effort in MSUs four-game loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 27.
Michigan State finished the 1998 season with a 23-7 record. The Spartans advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-straight season, but lost in the first round to Pepperdine in five games.
The selections were made by the AVCA Division I All-America Committee: Julie Morgan, Illinois State, chair; Cindy Alvear, Pittsburgh; Sharon Dingman, Butler; Jolene Jordan Hoover, Clemson; Beth Launiere, Utah; Chris Poole, Arkansas; Patti Snyder-Park, Arizona State; Katie Weismiller, Indiana.
1998 AVCA DIVISION I FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Player Institution Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown; Heather Bown University of Hawai'i MB Jr. 6-3 Yorba Linda, Calif.; #*Bonnie Bremner Penn State University S Jr. 5-9 Lisle, Ill.; $Lauren Cacciamani Penn State University MB Jr. 6-2 Paramus, N.J.; Jenny Manz University of Florida OPP Jr. 6-0 Orange Park, Fla.; #Misty May Long Beach State University S Sr. 5-9 Costa Mesa, Calif.; Nancy Meendering University of Nebraska OPP So. 6-1 Hull, Iowa; $%Fiona Nepo University of Nebraska S Sr. 5-9 Honolulu, Hawaii; #*&Demetria Sance University of Texas OH Sr. 6-0 San Antonio, Texas; Elsa Stegemann University of the Pacific OH Jr. 5-10 Santa Cruz, Calif.; #%Kerri Walsh Stanford University OPP Jr. 6-2 Saratoga, Calif.; Jenna Wrobel Michigan State University OH Sr. 6-0 Naperville, Ill.; Petia Yanchulova University of San Diego OH Jr. 5-11 Sofia, Bulgaria;
1998 AVCA DIVISION I SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Player Institution Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown; Lindsay Anderson Penn State University OPP Sr. 6-0 Crystal Lake, Ill.; $Benishe Dillard Long Beach State University MB Sr. 6-1 Kent, Wash.; $Roberta Gehlke UC Santa Barbara OH Jr. 5-10 Huntington Beach, Calif.; $Kelly Kennedy University of Wisconsin MB Jr. 6-4 Barrington Hills, Ill.; Jennifer Kessy University of Southern California OPP Sr. 6-0 San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; Megan Korver University of Nebraska MB Sr. 6-2 Panama, Neb.; #Jasmina Marinkovic University of Southern California MB Sr. 6-0 Ucize, Serbia; $Korie Rogers Brigham Young University OPP Sr. 6-0 Poway, Calif.; Jennifer Sanchez University of Florida S Jr. 5-10 San Antonio, Texas; Anna-Lena Smith Brigham Young University S Jr. 5-11 Mesa, Ariz.; Kim Storey University of Arkansas MB Sr. 6-1 Bellevue, Neb.; $Stacy Sykora Texas A&M University OH Sr. 5-10 Burleson, Texas;
#Indicates 1997 AVCA First-Team All-America selection $Indicates 1997 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection %Indicates 1996 AVCA First-Team All-America selection *Indicates 1996 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection &Indicates 1995 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection
