HC's Ashlee Crowder Named AVCA Division II All-American

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LEXINGTON, Ky.-- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 29th annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division II women's volleyball. Hillsdale College sophomore outside hitter Ashlee Crowder (Jenison, Mich.) earned third team All-America honors.

Three other GLIAC student-athletes, senior setter Kait Harris of Saginaw Valley State University (Essexville, Mich./Garber), sophomore middle blocker Clara Leutheuser of Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale Academy), and junior middle blocker Rebeccah Rapin of Grand Valley State University (Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic) were named to the AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-America team.

Crowder was a First Team All-GLIAC selection this year, after being named the 2008 GLIAC "Freshman of the Year".  She was also named the GLIAC Tournament MVP in 2009, leading the Chargers to their first-ever conference tournament title. Her 491 kills were third-most in a single season in school history, and she finished second in the GLIAC in kills and kills per set. Crowder was named First-Team All-Region by both Daktronics and the AVCA this season.

Many new faces dot the AVCA All-America teams in 2009, with 32 athletes being honored for the first time. Headlining this year's selections is Concordia University-St. Paul senior setter Maggie McNamara, who earns her third-straight First-Team mention, and fourth overall All-America nod. Joining McNamara are three-time All-America recipients Pamela Cartagena (Pittsburgh State University), Sara Hoffman (California State University, San Bernardino) and Renata da Silva (California University of Pennsylvania).

The 2009 All-America selections were made by the AVCA Division II All-America Committee: Laurie Lokash, Slippery Rock University, chairperson; Mario Andaya, Central Washington University; Christy Benner, Wheeling Jesuit University; Todd Caughlin, St. Mary's University; Shelton Collier, Wingate University; Debbie Hendricks, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Stephanie Radecki, University of North Alabama; Deanne Scanlon, Grand Valley State University and Gail Wasmus, New York Institute of Technology.