KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the second time in her career, junior setter Beth Walker has earned NAIA and AVCA All-American honors. Walker garnered honorable mention honors after earning third team recognition as a sophomore in 2013.
Walker was previously honored this season as the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, a first team all-MCAC selection, an MCAC Scholar-Athlete, and a six-time MCAC Setter of the Week.
Walker recorded a team-leading 21 double-doubles this season and averaged 9.82 assists per set which easily ranked first within the conference and fourth nationally among players who have appeared in at least 150 sets. Her 1,512 assists ranked 10th across the NAIA. In addition to being named first team all-region and MCAC Player of the Year, Walker was also recognized as an all-MCAC first team selection for the second-straight year after earning honorable mention accolades as a freshman in 2012.
The Bruins finished the 2014 season with a 22-20 overall record and tied for second in the MCAC with a 6-2 league mark.
For more information on NAIA volleyball, click here.
2014 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Player of the Year: Amy Weststeyn, Biola (Calif.)
2014 Tachikara-NAIA Libero of the Year: Haley Pouliezos, Missouri Baptist
2014 NAIA Volleyball Coach of the Year: Mike Talamantes, Park (Mo.)
2014 Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams
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First Team (sorted by school) |
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Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Amy Weststeyn |
Biola (Calif.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Visalia, Calif. |
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Reanna Schelhas |
Concordia (Calif.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Los Alomitos, Calif. |
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Casey Loper |
Eastern Oregon |
MH |
Sr. |
Powell Butte, Ore. |
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Yeniffer Ramirez |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
OH |
So. |
Santo Domingo, D.R. |
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Mallory Dillon |
Missouri Baptist |
OH |
So. |
St. Charles, Mo. |
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Kaitlin Floerchinger |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
OH |
Sr. |
Treynor, Iowa |
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Brooke Fessler |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
S |
Sr. |
Pella, Iowa |
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Wendy Romero |
Park (Mo.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Cojedes, San Carlos, Venezuela |
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Juliana Barros |
Park (Mo.) |
S |
Sr. |
Ourinhos-Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Yang Yang |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Yongan, China |
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Vanja Joksic |
Texas at Brownsville |
MH |
Sr. |
Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
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Bjana Mitrovic |
Texas at Brownsville |
OH |
Sr. |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
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Alicia Olson |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
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Shahala Hawkins |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
MH |
Jr. |
Denver City, Texas |
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Second Team (sorted by school) |
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Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Alyssa Mason |
Biola (Calif.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Redlands, Calif. |
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Joclyn Kirton |
Biola (Calif.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Everett, Wash. |
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Cayley Meiners |
Coastal Georgia |
S |
So. |
Mackinaw, Ill. |
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Sierra Porter |
College of Idaho |
S |
Jr. |
Eagle, Idaho |
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Brooke Simpson |
Columbia (Mo.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Scott City, Mo. |
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Rachel Flynn |
Concordia (Calif.) |
OH |
Fr. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
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Kamrin Gold |
Culver-Stockton (Mo.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Flint, Mich. |
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Hannah Stone |
Davenport (Mich.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Hudsonville, Mich. |
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Tamires Ferreira |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
S |
Jr. |
Barbacena, Brazil |
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Zoraida Heredia |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Yamasa, D.R. |
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Megan Farley |
Midland (Neb.) |
S |
Sr. |
Syracuse, Neb. |
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Haley Pouliezos |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
Lib |
Jr. |
Imperial, Mo. |
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Karlie Schut |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
Opp |
Jr. |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
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Wanessa Siqueira |
Park (Mo.) |
Opp |
Sr. |
Rio de janeiro, Brazil |
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Third Team (sorted by school) |
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Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Alyssa Foster |
Cal State San Marcos |
S |
Sr. |
Portland, Ore. |
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Emma Anderson |
Coastal Georgia |
OH |
Jr. |
Lincoln, Ill. |
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Amber Getty |
Davenport (Mo.) |
S |
Sr. |
Wayland, Mich. |
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Jessalyn Smith |
Eastern Oregon |
Lib |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
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Caraline Maher |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
MH |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Allyson Wilbourn |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Opp |
Sr. |
Fisherville, Ky. |
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Mallory Livingston |
IU East (Ind.) |
OH |
Jr. |
Union City, Ohio |
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Nadelina Nesheva |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
OH |
Sr. |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Josette Glatt |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
Opp |
Sr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
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Ashlee Harms |
Midland (Neb.) |
Opp |
Jr. |
Glenvil, Neb. |
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Allison Krus |
Missouri Baptist |
S |
Jr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
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Jordan Strickland |
St. Catharine (Ky.) |
S |
Jr. |
Lexington, Ky. |
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Erynn Schuh |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
S |
Sr. |
Frankfort, Ill. |
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Jessica Neves |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Opp |
Sr. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
Honorable Mention (sorted by school)
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Danielle Tombolato |
Ashford (Iowa) |
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Beth Walker |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
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Lauren Hoenecke |
Biola (Calif.) |
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Kara Stamper |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
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Taylor Fink |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
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Kendyl Danelski |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
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Tayler Hegg |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
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Melissa Murphy |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
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Jamie Reaves |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
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Jenee Henderson |
Concordia (Calif.) |
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Claire White |
Concordia (Neb.) |
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Lindsey Dorsey |
Concordia (Ore.) |
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Brianna Hogan |
Concordia (Ore.) |
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Cailie Schultz |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
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Marcey DeHaan |
Davenport (Mich.) |
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Kayla Bartman |
Dordt (Iowa) |
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Brooke Wolterstorff |
Dordt (Iowa) |
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Rachelle Chamberlain |
Eastern Oregon |
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Evelina Abduakhmanova |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
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Hannah Gray |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
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Taylor Wells |
Grand View (Iowa) |
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Alyssa McEwan |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
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Katie Zoucha |
Hastings (Neb.) |
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Remy Bucknor |
Indiana Wesleyan |
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Morgan Miller |
Indiana Wesleyan |
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Naomi Walther |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
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Audrey Dearien |
John Brown (Ark.) |
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Melissa Blair |
Kansas Wesleyan |
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Kasey Clark |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
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Sarah Schilling |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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Casey Gates |
Madonna (Mich.) |
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Courtney Calicdan |
Menlo (Calif.) |
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Sofija Berezovska |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
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Korey Krumm |
Montana Tech |
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Annelise Rohrer |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
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Alexis Bart |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
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Chanel Cantere |
Northwestern Ohio |
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Kristen Macy |
Oklahoma City |
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Allie Arnold |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
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Carol Reis |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
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Atanda Motada |
Southern Oregon |
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Rebecca Just |
St. Catharine (Ky.) |
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Anna Siruckova |
Texas at Brownsville |
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Aubrey Bekendam |
The Master's (Calif.) |
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Paige Moore |
Union (Ky.) |
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Kelly Heenan |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
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Bri Brinkman |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
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Chelsey Driskill |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
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Madison Serrano |
Westmont (Calif.) |
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Fatoumata Dacosta |
Wiley (Texas) |
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Rebecca Moustapha |
Wiley (Texas) |
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Emily Becker |
William Woods (Mo.) |
