Rowland & Vansant win All-Region Honors

Two University of Washington players—senior middle blocker Bianca Rowland and freshman outside hitter Krista Vansant—were among the All-Region athletes honored today by the American Volleyball Coaches Association(AVCA). This is Rowland’s third year on the All-Region Team.

AVCA divides the nation’s conferences into eight Regions; the Pac-12 is part of the Pacific Region. Only those athletes named to an All-Region team are eligible for the final All-American team, to be honored next week at the Final Four in San Antonio.

2011 AVCA Division 1 All-Pacific Region

Kendall Bateman**	University of Southern California	S	Sr.
Alaina Bergsma	University of Oregon	OH	Jr.
Chloe Ferrari	University of San Diego	MB	So.
Meagan Ganzer	Washington State University	OH	Sr.
Natalie Hagglund	University of Southern California	L	So.
Jennifer Hamson	Brigham Young University	OPP	So.
Kim Hill	Pepperdine University	OPP	Sr.
Alex Jupiter**	University of Southern California	OH	Sr.
Rachael Kidder	UCLA	OH	Jr.
Tarah Murrey**	University of California	OH	Sr.
Bianca Rowland***	University of Washington	MB	Sr.
Lauren Williams**	University of Southern California	MB	Sr.
Rachel Williams	Stanford University	OH	So.
Carly Wopat	Stanford University	MB	So.

***three-time selection
**two-time selection

Region Freshman of the Year: Krista Vansant, Washington, OH

Honorable Mention: Amanda Arterburn (Northern Colo., L, Sr.), Katie Fuller (USC, Opp., Jr.), Shannon Hawari (California, MB, Jr.), Cursty Jackson (Arizona, MB, Sr.), Lauren Plum (Oregon, S, So.), Kellie Woolever (Pepperdine, S, So.)

Region Coach of the Year: Mick Haley, USC

see: Complete List of All-Region selections

Washington's Bianca Rowland (15)
[Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann]

Washington's Krista Vansant (16)
[Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann]