Official AVCA All-America Release

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Six Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball student-athletes have been selected to the 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II All-America Team. 

Allyson Cappel, Ferris State, OH, Sr.
Stats: 4.07 K/S, .271 Hitting %, 3.04 D/S
Two-time AVCA All-American after making the Second-Team a season ago…Third player in program history to garner a First-Team award (Patty Theis, Megan Vander Meer).

Maeve Grimes, Ferris State, S, Sr.
Stats: 11.12 A/S, 2.28 D/S, .250 Team Hitting %
Seventeenth All-American for Ferris State…Jumps North Dakota State, North Alabama, and MSU Denver for eighth-most in Division II.

The 2019 All-America selections were made by the AVCA Division II All-America Committee: Flip Piontek - Central Missouri (chairperson), Laurie Lokash – Slippery Rock (Atlantic Region), Chris Herron - Washburn (Central Region), John Titus - Caldwell (East Region), Wick Colchagoff - Findlay (Midwest Region), Mika Robinson - Rollins (South Region), Chuck Waddington – Angelo State (South Central), Jackie Buchanan - Chowan (Southeast), Chris Green (West Region).

About AVCA
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development. With a membership of over 7,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and promoting the sport. Members include collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as volleyball club directors. The AVCA provides education to volleyball coaches, recognition of elite players and coaches, promotion of volleyball competitions throughout the world, and networking opportunities for volleyball products and services providers. Further information is available at www.avca.org.