RAPID CITY, S.D. --- South Dakota School of Mines sophomore
Dana Thomson has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention List announced Tuesday from the AVCA headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky.
"This has been one of Dana's goals since the end of last season and I'm so happy to watch her achieve this goal," said Hardrocker women's volleyball head coach Lauren Torvi-Prochazka. "This is a huge milestone for a fantastic person and athlete, but
Thomson
also this program."
Thomson is a 6-foot-1-inch outside hitter from Fruita, Colorado, who finished the season leading the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in kills (459), kills per set (4.21), total points (494.5) and was third in points per set (4.54). She also had 1,290 attacks and a .231 hitting percentage. She was second on the team in digs (261) averaging 2.39 per set.
Thomson, who has also earned AVCA South Central All-Region Honorable Mention accolades, as well as RMAC Second Team honors, set a conference record for most kills all-time in a five-set match this season. She recorded 35 kills during a match on Oct. 25 vs. Fort Lewis College and was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts.
Nationally, Thomson finished the year ranked sixth in total kills, 10
th in total attacks, 11
th in attacks per set (11.83), and 12
th in kills per set.
"This could not have been achieved without this teams successes this year against top opponents. This is a sign that we are heading in the right direction," Torvi-Prochazka said.
As a team, the Hardrocker finished the season with a 11-16 overall record and 7-11 RMAC mark – the best finish for the program since joining the league. SD Mines also got first-ever victories over Colorado School of Mines, MSU Denver, Lake Superior University and Adams State University.
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).
2019 AVCA Division II First-Team All-America
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Kate Berg |
Minnesota Duluth |
OH |
Jr. |
| Allyson Cappel^ |
Ferris State |
OH |
Sr. |
| Alexis Cardoza# |
Cal State San Bernardino |
OH |
Jr. |
| Sascha Dominque |
Cal State San Bernardino |
MB |
Sr. |
| Kayleigh Harper^ |
Western Washington |
MB |
Sr. |
| Marine Kinna |
Lynn |
OH |
Jr. |
| Dominique Lipari |
Central Oklahoma |
L |
Sr. |
| Jasmine Mulvihill |
Concordia-St. Paul |
RS |
Fr. |
| Karli Reichert# |
Rockhurst |
OH |
Sr. |
| Laura Snyder |
Northern State |
RS |
Jr. |
| Drew Stokes@ |
Colorado School of Mines |
S |
So. |
| Abby Tiesman |
Colorado School of Mines |
MB |
Sr. |
| Sonja Udovcic |
Lynn |
OH |
Jr. |
| Allyssa Van Wienen |
Hillsdale |
MB |
Jr. |
2019 AVCA Division II Second-Team All-America
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Genna Berg |
Washburn |
OH |
Jr. |
| Christine Carroll |
USC Aiken |
MB |
Sr. |
| Anna Demmer |
Arkansas-Ft. Smith |
OH |
Sr. |
| Megan Flom |
Winona State |
MB |
Jr. |
| Maeve Grimes |
Ferris State |
S |
Sr. |
| Haley Kramer#% |
Wheeling |
MB |
Sr. |
| Katie McKiel |
Tampa |
OH |
Jr. |
| Torrey Miller |
West Texas A&M |
RS |
Fr. |
| Jenna Reiff |
Northern State |
OH |
Sr. |
| Charlotte Richards |
Missouri-St Louis |
OH |
Sr. |
| Jessica Rieble |
UC San Diego |
MB |
Sr. |
| Ashley Rozell |
Northern State |
S |
RS-Sr. |
| Madison Squiers |
Nebraska-Kearney |
S |
RS-Jr. |
| Eve Stephens |
Alaska-Anchorage |
RS |
So. |
2019 AVCA Division II Third-Team All-America
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Emily Balts |
Minnesota Duluth |
S |
Sr. |
| Tarrin Beller |
Wayne State (NE) |
MB |
Sr. |
| Shelley Chapron |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
MB |
Sr. |
| Meghan Delaney |
Union (TN) |
OH |
RS-So. |
| Kailyn Gilbreath |
Angelo State |
RS |
RS-So. |
| Gabby Gunterman |
Western Washington |
OH |
So. |
| Calley Heilborn |
Western Washington |
OH |
RS-Fr. |
| Jenna Huffman |
Tiffin |
OH |
Sr. |
| Rebecca Martinez |
USC Aiken |
L |
Sr. |
| Jordyn Poppen |
West Florida |
OH |
Sr. |
| Stephanie Sylvester^& |
Wheeling |
S |
Sr. |
| Ava Venema |
Lewis |
MB |
Jr. |
| Tierra White |
West Georgia |
MB |
Fr. |
| Colleen Wilhelm |
Lewis |
RS |
Sr. |
2019 AVCA Division II Freshman of the Year: Jasmine Mulvihill, Concordia-St. Paul, RS
2018 TeamSnap/AVCA Division II Player of the Year: Announced on Wednesday, December 11
2019 AVCA Division II Honorable Mention All-America
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
| Sierra Adams |
Stanislaus State |
RS |
Sr. |
| Kacey Affrunti |
Molloy |
MB |
Jr. |
| Sydney Anderson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
OH |
Jr. |
| Silvia Basso |
Regis |
S |
Sr. |
| Ashley Beyers |
Gannon |
S |
Jr. |
| Alex Boone |
Nova Southeastern |
MB |
Jr. |
| Megi Buvinic |
Barry |
OH |
Sr. |
| Sundara Chinn |
Angelo State |
RS |
Sr. |
| Emily Conlin |
Anderson (SC) |
S |
Sr. |
| Laura De Marchi |
Michigan Tech |
S |
Jr. |
| Kassandra Fairly |
Spring Hill |
MB |
So. |
| Viktoria Farian |
Seton Hill |
OH |
Jr. |
| Kristina Filimonova |
Barry |
OH |
Sr. |
| Jessica Fischetti |
Molloy |
L |
Sr. |
| Audrey Fisher |
Central Missouri |
MB |
Jr. |
| Anilise Fitzi |
Saint Leo |
MB |
Sr. |
| Ellen Floyd |
Alaska-Anchorage |
S |
So. |
| Ally Ford |
Nova Southeastern |
OH |
RS-Jr. |
| Brooke Foster |
Northwest Nazarene |
OH |
RS-So. |
| Madie Fox |
Point Loma Nazarene |
MB |
Jr. |
| Audrey Francis |
Wheeling |
L |
Jr. |
| Olivia Ghormley |
Michigan Tech |
OH |
Jr. |
| Kasie Gilfert |
Colorado Mesa |
MB |
RS-Jr. |
| Izzy Gosar |
Regis |
RS |
Sr. |
| Bailey Henington |
Azusa Pacific |
L |
Jr. |
| Julianne Jackson |
Nebraska-Kearney |
OH |
Sr. |
| Bailey Johnson |
San Francisco State |
MB |
Sr. |
| Nikki Kennedy |
Regis |
MB |
Sr. |
| Ashley Kerestes |
Gannon |
MB |
Jr. |
| Cara Keturakis |
Point Loma Nazarene |
S |
Sr. |
| Clara Krenz |
St. Cloud State |
L |
Sr. |
| Avaline Lai |
MSU Denver |
RS |
So. |
| Malia Leatherland |
Oklahoma Baptist |
OH |
Jr. |
| Julianne Miller |
Azusa Pacific |
MB |
Sr. |
| Kyla Morgan |
Central Washington |
L |
Sr. |
| Selena Nolte |
Missouri- St. Louis |
OH |
Sr. |
| Trixie Oche |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
So. |
| Katie O'Connell |
Ferris State |
RS |
Jr. |
| Morgan Olson |
MSU-Mankato |
RS |
Sr. |
| Meghan Parker |
Angelo State |
S |
Sr. |
| Taylor Prall |
Lenoir- Rhyne |
OH |
Jr. |
| Linsey Rachel |
St. Cloud State |
OH |
So. |
| Rachel Reedy |
Chaminade |
RS |
Jr. |
| Olivia Roa |
Embry-Riddle (FL) |
L |
Sr. |
| Kyra Ross |
Lander |
OH |
Sr. |
| Karla Santos |
Cal State LA |
OH |
Jr. |
| Sophie Schaff |
Wingate |
MB |
Jr. |
| Andrea Serra |
American International |
OH |
Jr. |
| Hallie Sidney |
Northwest Missouri State |
OH |
Jr. |
| Sophia Smith |
Molloy |
S |
Sr. |
| Anna Squiers |
Nebraska-Kearney |
MB |
Jr. |
| Jayci Suseland |
Millersville |
RS |
Sr. |
| Makala Swart |
Central Washington |
OH |
Jr. |
| Sarah Tabit |
Saginaw Valley State |
OH |
Sr. |
| Casey Tarvin |
Queens |
OH |
Jr. |
| Dana Thomson |
South Dakota School of Mines |
OH |
So. |
| Tatyana Tuialii-Umi |
Tarleton State |
RS |
Sr. |
| Amanda Van Wyk |
Arkansas-Ft. Smith |
S |
Sr. |
| Chandler Vogel |
West Texas A&M |
L |
Jr. |
| Julie Ward |
King |
OH |
So. |
| Taylor Wiese |
Hillsdale |
L |
Sr. |
| Lauren Willow |
Cedarville |
MB |
Jr. |
| Anna Winter |
Upper Iowa |
OH |
Sr. |
| Logan Witt |
Queens (NC) |
MB |
Jr. |
| Sam Wolf |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
OH |
Fr. |
| Megan Woll |
Missouri-St Louis |
L |
So. |
| Alyssa Woodman |
Rockhurst |
OH |
Sr. |
| Kimberly Wright |
Chico State |
MB |
Sr. |
| Veresia Yon |
West Florida |
MB |
RS-Fr. |
