University of Tennessee Athletics
Awards and Honors
June 28, 2006 | Volleyball
June 28, 2006
Through the years, the members of the Lady Vol volleyball teams have earned numerous honors both on the court and in the classroom. Since 1976, 73 current or former Lady Vols have been honored 228 times with such distinctions as All-SEC, Academic All-SEC, Academic All-District, All-American, Academic All-American, or have been members on teams at the National Sports Festival, World University Games, Pan American Games and Olympic Games. Among the most decorated Lady Vols was Beverly Robinson, who played at UT in 1982 and 1983. In total, Robinson was recognized 15 times for her exploits. She is also the only Lady Vol volleyball player to have her number (5) retired.
LADY VOL INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
| Kristen Andre | All-SEC Second Team 2003; Academic All-SEC 2003; AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2004; AVCA All-South Region 2004; All-SEC First Team 2004; SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004; AVCA National Sports Imports Player of the Week 9/7/2004; All-SEC First Team 2005; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 Second Team; AVCA All-America Second Team 2005; Vball Magazine First Team All-American; All-NCAA Championship Team |
| Mandy Bergey | Academic All-SEC 1999 |
| Robin Bise | State All-Tournament 1976; All-State 1977, 1978; All-Region II 1978 |
| Niki Bishop | Academic All-SEC 1991, 1992 |
| Abbey Blazer | Academic All-SEC 1996 |
| Sarah Blum | SEC All-Freshman Team 2003; SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004; All-SEC Second Team 2005; CVU.com National Player of the Week (12/13/2005) |
| Alfreda Booker | All-State and All-SEC 1979 |
| Diane Borgerding | World University Games (alternate) 1985 |
| Erika Brez | All-SEC Second Team 1999, Academic All-SEC 1999 |
| Tamala Brightman | All-SEC 1991, 1992, 1993; AVCA first-team All-South Region 1992; World University Games B team 1993 |
| Brenda Cantwell | National Sports Festival East Team 1983 |
| Laurie Caraher | National Sports Festival VI 1985; All-SEC 1986; SEC All-Tournament 1987 |
| April Chapple | All-SEC 1982, 1984; National Sports Festival East Team 1982, 1983; All-South Region 1984; SEC Tournament MVP 1984; CVCA, Asics Tiger and USVBA All-America 1984; AVCA All-America Second Team 1984; World University Games 1985; U.S. National Team member 1985 |
| Betsy Chavez | All-SEC 1983 |
| Lauren Clayton | Academic All-SEC 1997, 1998,1999 |
| Kristen Clements | Academic All-SEC 2000, 2002 |
| Alex Compeau | Academic All-SEC 2002 |
| Wendy Dilworth-Pitcher | Academic All-SEC 1991, 1992 |
| Kristy Dobson | All-SEC 1990; Academic All-SEC 1990, 1991; National Sports Festival 1990 |
| Karen Dyer | Academic All-SEC 1990 |
| Stephanie Ehlers | All-SEC 1988; SEC All-Tournament 1988; All-East Central Region 1988 |
| Jennifer Elliott | Academic All-SEC 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Janet England | All-State 1977, 1978 |
| Whitney Gifford | Academic All-SEC 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Marie Therese Gillcrist | All-SEC 1981 |
| Annette Young-Gillcrist | Academic All-SEC 1990 |
| Kerry Ginter | Academic All-SEC 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Mary Gossett | Academic All-SEC 1983, 1984 |
| Tanya Haave | All-State 1980; All-Region II 1980; All-SEC 1980; Academic All-SEC 1984 |
| Kelly Hanlon | All-SEC Second Team 1995, 1996 |
| Heather Harrington | Academic All-SEC 2003 |
| Mary Heinecke | Academic All-SEC 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Janelle Hester | All-SEC Second Team 2000, 2001; USA Volleyball National A2 training team 2002 |
| Lisa Huntley | All-State 1979; All-SEC 1979, 1980 |
| Chris Jestila | All-SEC Second Team 1998; Academic All-SEC 1998 |
| Wendy Jones | Academic All-SEC 1987, 1988, 1989; All-SEC 1989 |
| Bonnie Kenny | National Sports Festival IV 1982; All-SEC 1982; Academic All-America 1983; Academic All-SEC 1983 |
| Lynn Klus | Academic All-SEC 1989 |
| Stephanie Knight | All-SEC Second Team 1999 |
| Julie Knytych | AVCA All-America Third Team 2004; AVCA All-South Region 2004; All-SEC First Team 2004; SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004; All-SEC Second Team 2005; AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2005 |
| Melissa Kowalski | Academic All-SEC 1999 |
| Erica Lear | All-SEC First Team 2001; All-SEC Second Team 1999, 2000; AVCA All-Region IV 2000 |
| Kris Ledbetter | Academic All-SEC 1985 |
| Cissi Lennartsson | Academic All-SEC 1994; District IV Academic All-American 1994 |
| Lynn Lovingier | Academic All-SEC 1997 |
| Robin Maine | All-SEC 1981, 1982, 1983; National Sports Festival III 1981; National Sports Festival IV 1982 |
| Lezli McPhail | All-SEC 1981 |
| Jenny Meeks | Academic All-SEC 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Morgan Miltner | Academic All-SEC 2003 |
| Donna Monaco | National Sports Festival VI 1985; SEC All-Tournament 1984; Academic All-SEC 1985, 1986; Academic All-District 1985 |
| Molly Mooney | Academic All-SEC 1993, 1994 |
| Amy Morris | Academic All-District Third Team 2003; Academic All-SEC 2003, 2004; AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2004; AVCA All-South Region 2004; All-SEC First Team 2004; SEC Defensive Player of the Year 2004; All-SEC Second Team 2005; Vball Magazine All-America Honorable Mention 2005 |
| Ingrid Mueller | National Sports Festival I 1978; National Sports Festival II 1979; World University Games 1979; All-State 1979; All-SEC 1979 |
| Mary Natwick | All-State 1978; All-Region II 1978 |
| Kim Obiala | All-SEC Second Team 1997; Academic All-SEC 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Laura Paul | Academic All-SEC 2001 |
| Andrea Peterson | Academic All-SEC 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Michelle Piantadosi | Academic All-SEC 2002; USA Volleyball National A2 training team 2003; SEC All-Tournament Team 2003; AVCA All-America Honorable Mention 2004; AVCA All-South Region 2004; All-SEC Second Team 2004 |
| Lauren Proctor | Academic All-SEC 1999, 2001 |
| Beverly Robinson | All-SEC 1981, 1982, 1983; AVCA All-America First Team 1982; SEC Tournament MVP 1982; National Sports Festival IV 1982; World University Games 1983; U.S. National Training Team 1984-1989; Pan Am Games 1987; U.S. Olympic Team 1988 |
| Annie Sadowski | SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004 |
| Kathy St. Clair | All-State 1976, 1977 |
| Stephanie Scheper | National Sports Festival VI 1985 (captain) |
| Kelli Scott | Academic All-SEC 2000, 2001, 2002; Academic All-District 2002; AVCA National Sports Imports Player of the Week 10/10/2000 |
| Jodee Scott | Academic All-SEC 1996 |
| Dianne Shoemaker | Academic All-SEC 1986, 1987, 1988; All-SEC 1987, 1988; All-East Central Region 1987, 1988; Academic All-District 1987; SEC All-Tournament 1988 |
| Janet Simonitsch | Academic All-SEC 1985 |
| Lisa Stegman | Academic All-SEC 1986, 1987, 1988; SEC All-Tournament 1987 |
| Yuliya Stoyanova | All-SEC Freshman Team 2004; AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year 2004; AVCA Honorable Mention All-South Region 2004; All-SEC Second Team 2004; SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll 2004; CVU.com National Player of the Week 9/13/2005; All-SEC First Team 2005 |
| Sonja Thomas | All-SEC Second Team 1994 |
| Christy Warren | Academic All-SEC 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Tiffany Washington | Academic All-SEC 1992 |
| Laura Wessberg | SEC All-Tournament 1984 |
| Ariana Wilson | All-SEC First Team 1999, 2000, 2001; SEC All-Tournament 1999, 2000; AVCA All-Region IV 1999, 2000, 2001; All-SEC Second Team 1998; Academic All-SEC 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
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