Landmark Announces Volleyball All-Conference Team

Landmark Announces Volleyball All-Conference Team

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MADISON, N.J. – A total of 16 student-athletes have been named to the 2009 All-Landmark Conference Volleyball Team as selected by the conference’s seven head coaches. The team consists of a first and second team, with eight players on each team, and the coaches selected the team by position. The voting for the All-Conference Team took place after the conclusion of the regular season and prior to the start of the Landmark postseason.

Juniata College, which went a perfect 6-0 in conference play during the season and is currently ranked second in Division III, placed six players on the All-Conference Team, five of them on the first team. The Eagles also swept the individual awards with senior Megan Sollenberger being voted as both the Player and Specialist of the Year. Her teammate, Kelsey Fuller was selected as the Landmark Rookie of the Year, and Head Coach Larry Bock, who passed the 1,200-victory mark for his career during the season, and his staff were selected as the Coaching Staff of the Year. Ten of the 16 selections were first-time All-Conference honorees, including four freshmen who claimed four of the eight second-team All-Conference spots. Six of the seven Landmark teams were represented with at least one honoree.

2009 All-Landmark Conference Women’s Volleyball Team
First Team

Pos-Name, School, Class, Hometown (High School)
OH-Lindsey Jankiewicz, Susquehanna, Jr., Easton, Pa. (Freedom)
OPP-Paige Johnston, Juniata, Sr., Lancaster, Pa. (Hempfield)
OH-Drew Barnhart, Juniata, So., Titusville, Pa. (Titusville)
MH-Jesselyn LaValley, USMMA, Sr., Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)
MH-Mary King, Moravian, Jr., Paramus, N.J. (Paramus)
MH-Kristin Noetzel, Juniata, Jr., Closter, N.J. (Northern Valley Regional)
S-Steph Strauss, Juniata, Jr., Penn Hills, Pa. (Penn Hills)
L/DS-Megan Sollenberger, Juniata, Sr., Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley)

Second Team
Pos-Name, School, Class, Hometown (High School)
OH-Megan Smith, Goucher, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii (Long Beach Polytechnic)
OH-Kelsey Fuller, Juniata, Fr., Red Lion, Pa. (Red Lion)
OH-Emily Carson, Susquehanna, Fr., Caldwell, N.J. (James Caldwell)
MH-Jess Cicioni, Susquehanna, Sr., Frackville, Pa. North Schuylkill)
MH-Caitie Ditmore, Goucher, Sr., Santa Barbara, Calif. (Laguna Blanca)
L/DS-Kristina Purcell, Catholic, Fr., Springfield, Pa. (Merian Mercy)
L/DS-Kelly O’Brien, Susquehanna, Fr., Mastic, N.Y. (Eastport-South Manor)
S-Shona St. Angelo, Susquehanna, So., Manorville, N.Y. (Eastport-South Manor)

Player of the Year: Megan Sollenberger
Specialist of the Year: Megan Sollenberger, Juniata
Rookie of the Year: Kelsey Fuller, Juniata
Coaching Staff of the Year (Head Coach): Juniata (Larry Bock)