ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. − Flagler College sophomore outside hitter
Justine Burkhardt (St. Augustine, Fla./Winthrop U.) was selected as the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association’s Volleyball Player of the Year and earned first-team honors in a release Wednesday afternoon. Burkhardt was the Freshman of the Year last year and also earned first-team honors.
Burkhardt won the Player of the Year honor by the slimmest of margins, one vote. She played in all 35 matches this season and recorded a team-high 401 kills (3.40 per game) with 396 digs (3.36/g) and hit .170 to lead the Saints to a 20-15 overall record, the program’s seventh consecutive year of 20 or more victories.
Earning second-team honors was freshman outside hitter
Meg Weathersby (Maitland, Fla./Orangewood Christian School). In her first year as a Saint, Weathersby played in all 35 matches, was second on the team in kills with 319 and service aces with 31. She also recorded 227 digs.
Two more Saints earned third-team honors: sophomore outside hitter
Katie Beale (Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS) and senior setter
Audrey Holtz (Cooper City, Fla./Broward CC). Beale, who earned third-team all-ICAA honors a year ago, played in 31 matches and recorded 216 kills. She finished third on the team with 297 digs. Holtz played in 34 matches and tallied a team-high 722 assists. Her 34 service aces also led the team. Holtz recorded 266 digs as well.
2007 ALL-ICAA VOLLEYBALL
Freshman of the Year – Antoinette McCullough - Chowan
Player of the Year – Justine Burkhardt - Flagler
Libero of the Year – Nicole Shoup - Chowan
Setter of the Year – Emily Ryerson – Palm Beach Atlantic
Coach of the Year - Marci Jenkins – Chowan
First-team:
Justine Burkhardt - Flagler; Brittany Erickson and Emily Ryerson - Palm Beach Atlantic; Antoinette McCullough, Kristen Stroud and Nicole Shoup - Chowan.
Second-team: Brooke Bernabei, Brittany Teaford, Amanda Marquardt - Tiffin; Bia Santos - Palm Beach Atlantic;
Meg Weathersby - Flagler; Stacy Davis - Chowan.
Third-team:
Katie Beale and Audrey Holtz - Flagler; Adrian Cook - Chowan; Katie Luker - Tiffin; Ali Mitchell and Jennifer Eldridge - Palm Beach Atlantic.
All-Freshman: Brooke Bernabei, Amanda Marquardt and Brittany Teaford – Tiffin; Antoinette McCullough, Kristen Stroud, Nicole Shoup - Chowan.