ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Senior outside hitter Katie Beale (Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS) has been named to the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball first team and teammates Justine Burkhardt (St. Augustine, Fla./Winthrop U.) and Meg Weathersby (Maitland, Fla./Orangewood Christian) were second team honorees, in a release Tuesday afternoon from Daktronics, Inc. and the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)..

Beale leads the team with 506 kills and her 488 digs are just seven shy of setting a school single-season record. She leads the team with 21 double-doubles. She earned Southeast Region All-Tournament honors this past weekend at Wingate and was an All-Peach Belt Conference first team selection. Beale also earned PBC Player of the Week honors earlier in the season.

Members of the first team are now eligible for Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America honors. The Daktronics NCAA DII teams are voted on by the sports information directors - the Southeast Region is comprised of schools from Conference Carolinas, the South Atlantic Conference and the Peach Belt Conference.

Burkhardt, a senior outside hitter, has 423 kills, 450 digs and a team-leading 61 service aces. She also earned Southeast Region All-Tournament and All-Peach Belt honors as well as being selected to the preseason All-PBC Team.

Weathersby, a junior middle blocker, has 484 kills, 328 digs, 84 total blocks, 56 aces and leads the team with a .240 attack percentage. She earned Southeast Region All-Tournament and All-Peach Belt honors like Beale and Burkhardt. Weathersby is a three-time Conference Player of the Week selection.

Flagler (35-8) will take on Dowling College on Dec. 3 at noon Central in a quarterfinal match of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Championship at St. Paul, Minn.

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Volleyball Team

First Team
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
OH Lauren Billo Wingate Jr. Orland Park, Ill.
OH Katie Beale Flagler Sr. Stuart, Fla.
OH Jamie Lancaster Anderson (S.C.) Jr. Fountain Inn, S.C.
MH Stormi Gale Wingate Jr. Richmond, Texas
MH Jessica Howard Augusta State Sr. Athens, Ga.
L/DS Mai Zoua Lo Catawba Sr. Hickory, N.C.
S Kristin Standhardinger Armstrong Atlantic Fr. Munich, Germany

2009 Southeast Region Player of the Year: Stormi Gale, Jr., Wingate

Second Team
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
OH Justine Burkhardt Flagler Sr. St. Augustine, Fla.
OH Amanda Horenkamp Lincoln Memorial Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
OH Mel Ritter Barton Jr. Emmaus, N.C.
MH Meg Weathersby Flagler Jr. Maitland, Fla.
MH Whitney Justice Lees-McRae Jr. Connelly Springs, N.C.
L/DS Maggie Malone Wingate Soph. Chicago, Ill.
S Liz Willis Wingate Soph. Raleigh, N.C.