Garlington Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team, Jayhawks Picked to Finish Eighth
Aug. 12, 2010
LAWRENCE, Kan. – –
Garlington Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team, Jayhawks Picked to Finish Eighth
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Senior outside hitter Karina Garlington was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, while the Jayhawks were tabbed to finish eighth in the Big 12 coaches’ preseason volleyball poll released Thursday.
Last season, Garlington ranked eighth in the Big 12 averaging 3.31 kps. A two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, Garlington recorded double-figure kills 15 times in 2009 and was named to two all-tournament teams. The three-year starter has developed into one of Kansas’ top offensive performers as she currently holds the seventh-best kills per set average in program history with 3.05.
Kansas went 16-14 in 2009 and finished eighth in the Big 12 with an 8-12 record. The Jayhawks return nine letterwinners from last season, including four starters and their libero. KU opens the season Aug. 27 in Omaha, Neb., at the Bluejay Invitational hosted by Creighton.
2010 PRESEASON VOLLEYBALL POLL and AWARDS
RankTeam (First-place votes)Points1.Nebraska (9)982.Texas (2)913.Iowa State844.Oklahoma655.Missouri636.Baylor527.Texas A&M488.Kansas389.Kansas State3710.Texas Tech1511.Colorado14
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS
| Preseason Player of the Year: | Juliann Faucette, Texas — OH, Sr., 6-2, San Diego, Calif./Westview |
| Preseason Newcomer of the Year: | Justine Young, Texas Tech — MB/OH, Jr., 6-1, Sacramento, Calif./Des Moines Area CC |
| Preseason Freshman of the Year: | Molly Kreklow, Missouri — S, 6-0, Delano, Minn. /Delano |
PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
| Name, School | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Hometown/Previous School |
| Torri Campbell, Baylor | MB | So. | 6-2 | Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo |
| Ashlie Christenson, Baylor | OH/RS | Sr. | 6-0 | Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne |
| Victoria Henson, Iowa State | OH | Sr. | 5-11 | Leavenworth, Kan./Leavenworth |
| Rachel Hockaday, Iowa State | OH | Jr. | 6-0 | Decatur, Ill./Maroa-Forsyth |
| Ashley Mass, Iowa State^ | DS/L | Sr. | 5-8 | Muskego, Wis./Muskego |
| Karina Garlington, Kansas | OH | Sr. | 6-0 | Denver, Colo./Grandview |
| Paola Ampudia, Missouri | OH/RS | Sr. | 6-1 | Cali, Colombia/Miami Dade College |
| Sydney Anderson, Nebraska | S | Sr. | 6-0 | Salt Lake City, Utah/Utah |
| Kayla Banwarth, Nebraska | L | Sr. | 5-11 | Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic |
| Brooke Delano, Nebraska | MB | Jr. | 6-4 | Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West |
| Hannah Werth, Nebraska | OH | So. | 6-1 | Springfield, Ill./Glenwood |
| Brianne Barker, Oklahoma | S | Jr. | 5-9 | Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo |
| Francie Ekwerekwu, Oklahoma^ | MB | Sr. | 5-11 | Arlington, Texas/Arlington |
| Rachel Adams, Texas | MB | Jr. | 6-2 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame |
| Juliann Faucette, Texas^ | OH | Sr. | 6-2 | San Diego, Calif./Westview |
| Kelsey Black, Texas A&M | OH | Jr. | 5-11 | Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo |
| Amanda Dowdy, Texas Tech | MB/OH | Jr. | 6-3 | Lexington, Texas/Lexington |
^ – Unanimous Selection; Ties occurred in voting to result in a 17-member preseason team.
