Utah Volleyball Garners Three On All-MWC Team

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Nov. 15, 2001

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Utah, which posted its highest conference finish since 1986 at second place, landed three members on the 2001 All-Mountain West Conference Volleyball Team. Kim Turner (MB), last year's Freshman of the Year, was a repeat selection, while McKelle Stilson (MB) and Sylva Strzinkova (OH) were first-time award recipients.

Senior middle blocker Angela Knopf headlined the all-MWC team, earning Player of the Year honors for the second straight year after leading the Rams to the MWC regular season championship.

MWC Coach of the Year honors went to Colorado State head coach Tom Hilbert for the third straight year.

The only conference with four teams ranked in the NCAA top 20 for blocks, the Mountain West awards were dominated by middle blockers as eight of the 15 members earning conference honors play middle, including MWC Freshman of the Year Sheila Ocasio-Clemente of UNLV.

Colorado State and BYU each had four members named to the All-MWC team. CSU's Courtney Cox (OH), Angela Knopf (MB), Allison Peckham (S) and Soraya Santos (OH) were all repeat selections from last year, while BYU sisters Nina (MB) and Karina Puikkonen (S), and AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week Sunny Mahe (OH) earned all-conference honors for the second straight year. The Cougars' Uila Crabbe (DS) was a first-time honoree. UNLV's Blair Wilkes and Wyoming's Rachel Lau rounded out the middle blockers on this year's all-conference team, while San Diego State senior Katie Magnuson (OH) also earned all-conference honors. Six of the eight MWC members landed a middle blocker on this year's all-conference team. Colorado State senior Allison Peckham repeated as the All-MWC Setter, while San Diego State sophomore Robyn Gregg and BYU sophomore Uila Crabbe were named MWC Co-Defensive Specialist award winners.

2001 All-Mountain West Conference Volleyball Team (*notes repeat selection)    Name                    School  Class   Position    Hometown    *Nina Puikkonen     BYU     Sr.     MB          Murray, Utah    *Karina Puikkonen   BYU     So.     S           Murray, Utah    *Sunny Mahe             BYU     Jr.     OH          Allen, Texas    *Courtney Cox           CSU     Sr  OH          Longmont, Colo.    *Angela Knopf           CSU     Jr.     MB          Troutdale, Ore.    *Soraya Santos          CSU     Sr.     MB          Vitoria, Brazil    Katie Magnuson          SDSU    Sr.     OH          San Diego, Calif.    McKelle Stilson   Utah    Sr.     MB          Orangeville, Utah    Sylva Strzinkova    Utah    Jr.     OH          Brno, Czech Republic    *Kim Turner             Utah    So.     MB          Chandler, Ariz.    Blair Wilkes            UNLV    Jr.     MB          Las Vegas, Nev.    Rachel Lau          WYO     Sr.     MB          Redwood City, Calif.

*Setter - Allison Peckham, CSU Jr. London, Ontario, Canada, Co-Defensive Specialists - Robyn Gregg, SDSU So. Santee, Calif., Co-Defensive Specialist - Uila Crabbe, BYU So. Mililani, Hawai'i, Player of the Year: *Angela Knopf, CSU, Sr., MB, Troutdale, Ore., Freshman of the Year: Sheila Ocasio-Clemente, UNLV, Fr., MB, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Coach of the Year: Tom Hilbert, CSU

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