Kim Turner Named Third-Team All-American

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Dec. 17, 2003

SALT LAKE CITY -

Senior Kim Turner, co-captain of the Utah volleyball team, has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America third team. She is Utah's first-ever All-American in volleyball.

"I'm happy for Kim, because she worked hard for this," Head Coach Beth Launiere said. "She made the decision to go after it and made it happen this year. Kim is an All-American in every aspect - she's a great player and made the players around her better."

"This is obviously big for our program, too, because Kim has set the standard for other Utah players to do the same," Launiere continued.

Turner, the Co-Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row, led the MWC in hitting percentage (.434) and points per game (5.61), and ranked second in kills (4.53) and blocks (1.47). During conference play, she had 231 kills, the top season total in conference matches in MWC history. In addition, her .434 season hitting percentage in conference play was good for third place all-time in the MWC.

Turner reached double-digit kills in 30 of 31 matches this season and had nine double-doubles and two triple-doubles on the year. The all-time MWC leader in both kills and blocks, Turner led Utah in blocks in 23 of 31 matches and in kills 16 times.

Turner ended her career ranked first in the Utah career record books in kills (1,620), total blocks (670), block assists (589) and hitting percentage (.324), third in block solos (81) and fourth in attempts (3,306). She posted at least one block in 127 of her 128 career matches, including 125 straight.

Each of the three AVCA All-America Teams is comprised of 12 athletes. The awards will be presented Dec. 19, 2003, at the AVCA All-America/Player of the Year Banquet at the Dallas Wyndham Anatole Hotel.

The selections are made by the AVCA Division I All-America Committee: chair - Janice Kruger, Maryland; Pi'i Aiu, Colorado; John Dunning, Stanford; Burt Fuller, Utah State; Judy Green, Alabama; Jill Hirschinger, New Hampshire; Nancy Mueller, South Florida; Pete Waite, Wisconsin.

Members of the first-, second- and third-teams are listed below:

2003 AVCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA FIRST-TEAMPlayer              Institution     Pos.    Yr.  Ht.   HometownEmily Adams^        USC             MB      Jr.  6-6   Phoenix, Ariz.Cassie Busse#       Minnesota       RS/Opp  Sr.  6-2   Prior Lake, Minn.Bibiana Candelas    USC             MB      So.  6-5   Torreon, MexicoAury Cruz^*         Florida         OH      Sr.  5-11  Levittown, Toa Baja, Puerto RicoKele Eveland        Georgia Tech    S       Sr.  5-11  Grand Rapids, Mich.Lauren Goehring     Kansas State    MB      Sr.  6-0   Fort Worth, TexasJennifer Joines#$&  Pacific         MB      Sr.  6-3   Milpitas, Calif.Ogonna Nnamani#$    Stanford        OH      Jr.  6-1   Normal, Ill.April Ross^&        USC             OH      Sr.  6-2   Newport Beach, Calif.Cara Smith#         Penn State      MB      Sr.  6-1   Lafayette, Ind.Katie Wilkins#$     Pepperdine      OH      Sr.  6-4   Lakeside, Calif.Kim Willoughby^*    Hawai'i         OH      Sr.  6-0   Napoleonville, La.

2003 AVCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA SECOND-TEAMPlayer              Institution     Pos.    Yr.  Ht.   HometownKeao Burdine        USC             OH      Jr.  6-1   Pico Rivera, Calif.Melissa Elmer       Nebraska MB So. 6-2 Fort Wayne, Ind.Paula Gentil@       Minnesota Lib So. 5-9 Forteleaza Ceara, BrazilStacey Gordon^$     Ohio State OH Jr. 5-11 Oshawa, Ontario, CanadaJennifer Harvey     Stanford MB Sr. 6-5 Denver, Colo.Benavia Jenkins@$   Florida MB Sr. 6-0 Ft. Pierce, Fla.Mia Jerkov@         California OH Jr. 6-3 Split, CroatiaLily Kahumoku^%     Hawai'i OH Sr. 6-2 Lubbock, TexasMelissa Munsch      Texas A&M MB Jr. 6-2 Columbus, TexasSanja Tomasevic     Washington OH Jr. 6-1 Uzice, YugoslaviaSam Tortorello      Penn State S So. 5-11 Shorewood, Ill.Sherri Williams     Florida MB Jr. 6-2 Orlando, Fla.

2003 AVCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA THIRD-TEAMPlayer              Institution           Pos.    Yr.  Ht.   HometownLisa Argabright     Illinois              MB      Sr.  6-5   Louisville, Ky.Julie DuPont        Cincinnati            OH      Jr.  6-0   Muskego, Wisc.Jennifer Fopma      Cal State Northridge  MB      Sr.  6-3   Bellflower, Calif.Kim Glass#          Arizona               OH      So.  6-3   Lancaster, Pa.Wendy Hatlestad     Pittsburgh            OH      Sr.  6-3   Roseville, Minn.Kanoe Kamana'o      Hawai'i               S       Fr.  5-8   Honolulu, Hawai'iErin Moore          Michigan              MB      Sr.  6-0   Tiffin, OhioLynnette Moster#    Georgia Tech          OH      Jr.  5-10  Liberty, Ind.Becky Potter#       Santa Clara           MB      Sr.  6-0   Clovis, Calif.Kim Turner          Utah                  MB      Sr.  6-2   Chandler, Ariz.Linette White       SW Missouri State     MB      Sr.  5-10  Oklahoma City, Okla.Kelly Wing          UC Irvine             OH      Jr.  5-11  Murrieta, Calif.

^ indicates 2002 AVCA First-Team All-America selection* indicates 2001 AVCA First-Team All-America selection% indicates 2000 AVCA First-Team All-America selection# indicates 2002 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection$ indicates 2001 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection& indicates 2000 AVCA Second-Team All-America selection@ indicates 2002 AVCA Third-Team All-America selection

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