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Laffling Adds Another Honor Husky senior volleyballer named All-Pac-10.

 

Nov. 23, 1999

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - A day after being named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team, Washington senior volleyball player Kristina Laffling was named to the All-Pac-10 first-team for the second year in a row, the Pac-10 Conference office announced today.

Sophomore Lisa Underhill (Vista, Calif.) earned honorable mention while freshman Paige Benjamin (Redmond, Wash.) earned honorable mention on the all-freshman team.

Stanford's Kerri Walsh, a four-time All-Pac-10 first-teamer, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year for the second time while Cardinal freshman Logan Tom was named Freshman of the Year. USC's Jerritt Elliott was named Coach of the Year.

Laffling, from Richmond, B.C., Canada, is only the fifth Husky ever to be named first-team All-Pac-10 two times, joining Laurie Wetzel (1987-88), Melinda Beckenhauer (1988-89), Makare Desilets (1996-97) and three-time honoree Angela Bransom (1994-96).

She is also one of four players this season to be named to both the All-Pac-10 first team and the All-Academic first team, along with UCLA's Elizabeth Bachman, Arizona State's Amanda Burbridge and Stanford's Jennifer Detmer.

Laffling led the Huskies in kills and digs this season and finished her career ranked in the top five in UW history in career kills, digs, attacks, block assists and total blocks.

Following are the entire All-Pac-10 and All-Freshman teams:

1999 All-Pac-10 Women's Volleyball Team 

Player, Team         Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown
Elisabeth Bachman, UCLA   MB   6-3  Jr. Lakeville, Minn.
Ashley Bowles, UCLA       OH   6-0  So. Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Amanda Burbridge, ASU     OH   6-2  Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dana Burkholder, ARIZ      S   5-8  So. Bakersfield, Calif.
Marisa DaLee, ARIZ        MB   6-3  Jr. Phoenix, Ariz.
Jennifer Detmer, STAN     MB   6-3  Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Kristina Laffling, WASH   SW   5-11 Sr. Richmond, B.C.
Jennifer Pahl, USC        MB   6-1  So. Murrieta, Calif.
Kristee Porter, UCLA      OH   5-11 So. Tyler, Texas
Erika Selsor, UCLA         S   5-6  So. Linden, Calif.
Logan Tom, STAN           OH   6-1  Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah
Kerri Walsh, STAN         OH   6-2  Sr. Saratoga, Calif.


Honorable Mention: Tara Conrad, STAN, Kashi Cormier, USC, Brook Coulter, CAL, 
LaToya Harris, WSU, Janae Henry, USC, Tamika Johnson, UCLA, Lindsay Kagawa, STAN, 
Antoinette Polk, USC, Michelle Quon, UCLA, Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ, Sara Sandrik, STAN, 
Angie Shirley, OSU, Lisa Underhill, WASH, Lindsey Yamasaki, STAN.

1999 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team 

Lauren Fendrick, UCLA    OH   6-2   Carlsbad, Calif.
LaToya Harris, WSU       OH   5-9   Portland, Ore.
Tracy Lindquist, USC      S   5-7   Fountain Valley, Calif.
Lisa Rutledge, ARIZ      OH   6-2   Vista, Calif.
Logan Tom, STAN          OH   6-1   Salt Lake City, Utah
Lindsey Yamasaki       OH/MB  6-2   Oregon City, Ore.


Honorable Mention: Paige Benjamin, WASH, Sydney Chute, ORE, Holly Harris, WSU, 
Lauren Killian, USC, Stefani Saragosa, ASU, Melissa Wright, WSU.


PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kerri Walsh, STAN
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Logan Tom, STAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jerritt Elliott, USC
Go Huskies!