Daktronics Honors Danielle Selkridge as its National Player of the Year, All American

WAYNE, Neb. - The University of Tampa has produced numerous All-Americans throughout its rich, storied history. Now, the Spartans can add National Player of the Year to its lengthy list of award winners after senior middle hitter Danielle Selkridge was named the 2012 Ron Lenz Daktronics Volleyball National Player of the Year.

Fellow Spartan Holly Reschke was also named an honorable mention All-American as the award winners were unveiled.

Voting for the award was conducted by NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors
of America (D2SIDA).

Selkridge, a 6-2 middle hitter/blocker from Tortola, Virgin Islands, led NCAA Division II in hitting percentage for a second straight season at .512 while averaging 3.62 kills per set. She led the Spartans to a 30-3 record and a fourth straight trip to the Elite Eight this season while becoming a Daktronics First Team All-American for the second straight season.

Selkridge was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division II National Player of the Week twice this season while helping Tampa win an eighth straight Sunshine State Conference title.

She joins Concordia-St. Paul junior setter Amanda Konetchy as repeat Daktronics First Team All-America selections. Other Daktronics First Team All-America honorees include outside hitters Kristina Kerrigan of Indianapolis, Shih Ting Chen from BYU-Hawaii and Lauren Sazama of Gannon, middle hitter Jessica Fey of Washburn and libero Katy Ness from Minnesota-Moorhead.

2012 RON LENZ DAKTRONICS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DANIELLE SELKRIDGE - TAMPA

2012 DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL HOMETOWN
OH Kristina Kerrigan Sr. Indianapolis Muncie, Ind.
OH Shih Ting Chen So. BYU-Hawaii Yunlin, Taiwan
OH Lauren Sazama Sr. Gannon St. Louis, Mo.
MH Danielle Selkridge Sr. Tampa Tortola, Virgin Islands
MH Jessica Fey Sr. Washburn Crete, Neb.
S Amanda Konetchy Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Victoria, Minn.
L Katy Ness Sr. Minnesota - Moorhead Ada, Minn.

2012 DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL HOMETOWN
OH Kayla Koenecke Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Delano, Minn.
OH Bethany Shepard Sr. Dowling Lakewood, Colo.
OH Julia Pakhomenko So. Northwood Donetsk, Ukraine
MH Cassie Haag Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Plymouth, Minn.
MH Erin Dougherty Sr. West Texas A&M Omaha, Neb.
S Ying Chun Chen So. BYU-Hawaii Kaohsiung, Taiwan
L Casey Gnann Sr. Flagler Boca Raton, Fla.

2012 DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM
POS PLAYER CL SCHOOL HOMETOWN
OH Keidy Candelaria Sr. New Haven Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
OH Kate Lange Jr. Minnesota Duluth Hibbing, Minn.
OH Jackie Stabell Sr. Colorado School of Mines Tomball, Texas
MH Marquis Mora Jr. Cal State - Los Angeles Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
MH Nikki Kinzer Sr. Colo. - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colo.
S Lacy Hayes Sr. West Texas A&M Cypress, Texas
L Mackenzie Phelps So. Grand Canyon Prescott, Ariz.

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS: Brittany Snider, Ashland (Outside Hitter); Marlayna Geary, Western Washington (Outside Hitter); Mariela Quesada, Palm Beach Atlantic (Outside Hitter); Holly Reschke, Tampa (Outside Hitter); Gao Xuan, Lock Haven (Outside Hitter); Eno Umoh, Grand Valley State (Middle Hitter); Michelle Hundt, St. Edward's (Libero); Meghan Binkerd, Indianapolis (Setter).