AVCA All-America Teams

SEATTLE, Wash. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-America teams on Wednesday with University of Hawai'i senior outside hitter Emily Hartong named to the first team. Hartong will be presented her award on Dec. 20 in Seattle at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year banquet.
 
Hartong earned a spot on the first team for the second time after being named a second team All-American as a sophomore in 2011. The honor caps a stellar season and career for the Los Alamitos, California native. This season she received her third AVCA all-region selection and was voted Big West Player of the Year for the second time. Hartong leaves UH ranked eighth all-time with 1,494 kills, a remarkable stat considering she spent her first two seasons as a middle hitter for the Rainbow Wahine.
 
Hartong guided the Rainbow Wahine to a share of its second straight Big West Conference championship and 19^th straight league title overall. She led the conference and ranked seventh in the nation with a 4.69 kill average, while hitting .294 for the season. Over the course of the season, she collected four Big West Player of the Week awards to increase her career total to eight. Her first honor of the season came after leading the Rainbow Wahine to a victory over top-ranked and defending national champion Texas, their first win over a No. 1-ranked opponent since knocking off UCLA in 2000. 

Hawai'i concluded its season with a loss to BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 'Bows finished 25-5 overall and 13-3 in the Big West.