LAS VEGAS - The Western Athletic Conference 2010 volleyball postseason award winners, as selected by the league's head coaches, were an­nounced tonight at the WAC Volleyball Tournament banquet. For the 15th-straight year, Hawai'i boasts the WAC Player of the Year, as junior out­side hitter Kanani Danielson earned the honors for a second-straight year. Teammate Emily Hartong captured Freshman of the Year honors, while head coach Dave Shoji was named WAC Coach of the Year.
Six different schools were represented on the first team. Hawai'i, the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament, had five players named to the first team and one to the second team. Second-seeded New Mexico State had three players on the first team and one on the second team. Boise State, Idaho, Nevada and Utah State each had one first-team selection.
For the 15th-straight year, Hawai'i boasts the WAC Player of the Year. Danielson ranks in the Top-10 nationally in kills per set, averaging 4.47. A junior, she was named WAC Player of the Week two times this season. She is a three-time first-team all-WAC honoree.
Hartong earned Freshman of the Year honors, the eighth Rainbow Wahine player to do so. She ranked second in the conference with a .365 hitting percentage in WAC matches. She was also honored as an All-Freshman Team selection and a second-team all-WAC pick.
Shoji led his team to its 15th-consecutive WAC regular-season title and an undefeated record in WAC play. This is the eighth WAC Coach of the Year honor of his career.
2010 WAC Volleyball Postseason Award Winners
All-Conference
First Team Team Pos. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
Lindsay Baldwin*^^ Nevada MB Sr. Hillsborough, Calif. (Nortre Dame Belmont)
Kelsey Brennan New Mexico State MH Jr. Snohomish, Wash. (Monroe)
Kanani Danielson*^ Hawai'i OH Jr. Ewa Beach, O'ahu (Kamehameha Schools)
Jennah DeVries^ New Mexico State S Jr. Denver, Colo. (Douglas County)
Kayleigh Giddens^ New Mexico State OH Sr. Lubbock, Texas (Frank Phillips JC)
Brittany Hewitt^^ Hawai'i MB So. Eagle, Idaho (Eagle)
Elizabeth Ka'aihue^^ Hawai'i L Sr. Kailua, O'ahu (Punahou School)
Dani Mafua**^ Hawai'i S Sr. Kapolei, O'ahu (Mid-Pacific Institute)
Liz McArthur^^ Utah State OH Jr. St. George, Utah (Snow Canyon)
Chanteal Satele Hawai'i OH Jr. Mililani, O'ahu (Saint Mary's College)
Allison Walker Idaho OH Fr. Othello, Wash. (Othello)
Alisha Young^^ Boise State MB Sr. American Fork, Utah (American Fork)
Second Team Team Pos. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
Katie Astle Utah State MB Sr. Sandy, Utah (Skyline)
Marissa Brand Fresno State OH So. Cypress, Calif. (Cypress)
Brianna Clarke^^ Fresno State MB Jr. Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan)
Shantell Durrant Utah State MB Sr. American Fork, Utah (Washington)
Erin Garvey Nevada OH Jr. Argyle, Texas (John H. Guyer)
Kylie Harrington**^ Nevada OH Sr. Honolulu, Hawai'i (Saint Francis)
Emily Hartong Hawai'i MB Fr. Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos)
Sadie Maughan**^^ Boise State MB Sr. Murray, Utah (Murray)
Christine Morrill** Utah State L Sr. Neola, Utah (Union)
Breann Nesselhuf^^ Boise State S Jr. Swink, Colo. (Washington State)
Kelsey Taylor Idaho MB Sr. Moscow, Idaho (Moscow)
Whitney Woods^ New Mexico State OH Sr. Midland, Texas (Midland)
All-Freshman Team Pos. Hometown (Previous School)
Grace Anxo Nevada OH Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue)
Hanah Blume San Jose State OH Sonora, Calif. (Sonora)
Rocio Gutierrez New Mexico State OH El Paso, Texas (Franklin)
Emily Hartong Hawai'i MB Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos)
Michelle Waber Hawai'i OH Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Elsinore)
Allison Walker Idaho OH Othello, Wash. (Othello)
WAC Player of the Year: Kanani Danielson, Hawai'i
WAC Freshman of the Year: Emily Hartong, Hawai'i
WAC Coach of the Year: Dave Shoji, Hawai'i
*2008 first team selection
**2008 second team selection
^2009 first team selection
^^2009 second team selection
