Girls Volleyball: Under Armour High School All-American Watch List Includes 7 from Loudoun

(Aug. 10, 2011) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) released Tuesday the Under Armour Girls' High School All-America volleyball athlete Watch List for the 2011-12 season and seven of the 11 girls from Virginia are from Loudoun.

This year's watch list includes 646 players from 38 states and serves as the starting point for the Under Armour All-America selection process. 4-time defending state champion Loudoun County placed two girls on the list: Jenna Strange and Gabby Serafin. The other five Loudoun players include: Breanna Atkinson (The Madeira School), Mallory Brickerd (Broad Run), Alex Heyn (Stone Bridge), Kelsey Hrebenach (Heritage) and Kaitlyn LaMantia (Freedom).

In November, the AVCA will name 48 student-athletes as an Under Armour All-American, with 24 players being selected to both a First-Team and Second-Team. Each of the 24 players on the First-Team will be invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match and Skills Competition. The event will be held on Friday, December 16 from 8-10 p.m. (CST) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in conjunction with the 2011 AVCA Annual Convention.

The below is the listing for the state of Virginia:
Virginia
Breanna Atkinson 5'11 OH The Madeira School Asburn VA Virgina Elite
Mallory Brickerd 6'1 OH Broad Run Ashburn VA Virginia Elite VBC
Michelle Heath 5'10 OH Rustburg Rustburg VA TCA Virginia
Alex Heyn 6'4 MB Stone Bridge Ashburn VA Virginia Elite VBC
Kelsey Hrebenach 6'2 MB Heritage Leesburg VA Virginia Elite VBC
Cheyenne James 5'10 OH Kellam Virginia Beach VA Virginia Beach Volleyball Academy
Kaitlyn LaMantia 6'0 S Freedom South Riding VA Virginia Elite VBC
Gabby Serafin 5'6 L Loudoun County Leesburg VA Virginia Elite
Morgan Shannon 5'10 OH Cave Spring Roanoke VA Roanoke United
Gaby Smith 5'7 OH Princess Anne Virginia Beach VA Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club
Jenna Strange 5'10 RS/OH Loudoun County Leesburg VA Virginia Elite