Volleyball

McPartland Named to Mountain West 10th Anniversary Volleyball Team

McPartland Named to Mountain West 10th Anniversary Volleyball TeamMcPartland Named to Mountain West 10th Anniversary Volleyball Team

July 23, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Former San Diego State standout Aspen McPartland has been named to the Mountain West Conference 10th anniversary women's volleyball team as selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and online fan poll.

McPartland, a native of San Diego (Grossmont HS), was a four-year letterwinner as a middle blocker for the Aztecs from 2000-03. A two-time all-Mountain West Conference first-team selection, she was named the league's co-Player of the Year as a junior in 2002. In addition, she was named to the all-MWC Tournament squad three times.

McPartland still ranks among the SDSU career leaders in four categories. Her total of 1,319 kills is the 10th-most in school history while her 398 block assists ranks third on the Aztec career list. In addition, her 1,076 digs and 276 blocking points place her sixth and ninth respectively in those categories. She also tallied 391 digs in 2002, the eighth-best single-season total in SDSU history.

Anniversary teams will be chosen for each of the 19 conference-sponsored sports during the 2008-09 seasons in celebration of the Mountain West's 10th anniversary.

Mountain West Volleyball 10th Anniversary Team
PlayerPositionSchoolYears Played in MWCAll-Conference
Chelsea GoodmanOutside HitterBYU2004- 20072005, 2006, 2007
Lindsy HartsockMiddle BlockerBYU2002- 20062004, 2005, 2006
Nina PuikkonenMiddle BlockerBYU1999-011999, 2000, 2001
Lauren Richards-EvansSetterBYU2001, 2003-052003, 2004, 2005
Mekana BarnesMiddle BlockerColorado State2005-072006, 2007
Melissa Courtney*SetterColorado State2001-042002, 2003, 2004
Courtney CoxOutside HitterColorado State1999-012000, 2001
Angela KnopfMiddle BlockerColorado State1999-011999, 2000, 2001
Tess RogersOutside HitterColorado State2002-052003, 2004, 2005
Katie Jo Shirley-CahoonOutside Hitter/Mid. BlockerColorado State2001-042002, 2003, 2004
Aspen McPartlandMiddle BlockerSan Diego State2000-032002, 2003
Maria AladjovaOutside HitterUNLV2004-072005, 2006, 2007
Lauren MiramontesMiddle BlockerUNLV2003-072005, 2006, 2007
Jada Walker#Defensive Specialist/LiberoUNLV2004-072006, 2007
Shelly SommerfeldtOutside HitterUtah2002-052003, 2004, 2005
Kim TurnerMiddle BlockerUtah2000-032000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • *Designated Setter
  • #Designated Specialist/Libero