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 | ||||
| Player | Position | School | Years Played in MWC | All-Conference |
| Chelsea Goodman | Outside Hitter | BYU | 2004- 2007 | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Lindsy Hartsock | Middle Blocker | BYU | 2002- 2006 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Nina Puikkonen | Middle Blocker | BYU | 1999-01 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Lauren Richards-Evans | Setter | BYU | 2001, 2003-05 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Mekana Barnes | Middle Blocker | Colorado State | 2005-07 | 2006, 2007 |
| Melissa Courtney* | Setter | Colorado State | 2001-04 | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Courtney Cox | Outside Hitter | Colorado State | 1999-01 | 2000, 2001 |
| Angela Knopf | Middle Blocker | Colorado State | 1999-01 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Tess Rogers | Outside Hitter | Colorado State | 2002-05 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Katie Jo Shirley-Cahoon | Outside Hitter/Mid. Blocker | Colorado State | 2001-04 | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Aspen McPartland | Middle Blocker | San Diego State | 2000-03 | 2002, 2003 |
| Maria Aladjova | Outside Hitter | UNLV | 2004-07 | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Lauren Miramontes | Middle Blocker | UNLV | 2003-07 | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Jada Walker# | Defensive Specialist/Libero | UNLV | 2004-07 | 2006, 2007 |
| Shelly Sommerfeldt | Outside Hitter | Utah | 2002-05 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Kim Turner | Middle Blocker | Utah | 2000-03 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
- *Designated Setter
- #Designated Specialist/Libero