Dec. 12, 2013
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Courtney Eckenrode, a setter from The Woodlands (Texas) High School who has signed to play at San Diego State next fall, has been named to the 2013 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Volleyball first team and has been selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Texas.
Eckenrode, who is also the ALL-USA Player of the Year, guided The Woodlands HS to a perfect 45-0 record, the Class 5A state title and a No. 2 national ranking by PrepVolleyball.com this past season. She recorded 1,189 assists, 386 digs, 86 kills, 49 blocks and 35 service aces, averaging 9.8 assists and 3.2 digs per game.
A 2013-14 Under Armour Second Team All-American, she was MVP of the Class 5A state tournament, a First Team All-State selection and a member of the LoneStarVolleyball.com All-Texas First Team.
The American Family Insurance ALL-USA High School Volleyball Team was selected by USA Today and was based on players' performance during the 2013 high school season.
In its 29th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, has announced Eckenrode as its 2013-14 Gatorade Texas Volleyball Player of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Eckenrode as Texas's best high school volleyball player.
San Diego State concluded its 2013 campaign with a record of 16-14 overall and 11-9 in the Mountain West Conference. Included in that ledger is a win over No. 9 Colorado State in Fort Collins as the Aztecs handed CSU its only loss of the regular season and finished tied for fourth in the 11-team league.