November 17, 2005

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Three Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) volleyball players were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as the organization recently released its All-Region and All-America Teams.

Wartburg College sophomore outside hitter Ashley Rogers (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) was named to the AVCA All-Central Region Team and was an honorable mention All-America. Rogers, a two-time First Team All-Iowa Conference performer, was the 2004 AVCA All-Central Region Freshman of the Year and honorable mention All-Region.

Central College senior middle hitter Katie Pederson (Lake Mills, Iowa/Lake Mills) and sophomore setter Terri Berger (Sioux City, Iowa/Heelan) received All-Central Region honorable mention. Pederson, the 2005 IIAC Most Valuable Player and two-time First Team All-Conference, was an All-Region selection last season. Berger was a 2005 Second Team All-Conference selection.

The complete AVCA All-Region Teams are here.

The complete AVCA All-America Team is here.

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