Wednesday, November 29, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Big 12 coaches snub volleyball player
Myatt not named to All-Big 12 team
By Sarah Warren sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
Amy Myatt did her best, but as far as the Big 12 Conference coaches are concerned, her best just didn't seem to cut it.
She swatted down ball after ball. She broke records. She won awards.
However, Myatt's name was absent from the 12-athlete list of this year's AllBig 12 Conference volleyball team, as well as the list of six honorable mentions.
The Big 12 coaches cast votes at the end of the season to determine the team. Myatt, senior outside hitter, received votes, but not enough.
"This year, they allowed every coach to vote for their own players," coach Ray Bechard said. "Sometimes, coaches play it safe and vote for their own players."
Therefore, Myatt's accom
plishments seem to be overlooked, especially in comparison with the first team players.
The senior outside hitter shattered her own record for average kills per game on a season, averaging 4.57, which was also good enough to finish fourth in the Big 12 in kills per game.
Four players
who made the
Big 12 team fini
s h e d b e l o w Myatt in
kills per game
on the season
and five
athletes
don't even
appear on the
kills
Myatt: Named honorable mention after last season, but snubbed in this
list, although they do appear in other categories.
"There's amazing players from other teams, too," said Danielle Geronymo, senior middle blocker. "I don't have a clue why she's not qualified. She's a senior with great stats. She
deserves it."
Myatt also holds the Kansas record for career kills per game with a 3.96 average during the last four years and is the only player in Kansas history to record more than 400 kills in two different seasons.
And, for the second year in a row, she was named First Team Academic All-Big 12. "It's unfortunate," Bechard said. "I can tell you that every team we played this season prepared for her."
Myatt was immediately tagged the "go-to" Kansas player by other Big 12 teams, especially because Myatt was named an honorable mention to the All-Big 12 team last year.
But Myatt doesn't seem bitter about her lack of Big 12 accolades.
"Of course it's something every player hopes for," Myatt said. "However, there's a lot of quality players in this conference that deserve the recognition."
Edited by J. R. Mendoza
The 2000 All-Big 12 Conference Volleyball Team
First Team
Laura Pilakowski, Nebraska
Amber Holmquist, Nebraska
Liz Wegner, Kansas State
Jenny Kropp, Nebraska
Jenna Moscovic, Texas A&M
Erin Gibson, Texas A&M
Jennie Smith, Texas Tech
Kelle Branting, Kansas State
Stevie Nicholas, Baylor
Elizabeth Gower, Colorado
Lisa Morris, Missouri
Melissa MGheeh, Texas Tech
Honorable Mention
Humantable Mentors
Heather Gerber, Missouri
Heather Marshall, Texas A&M
Angie Oxley, Nebraska
Disney Bronnenberg, Kansas State
Christi Myers, Missouri
Meghan Barkman, Colorado
Coach of the Year: Susan Kreklow, Missouri
Player of the Year: Greichaly Cepero,
Nebraska
Newcomer of the Year; Tara Pulaski, Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Stevie Nicholas, Baylor
Defensive Specialist of the Year: Heather
Hughes-Justice, Texas Tech
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