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UNIVERSITY PARK – Four Nittany Lions have been selected to the AVCA Division I All-America teams.
As one of two Penn State second team honorees, Ali Frantti highlights the group with AVCA DI National Freshman of the Year honors. Seniors Micha Hancock and Nia Grant earned spots on the first team, while redshirt junior Aiyana Whitney and Frantti were selected to the second team.
The four selections marks the third consecutive year that Penn State has placed four on one of the three teams, bringing the program’s total number of All-American honorees to 83 since 1979.
Coach Russ Rose has mentored at least one All-American in 35 of his 36 seasons at the helm of the program. Frantti is the fourth Lion to earn national freshman of the year honors, joining Nicole Fawcett (2005), Megan Hodge (2006) and Deja McClendon (2010).