KEVIN JENISON
GoSycamores.com
ST. LOUIS ? Indiana State senior setter Whitney Fromm (Snohomish, Wash.) was named second team All-Missouri Valley Conference it was announced today by the league office. Fromm is the first Sycamore since the 2004 season to be selected for the All-Conference team. Kelly Spisak was tabbed for the second team All-Conference and was also a member of the All-Tournament team after the 2004 season.
"Whitney has proven herself to be one of the top setters in the conference," Traci Dahl, Indiana State volleyball coach, said. "She stepped into the starting setter position her junior year and is a primary reason why ISU Volleyball is improving and headed in a new direction. I am so proud of Whitney and her accomplishemnts. Her being recognized by the MVC is a testiment to her hard work on and off the court."
Fromm, a senior at Indiana State, finished her Sycamore career third on the all-time assist list with 2,979 total assists. She had 31 double-double's during her career (assists and digs) and posted the ninth best single season assist mark during the 2008 season with 1,100 assists.
Fromm ranks 10th in the conference in assists per set as she averaged 8.13 per set while distributing the ball at a .346 percentage during all contests. She also ranks 20th in the MVC in digs per set, tallying 2.86 per set in MVC matches.
Earlier this week, four members of the Indiana State volleyball team were named to the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete team. Fromm and fellow senior Kelli Whitaker were named to the first team while senior Jodilynne Stoker and sophomore Shelbi Fouty were named honorable mention.
Fromm, Stoker and Whitaker were named to the MVC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete honorable mention team in 2008.
Click on the following link for the Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference release
http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36348&SPID=2900&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=204840080
Click on the following link for the Missouri Valley Conference Specialty Awards release
http://www.mvc-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2900&SPSID=36348&DB_OEM_ID=7600&ATCLID=204840548
