Cypress Woods High School senior volleyball player Desireé Elliott was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 4th annual Under Armour Girls High School All-America Team.
Elliott was one of 24 players nationally selected to the Second Team. The 5-foot-10 middle blocker has signed early to play for Louisiana State University in the fall.
She was named First Team All-District 15-5A and Academic All-District from 2007-2009 and District Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She was also named CFISD Tournament Most Valuable Player and finished with a record of 131-22. She also received the AVCA Team Academic Award in 2007 and 2008.
“Desireé is not only a great athlete but she also excels off the court as well,” said Cypress Woods volleyball coach Ashley Ahlfinger. “Through her accomplishments, she also found the time to be a mentor and ‘Big Sis’ to many of our younger athletes in the program, as well as a role model for all other students here at Cy Woods. We are very proud of her and are looking forward to seeing her success continue as she goes on and plays volleyball for LSU.”
Requirements for nomination were that the student athlete be in her senior year of high school, that she be nominated by her high school coach, that her coach be a member of the AVCA and that her season statistics be entered into MaxPreps, a free service that aggregates and distributes data on high school sports.
