There aren’t a lot of big stars in Coquitlam, British Columbia, according to Emily Maglio. It’s a small city — population under 140,000 — one that lends itself to humility and low-key living, one where winter sports are big and hockey is king.

But on Wednesday, the Canadian municipality outside of Vancouver gained a little volleyball notoriety in the person of Maglio. The senior middle for Hawaii earned second-team All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the only player from a non-Power Five conference to be selected out of the 28 named to the first and second teams.

“It’s kind of a shock,” Maglio said before leaving for Kansas City, Mo., to attend Friday’s AVCA All-America Banquet. “Coming in, I didn’t think I’d make a mark on the program or that my name would be up with all the big names (in the Rainbow Wahine) program.

“To be up there with someone like Angelica (current UH assistant Ljungqvist, a four-time All-American) and others is huge. I didn’t expect to make any kind of All-America. I felt like I put in a lot of hard work the past four years and for it to pay off is pretty cool.

“There’s a lot of really good middles in the country, tough competition. Being up there is big.”

Maglio, who led the Big West in blocks the past two seasons, is one of 11 middles out of the 42 players on the combined first three teams. Among the five middles on the first team was Dana Retke of Wisconsin, named the AVCA freshman of the year.

Also named to the first team was Kahuku High product Adora Anae, the first Utah player so honored. The senior outside hitter, a second-team selection last season, is the first Ute to earn multiple All-America awards.

Maglio joins two-time second teamer Nikki Taylor (2014-15) with another distinction. The two also earned All-America honors playing for Hawaii’s beach team.

“I think this means more,” Maglio said of the indoor honor. “Not that beach doesn’t mean a lot, but this is definitely different because there’s so many more (indoor) teams.”

She said she again intends to play this spring for the SandBows, who finished third nationally last May. Maglio, who graduates in May with an animal sciences degree, said she hopes to play professionally after graduation.

Maglio is the 13th Wahine middle to earn the national honor. She had team highs of .381 hitting percentage and 22 double-digit kill matches as Hawaii (20-8) was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament by Illinois in its sixth five-set defeat of the season.

“It was a tough loss to end the season, but it was a good learning season,” she said. “This kind of season shows me what it takes to compete at a higher level. As Robyn (coach Ah Mow-Santos) told us, if you can play for her, you’ll be prepared to play professionally.

“My parents and teammates are proud and happy for me. People said they expected it but I didn’t.”

The Big West had four other players named honorable mention, including the conference player of the year, Cal Poly senior setter Taylor Nelson. The conference-champion Mustangs also had sisters Adlee and Torrey Van Winden selected, as was UC Santa Barbara sophomore Lindsey Ruddins. Ruddins, who averaged 5.84 kills and 6.46 points per set, is poised to become the first Gaucho ever to lead the nation in kills for an entire season.

Nelson finished fifth nationally in assists (11.81) and second on Cal Poly’s all-time assist list (4,277). Torrey Van Winden, a sophomore hitter, had the program’s second-highest single-season kill average (4.82 kps) and Adlee Van Winden, a junior hitter, was second to her sister in kills (3.33 kps).