UH’s Averill, 2 others with local ties named All-Americans

University of Hawaii junior middle blocker Taylor Averill, along with two others with Hawaii ties, were named to the first team of the AVCA Division I-II All-America teams.

Averill is UH’s first All-American since Jonas Umlauft was a first-team selection in 2010 and 2011.

Joining Averill on the first team were USC’s Micah Christenson (Kamehameha) and Long Beach State’s Taylor Crabb (Punahou).

USC’s Henry Cassiday and Pepperdine’s Josh Taylor, both Punahou alums, were named to the second team.

UH opposite Brook Sedore was named to honorable mention.