Corona del Mar’s Carlsen All-American in Volleyball

Lara Carlsen of Corona del Mar High School, The Times’ Orange County girls’ volleyball player of the year, has been named to Volleyball Monthly magazine’s All-American first team, the magazine announced Thursday.

Carlsen, a 5-foot-11 senior middle blocker, averaged 14 kills a match and led the Sea Kings to the State Division I and Southern Section 5-A championships. She has made an oral commitment to play at USC next season.

La Habra’s Missy Clements, a 5-11 senior middle blocker, was named to the magazine’s All-American second team. Clements, who is undecided on a college, led the Highlanders to their second consecutive State Division II and Southern Section 3-A titles this season.

Carlsen and Clements also were among several Orange County players named to the all-Southern Section teams, which were released Thursday.

County players on the all-Southern Section teams:

Division 5-A

First team: MVPs--Carlsen (Corona del Mar) and Tracy Schriber (Corona del Mar). Others--Marta Bickert (El Toro), Kealy Clarke (Laguna Beach), Tara Kroesch (Newport Harbor), Michelle Mauney (El Toro), Tanya Mitchell (Capistrano Valley), Prentice Perkins (Corona del Mar).

Second team: Brandi Brooks (Estancia), Christine Garner (Tustin), Bryn Gillis (Dana Hills), Judy Jackson (Capistrano Valley), Megan Morse (Santa Margarita), Stacy Petersen (Corona del Mar), Ashley Wacholder (Laguna Beach).

Division 4-A

First team: Cristin Rossman (Marina).

Second team: Stacey Blackburn (Marina), Julie Greer (Esperanza), Debbie Howard (Edison), Heather Lowe (Cypress), Shelby Snyder (Fountain Valley).

Division 3-A

First team: MVP--Clements (La Habra). Others--Melizza Benitez (El Modena), Marni Hichborn (El Modena), Ana Kristich (La Habra), Zrinka Kristich (La Habra).

Second team: Lisa Almanza (La Habra), Kathy Farina (El Modena), Kori Rosenkranz (Sunny Hills).

Division 1-A

First team: Kathleen Bunce (Capistrano Valley Christian), Karen Benkovsky (Capistrano Valley Christian).

Second team: Elaine Kollias (Capistrano Valley Christian), Jennifer Rudometkin (Whittier Christian).

Small Schools Division

First team: Susan Teitsworth (St. Margaret’s).

Second team: Hilary Albers (St. Margaret’s).