April 28, 2000
Walnut Creek, Calif. - Arizona State freshman Miriam Nagl was named the 2000 Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year and earned first-team Pac-10 honors in a vote of conference coaches release Thursday.
The Sun Devil freshman tied for sixth place earlier this week at the Pac-10 Championships, her ninth top-10 performance in nine appearances this season. She is also the second-ranked player in the country.
Three other Sun Devils also earned all-conference accolades including sophomore Caroline Laurens, who was named to the second team after earning honorable-mention honors last year, and honorable-mention picks sophomore Lisa Meredith and freshman Blair O'Neal, who are both first-time honorees.
Arizona head coach Todd McCorkle was also named Pac-10 Coach of the Year after leading his Wildcats to a No. 1 national ranking and their third conference title in four years.
All-Pac-10
First Team
Name | School | Year | Hometown |
Jenna Daniels | ARIZ | Sr. | Bonita, Calif. |
Miriam Nagl | ASU | Fr. | Berlin, Germany |
Candi Kung | USC | Fr. | Monterey Park, Calif. |
Cristina Baena | ARIZ | So. | Pereira, Colombia |
Amanda Moltke-Leth | UCLA | Sr. | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Jill Gomric | ARIZ | Sr. | Belleville, Ill. |
Second Team
Name | School | Year | Hometown |
Stephanie Keever | STAN | Jr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Mikaela Parmlid | USC | Fr. | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Hilary Homeyer | STAN | Jr. | Edina, Minn. |
Caroline Laurens | ASU | So. | Montpellier, France |
Elisha Au | WASH | Jr. | Waikoloa, Hawaii |
Honorable Mention
USC
Nicole Dalkas
Leila Chartrand
Linda Ishii
Arizona
Julie Kraschinski
Washington
Kelli Kamimura
UCLA
Laura Moffat
Arizona State
Blair O'Neal
Lisa Meredith
Arizona
Christina Monteiro
Oregon
Pam Sowden
Jerilyn White
California
Anne Walker
Stanford
Kim Rowton
Washington State
Jennifer Dodd
Coach of the Year: Todd McCorkle, ARIZ
Freshman of the Year: Miriam Nagl, ASU
Individual Pac-10 Champion: Candi Kung, USC