OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sophomore outside/right side hitter Sarina Ulberg has been selected as a 2023 First Team Division II All-American by both the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and VolleyballMag.com.
Ulberg becomes the 33rd player in in team history to be selected NJCAA All-American and the 28th in Division II. She is just the fourth JCCC player to earn VolleyballMag.com All-American. Earlier Ulberg was also selected First Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II and All-Region 6/District.
Ulberg, along with her teammates, helped lead JCCC to a 37-4 record and third place finish at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament.
"Sarina has earned this honor by working really hard in the spring and summer to compete at the level she did this season," said JCCC head coach Jennifer Ei. "She became a strong force as a blocker and attacker consistently all season. She was one of the captains that led this team to fight back at nationals to finish 3rd place in the nation. Congratulations to all of Sarina's hard work in becoming an All-American First Team."
Ulberg put together a tremendous sophomore season. She led the team, ranked fourth in the conference and 30th in the NJCAA with 408 total kills. Her 408 kills also rank 11th on JCCC's season chart. She posted a .293 kill percentage which also ranks fourth in the conference and her 3.07 kills per set average was seventh-best in the conference.
Ulberg also had an outstanding national tournament, finishing with 75 total kills, fourth most ever in tournament play in team history. In JCCC's opening win over Gulf Coast State she collected 21 kills, which ties the fourth-best total in a match.
For her career, Ulberg tallied 556 total kills, with ranks 20th all-time.