LOS ANGELES - Today's announcement of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I All-America teams capped the brilliant collegiate career of UCLA's Kara Milling (Poway, Calif.). The Bruins' team captain and go- to player, Milling helped lead UCLA to an overall record of 17-13 and its 16th NCAA Championship Tournament appearance.

An opposite hitter, Milling enjoyed an exceptional senior season already claiming All-District VIII and First Team All-Pac-10 honors. She etched her name on the UCLA single season top-10 list by posting a .302 attack percentage. Ranked third in the last regular-season national rankings, she finished the year with a team and Pac-10 Conference best 5.66 kills per game average. Her 623 kills this season is the third highest single season kill total in UCLA history, just 16 behind all-time record holder Annett Buckner. In addition, Milling became only the sixth player in UCLA history to surpass the 1,600 career kill milestone and barely fell short of the 1,700 mark by finishing third on the all- time list with 1,691.

Also the team leader in aces with 42, Milling ranks second in the Pac-10 with an 0.38 per game average. A solid defender, Milling finished just shy of the 1,000 milestone in career digs and ranks eighth on the UCLA all-time list with 991. This season she stands third on the squad and ninth in the conference with a 2.80 digs per game average and 308 total digs.

Milling's selection helps UCLA maintain its position at the forefront of the all-time honors list. More players from UCLA have received AVCA All-American honors than from any other school, while only Stanford and Nebraska have more total certificates distributed among fewer players. Milling is the 17th player in UCLA women's volleyball history to receive AVCA All-America honors and earns the 29th certificate in Bruin history.

The 24 AVCA All-Americans were selected to first and second teams chosen from the 56 players named All-District last week. Here is the complete list alphabetically.

First Team: Bonnie Bremner, Penn State, S; Katie Crawford, UCSB, MB; Makare Desilets, Washington, MB; Kristin Folkl, Stanford, OH; Nina Foster, Florida, MB; Jasmina Marinkovic, USC, MB; Misty May, Long Beach State, S; Sarah Noriega, Loyola Marymount, Opp; Demetria Sance, Texas, OH; Amy Steel Gant, BYU, MB; Kerri Walsh, Stanford, Opp; Terri Zemaitis, Penn State, MB.

Second Team: Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State, MB; Benishe Dillard, Long Beach State, MB; Jessica Field, Arkansas, MB; Roberta Gehlke, UCSB, OH; Kelly Kennedy, Wisconsin, MB; Amy Lee, Wisconsin, OPP; Kara Milling, UCLA, Opp; Fiona Nepo, Nebraska, S; Lisa Reitsma, Nebraska, OPP; Korie Rogers, BYU, OPP; Stacy Sykora, Texas A&M, OH; Lisa Sharpley, Stanford, S.