VOLLEYBALL
lmuall-americans Kerry House
KERRY HOUSE
outside hitter 1989-1990 A 2003 LMU Hall of Fame honoree, House proved to be one of LMU’s great athletes in two seasons with the Lions. A two-time AllWCC first-team selection, House was the first LMU volleyball player to earn Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention accolades. She still ranks first among LMU’s alltime leaders in career dig average (4.89 dpg), season dig average (5.36 dpg - 1990), singleseason attacks (1,898 - 1990) and digs (740 1990). Following her senior campaign, House was also honored as LMU’s Female ScholarAthlete of the Year. Her career dig average still ranks third all-time in the NCAA record book.
Julie Greer
TRACY HOLMAN
middle blocker 1992-1995 Following her senior season, LMU’s Julie Greer became the second women’s volleyball athlete to earn Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention accolades. In 1995, Greer ranked 15th in the nation in attack percentage (.388) and led the team in block average (1.15 bpg). Greer also earned All-District VIII honors and was named WCC Co-Player of the Year as a senior.
Kim Blankinship outside hitter 1993-1996 Blankinship led LMU to three WCC championships and NCAA postseason appearances. Following her senior campaign, she was named to the Volleyball Magazine All-America third-team and became the third athlete in program history to earn such an honor. In 1996, Blankinship was also named WCC Co-Player of the Year after garnering Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a junior. Blankinship was honored as the LMU Female Athlete of the Year upon graduation in 1996. She was posthumously inducted into the LMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
Tracy Holman setter 1994-1997
A 2005 LMU Hall of Fame honoree, Holman became the all-time career assist leader (5,362 assists, 13.24 apg) at LMU and second in WCC history. After leading LMU to its thirdstraight WCC title as a junior, she earned Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention accolades. She was a four-time AllWCC first-team selection and started her career as the 1994 WCC Freshman of the Year. Holman was honored on the AVCA All-West Region second-team in 1994 and the AllDistrict VIII team in 1996. Upon graduation, she was named the WCC and LMU Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an honor she also earned at LMU in 1996-97.
Kelli Nerison middle blocker 2001-2004 A breakout upperclassman career earned Nerison AVCA honorable mention AllAmerica honors in 2003 and 2004, making her just the second Lion to receive the national distinction in back-to-back seasons. Collegiate Volleyball Update named the two-time AllWCC first-team selection one of the top five middle blockers in the nation in 2004. Also a two-time first-team AVCA All-Region pick, Nerison was a two time WCC All-Academic pick and finished her career setting 10 new program records.