Date Posted: 12/14/2006

NASHVILLE, TENN. - Belmont's Colleen Nilson picked up another postseason award as she was named AVCA All-American Honorable Mention for 2006 season when the All-American teams were announced on Wednesday. This honor follows her selection to the AVCA All-South Region Team last week. She becomes just the fourth Belmont student-athlete ever to receive NCAA All-America honors, joining Keely Weaver (women’s track & field, 2000), Adam Sonn (men’s basketball, 2003), and Blake Owen (baseball, 2005).

In her three years at Belmont, the setter from McHenry, Illinois has virtually rewritten the Bruin record book while amassing a peerless resume of individual honors. This past season, Nilson was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year and Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP in leading the conference champion Bruins to a 24-7 record and their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Nilson, who twice earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week recognition, led the league in assists per game (13.37), and ranked second in service aces per game (0.50).

A perennial Atlantic Sun All-Academic selection as a political science major, Nilson established new personal career-highs, as well as program and Curb Event Center records in assists on consecutive days when she registered 68 assists each against North Florida on November 3 and Jacksonville on November 4. Nilson already holds the all-time program record for assists (4,410) and has been named First Team All-Atlantic Sun in each of her first three seasons.

Related Links:
 • Click here for full coverage at BelmontBruins.com