Dec 02, 2021

Barton's Testoni becomes two-time 1st Team NJCAA All-America

Posted Dec 02, 2021 2:43 PM
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Barton Athletics

Mylena Testoni of the Barton Community College volleyball team has been announced as a first team selection of the 2021 NJCAA Division I Volleyball All-America honors.

Named NJCAA first team last season as well, Testoni becomes the first Cougar since 2001 in earning consecutive national honors and is the third straight year under Head Coach Alan Segal the Cougars earned the post-season distinction as Karina de Oliveira was named honorable mention following the 2019 season.

Testoni is also the program's 23rd first team selection and the 29th overall in forty-two years of volleyball competition.

Also repeating as the KJCCC and Region VI Most Valuable Player, Testoni won conference player of the week award four times this season, two on the offensive side and two from her defensive performances. Having won the award six times her initial season on the way to becoming a 1st Team NJCAA All-America selection, Testoni never won the national weekly award until this season in being named the week nine NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week.

The all-around play from Testoni was not only evident in the weekly awards, but within the 17 double-double performances in 35 matches played. On the offensive side Testoni ranked among the West leaders' top three of the major categories: second in kills (347) and third in kills per set (3.04) and hitting percentage (.318). Defensively, the native of Barra Velha, Brazil, was equally tough in finishing with the 8th best single season dig total of 540 in wrapping up her Barton career fourth on the all-time list accumulating 1014 digs.

Testoni and the Cougars finished 13-3 in conference for the program's third straight runner-up finish, concluding the season 24-11 after coming up short in five sets of the region semifinals.

Complete list of 2021-22 NJCAA Division I Volleyball All-America Teams

Barton Volleyball's NJCAA All-America Selections:

1st Team

Mylena Testoni – 2020 & 2021

Juliana Escobar – 2000 & 2001 (2001 Player of the Year)

Katia Migray Lara – 1999

Danielle Geronymo – 1998

Heidi Kerbel – 1998

Ning Zhao – 1997

Jenny Way – 1996

Alexis Shepherd – 1995

Julie Williams – 1994

Nicole Harris – 1993

Tracy Bernhardt – 1992

Lori Klenke – 1991

Michelle Hall – 1989 & 1990

Karen Washington – 1990

Yvette Clark - 1989

Paula Martin – 1988

Trish Gadberry – 1986

Sheila Johnson – 1985

Shannon Ridgeway – 1984

Carol Dreiling – 1982

2nd Team

Ashley Hallagin – 2001

Michelle Stirrett - 1993

Honorable Mention:

Karina de Oliveira – 2019

Paula da Silva – 2011

Alik Cardoso de Sa – 2007

Fernanda De Oliveira - 1999