LEXINGTON, Ky. – Illinois State outside hitter Tamara Otene earned Redbird Volleyball's eighth American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honor in program history, picking up Honorable Mention status following an outstanding sophomore campaign for the 'Birds.
As an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention selection, Otene joins a group of five other Redbirds who have been selected to the Honorable Mention team, including Jolene (Jordan) Hoover (1985), Kaitlyn Early (2014), Jaelyn Keene (2014), Emily Orrick (2014) and Courtney Pence (2017, 2018). Julie (Mueller) Paska is the only Redbird to date to earn honors beyond Honorable Mention, earning Second Team All-America status in 1984.