The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team placed four players on the Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference Team, including player of the year Jamie Houston.

Senior middle blockers Kari Gregory and Juliana Sanders were also picked to the team and left-side hitter Tara Hittle joined them.

Hittle, a junior, missed all but five matches last season due to an ankle injury and received a medical hardship.

Houston earned third team All-American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and All-WAC first team honors in 2006.

Gregory and Sanders were also first team all-WAC.

The Rainbow Wahine finished 29-6 last year, losing to UCLA in the Honolulu regional final at the Stan Sheriff Center.

PRESEASON ALL-WAC TEAM

Niki Clement, Jr., SJSU

Teal Ericson, Sr., Nevada

Kari Gregory, Sr., Hawai'i

Tara Hittle, Jr., Hawai'i

Jamie Houston, Jr., Hawai'i

Haley Larsen, Jr., Idaho

Amanda Nielson, Sr., Utah St.

Kim Oguh, Sr., New Mexico St.

Shannon Phillips, Sr., Louisiana Tech

Juliana Sanders, Sr., Hawai'i

Jennier Senftleben, Sr., SJSU

Amber Simpson, Jr., New Mexico St.

Player of the Year:

Jamie Houston, Hawai'i