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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Lily Johnson of Missouri State Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Volleyball Team
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Lily Johnson
AUSTIN, Texas – Missouri State senior outside hitter
Lily Johnson highlights the 2017 Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Johnson has been named the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I volleyball.
A cell and molecular biology major with a 3.96 GPA, Johnson was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year for the third straight season, is a four-time All-MVC selection and a four-time all-Midwest Region honoree by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Johnson is the first player to lead the MVC in kills in four consecutive seasons, finishing the year with averages of 4.52 kills and 3.91 digs per set with 40 aces and 51 total blocks. The senior outside hitter from Wildwood, Mo., ranks second nationally with 574 total kills and 646.5 total points.
Johnson is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection, capping off her career by headlining the first team after earning second team honors in 2016.
The Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball team has three additional repeat performers –
Ashley Evans (Purdue University),
Jaelyn Keene (Illinois State University) and
Haileigh Washington (Penn State University) – from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams. Evans was a second team honoree in 2016 and a third team selection in 2015, while Keene earned second team honors in 2016. Washington, a second team honoree in 2017, was named third team in 2016 and second team in 2015.
Of the 21 members of the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team, 18 have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 14 student-athletes sporting a perfect 4.0 GPA. The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.98.
2017 Academic All-America® Volleyball Team – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Alexis Conaway |
Iowa State |
Sr. |
4 |
Kinesiology |
| Ashley Evans (2) (#) |
Purdue |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Lily Johnson (2) |
Missouri State |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Jaelyn Keene (2) |
Illinois State |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Financial Accounting |
| Rachel Minarick |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Kinesiology |
| Annika Olsen |
Iowa |
Sr. |
4.06 |
Finance |
| Kristi Piedimonte |
Kennesaw State |
Sr. |
4 |
Nursing |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jacie McClure |
Louisiana Tech |
Sr. |
4 |
Kinesiology & Health Promotion |
| Allison Penner |
UNCG |
Jr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Kristen Stucker |
Austin Peay |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Katie Tomasic |
Miami (Ohio) |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance |
| Kori Waelbroeck |
IUPUI |
Sr. |
4 |
Community Health |
| Haleigh Washington (3) (&) |
Penn State |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Philosophy |
| Jaali Winters |
Creighton |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Business Information & Analytics and French |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brianne Dixon |
Missouri State |
Sr. |
4 |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Ann Hollas |
Stephen F. Austin |
So. |
4 |
Biology |
| Leah Lawrence |
Alabama |
Gr. |
3.99/4.00 |
Accounting |
| Ally Lunsford |
Bryant |
Sr. |
4 |
Applied Psychology |
| Patricia Mattingly |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Applied Mathematics |
| Kaylee Neal |
New Mexico State |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting |
| Anna Zwiebel |
LSU |
So. |
4.09 |
Kinesiology |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Lily Johnson, Missouri State
(2)—2016 CoSIDA Academic All-American® Second Team
(3)—2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team
(&)—2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Team
(#)—2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Third Team
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Mex Carey, Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (517) 884-0033