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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Jenna Lodewyk of Calvin College Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Volleyball Team
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Jenna Lodewyk
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior setter
Jenna Lodewyk of Calvin College headlines the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III volleyball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A business major with a 3.88 cumulative GPA, Lodewyk has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division III volleyball. Calvin College has had five of the last seven Academic All-America® selections (Rebecca Kamp, 2011; Lizzie Kamp, 2012; Maggie Kamp, 2014 & 2015).
A first team selection this year to the Division III Academic All-America Team, Lodewyk is now a three-time honoree. She was a member of the second team in 2016 and a third team selection in 2015.
A native of Villa Park, Illinois, Lodewyk is a four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III All-America selection. She was a second team AVCA All-America selection this year and earned second team honors in 2016 and 2015. She was a third team All-America pick in 2014. The second four-time All-American in Calvin’s history, Lodewyk averaged 9.54 assists per set and 2.16 digs per set for the Knights this season. A four-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) All-Conference selection, she had a .365 hitting percentage this year.
Eighteen of the 23 members of the 2017-18 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III volleyball teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 11 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97.
Lodewyk and
Haley Bergan (Loras College) are repeat performers from last year’s Academic All-America® teams. Bergan is a first team selection this year, following third team recognition in 2016.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2017 Academic All-America® Volleyball Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Haley Bergan (3) |
Loras College |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Abby Bertics |
MIT |
Jr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Jenna Lodewyk (2, #) |
Calvin College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Business |
| Bailey MacInnis |
Rose-Hulman |
Jr. |
4 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Gabriele Razma |
Rose-Hulman |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Jillian Schulte |
Cornell College |
Jr. |
4 |
Medical Anthropology & Ethnic Studies |
| Erin Weisgarber |
Bluffton University |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Azita Bakhtyari |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Jr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Taylor Bauman |
McDaniel College |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Nora Holtan |
Gustavus Adolphus |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Psychological Science / Exercise Physiology |
| Anna Marcy |
St. John Fisher |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Nursing |
| Sarah Paolini |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
So. |
4 |
Nursing |
| Hannah Shields |
Averett University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Education |
| Kate Walker |
Johnson & Wales |
So. |
4 |
Counseling Psychology |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mehra den Braven |
Swarthmore |
So. |
4 |
Undeclared |
| Devan Gallagher |
Vassar |
Jr. |
3.59 |
Political Science |
| Savannah Koester |
Edgewood College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Accounting |
| Morgan Lowe |
Susquehanna |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Accounting |
| Sara Ridgway |
Kean University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Media / Film Communication |
| Sarah Smoot |
Averett University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biomedical Science |
| Kristin Stern |
Bethel (Minn.) |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Accounting and Finance |
| Carleigh Studtmann |
Bridgewater College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| Kelly Tornetta |
Muhlenberg College |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Physics / Mathematics |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Jenna Lodewyk, Calvin College
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2016
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2015
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747