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Allie Barber of Marquette Leads 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Volleyball Team
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Allie Barber
AUSTIN, Texas – Marquette University senior outside hitter
Allie Barber headlines the 2019 Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Barber has been named the 2019 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I volleyball.
A biomedical sciences major with a 3.98 GPA from Cedarburg, Wis., Barber becomes a two-time Academic All-America selection after also earning first team honors in 2018. Barber was named the BIG EAST Player of the Year for the second time, also earning the honor in 2017, and helped guide Marquette to its ninth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Barber led the league all season with 4.61 kills per set all matches, 4.52 kills in BIG EAST matches and was fourth, hitting at a .313 clip. She was second in points per set tallying 4.78 and became Marquette's all-time kills leader in her final season. She was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on six occasions and is just the fourth player in 30 years to repeat as BIG EAST Player of the Year.
Of the 21 members on the Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team, 12 boast a perfect 4.0 GPA. The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97.
Three others join Barber as repeat selections on Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team from 2018 –
Madison Green (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi),
Samantha McLean (Michigan State University) and
Morgan Hash (Georgia State University).
2019 Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Allie Barber (1) |
Marquette University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Madison Green (2) |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Sydney Hilley |
University of Wisconsin |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Genetics & Genomics |
| Meghan McClure |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
4 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Samantha McLean (3) |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Pre-Medicine / Kinesiology |
| Leah Meyer |
University of Kentucky |
Gr. |
4 |
MBA |
| Paige Miles |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
4 |
Quantitative Economics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Camryn Allen |
Towson University |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Whitney Brown |
Robert Morris University |
Jr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Audriana Fitzmorris |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Human Biology |
| Paulina Hougaard-Jensen |
Colorado State University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
| Laura Masciullo |
Hofstra University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Mathematical Business Economics |
| Jordan Thompson |
University of Cincinnati |
Gr. |
3.59/3.67 |
Criminal Justice |
| Micaya White |
University of Texas |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Psychology |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brynn Carlson |
Kansas State University |
Gr. |
4 |
Nutrition, Dietectics & Sensory Sciences (G) |
| Morgan Hash (2) |
Georgia State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Public Health |
| Amelia Johnson |
Liberty University |
Gr. |
4 |
Interdisciplinary Studies (UG) / Public Health (G) |
| Katie Oleksak |
Colorado State University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Health & Exercise Science |
| Abby Stomp |
Northern Arizona University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Lauren Swartz |
Michigan State University |
Gr. |
4 |
Economics (UG) / Marketing Research (G) |
| Brittany Witt |
Creighton University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Exercise Science |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Allie Barber, Marquette University
(1) – 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2018 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2018 3rd team Academic All-America®
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 | (917) 576-7445