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Kenzie Koerber of Brigham Young Leads 2021 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Volleyball Team
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Kenzie Koerber
AUSTIN, Texas – Opposite hitter
Kenzie Koerber, a graduate student at Brigham Young University headlines the 2021 Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Wednesday.
Koerber has been named the 2021 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I volleyball.
A native of Chino Hills, Calif., Koerber was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year and helped lead Brigham Young to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a 30-2 record, including a perfect 18-0 mark in conference play. Koerber was named the WCC Player of the Week four times during the season. She averaged a .365 hitting percentage with 334 kills, collected seven double-doubles and averaged 3.53 kills and 2.43 digs per set. Koerber earned her bachelor’s degree from Utah in communications and was a three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American, a four-year starter and two-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree.
Eight of the 21 members of the Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 10 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.87.
There were nine repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team including three-time first team pick
Sydney Hilley (University of Wisconsin). Hilley was joined by
Abby Bottomley (Creighton University),
Rylee Cookerly (Valparaiso University),
Logan Eggleston (University of Texas),
Kennedy Eschenberg (Brigham Young University),
Mackenzie May (UCLA),
McKenna Melville (UCF),
Avery Skinner (Baylor University) and
Hannah Thompson (Bradley University).
In addition, three Academic All-America® team members will compete in the NCAA Division I volleyball national semifinals beginning Thursday, Dec. 16:
Serena Gray (Pittsburgh),
Sydney Hilley (Wisconsin) and
Kayla Lund (Pittsburgh).
2021 Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Abby Bottomley (2) |
Creighton University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Finance & Marketing (UG) / Business Analytics (G) |
| Rylee Cookerly (2) |
Valparaiso University |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Nursing (UG) / Doctor of Nursing Practice (G) |
| Kennedy Eschenberg (3) |
Brigham Young University |
Gr. |
3.87 |
Post-Baccalaureate Studies |
| Serena Gray |
University of Pittsburgh |
Gr. |
3.95 |
Psychology (UG) / Applied Dev. Psychology (G) |
| Sydney Hilley (1) (4) |
University of Wisconsin |
Gr. |
3.79/4.00 |
Genetics & Genomics / Applied Biotechnology |
| Iman Isanovic |
Arizona State University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| Kenzie Koerber |
Brigham Young University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Post-Baccalaureate Studies |
| Mackenzie May (2) |
UCLA |
Gr. |
3.41/4.00 |
Sociology (UG) / Transformative Coaching and Leadership (G) |
| McKenna Melville (2) |
UCF |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
| Avery Skinner (1) |
Baylor University |
Gr. |
3.91/4.00 |
Comm. Studies / Disorders, Early Childhood Edu. (UG) / Speech Path. (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ava Bell |
University of Tennessee |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Political Science |
| Diana Brown |
University of Illinois |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Sadie Limback |
University of Nebraska Omaha |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Hannah Thompson (3) |
Bradley University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Health Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| KJ Adams |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Logan Eggleston (2) |
University of Texas |
Gr. |
3.58 |
Management |
| Hanna Laube |
Bowling Green State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
History |
| Olivia Lohmeier |
Morehead State University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Information Systems (UG) / Engineering Tech. (G) |
| Kayla Lund |
University of Pittsburgh |
Gr. |
3.46/4.00 |
Comm. & Psychology (UG) / Applied Dev. Psychology (G) |
| Kayla White |
UNCG |
Gr. |
3.95 |
Human Performance and Sport (UG) / MBA (G) |
| Lacey Zerwas |
West Virginia University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Management |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Kenzie Koerber, Brigham Young University
(1) – 2020-21 first team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2020-21 second team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2020-21 third team Academic All-America®
(4) – 2019-20 first team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Mex Carey | Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (517) 884-0033