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Natalie Aston of Johns Hopkins Headlines 2021 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Volleyball Team
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Natalie Aston
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Natalie Aston of Johns Hopkins University headlines the 2021 Academic All-America® Division III volleyball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Aston, pursuing a double major in behavioral biology and psychology, has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award for Division III volleyball. A native of Woodland Hills, California, Aston holds a 3.81 cumulative GPA. A first team selection this year to the Division III Academic All-America® Team, Aston is now a two-time Academic All-America® honoree. She was also a member of the first team in 2020-21.
A setter for the Blue Jays, Aston earned her second career American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) first team All-America award in 2021. She was also a first team All-American in 2019 and an honorable mention selection in 2018. Additionally, Aston repeated this fall as the AVCA Region 5 Player of the Year and as the Centennial Conference Player of the Year.
Aston recorded 1,030 assists, 215 digs, 85 blocks and 84 kills during the 2021 season as she helped lead Johns Hopkins to the Regional Final of the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. She concluded her career ranked fourth in school history in assists with 2,841. She is third in career attack percentage (.325) and ranks seventh with 255 career blocks.
The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.91 and the 22 student-athletes that make up all three teams have an average cumulative GPA of 3.88. Six of the 22 members of the 2021 Academic All-America® Division III volleyball teams have a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. The six team members with a 4.00 GPA are:
Vivian Beaudoin (Carnegie Mellon University ),
Jessica Beil (Piedmont University),
Syd Case (The College of Wooster),
Elizabeth Chu (Stevens Institute of Technology),
Emily Fagundo (Regis College), and
Katie Hobler (RIT).
Seven of this year’s student-athletes on the three teams are repeat selections from 2020-21. Chu is a three-time selection to the Academic All-America® Division III volleyball teams. Her first team honor this year joins her first team award in 2020-21 and a third team honor in 2019. Aston and Chu are the two members of this year’s first team that were also on the 2020-21 first team.
Wartburg College teammates
Kylie Bildstein and
Katie Foster are first team selections this year, following third team recognition in 2020-21.
Sydney Portale of Johns Hopkins is a repeat selection, earning second team honors in 2021 after first team honors in 2020-21.
Kate Holtan of Gustavus Adolphus College and
McKenna Otto from Hope College are on the second team this year after also earning second team accolades in 2020-21.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2021 Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Natalie Aston (1) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Behavioral Biology & Psychology |
| Kylie Bildstein (3) |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| Syd Case |
The College of Wooster |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Environmental Geoscience |
| Elizabeth Chu (1, #) |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Chemical Biology |
| Katie Foster (3) |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Public Health |
| Katie Hobler |
RIT |
Sr. |
4.00 |
New Media Design |
| Tracy Westra |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Environmental Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Vivian Beaudoin |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Annie Bryan |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science & Mathematical Economics |
| Cate Desler |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Economics |
| Kate Holtan (2) |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Management |
| McKenna Otto (2) |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Biomedical & Biomechanical Engineering |
| Eleni Panagopoulos |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Biology & Psychology |
| Sydney Portale (1) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Gr. |
3.81 |
Strategic Communications (UG) / Communications (G) |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jessica Beil |
Piedmont University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Cardiovascular Technology |
| Katie Billetdeaux |
The College of Wooster |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Neuroscience |
| Emily Fagundo |
Regis College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Nuclear Medicine |
| Sara Labadorf |
Springfield College |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Physical Therapy |
| Tara Martin |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Applied Mathematics & Economics |
| Anna Schriemer |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Psychology / Pre-Physician's Assistant School |
| Morgan Wardall |
UW-Whitewater |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Communication |
| Amanda Wetmore |
WPI |
Gr. |
3.88 |
Chemical Engineering (UG) / Management (G) |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Natalie Aston, Johns Hopkins University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2020-21
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2020-21
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2020-21
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747