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Stanford outside hitter Meghan McClure Headlines 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Volleyball Team
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Meghan McClure
AUSTIN, Texas – Outside hitter
Meghan McClure, a senior at Stanford University headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.
McClure has been named the 2020-21 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I volleyball.
A native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., McClure graduated from Stanford with a degree in science, technology & society while carrying a 4.0 GPA. This is the second Academic All-America® honor for McClure after being named to the first team in 2019. As a senior in 2021, McClure was a Top 30 candidate for the Senior CLASS Award and was a preseason All-Pac-12 Conference selection. McClure was a member of two NCAA Championship teams (2018, 2019) and helped lead Stanford to three Pac-12 titles (2017-19). She was a three-time honorable mention All-America from VolleyballMag.com (2017-19), an American Volleyball Coaches Association North Region pick in 2018 and was recognized by the Pac-12 three times with all-conference selections.
Six 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 eight members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.86.
Joining McClure as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division I volleyball team are
Brynn Carlson (Kansas State University), a third team Academic All-America® honoree in 2019,
Sydney Hilley (University of Wisconsin), who was a firs team Academic All-America® selection in 2019 and
Lauren Swartz (Michigan State University), who was a member of the third team Academic All-America® in 2019.
Seven of the 21 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s volleyball teams sport a perfect 4.0 GPA in either undergrad or graduate school. The eight members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.86, with the complete 21-member women’s team averaging a 3.84 GPA.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brynn Carlson (3) |
Kansas State University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Dietetics / Kinesiology & Nutrition / Kinesiology |
| Gabby Curry |
University of Kentucky |
Gr. |
3.84 |
MBA |
| Sydney Hilley (1) |
University of Wisconsin |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Applied Biotechnology |
| Nicole Lennon |
Rice University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Economics & Psychological Sciences |
| Madison Lilley |
University of Kentucky |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Integrated Strategic Communication |
| Meghan McClure (1) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Avery Skinner |
University of Kentucky |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Lauren Swartz (3) |
Michigan State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Economics (UG) / Marketing Research (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Abby Bottomley |
High Point University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Finance / Marketing |
| Rylee Cookerly |
Valparaiso University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Nursing |
| Logan Eggleston |
University of Texas |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Management |
| Megan Kaufman |
Chattanooga |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Mac May |
UCLA |
Gr. |
3.79/4.00 |
Sociology |
| McKenna Melville |
UCF |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Finance |
| Lexi Sun |
University of Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Communication Studies |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Dana Axner |
FGCU |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Secondary Mathematics Education |
| Kylie Deberg |
University of Missouri |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Parks, Recreation & Sport |
| Kennedy Eschenberg |
Brigham Young University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Elementary Education |
| Anett Nemeth |
Coastal Carolina University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Management |
| Hannah Thompson |
Bradley University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Health Science |
| Cindy Tran |
UC San Diego |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Public Health |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Meghan McClure, Stanford University
(1) – 2019 1
st team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2019 3
rd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, 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