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Melville, Hladky, Westra and Scott Highlight 2022 Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams
Four talented student-athletes headline 2022 volleyball Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four student-athletes garnered accolades for their achievements both on the court and in the classroom –
McKenna Melville of UCF,
Rylee Hladky from Metropolitan State University of Denver,
Heidi Westra of Calvin University and
Cambree Scott from Eastern Oregon University – to headline the 2022 Academic All-America® volleyball teams as chosen by College Sports Communicators.
Melville (Division I), Hladky (Division II), Westra (Division III) and Scott (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for their respective collegiate divisions.
NCAA Division I
UCF’s
McKenna Melville entered an exclusive group as a five-time NCAA All-America choice as named by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in addition to becoming a three-time Academic All-America® selection.
Melville, an outside hitter from Eagan, Minn., has also collected AVCA Southeast Player of the Year, five-time All-Region, three-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and five-time first-team All-AAC First Team in her superb UCF career. She paced the Knights in kills per set (5.51), total kills (573), solo blocks (13) and total points (636.0) while recording 2.59 digs and 0.72 blocks a set this year. For her career, Melville made it into the NCAA top 10 in kills all time and shattered the all-time kills record at UCF with 2,563. Melville boasts of a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average pursuing a post-graduate degree in finance.
The NCAA Division I volleyball Academic All-America® team includes 10 student-athletes who have maintained perfect 4.0 GPAs plus another with a 4.0 GPA in graduate studies among its 21 honorees. The first team put together an average GPA of 3.892.
Six student-athletes snared repeat honors on the Division I Academic All-America® squad – Melville, Texas Tech’s
KJ Adams, Illinois'
Diana Brown, Texas’
Logan Eggleston, Pittsburgh’s
Serena Gray and Arizona State’s
Iman Isanovic, while Eggleston and Melville took their third Academic All-America® accolades.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Caitie Baird |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Human Biology |
| Diana Brown (2) |
Illinois |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Molecular & Cellular Biology (UG) / Community Health (G) |
| Logan Case |
Western Michigan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
French |
| Logan Eggleston (3)(5) |
University of Texas |
Sr. |
3.59 |
Management |
| Kelley Johnson |
North Dakota State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biological Sciences |
| Elizabeth Juhnke |
University of South Dakota |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Finance |
| McKenna Melville (1)(5) |
UCF |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Gina Rivera-Ortiz |
Tennessee State University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Health Sciences |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| London Austin-Roark |
SMU |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Management (G) |
| Kayley Cassaday |
University of Tulsa |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Serena Gray (1) |
University of Pittsburgh |
Gr. |
3.90/4.00 |
Applied Developmental Psychology (G) |
| Iman Isanovic (1) |
Arizona State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| Magda Jehlarova |
Washington State University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Management |
| CC McGraw |
University of Minnesota |
Gr. |
3.86/3.81 |
Sport & Exercise Science |
| Kendra Wait |
Creighton University |
So. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| KJ Adams (3) |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Alexis Engelbrecht |
Iowa State University |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Criminal Justice |
| Lena Kindermann |
Jacksonville State University |
Gr. |
4.00/3.75 |
English |
| Elena Oglivie |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
3.61 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Amber Olson |
UCF |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Accounting |
| Lexi Rodriguez |
University of Nebraska |
So. |
3.64 |
Advertising & Public Relations |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
NCAA Division II
Rylee Hladky from Metropolitan State University of Denver landed her second first-team AVCA All-America and second Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association All-America (2
nd team 2022, 1
st team 2021) nods as well as being a two-time first-team CSC Academic All-America® selection.
Hladky’s other honors include two-time D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year, two-time all-region, two-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, four-time all-conference, three-time first-team All-RMAC, two-time all-tournament in the South Central Region and most valuable player of the 2022 RMAC Tournament. Hladky, a junior outside hitter from Gillette, Wyoming, finished second in the RMAC in kills per set (3.55) and points per set (4.23) while producing 2.71 digs, 0.51 blocks and 0.40 aces a set. She accumulated 1,249 kills and 1,088 digs to become the seventh player in MSU Denver history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. Hladky has compiled a 3.92 cumulative GPA studying mechanical engineering.
Among the NCAA Division II Academic All-America® team, eight student-athletes own 4.0 GPAs with two more posting 4.0 GPAs in their graduate studies. The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.975. Five Division II Academic All-America® recipients became two-time honorees – Hladky,
Charlotte Richards of Missouri-St. Louis,
Eve Stephens of Alaska Anchorage,
Sabrina VanDeList of Colorado Mesa and
Taylor Vaneekeren of West Florida.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Rylee Hladky (1) |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Hayley Kreiger |
Davenport University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Business |
| Kelli McKinnon |
Harding University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Maureen Reilly |
Rockhurst University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
| Charlotte Richards (5) |
University of Missouri-St. Louis |
Gr. |
3.94/4.00 |
Supply Chain Mgmt. (UG) / Supply Chain Data Analytics (G) |
| Eve Stephens (3) |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Accounting |
| Sabrina VanDeList (3) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Kennedy Brady |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Education |
| Erika Bute |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Sports Administration & Leadership |
| Jess Molen |
Thomas Jefferson University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Biochemistry |
| Bella Ray |
Lewis University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Middle Level Education |
| Alyssa Rezac |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Business Management |
| Teagan Starkey |
Concordia-St. Paul |
So. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
| Taylor Vaneekeren (2) |
University of West Florida |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Sport Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Taya Beller |
Wayne State College |
So. |
3.71 |
Business Management & Management |
| Emily Edwards |
Lynn University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Sports Management |
| Maddy Guetter |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Marketing |
| Kenzie Hines |
Rockhurst University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration & Accounting |
| Payton Kirchhoefer |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Mathematics Education |
| Kari Mercer |
University of South Carolina Aiken |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| Rachel Walker |
Wayne State College |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Elementary Education |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
NCAA Division III
Heidi Westra of Calvin University (Michigan) boasted of the NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year to go along with her other accolades: two-time first-team AVCA Division III All-American, 2021 Division III Player of the Year, two-time AVCA Great Lakes Region Player of the Year, two-time Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MVP and three-time first-team All-MIAA.
Westra, an outside hitter/right-side hitter from Clarendon Hills, Illinois, posted 4.68 kills, 3.16 digs, 0.63 blocks, 0.47 aces and 5.48 points a set with a .305 hitting percentage this season. Westra, a three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipient, compiled a 3.72 GPA studying economics and business marketing.
The NCAA Division III Academic All-America® team included five 4.0 students. The eight student-athletes on the first team compiled a 3.916 average GPA.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Sydnei Avery |
Aurora University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Sports Management / Marketing |
| Peyton Breissinger |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Applied Physics |
| Emma Conrad |
Muskingum University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Ottavia Personeni |
MIT |
So. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Emily Rapach |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Biology |
| Adriana Rodriguez |
North Park University |
So. |
3.96 |
Business |
| Heidi Westra |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Economics / Business Marketing |
| Stella Yan |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Information Systems |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Marion Abeja |
Mount Holyoke College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
| Brenna Bell |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
So. |
3.88 |
Environment, Economics & Politics |
| Mariah Brenz |
Albion College |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Biology / Biochemistry |
| Mackenzie Coley |
Juniata College |
So. |
3.50 |
Marketing |
| Abby Fregien |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
So. |
3.99 |
Kinesiology |
| Haley Holz |
New York University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Business / Film & Television |
| Raquel McDonald |
Thiel College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice Studies / Sociology / Psychology |
| Grace Parker |
Randolph-Macon College |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Nursing |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Arianna Barrett |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Gr. |
3.76 |
Communication Sciences & Disorders (G and UG) |
| Abby Glanzer |
University of Northwestern |
So. |
3.68 |
Health Sciences |
| Amber Greeley |
Otterbein University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Nursing |
| Payton Lowrey |
Grinnell College |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Chemistry |
| Sara Rogers |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Marylyn Schroyer |
University of Northwestern |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Business Administration & Marketing |
NAIA
Cambree Scott of Eastern Oregon University reeled in her third NAIA All-America nod, a first-team honor, in addition to her second first-team CSC Academic All-America® accolade.
Scott, a middle hitter from Bend, Oregon, became a four-time first-team All-Cascade Collegiate Conference performer, all-tournament in the NAIA Championships, three-time AVCA All-NAIA Northwest Region and 2020 CCC Player of the Year. In 2022, Scott topped the NAIA with 1.45 blocks per set and 180 blocks to go with a .255 hitting percentage and 2.25 kills a set. Scott took over as the Mountaineers’ all-time block leader with 710. Scott, a three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete, turned in a 4.00 cumulative GPA as a graduate student working towards a teaching degree.
The NAIA Academic All-America® featured six student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs and five repeat honorees – Scott,
Kacy Bragg and
Ryan Czerniak from Taylor (Indiana),
Ady Dwight of Dakota Wesleyan (South Dakota) and
Nicole Reyes of Oregon Tech snagged their second career Academic All-America® honors. The team’s eight first-team recipients own a 3.927 average GPA.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Kacy Bragg (2) |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Psychology |
| Ryan Czerniak (2) |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Human Physiology & Preventative Medicine |
| Ady Dwight (1) |
Dakota Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Nursing |
| Hope Leimbach |
Midland University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Education |
| Kelsey Moore |
Northwest University (Wash.) |
Sr. |
4.00 |
User Design Experience |
| Nicole Reyes (1) |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Manufacturing Engr. Tech. & Mechanical Engr. |
| Kira Rymer |
Columbia International University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration & Sports Management |
| Cambree Scott (1) |
Eastern Oregon University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Teaching (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Abby Andrews |
University of Mobile |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Public Accounting |
| Paige Brenner |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Madeline Else |
Dakota Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biochemistry |
| Sarah Lazar |
Friends University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Business Administration |
| Danielle Prior |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Ellie Rockers |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Human Services |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Rich Tortorelli, Oklahoma City University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rtortorelli@okcu.edu | (405) 208-5304