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DeBeer, Starkey, Foley and Joldersma highlight 2024 Academic All-America® Women's Volleyball teams
Four talented student-athletes headline 2024 Academic All-America volleyball teams.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2024 Academic All-America® women’s volleyball teams as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
Anna DeBeer from the University of Louisville,
Teagan Starkey from Concordia University, St. Paul,
Olivia Foley from Juniata College and
Eva Joldersma of Indiana Wesleyan University lead the Academic All-America® teams by being named as the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III as well as the NAIA, respectively.
The four Academic All-America® teams, totaling 80 student-athletes, have a 3.88 cumulative grade-point average with 23 members posting a perfect 4.00 GPA.
NCAA Division I
Anna DeBeer earns the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I after also being named to the first team last season. The graduate student from Louisville, Kentucky graduated with a 3.92 cumulative GPA as a health & human performance exercise science degree. The outside hitter is now pursuing a master’s in business administration. She earned AVCA All-America second team honors this year and picked up her second All-ACC first team award. DeBeer was a first team AVCA All-South Region honoree and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Louisville Regional in the NCAA Tournament.
DeBeer was one of six repeat selections to the Academic All-America® Division I team. The others are
Lexi Rodriguez (Nebraska),
Kendra Wait (Creighton),
Logan Case (Western Michigan),
Rachel Fairbanks (Pittsburgh),
Emily Londot (Ohio State) and
Julia Orzol (Wisconsin). Case, a three-time selection, was the 2023 CSC Academic All-America® Volleyball Team Member of the Year.
The Division I team boasted a 3.93 cumulative GPA.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Caroline Bien |
University of Kansas |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting |
| Anna DeBeer (1) |
University of Louisville |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| Eva Hudson |
Purdue University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Biomedical Health Sciences |
| Kennedy Martin |
University of Florida |
So. |
3.90 |
Business |
| Bergen Reilly |
University of Nebraska |
So. |
3.81 |
Business & Law |
| Lexi Rodriguez (1) (6) |
University of Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.65/4.00 |
Integrated Media Communication |
| Kendra Wait (1) (5) |
Creighton University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Merritt Beason |
University of Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.57/4.00 |
Applied Science |
| Logan Case (1) (4) |
Western Michigan University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
French |
| Rachel Fairbanks (2) |
University of Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Finance |
| Kira Fallert |
University of Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Emily Londot (2) |
Ohio State University |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Julia Orzol (3) |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business |
| Elia Rubin |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Norah Sis |
Creighton University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Nursing |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mekaila Aupiu |
Illinois State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Environmental Systems Science & Sustainability |
| Payton Brgoch |
University of Mississippi |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Sport & Recreation Administration (G) |
| Caitlyn Callahan |
College of Charleston |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| Syd Cole |
University of Northern Colorado |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| Tsvetelina Ilieva |
Binghamton University |
Gr. |
3.99 |
Business Administration |
| Allison Jacobs |
University of Michigan |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Management (G) |
| Argentina Ung |
Arizona State University |
Gr. |
3.67 |
Liberal Studies |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
NCAA Division II
A senior setter from Lakeville, Minnesota,
Teagan Starkey has a 4.00 cumulative GPA as a mathematics and actuarial science major. A two-time D2CCA first team All-American, she led Division II in assists per set (12.63) and total assist with 1,515. Sher is a three-time AVCA first team All-American team and a three-time AVCA all-region selection. Starkey was named All-NSIC first team for the third consecutive season. She was named to Academic All-America® first team in 2023 and the second team in 2022.
There are seven repeat selections on the Academic All-America® teams. In addition to Starkey, the others are
Kenzie Foley (St. Cloud State),
Maureen Reilly (Rockhurst),
Sabrina VanDeList (Colorado Mesa),
Taya Beller (Wayne State, Nebraska),
Isabella Ray (Lewis), and
Cassidy Snider (Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion). VanDeList is a six-time Academic All-America® pick including At-Large (beach volleyball) selections in 2022-23 and 2023-24. Starkey, Reilly, Beller, and Ray all earned their third honor.
The Division II team had a 3.89 cumulative GPA.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Kenzie Foley (1) |
St. Cloud State |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Statistics & Finance |
| Peyton Neff |
University of Nebraska Kearney |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Psychology |
| Adeline Ortman |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| Maureen Reilly (1) (4) |
Rockhurst University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Biochemistry (U) / Business Administration (G) |
| Teagan Starkey (1) (5) |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics & Actuarial Science |
| Sabrina VanDeList (1x) (4) (7) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| Emma Wijnbergen |
Quincy University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Criminal Justice |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Taya Beller (1) (6) |
Wayne State College |
Gr. |
3.76/3.74 |
Business Management |
| Kimberly DeBoer |
San Francisco State University |
Gr. |
3.88/3.91 |
Kinesiology |
| Kayla Giroux |
Wayne State University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Global Supply Chain Management |
| Laela Jimenez |
Mars Hill University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Lily Kurz |
Missouri Western State University |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Social Work |
| Abby Meister |
Northern State University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Human Performance & Fitness |
| Caitlin Mueller |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Multiple Subject Credential |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Emma Berran |
St. Cloud State |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Environmental Engineering |
| Anna Coulter |
East Stroudsburg University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Sport Management |
| Brooke Dexter |
Simon Fraser University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biological Sciences |
| Jordyn Gates |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Communication |
| Hannah Hair |
Seattle Pacific University |
Gr. |
3.91 |
Business & Finance (U) / Exercise Science (G) |
| Sydney Morland |
Wingate University |
So. |
3.77 |
Psychology |
| Isabella Ray (3) (5) |
Lewis University |
Gr. |
3.99 |
Middle Level Education |
| Tera Reberry |
Rockhurst University |
Gr. |
3.94/3.96 |
Health Care Management & Medical Spanish |
| Cassidy Snider (2) |
Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Sport Management |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(1x) – 1st team Academic All-America® At-Large in 2022-23, 2023-24
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(7) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NCAA Division III
Foley earns the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division III. The graduate student from Coldwater, Michigan,
Olivia Foley is pursuing her master’s degree in public health. She earned her undergraduate degree in social work and compiled a 3.59 cumulative GPA. The 5-foot-8 setter was named the AVCA National Player of the Year after leading the nation in assists per set (11.84) and was 17
th in total assists (1,125). Foley earned AVCA first team All-America honors and took home AVCA Region 5 Player of the Year accolades. Added to her award haul was the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year, All-ECAC first team, the Landmark Conference Player of the Year, and a first team All-Landmark Conference selection.
Seven members of the Division III team were repeat Academic All-America® selections:
Mackenzie Coley (Juniata),
Alyssa Dozier (Christopher Newport),
Graycee Mosley (East Texas Baptist),
Addie VanderWeide (Hope),
Simrin Carlsen (Johns Hopkins),
Riley Kindt (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) and
Ashley Kopp (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)).
The complete Division III team had a cumulative 3.83 GPA.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Simone Adam |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.74 |
Computer Science |
| Mackenzie Coley (1) |
Juniata College |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Marketing |
| Alyssa Dozier (1) |
Christopher Newport University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
History & Political Science |
| Olivia Foley |
Juniata College |
Gr. |
3.59/3.60 |
Social Work (U) / Public Health (G) |
| Graycee Mosley (2) |
East Texas Baptist University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
| Consecrata Rozario |
MIT |
Gr. |
3.84 |
Math, AI, & Decision Making (U) / Engineering (G) |
| Addie VanderWeide (1) |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Simrin Carlsen (1) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Environmental Science |
| Kennedy Christy |
Juniata College |
Gr. |
3.65/3.89 |
Marketing |
| Alayna Jansky |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Gr. |
3.51/3.83 |
Human Performance |
| Ashley Kopp (3) |
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Health Promotion & Wellness |
| Lauren Lee |
Hope College |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Biology |
| Georgia McGovern |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Literature & Film Studies |
| Lily Podolan |
Juniata College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Early Childhood Education |
| Kasie Tweet |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Nursing |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jenna Anderson |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Accounting & Finance |
| Kannyn Boyd |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| Sam Buckley |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Accounting |
| Molly Harrison |
Middlebury College |
So. |
3.96 |
Computer Science and Statistics |
| Riley Kindt (2) |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Nursing |
| Brielle Worley |
Gallaudet University |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NAIA
A junior outside hitter from Hudsonville, Michigan,
Eva Joldersma has a 3.84 cumulative GPA with her exercise science and pre-health care science major. On the court, she is a two-time NAIA National Player of the Year. Joldersma is an AVCA Player of the Year, AVCA All-America first team pick, and AVCA MidCentral Player of the Year the past two years. She earned NAIA Attacker of the Year the past two seasons and was selected the Crossroads League Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024. Her 568 kills ranked fourth in the nation.
Four members of the NAIA team were repeat Academic All-America® selections. In addition to Joldersma, the others are
Jazlin Douma (Northwestern College),
Zavyr Metzger (Northwestern College), and
Abbigail Porter (Indiana Wesleyan).
The two NAIA teams had a 3.84 cumulative GPA.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jazlin Douma (1) |
Northwestern College |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Physical Education |
| Lydia Harper |
Aquinas College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Elementary Education |
| Eva Joldersma (1) |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Exercise Science & Pre-Health Care Science |
| Zavyr Metzger (1) |
Northwestern College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Nursing |
| Megan Perry |
Southern Oregon University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration & Management |
| Abbigail Porter (1) |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Nursing |
| Loran Pritchett |
Evangel University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Leadership in Ministry (G) |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Julia Carr |
Carroll College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Computer Information Systems |
| Maiana Coelho |
Missouri Baptist University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Eve Fountain |
Bellevue University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Criminal Justice & Psychology |
| Madalyn Groft |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Math Education |
| Gabi Jakubowska |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
3.59 |
Cybersecurity |
| Kealy Kiviniemi |
Bellevue University |
Jr. |
3.57 |
Education |
| Lyssi Snouffer |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Exercise Science |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
John Jordan, Flagler College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity |
jjordan@flagler.edu | (904) 819-6465