League volleyball players named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District Teams
Nov. 9, 2006
Hegemann has put together a stellar year on the court in leading UWM to its fourth-straight Horizon League regular season title. She has been named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week twice while surpassing 1,000 career kills and becoming UWM's all-time blocks leader. She has reached double figures in kills 17 times, including in 10 of her last 11 contests, and she has also reached double figures in digs in seven of her last 10 outings.
For the season, Hegemann leads the team in kills, blocks and service aces while standing third on the team in digs. She has also recorded seven double-doubles and has hit better than .300 in a match 10 times this year.
In the classroom, Hegemann has a 3.76 grade-point average as an education major. In addition to her academic all-district award last year, she won Horizon League All-Academic team honors and was on the UWM Dean's List and the Horizon League Honor Roll.
Hegemann and the Panthers wrap up their regular season with road matches at
It is the first such honor for Slinger in her career while Rauen was a second-team all-district selection a year ago.
Slinger, a junior setter from
It has been a week full of honors for Rauen who was named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week Monday and Horizon League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week Tuesday. The senior outside hitter/libero from
District V encompasses
UW-Green Bay is 12-14 overall and 6-6 in the Horizon League heading into its final weekend of regular season play at Wright State Friday and Butler Saturday.
ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District V First Team
Claire Jackson, IPFW, Sr., Fort Wayne, Ind., 4.0, Biology/Pre-Med
Stephanie Jurivich, Northwestern, Jr., LaGrange, Ill., 3.93, Mathematics
Cheryl Hegemann, UW-Milwaukee, Sr., Waterford, Wis., 3.76, Education
Betty Slinger, UW-Green Bay, Jr., Faribault, Minn., 3.87, Human Biology
Sara Diehl, Indiana, Sr., Bloomington, Ind., 3.86, Business
Sarah Rauen, UW-Green Bay, Sr., Stacy, Minn., 3.84, Human Biology
Adrianna Stasiuk, Notre Dame, Jr., Park Ridge, Ill, 3.74, Accounting
Chicago, Ill. - Senior Ann Deelo and junior Jennifer White were named ESPN The Magazine Second Team District V Academic All-District this afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The duo represents the first two Loyola women's volleyball players to ever earn the award.
Deelo and White have both been a major part of Loyola's back-row defense this season. Deelo broke the school's career digs record on Sept. 2 against
Both have managed to strike the balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics, with each excelling as double majors. White carries a 3.98 grade-point average in accounting and finance while Deelo possesses a 3.76 GPA in finance and economics.
Loyola wraps up its 2006 regular season tonight when it battles Illinois-Chicago at
Inic is currently one of the top defensive players in the Horizon League this season, pacing the conference with 5.66 digs per game in league contests. She also leads the Bulldogs with 352 digs in 91 games this year on a .907 reception percentage. Her 35 digs against
In the classroom, the economics major touts a 3.97 cumulative grade point average, the fourth-highest among the 21 members of the All-District V teams.
"Nina is such a fabulous and outstanding student-athlete," head coach Sharon Clark said. "She really is the epitome of what makes a student-athlete and is such a deserving recipient of this award. She takes so much pride in her work, both academically and athletically, and she is a wonderful person to be around since she works so hard in everything she does."
The Bulldogs close out the regular season at home this weekend when they welcome UW-Milwaukee to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday (Nov. 10) for a
Geegan, who currently holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Early Childhood Education, has also appeared on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll along with the dean's list at WSU.
On the court, Geegan was selected by the Wright State Student-Athlete Advisory Council as the Athlete of the Month for September. She received the honor after being named to the All-Tournament team at both the Jefferson Cup Tournament and the USF Smoothie King Invitational and was the MVP of the Raider Challenge. Geegan was also selected as the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on September 18.
For the season, Geegan is second on the team in hitting percentage (.266) and blocks (113) and is third in kills (289). She has recorded 15 double-figure kill matches, setting a career-best with 18 against West Virginia on September 15, and has posted five or more blocks in a match 11 times, including nine at Dayton on September 30.
The Academic All-America program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached at least sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. District IV consists of the states of
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