2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year release dates: 
College Division Academic All-America® of the Year: below
NCAA Division III Academic All-America® of the Year: announced Tue., June 30
NCAA Division II Academic All-America® of the Year: announced Wed., July 1
NCAA Division I Academic All-America® of the Year: announced Thr., July 2
• Capital One Academic All-America® website
• Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year & Sport-by-Sport AAAs of the Year Recipients
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Senior volleyball player Wanessa Siqueira of Park University has been named as the 2014-15 Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The College Division Academic All-America® teams are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions. This is the fourth year that CoSIDA and Capital One have named College Division Academic All-America® teams and Siqueira is the third student-athlete to earn the Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year.
On Tuesday, June 20, the Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year recipient for Division Ill will be announced, followed by the Division II (July 1) and Division I (July 2) selections.
Siqueira is also the first non-soccer player to earn the award. Men’s soccer player
Stephen Lunney (Martin Methodist College) captured the award last year. Women’s soccer player
Mia Persson (Lindsey Wilson College) earned the award in 2012-13 while
Jamie Achten of the Lee University women’s soccer team was selected in 2011-12.
"I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had in collegiate volleyball, and I'm glad I could represent Park University on a high level in both my work in the classroom and on the court,” said Siqueira. “Having the opportunity to reach a high academic level and have the kind of success we had as a team is immeasurable.
“Being named Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year is a huge honor and one I never imagined,” added Siqueira. “Many deserving people are eligible for this award, so it's a huge accomplishment to be recognized alongside all of their hard work. I am honored to be part of a team that showed commitment, values and character, going beyond individual wants to achieve success as a team."
A senior business administration/marketing major from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Siqueira maintains a 3.92 G.P.A. She helped the Pirates to a 40-0 overall record as Park claimed its first-ever NAIA Volleyball National Championship in its program history in 2014. The Pirates defeated defending champion University of Texas at Brownsville 3-0 in the title match. Park also won both the American Midwest Conference regular-season and tournament championships, going 12-0 in league play and 3-0 in the tournament. In fact, Park only dropped three sets all season, going 120-6 in its 40 matches.
Siqueira was named to the AVCA All-Midwest Region Team and earned All-AMC first team honors for the third year in a row. In 2013, she was named the AMC Player of the Year. On the year, Siqueira ranked 20th in the NAIA in hitting percentage (0.331) and 31st in kills per set (3.54) and in total kills (439). Overall, she had 439 total kills, 246 digs, 36 service aces and 76 total blocks to her credit this season.
"Wanessa is irreplaceable, but it's not because of her play on the court,” said Park men’s and women’s volleyball coach Mike Talamantes. “There's no doubt she was a phenomenal player for our program, but you want to surround yourself with people like Wanessa. She was our leader, an incredibly disciplined student, and one of the nicest people you will ever encounter. She's very deserving and I'm proud of everything she has accomplished."
Siqueira was named to the NAIA All-America team in both 2013 and 2014 as she Park’s total kills record with 1,456. The 2013-14 Park University Female Athlete of the Year also broke the school’s single-season mark with 632 kills in 2013. Park was the only unbeaten team in all of collegiate volleyball in 2014 and currently owns volleyball’s best active win streak at 41 entering the 2015 season.
2014-15 CAPITAL ONE SPORT-BY-SPORT COLLEGE DIVISION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
Name Sport Cl. Hometown Major, G.P.A.
Callie Beaver, Park Softball Sr. Webb City, Mo. Secondary Education/Social Studies, 4.00
Josh DeGraaf, Taylor Baseball Sr. Morris, Ill. Psychology, 3.92
*Stephen Lunney, Martin Methodist M. Soccer Sr. Dublin, Ireland Physical Education, 4.00
Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff,
Auburn Montgomery M. At-Large Sr. Barcelona, Spain Biology/Pre-Med, 4.00
Amanda Roden W. Soccer Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio Biology (Pre-Med), 4.00
Hans Roelle, Eastern Oregon M. Track/XC Sr. Anchorage, Alaska Computer Science/Multimedia, 3.84
Matt Schauss, Bethel (Ind.) M. Basketball Sr. Greens Fork, Ind. Exercise Science, 3.75
Wanessa Siqueira, Park Volleyball Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Business Administration & Marketing, 3.92
Ellie Staker, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W. Track/XC Gr. Seattle, Wash. Computational Math/Software Engineering, 3.71, 4.00 (grad)
Morgan Stuut, Saint Xavier W. Basketball Sr. Marcellus, Mich. Nursing, 3.86
Christine Tixier, Biola W. At-Large Sr. Benton, Wash. Human Biology (Biblical Studies)
Connor Zumpfe, Nebraska Wesleyan Football Sr. York, Neb. Exercise Science, 3.98
* repeat selection
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