The 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® volleyball teams are being announced this week (Monday-Thursday, Dec. 12-15). This year, with the expansion of the Capital One program from two teams (University and College Divisions) to four teams (Division I, Division II, Division III and College
Divisions), one divisional team per day will be announced.
Mon., Dec. 12: AAA College Division volleyball teams
Tue., Dec. 13: AAA Division III volleyball teams
Wed., Dec. 14: AAA Division II volleyball teams
Thur., Dec. 15: AAA Division I volleyball teams
LAST TWO WEEKS:
• Announcement of the Capital One Academic All-America® football teams:
Div I/
Div II/
Div III/
College Division
• Announcement of the Capital One Academic All-America® men's & women's soccer teams:
Div I /
Div II /
Div III /
College Division
NEXT UP IN THE CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® program:
Tue., Jan. 3 - Tue., Jan. 17: Academic All-District nomination period for all divisions of men's and women's basketball (nominations close at 6 p.m. EASTERN on Jan. 17)
2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Volleyball Team (PDF)
TOWSON, Md. – Kristy Jaeckel of the University of Florida leads the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Jaeckel, an outside hitter who has a 4.0 grade point average (G.P.A.) as a graduate student in sport management, was chosen as the winner of the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division I Volleyball.
Honored as the co-winner of the 2011 Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year award,
Jaeckel led the Gators to a 27-6 record this season. She helped the 17th-ranked Gators finish second in the SEC and make their 21st consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, the Gators reached the regional finals where they lost to third-ranked Illinois.
A three-time All-SEC selection, she earned a spot on the first team for the second time this season. A member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-South Region Team, she topped the SEC with 49 service aces, a 0.42 average.
A native of Littleton, Col., Jaeckel led the Gators with 3.49 kills per set this season. She was also second on the team with 2.31 digs per set. Jaeckel, who also had a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. as an undergraduate at Florida, finished her career with 1,331 kills, the fifth-highest total in school history. She also ranks tenth on the Gators’ all-time list with 58 solo blocks. A three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Jaeckel was named AVCA National Player of the Week on Oct. 4 and led Florida to a 108-17 record during her career.
Jaeckel was the only member of the first team that was not a repeat selection. She is joined on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball first team by five student-athletes who were chosen to the third team last season.
The six members of the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball first team have a 3.98 average G.P.A.
Graduate student Stephanie Browne of Stanford was named to the first team along with
senior Suzy Boulavsky of Oklahoma,
senior Kristin Hoffman of Northern Illinois,
senior Kelly Williamson of New Mexico and
junior Katherine Fischer of Oregon.
A graduate student in sociology,
Browne had a 3.95 G.P.A. and earned her degree in political science. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with University Distinction in the Spring of 2011. The Danville, Cal. native led Stanford to a 22-8 record and its 31st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this season. While averaging 1.23 kills per set, Browne was second on the team with 1.09 blocks per set. She was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team twice. She is also a member of Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society at Stanford.
A two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection at Oklahoma,
Boulavsky is a public relations major with a 3.97 G.P.A. She led the Sooners to a 21-12 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament while earning honorable mention All-Region honors. The Houston, Texas native led the Sooners with 3.28 kills per set and a .291 hitting percentage. A two-time All-Central Region honoree, she also averaged 0.77 blocks per set.
A History major with a 3.97 G.P.A.,
Hoffman is the NCAA Division I leader with 12.27 assists per set. Thanks to her efforts, Northern Illinois leads the nation in both kills and assists and ranks seventh in hitting percentage. A two-time All-Mid-American Conference first team selection, she became the first Husky ever to win the MAC Setter of the Year award. She led Northern Illinois to a 28-7 record, an NCAA Tournament berth and a second place finish in the MAC. The Batavia, Ill. native recorded her 4,000th career assist this season, becoming the third player in Northern Illinois history to achieve the milestone.
A first team All-Mountain West Conference selection at New Mexico,
Williamson is a conservation biology major carrying a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. As a senior, the Buenos Aires, Argentina native led the Lobos to a 14-15 record. She was second on the team with 3.64 kills per set and averaged 1.51 digs per set. A three-time member of the All-MWC Academic team, she competed in the USA Challenge Invitational Tournament for the Bring it Promotions (BIP)/USA Development Team last June. BIP, in conjunction with USA Volleyball, sent two teams of top-level collegiate players to compete in the event. She was also named as the Lobo Club Student-Athlete of The Year for community service contributions as well as academic excellence.
An accounting major with a 4.02 G.P.A.,
Fischer is the only junior on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball first team. A native of Los Altos, Cal., Fischer was second on the team with 2.75 kills per set and 2.95 digs per set. She led the 13th-ranked Ducks to a 21-10 record, an NCAA Tournament berth and upset wins over number one-ranked Penn State and UCLA. A Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic honoree, she ranks sixth in career points at Oregon.
Graduate student Jenilee Rathje of Michigan State leads the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball second team. She is joined on the second team by
senior Stephanie Figueroa of Texas El Paso (UTEP),
senior Jenna Miller of Tennessee-Martin,
senior Lauren Sears of Southern Mississippi and
juniors Cecilia Agraz of Fresno State and
Ariel Turner of Purdue.
The Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball third team includes
graduate student Emma Keough of Morehead State,
senior Paige Dorsey (Southeast Missouri State),
senior Kelsey Jewasko of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA),
senior Allison McGlaughlin of Northern Illinois,
senior Vineece Verdun (Georgia State) and
junior Lauren Campbell of Northern Arizona.
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About CoSIDA's Capital One Academic All-America® program
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit
http://cosida.com/Awards/allamerica.aspx.
FOR MORE INFORMATION on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Volleyball Teams, please contact:
Dan O’Connell
Towson University
Academic All-America® Vice-Chair for Publicity/Communications
doconnell@towson.edu
(410) 704-3102
Hope Shuler
Western Athletic Conference
Academic All-America® Division I Publicity
hshuler@wac.org
(303) 962-4213