SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2017 West Coast Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team. The group is headlined by a pair of student-athletes earning all-academic honors for the third straight year.

San Diego senior and 2017 WCC Player of the Year Kirsten Gengenbacher (3.90 GPA, Communications and Theology & Religious Studies) and Santa Clara senior Kirsten Mead (3.91, Economics) appear on the WCC All-Academic Team for the third time. Three student-athletes make their second consecutive appearance on the squad: Saint Mary’s Lindsey Calvin and Lindsey Knudsen and Portland’s Lauren Naatz.

This season, 24 nominated volleyball student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or better while 10 recorded a mark of 3.75 or higher.

At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to her team.

2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

2017 WCC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Kate Ashman, San Francisco; Emily Bible, Saint Mary’s; Cosy Burnett, BYU; Kristen Castellanos, Loyola Marymount; Sarah Chase, Saint Mary’s; Jensen Cunningham, Santa Clara; Heidi Dyer, Pepperdine; Jaiden Farr, Pepperdine; Ashlyn Fleming, Pacific; Katrin Gotterba, Pacific; Lyndie Haddock, BYU; Tiyana Hallums, Gonzaga; Mary Hernandez, Saint Mary’s; Alex Holt, Pacific; Jayden Kennedy, San Diego; Hailey Lindberg, Santa Clara; Carly Lowry, San Francisco; Payton Mack, Gonzaga; Taylor Odom, Santa Clara; Jessie Prichard, Loyola Marymount; Reghan Pukis, Portland; Tess Reid, Loyola Marymount; Morgan Robinson, Portland; Payton Rund, Saint Mary’s; Savannah Slattery, Loyola Marymount; Faith Smith, Gonzaga; Lizzy Tardieu, San Diego; Marit Thorkildsen, Gonzaga; Kekai Whitford, Loyola Marymount; Sienna Young, Saint Mary’s