The Lone Star Conference recognized 14 student-athletes for their academic achievements Wednesday evening when league officials announced the volleyball academic awards at the LSC Championship banquet.
Texas A&M-Commerce’s Jaslyn Wacker, a junior accounting major from Austin, Texas, headlined the team as the LSC Academic Player of the Year.
Angelo State and Texas Woman's paced the selections with three All-Academic honorees apiece. LSC Champion Tarleton State and A&M-C each added two honorees, while Cameron, Midwestern State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Western New Mexico each had one selection.
The All-Academic team is selected by the league’s sports information directors, who select players based on both athletic and academic achievement. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must have played in at least 50 percent of team’s contests, reached sophomore athletic and academic standing (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not eligible), completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution, and have a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average based on the 4.0 system for his/her entire collegiate career.
Joining Jaslyn Wacker was Lions teammate and her twin sister Jaryn; ASU’s Meghan Parker, Brianna Sotello, Abbie Lynn; TWU’s Caroline Noel, Courtney Noel, and Bailey French; Tarleton’s Hailey Roberts and Adrianna Knutson; MSU’s Kristan Aduddell; WNMU’s Kelli McGhiey; TAMUK’s Casey Klobedans; and Cameron’s Paige Dixon.
Lynn and Sotello were named to the squad for the third year, while Jaslyn Wacker, McGhiey, Knutson, and Klobedans were repeat selections.
2017 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Jaslyn Wacker |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
MB |
Jr. |
Accounting |
Austin, Texas |
| Meghan Parker |
Angelo State |
S |
So. |
Exercise Science |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Kristan Aduddell |
Midwestern State |
S |
Sr. |
Sports Administration |
The Colony, Texas |
| Caroline Noel |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
Nederland, Texas |
| Kelli McGhiey |
Western New Mexico |
OH |
Sr. |
Accounting |
Pearl City, Hawaii |
| Jaryn Wacker |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
OH |
Jr. |
Finance |
Austin, Texas |
| Casey Klobedans |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
S |
Sr. |
General Business |
Boerne, Texas |
| Brianna Sotello |
Angelo State |
OH |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Courtney Noel |
Texas Woman's |
MB |
So. |
Mathematics |
Nederland, Texas |
| Hailey Roberts |
Tarleton State |
OH |
Sr. |
Kinesiology |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| Abbie Lynn |
Angelo State |
RS |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Adrianna Knutson |
Tarleton State |
Libero |
Jr. |
Kinesiology |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Paige Dixon |
Cameron |
OH/RS |
Jr. |
Biology |
Paris, Texas |
| Bailey French |
Texas Woman's |
Libero |
So. |
Kinesiology |
Copperas Cove, Texas |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Jaslyn Wacker, Texas A&M-Commerce