SAN ANGELO, Texas – 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.
Angelo State’s Sophia Berg, a senior biology major from Georgetown, Texas, highlighted the team as the LSC Academic Player of the Year.
Texas A&M-Commerce led the selections with three All-Academic honorees. ASU and UT Tyler each added two honorees, while Cameron, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward's, Texas A&M International, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and West Texas A&M each had one honoree.
Joining Berg was Rambelle teammate Chloe Patton; CU’s Arianna Navarrete; LCU’s Jalee Sims; OC’s Kelsie Schiefelbein; SEU’s Kaitlyn Krafka; TAMIU’s Mackenzie Catalina; TAMUC’s Riley Davidson, Nicki Gonelli, and Celeste Vela; TAMUK’s Kelsi Luckenbach; UTT’s Callie Craus and Christina Escamilla; and WT’s Sadie Snay.
Berg and Gonelli were named to the squad for the third year, while Patton, Navarrete, Sims, Krafka, Catalina, Craus, and Snay were repeat selections.
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 their 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.
2021 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Sophia Berg |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
MB |
Biology |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Chloe Patton |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
L |
Biology |
Gillett, Texas |
| Arianna Navarrete |
Cameron |
So. |
OH |
Psychology |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Jalee Sims |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
S |
Middle School Educ. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Kelsie Schiefelbein |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
MH |
Biology |
Peoria, Ariz. |
| Kaitlyn Krafka |
St. Edward's |
Sr. |
OH |
Kinesiology |
Kyle, Texas |
| Mackenzie Catalina |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
OH |
MBA: Marketing |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| Riley Davidson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Grad |
DS |
Health, Kines. and Sport Stud. |
Commerce, Texas |
| Nicki Gonelli |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Grad |
OH |
Counseling |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Celeste Vela |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
S |
Industrial Engineering |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Kelsi Luckenbach |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
OH |
Criminology |
Calallen, Texas |
| Callie Craus |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
S |
Kinesiology |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Christina Escamilla |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
RS |
Kinesiology |
Arlington, Texas |
| Sadie Snay |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
S |
Sports and Exercise Science |
Kingman, Ariz. |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Sophia Berg, Angelo State