The Lone Star Conference honored 14 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments Wednesday when league officials announced the volleyball academic awards.
West Texas A&M’s Sadie Snay, a junior sports and exercise science from Kingman, Arizona, headlined the team as the LSC Academic Player of the Year.
LSC Champion Angelo State led the selections with four All-Academic honorees. St. Edward's and UT Tyler each added two honorees, while Cameron, Lubbock Christian, Texas A&M International, Texas A&M-Commerce, UT Permian Basin, and WT had one selection.
Joining Snay was ASU’s Sophia Berg, Morgan Preston, Kailyn Gilbreath, and Chloe Patton; CU’s Arianna Navarrete; LCU’s Jalee Sims; SEU’s Kaitlyn Krafka and Emily Tran; TAMIU’s Mackenzie Catalina; TAMUC’s Nicki Gonelli; UTPB’s Isela Murillo; and UTT’s Callie Craus and Hattie Murray.
Berg, Gilbreath, and Gonelli 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 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.
SPRING 2021 LSC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
| Player |
Team |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Sophia Berg |
Angelo State |
So. |
MB |
Biology |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Morgan Preston |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
DS |
English |
Vicksburg, Mich. |
| Kailyn Gilbreath |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
RS |
Kinesiology |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Chloe Patton |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
DS |
Biology |
Gillett, Texas |
| Arianna Navarrete |
Cameron |
So. |
OH |
Psychology |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Jalee Sims |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
S |
Middle School Education |
Bushland, Texas |
| Kaitlyn Krafka |
St. Edward's |
Jr. |
OH |
Kinesiology |
Kyle, Texas |
| Emily Tran |
St. Edward's |
Jr. |
S |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
Eagan, Minn. |
| Mackenzie Catalina |
Texas A&M International |
Jr. |
OH |
Accounting |
Cedar Park, Texas |
| Nicki Gonelli |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Jr. |
OH/RS |
Sociology /Counseling |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Isela Murillo |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
OH |
Nursing |
Laredo, Texas |
| Callie Craus |
UT Tyler |
So. |
S |
Health Studies |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Hattie Murray |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
MB |
Kinesiology |
Krum, Texas |
| Sadie Snay |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
S |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Kingman, Ariz. |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Academic Player of the Year: Sadie Snay, West Texas A&M