Texas A&M – Corpus Christi volleyball player Logen Bourque was recognized this past week with a Second Team All-Academic honor by the Southland Conference. Bourque is the first Islanders volleyball player to earn all-academic honors since Beth Fionda did so in 2008.
"We're very proud or Logen and appreciate her commitment to achieving high academic standards," said Islanders head coach Tony Graystone. "She is setting a great example for the rest of our team."
The sophomore setter from Clear Lake High School currently holds a 3.81 GPA in kinesiology while breaking several Islanders records during the course of her second season. She finished sixth in the Southland Conference with a total of 1,171 assists, breaking both the single-season and career marks for assists by an Islanders player. For her career, the Houston native has amassed 2,135 assists during her two years.
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance administrators from each Southland Conference university. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
2011 Southland Conference Volleyball All-Academic Teams
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First Team
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Name
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University
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Cl.
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Position
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Kelsey Jewasko^,&,%,1,3
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UTSA
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Sr.
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Libero
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San Antonio, Texas
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3.94
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Kelsey Schwirtlich%,1,2
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UTSA
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Sr.
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Setter
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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3.91
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Mechanical Engineering
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Sabrina Burns%,1,2
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Middle Blocker
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McAlester, Okla.
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4.00
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Accounting
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Madison Hanlan%,1,2
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Libero
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Arlington, Texas
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4.00
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Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Tara Frantz1,3
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Outside Hitter
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Santa Fe, Texas
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3.71
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Kinesiology
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Alicia Shaffer1,2
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Libero
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Magnolia, Texas
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3.65
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Business Management
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Nicole Bowden1
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Outside Hitter
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The Woodlands, Texas
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3.21
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Health Promotion
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Kim Black1
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
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Middle Blocker
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Huntsville, Texas
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3.33
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Accounting
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Whitney Walls1
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UTSA
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Jr.
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Right Side
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Arlington, Texas
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3.30
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Marketing
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Amari Deardorff1
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Texas State
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So.
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Right Side
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Austin, Texas
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3.77
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Political Science
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Caleigh McCorquodale1
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Texas State
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Jr.
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Setter
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Cypress, Texas
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3.29
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Fashion Merchandising
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Cristin Curl3
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Central Arkansas
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Sr.
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Libero
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Amarillo, Texas
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3.77
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Business Management
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Second Team
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Kym Loving3
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
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Setter
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Houston, Texas
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3.62
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Finance
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Becky Bekelja
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McNeese State
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Jr.
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Setter
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League City, Texas
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3.55
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Biology Education
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Logen Bourque
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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So.
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Setter
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Houston, Texas
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3.81
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Kinesiology
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Paige Dollison
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Southeastern La.
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Sr.
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Middle Blocker
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Valley, Neb.
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3.56
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Biological Sciences
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Amanda Aguilera
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Outside Hitter
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Pearland, Texas
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3.07
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Communications
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Whitney Ellisor2
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McNeese State
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Jr.
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Libero
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Deer Park, Texas
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3.88
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Mathematics
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^2011 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year
&CoSIDA Academic All-American
%CoSIDA Academic All-District
1First-Team All-Conference
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
