FRISCO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team saw five student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements, each earning a spot on the Southland Conference All-Academic Team released by the league Friday.
Brooklyn Jaeger,
Virginia Van Der Werff,
Kenna Buchanan,
Katelyn Krienke, and
Kaitlyn Baumann were all honored with the academic accolade. The whole volleyball team posted a Fall semester GPA of a 3.59 with a team cumulative GPA coming in at a 3.77. All five honorees were above that average.
Jaeger, the SLC Libero of the Year, hoists a perfect 4.0 GPA in her kinesiology degree which also earned her CSC Academic All-District recognition as well as being named a CSC Academic All-American Finalist. Van Der Werff was also a CSC Academic All-District honoree this season, now earning her second academic award from her 3.84 GPA in the biomedical sciences program.
Buchanan and Krienke were both also named to the CSC Academic All-District team this season. Buchanan posts a 3.81 GPA in her kinesiology degree while Krienke graduated this past fall with her bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences, finishing with a 3.94 cumulative GPA. Baumann earned the league's academic honor with a 3.81 GPA in her kinesiology degree.
"The balancing act between academics and athletics can be a significant challenge and stressor. I am so proud of our team and these student-athletes in particular for being able to excel academically as well as athletically. Their pursuit of excellence in all facets of their college experience will pay huge dividends as they move forward with their lives after college and take on new challenges. Katelyn, Brooklyn, Kaitlyn, Virginia, and Kenna are perfect examples of what happens when consistent effort and the drive to become your best come together on and off the court," said head coach
Steve Greene.
The full Southland Conference All-Academic Team can be viewed here.
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