Four from Volleyball Honored on CSC Academic All-District Team

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Four Carnegie Mellon University volleyball student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for Division III Women's Volleyball.

The Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Players honored were selected by their school's Athletics Communications professionals. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games and carry at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and have achieved at least sophomore academic and athletic standing.

Academic All‐District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All‐America ballot. First‐, second‐ and third-team Academic All‐America honorees will be announced in January, following a vote by CSC's membership, which is comprised of more than 3,000 sports information and athletic communication professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

This year's honorees for the Tartans are:

Abby Chen - Senior - 3.59 - Information Systems
Julianna McFarland - Junior - 3.80 - Decision Science
Laura Reichard - Graduate Student - 3.64 - Mechanical Engineering
Neha Tummala - Sophomore - 4.00 - Neuroscience

Reichard is now a three-time honoree while Chen receives the award for the second time.