University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Six Bruins Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honors
May 25, 2017 | Beach Volleyball
Sophomores Izzy Carey and Megan McNamara were both named to the first team.
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SAN FRANCISCOย -- The Pac-12 Conference announced the 47 student-athletes on its Beach Volleyball All-Academic Teams this week and sixย Bruins made the grade. Sophomores Megan McNamara and Izzy Carey were each named to the First Team while senior Kamila Tan, junior Elise Zappia andย sophomore Nicole McNamaraย wereย named to the Second Team. Senior Jordan Anderson earnedย Honorable Mention honors.
The Bruins finished the season ranked fifth in they country after winning a school-record 30 wins. The only losses this season (30-6) were to #1 USC (threeย times), #2 Pepperdine (twice) and #4 Florida State (once). The Bruins setย a UCLA record for consecutive dual victories this season at 24 and beat #1 USC for the first time in program history in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Championship that snapped the Trojanss'ย 62-match winning streak.
Additionally, since freshmen andย transfers in their first year are not allowed to be considered for All-Academic honors, that means 100 percent of UCLA's players eligible for All-Academic honors made the grade and earned Pac-12 awards.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's games.
2017ย PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
| First Team | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Bianca Arellano, ASU | SR | 3.92 | Science of Health Care Delivery (MS) |
| Isabelle Carey, UCLA | SO | 3.91 | Business Economics |
| Whitney Follette, ASU | SR | 3.79 | Higher and Postsecondary Education |
| Kwyn Johnson, ASU | RS JR | 3.88 | Sports Law and Business |
| Eliza Katoa, UTAH | JR | 3.81 | Communications |
| Nicolette Martin, USC | SR | 3.7 | Fine Arts |
| Megan McNamara, UCLA | SO | 3.79 | Sociology |
| Teya Neff, CAL | JR | 3.78 | Peace & Conflict Studies |
| Cassidy Pickrell, ASU | SR | 3.71 | Sports Journalism |
| Melanie Wade, WASH | SR | 3.78 | Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership (MS) |
| Second Team | Yr.ย | GPA | Major |
| Courtney Bowen, STAN | SO | 3.47 | Undeclared |
| Terese Cannon, USC | JR | 3.48 | Accounting |
| Anna Crabtree, WASH | JR | 3.63 | Business Administration |
| Jennifer DiSanto, STAN | SO | 3.55 | Undeclared |
| Jo Kremer, USC | JR | 3.75 | Communication |
| Samantha Manley, ARIZ | SO | 3.68 | Finance |
| Nicole McNamara, UCLA | SO | 3.72 | Sociology |
| Mia Rivera, ASU | JR | 3.47 | Criminal Justice |
| Kamila Tan, UCLA | SR | 3.59 | Psychology |
| McKenna Witt, ARIZ | SR | 3.51 | Public Healthย |
| Elise Zappia, UCLA | JR | 3.55 | Political Science |
Honorable Mention
Taylor Agost, JR, ORE; Jordan Anderson, SR, UCLA; Bryce Bark, JR, CAL; Jenna Belton, JR, USC; Sophie Bukovec, SR, USC; Grace Campbell, SO, CAL; Lindsey Chalmers, SO, WASH; Payton Chang, SO, STAN; Carly DeHoog, JR, WASH; Hailey Devlin, JR, ARIZ; Marine Hall-Poirier, JR, ORE; Sara Hughes, SR, USC; Crissy Jones, JR, WASH; Destiny Julye, SO, WASH; Katrina Kernochan, SO, USC; Mia Mason, SO, ARIZ; Berkeley Oblad, SO, UTAH; Catherine Raquel, JR, STAN; Olivia Rodberg, SO, CAL; Courtney Schwan, JR, WASH; Maggie Scott, JR, ORE; Cassie Strickland, SR, WASH; Emily Twohig, SO, UTAH; Lindsey Vander Weide, SO, ORE; Ivana Vanjak, SR, STAN; Madison Witt , SR, ARIZ.
