From left: Elise Zappia, Zana Muno, Nicole McNamara, Savvy Simo, Izzy Carey, Lily Justine and Megan McNamara.
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Seven Bruins Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honors
May 18, 2018 | Beach Volleyball
Juniors Izzy Carey, Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara were all named to the first team.
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SAN FRANCISCOย โ The Pac-12 Conference announced its Beach Volleyball All-Academic teams today and a Bruin record seven student-athletes from the NCAA National Championship squad made the grade, as announced by Commissioner Larry Scott.
Juniors Izzy Carey, Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara were all selected as Pac-12 First Team All-Academic performers. Sophomore Lily Justine was the lone Bruin chosen as a Pac-12 Second Team All-Academic selection. Senior Elise Zappia, junior Zana Muno and sophomore Savvy Simo all received Pac-12 Honorable Mention All-Academic honors.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athleteย must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's dual matches while having completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL
First Team ..................................Yr. .............GPA .........Major
Izzy Carey, UCLA ............................JR ..............3.76 ..........Business Economics
Bailey Choy, UTAH ..........................SO .............3.79 ..........Finance
Jessica Gaffney, CAL .....................SR ..............3.72 ..........Public Health
Frances Giedraitis, ASU ..................SR ..............3.91 ..........Biological Sciences (BS)
Kwyn Johnson, ASU ........................SR ..............3.71 ..........Sports Law and Business (MSLB)
Caitlin Keefe, STAN .........................SO ..............3.85 ..........Undeclared
Jo Kremer, USC ...............................SR ..............3.72 ..........Communication
Ellyson Lundberg, ASU ....................SO ..............3.96 ..........Sports Journalism (BA)
Megan McNamara, UCLA ................JR ...............3.77 ..........Sociology
Nicole McNamara, UCLA .................JR ...............3.73 ..........Sociology
Second Team ..............................Yr. .............GPA ..........Major
Taylor Agost, ORE ............................SR .............3.52 ..........Educational Foundations
Jenna Belton, USC ...........................SR .............3.44 ..........Human Biology
Courtney Bowen, STAN ....................JR .............3.56 ..........Economics
Terese Cannon, USC ........................SR .............3.56 ..........Accounting
Anna Crabtree, WASH ......................SR .............3.61 ..........Double: Business Administration and Economics
Katie Cross, ASU ............................JR ..............3.64 ...........Business (Law) (BA)
Brianna Doehrmann, UTAH ..............SO .............3.55 ..........Undecided
Morgan Hentz, STAN .......................SO .............3.57 ..........Undeclared
Lily Justine, UCLA ...........................SO .............3.66 ...........Physiological Science
Mima Mirkovic, CAL .........................RS-FR ........3.66 ..........Undeclared
Honorable Mention
Kara Bajema, RS FR, WASH; Bryce Bark, SR, CAL; Dani Barton, SO, UTAH; Grace Campbell, JR, CAL; Katelynย Carballo, SO, ASU; Payton Chang, JR, STAN; Carly DeHoog, SR, WASH; Hailey Devlin, SR, ARIZ; Madisonย Dueck, SO, CAL; Marine Hall-Poirier, SR, ORE; Destiny Julye, JR, WASH; Iya Lindahl, SO, CAL; Shayneย McPherson, SO, WASH; Zana Muno, JR, UCLA; Berkeley Oblad, JR, UTAH; Catherine Raquel, SR, STAN; Miaย Rivera, SR, ASU; Courtney Schwan, SR, WASH; Maggie Scott, SR, ORE; Savvy Simo, SO, UCLA; Ronika Stone,ย SO, ORE; Lindsey Vander Weide, JR, ORE; Elise Zappia, SR, UCLA.
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SAN FRANCISCOย โ The Pac-12 Conference announced its Beach Volleyball All-Academic teams today and a Bruin record seven student-athletes from the NCAA National Championship squad made the grade, as announced by Commissioner Larry Scott.
Juniors Izzy Carey, Megan McNamara and Nicole McNamara were all selected as Pac-12 First Team All-Academic performers. Sophomore Lily Justine was the lone Bruin chosen as a Pac-12 Second Team All-Academic selection. Senior Elise Zappia, junior Zana Muno and sophomore Savvy Simo all received Pac-12 Honorable Mention All-Academic honors.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athleteย must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's dual matches while having completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL
First Team ..................................Yr. .............GPA .........Major
Izzy Carey, UCLA ............................JR ..............3.76 ..........Business Economics
Bailey Choy, UTAH ..........................SO .............3.79 ..........Finance
Jessica Gaffney, CAL .....................SR ..............3.72 ..........Public Health
Frances Giedraitis, ASU ..................SR ..............3.91 ..........Biological Sciences (BS)
Kwyn Johnson, ASU ........................SR ..............3.71 ..........Sports Law and Business (MSLB)
Caitlin Keefe, STAN .........................SO ..............3.85 ..........Undeclared
Jo Kremer, USC ...............................SR ..............3.72 ..........Communication
Ellyson Lundberg, ASU ....................SO ..............3.96 ..........Sports Journalism (BA)
Megan McNamara, UCLA ................JR ...............3.77 ..........Sociology
Nicole McNamara, UCLA .................JR ...............3.73 ..........Sociology
Second Team ..............................Yr. .............GPA ..........Major
Taylor Agost, ORE ............................SR .............3.52 ..........Educational Foundations
Jenna Belton, USC ...........................SR .............3.44 ..........Human Biology
Courtney Bowen, STAN ....................JR .............3.56 ..........Economics
Terese Cannon, USC ........................SR .............3.56 ..........Accounting
Anna Crabtree, WASH ......................SR .............3.61 ..........Double: Business Administration and Economics
Katie Cross, ASU ............................JR ..............3.64 ...........Business (Law) (BA)
Brianna Doehrmann, UTAH ..............SO .............3.55 ..........Undecided
Morgan Hentz, STAN .......................SO .............3.57 ..........Undeclared
Lily Justine, UCLA ...........................SO .............3.66 ...........Physiological Science
Mima Mirkovic, CAL .........................RS-FR ........3.66 ..........Undeclared
Honorable Mention
Kara Bajema, RS FR, WASH; Bryce Bark, SR, CAL; Dani Barton, SO, UTAH; Grace Campbell, JR, CAL; Katelynย Carballo, SO, ASU; Payton Chang, JR, STAN; Carly DeHoog, SR, WASH; Hailey Devlin, SR, ARIZ; Madisonย Dueck, SO, CAL; Marine Hall-Poirier, SR, ORE; Destiny Julye, JR, WASH; Iya Lindahl, SO, CAL; Shayneย McPherson, SO, WASH; Zana Muno, JR, UCLA; Berkeley Oblad, JR, UTAH; Catherine Raquel, SR, STAN; Miaย Rivera, SR, ASU; Courtney Schwan, SR, WASH; Maggie Scott, SR, ORE; Savvy Simo, SO, UCLA; Ronika Stone,ย SO, ORE; Lindsey Vander Weide, JR, ORE; Elise Zappia, SR, UCLA.
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