The NDSU volleyball team earned three Summit League Academic All-League selections, the conference announced Dec. 20.
Kelley Johnson, Syra Tanchin and Ali Hinze were named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team. NDSU led the conference with three selections.
Johnson received the honor for the second time in her career and has a 4.00 GPA in biological sciences. The Eagan, Minnesota, native was named the Summit League Setter of the Year, earned a spot on the All-Summit League First Team and was named the Summit League Scholar of the Championship earlier this season.
Tanchin, who was named to the Summit League First Team and was an AVCA North All-Region Honorable Mention this season, holds a 3.80 GPA in biological sciences. She is one of only nine players to reach the 1,000 kills mark in the NDSU Division I era.
Hinze registered a 3.85 GPA in business. Hinze, who also was named to the Summit League First Team this season, surpassed the 1,000 career kills mark with 1,052 and is one of nine players in the NDSU Division I era to reach the mark, joining Tanchin.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50% of their team's competitions.
Sports information directors from the league's 10 institutions make nominations and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives. The team is made up of the seven student-athletes receiving the most votes, with all ties standing.
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