November 12, 2004
Texas A&M's Christi Hahn was named to the Academic All-District VI Women's Volleyball Second Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) recently announced.
Hahn, a sophomore right-side hitter from Leander, Texas, sports a 4.0 grade-point average while majoring in general studies.
On the court, Hahn is in her first season as a starter for the 13th-ranked Aggies and ranks second on the team with a .310 hitting efficiency. She ranks third on the team with 1.01 blocks per game. In addition, Hahn is averaging 2.19 kills per game, and she has reached double figures in kills in seven matches, including a career-high 14 kills against No. 9 Texas on Thursday.
The academic team was selected by members of CoSIDA in District VI, which encompasses the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. To be eligible for academic all-district honors, student-athletes must be a starter or key reserve, have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have achieved at least sophomore status.
The following is the complete 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-America District VI Volleyball team:
First Team
Name (Position) School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Adah Burke (L) New Mexico Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. 4.02 Mathematics
Jackie Choi (S) New Mexico State So. Corpus Christi, Texas 4.00 Economics
Catherine DuPont (OH) Rice Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 3.95 Kinesiology/Psychology
Krystal Kolkhorst (S) Texas State Sr. Houston, Texas 3.96 Finance
Melissa Marek (MB) Texas-Arlington Jr. Buckholts, Texas 3.986 Accounting
Rebeca Pazo (OH) Rice Sr. Caracas, Venezuela 3.50 Economics &Spanish
Second Team
Name (Position) School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Tanya Allen (OH) New Mexico State So. Deming, N.M. 3.889 Pre-Law
Christi Hahn (OH) Texas A&M So. Leander, Texas 4.00 General Studies
Kelly Johnson (OH) Texas Tech Sr. Fort Worth, Texas 3.570 Human Development
Lauren Stevens (S) Stephen F. Austin Jr. Schertz, Texas 4.00 Finance
Amy Truong (S) Southern Mississippi Sr. Palmdale, Calif. 3.72 International Studies
Anna Vaughn (MB) TCU So. Grapevine, Texas 4.00 Spanish
Third Team
Name (Position) School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Laura Grote (S) Texas Tech Sr. Austin, Texas 3.631 Public Relations
Kristin Hoban (S) Rice Jr. San Diego, Calif. 3.36 Sociology
Rebecca Kainz (MB) Rice Sr. Austin, Texas 3.51 English/Policy Studies
Nicole LeBlanc (OH) Baylor So. Tampa, Fla. 3.50 Sociology
Giedre Tarnauskaite (S) Arkansas State Sr. Kaunas, Lithuania 3.512 International Business
Kelly Therkelsen (OH) New Mexico So. Eagan, Minn. 4.22 Political Science
Note: Sixty-eight (68) student-athletes from Distinct VI were nominated for Academic All-America honors. First-team members advance to national ballot.
Hahn and the Aggies (16-6, 12-4 Big 12) return to action Wednesday when they play host to Iowa State. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum.