November 28, 2006
Senior middle blocker Christi Hahn of Texas A&M has received yet another honor as she was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women?â„¢s Volleyball First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Hahn, from Leander, Texas, boasts a 4.0 grade-point average while majoring in kinesiology/exercise science and is one of six players across the nation to be named to the first team. In addition, Hahn, a member of the Academic All-America volleyball third team last year, becomes the fourth player in A&M history to be named to the first team, joining Elizabeth Edmiston (1992), Kim Mitchell (1993) and Beth Weynand (2001).
A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter, Hahn started every match and played in every game for the Aggies (12-16, 5-15 Big 12) this season. She led the team and ranks second in the Big 12 with a .373 hitting percentage, the third highest hitting percentage in A&M season annals.
Hahn, whose .333 career hitting percentage ranks second in the all-time A&M records, also led the Aggies with 4.13 points per game and ranked second on the team with 3.35 kills per game for the full season. She posted double figures in kills in 20 matches, including three 20-plus kill performances.
The academic All-America honor is one of many accolades Hahn has received this season. Hahn was named to the All-Big 12 first team earlier this week and was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team prior to the start of the season. Hahn also was named to the all-tournament team in every tournament A&M participated in this season, including MVP honors at the Colorado State Hilton Classic. In addition, Hahn was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team for the second consecutive year and received Academic All-Big 12 Volleyball first-team laurels for the third consecutive year.
Hahn is one of three players representing the Big 12 Conference on the Academic All-America volleyball first, second or third teams. Nebraska?â„¢s Sarah Pavan is a member of the first team and was named the national academic player of the year. Jessica Vander Kooi of Missouri is on the six-member second team.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
The following is the entire 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women?â„¢s Volleyball Team:
FIRST TEAM
University Division
Name School Cl. Hometown GPA Major
Jackie Choi New Mexico State Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas 4.0 Economics and Accounting
Christi Hahn Texas A&M Sr. Leander, Texas 4.00 Kinesiology/Exercise Science
Sarah Pavan Nebraska Jr. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 4.00 Biochemistry
Kate Bean Toledo Sr. Louisville, Ky. 3.98 Community Health
Heidi Krug East Carolina Sr. Kildeer, Ill. 4.0 Biology
Sarah Kirkwood Virginia Jr. Tampa, Fla. 3.92 Cognitive Science/Pre Med
SECOND TEAM
University Division
Tiffany Baker McNeese State Sr. League City, Texas 4.00 Health and Human Performance
Danielle Meyer Ohio State Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3.98 Textile and Clothing
Claire Jackson Ind.-Purdue Ft. Wayne (IPFW) Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 4.0 Biology/Pre-med
Jessica Vander Kooi Missouri Sr. Hinton, Iowa 3.84 International Business
Abbey Breit Jacksonville State Jr. Louisville, Ky. 3.9 Chemistry
Courtney Thompson Washington Sr. Kent, Wash. 3.52 Business Administration
THIRD TEAM
University Division
Sheila Parrish North Dakota State Sr. Fargo, N.D. 3.92 Human Performance & Fitness/Pre-Medicine
Emily Greisch Creighton Sr. Omaha, Neb. 4.00 Nursing
Kristen Bitter Oregon Sr. Roseburg, Ore. 4.07 Business Administration
Kelsey Fautsch Tennessee Sr. Chisago Lakes, Minn. 3.91 Accounting
Ali Hausfeld Duke Jr. Springboro, Ohio 3.38 Biology
Lindsy Hartsock Brigham Young Sr. Inkom, Idaho 3.60 Community Health/Home and Family Living
Rachel Shanks Auburn Jr. Madison, Ala. 4.00 Biomedical Sciences
Cheryl Hegemann Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sr. Waterford, Wis. 3.76 Education
University Division Player of the Year: Sarah Pavan, Nebraska