STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific volleyball team earned five WCC All-Academic selections announced by the conference Tuesday afternoon, led by
Megan Nishimura, earning First Team honors.
Alexa Edwards,
Darina Kumanova,
Jenna Heller, and
Jadyn Tubbs were also honored, receiving Honorable Mention selections.
"Well deserved for Megan and all her teammates that earned All-Academic honors," Head coach
Greg Gibbons said. "I am very proud of all of them as they continue to grow on and off the court."
To be named to the WCC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be at least in sophomore athletic and academic standing, have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and participate in 50 percent of the institution's completed contests.
Nishimura, the lone Tiger to earn WCC All-Academic First Team honors, represented the team on the list for the first time in her career. Edwards, Kumanova, and Heller all made the prestigious list for the first time as honorable mentions, while Tubbs earned her third straight honorable mention selection.
2022 WCC VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Phoebe Awoleye |
LMU |
Jr. |
3.66 |
Economics |
| Aylen Ayub |
San Francisco |
So. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Isabella Bareford |
LMU |
Jr. |
3.69 |
Health/Human Sciences |
| Annie Benbow |
San Diego |
Sr. |
3.47 |
Business Administration |
| Noelani Helm |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Marketing |
| Kelsey Knudsen |
BYU |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Post-Baccalaureate Studies |
| Erin Livingston |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Family Life |
| Whitney Llarenas |
BYU |
Gr. |
3.79 |
Marriage, Family & Human Development |
| Katie Lukes |
San Diego |
Sr. |
3.43 |
Business Administration |
| Aria McComber |
BYU |
Gr. |
3.83 |
Environmental Science & Business Administration |
| Jacquelyn Moore |
LMU |
So. |
3.97 |
Political Science |
| Megan Nishimura |
Pacific |
So. |
3.96 |
Business Admin. - Marketing |
| Ella Sandt |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Business Administration |
| Julia Sangiacomo |
Santa Clara |
Sr. |
3.948 |
Biology |
| Orsula Staka |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Psychology |
| Zoe Thiros |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.43 |
Business Administration |
| Isabel Zelaya |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.585 |
Business Administration |
The full 2022 volleyball WCC All-Academic Team can be viewed
here.
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