Dec. 13, 2012
FRISCO, Texas - For the 17th time since the Lamar volleyball program re-joined the Southland Conference in 1998, a Lady Cardinal was honored with a spot on the conference's All-Academic Team as Megan Schwartz took home second team honors on Thursday.
Schwartz, who currently carries a 4.0 grade point average in social work, is in the middle of her third year on campus and just completed her second season playing for the Red and White. The Tomball native led the Lady Cards with 350 digs in 25 matches to go along with 27 service aces while playing primarily at the libero position. She is the first LU player to earn a spot on the Academic team since the 2010 season.
Schwartz was one of four players on either the first or second team with a 4.0 GPA. Jessica Hays of Central Arkansas was named the Student Athlete of the Year just weeks after earning Southland Tournament MVP.
Dating back to 1987, Lamar has now placed 59 athletes on an all-academic volleyball team.
2012 Southland Conference Volleyball All-Academic Teams
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First Team
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Name
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University
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Cl.
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Position
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Jessica Hays^1,3
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Central Arkansas
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Gr.
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OH
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Friendswood, Texas
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3.43
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Nutrition
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Sabrina Burns%,3
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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MB
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McAlester, Okla.
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4.00
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Accounting
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Madison Hanlan%,3
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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DS/L
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Arlington, Texas
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3.93
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Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Sheina Fernandes%,1
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Oral Roberts
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Sr.
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MB
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Porto Alegre, Brazil
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4.00
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International Business
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Alicia Dittrich1
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Central Arkansas
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So.
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MB
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Houston, Texas
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3.88
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Undecided
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Keelie Arneson1
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Northwestern St.
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So.
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DS/L
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Tomball, Texas
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3.61
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Hospitality, Management and Tourism
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Bruna Silva1
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Oral Roberts
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Jr.
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DS/L
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Niteroi, Brazil
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3.70
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Computer Information Tech.
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Kendall Cleveland1
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Sam Houston St.
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Sr.
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OH
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Houston, Texas
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3.18
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Kinesiology
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Deveney Wells-Gibson1
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Sam Houston St.
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So.
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OH
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San Antonio, Texas
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3.61
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Criminal Justice
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Courtney Donald1
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Southeastern La.
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Sr.
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MB
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Tomball, Texas
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3.87
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Management
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Jill Ivy1
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Stephen F. Austin
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So.
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OH
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Katy, Texas
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3.48
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Kinesiology
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Shannon Hullum1
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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Gr.
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OH
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Van, Texas
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3.30
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Business
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Second Team
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Mackenzie Neely
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Northwestern State
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So.
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OH
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Dripping Springs, Texas
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3.92
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Health and Exercise Science
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Megan Schwartz
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Lamar
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Jr.
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DS/L
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Tomball, Texas
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4.00
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Social Work
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Megan McMillin
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Southeastern La.
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Jr.
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DS/L
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Shorewood, Ill.
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4.00
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Communication Science and Disorders
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Tayler Gray
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Sam Houston St.
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Jr.
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S
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Huntsville, Texas
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3.80
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Health/Nursing
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Kathryn Stock
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Nicholls
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Sr.
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OH
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Thibodaux, La.
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3.96
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General Studies
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Logen Bourque2
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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Jr.
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S
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Houston, Texas
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3.86
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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^2012 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year
%CoSIDA Academic All-District
1First-Team All-Conference
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
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