WASHINGTON - The College Sports Communicators announced its 2023 Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Teams and Gallaudet University landed four student-athletes on the Division III team.
GU's honorees include senior
Leila Sicoli (Austin, Texas), juniors
Ella Gamble (Cullowhee, N.C.),
Cassidy Perry (Frederick, Md.) and sophomore
Citrine Lummer (Frederick, Md.).
This is Sicoli's second straight year on the CSC Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Team and Perry is a CSC Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Team member from last season.
Gamble, a physical education and recreation major, had the highest grade point average (4.00) among the group of four at Gallaudet, the world's only university with programs and services specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. The other grade point averages are as follows; Perry (Sociology - 3.97 GPA), Lummer (Physical Education and Recreation - 3.86) and Sicoli (Self-Directed - 3.68).
There are 24 representatives from a United East Conference program as 10 teams were represented. Gallaudet and Penn St.-Abington led the way with four honorees. Schools were limited to only four nominations for this sport.
Gallaudet now has 10 CSC Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Team honors in program history.
The Bison have only one CSC Academic All-America® Women's Volleyball Team selection in
Ann Whited, who was selected to the 2012 CSC Academic All-America® Volleyball Third Team as she became the first female in Gallaudet history to earn Academic All-America® honors.
Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District® recognition by current dues-paying CSC members and must meet high academic and athletic standards. Eligible nominees will receive Academic All-District recognition.
The title Academic All-American is reserved for student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their sport and in the classroom.
To be eligible for College Sports Communicators Academic honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at their current institution and be nominated by their athletic communicator/sports information director. New for 2023-24, student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played or must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/matches.
The Academic All-America women's volleyball teams will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
GALLAUDET'S COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HONOREES
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About College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Program
College Sports Communicators (CSC) began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 40,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors. Currently, CSC honors Academic All-Americans in 16 sports.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
For more information visit
AcademicAllAmerica.com.
