MACON, Ga. - The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) awarded its inaugural Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor to Tulane's Jackie Wegner. She was joined by nine other beach volleyball student-athletes on the All-Academic Team, announced Wednesday by the league office.
Wegner, a senior from Clearwater, Fla., has been a steady presence for the Green Wave all season long. She owns a 15-6 overall record playing all her matches at the No. 1 position. Wegner and her playing partner Tea Juric opened the season with 12 wins in their first 13 matches. She has participated in back-to-back AVCA National Pair Championship events.
In the classroom, Wegner holds a 3.98 cumulative GPA as a Finance major with a Masters in Accounting. Wegner also was part of the first Tulane beach volleyball pair to win 30 matches in a regular season, when she went 30-11 last season.
The All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better and participated in at least half of their team's games.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
- * Jackie Wegner, Tulane (Senior | 3.98 | Finance/Masters of Accounting)
- Sara Rishell, UAB (Graduate Student | 4.00 | Master of Arts, Education)
- Delaney Clesen, FAU (Graduate Student | 3.82 | Masters in Counseling Education)
- Julie Brown, Florida State (Senior | 3.50 | Marketing & Management)
- Jace Pardon, Florida State (Senior | 3.69 | Sport Management)
- Katherine Plessy, Florida State (Junior | 3.93 | Psychology)
- Nina Interwies, Georgia State (Senior | 4.19 | Marketing)
- Milani Pickering, Georgia State (Senior | 3.91 | Exercise Science)
- Helen Boyle, LSU (Senior | 3.72 | Masters of Business Administration)
- Katie Lindelow, LSU (Senior | 3.90 | Masters in Kinesiology)
* - Denotes a unanimous selection
