Kansas State University Athletics
Cari Jensen Named to Academic All-America First Team
Dec 05, 2003 | General
Manhattan - Kansas State’s Cari Jensen was named to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-America Volleyball First Team in a vote of the nation’s College Sports Information Directors, the organization announced Friday.
Jensen becomes the program’s first-ever first team selection and the first volleyball player to ever earn two Academic All-America selections. Jensen was named to the All-America Third Team last season. Besides Jensen’s two all-America selections, the volleyball program’s only other selection on the academic team was Jennifer Koehn, a third team pick, back in 1982.
A 2002 First Team All-Big 12 selection, Jensen is currently seventh all-time at Kansas State in attacks with 3,124, 10th all-time in kills with 1,163 and is seventh in kills per game ratio with a 3.33 average. Jensen has totalled 25 double-doubles in her career and has collected 10 or more kills in 62 matches. Jensen is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and two-time Academic All-District selection.
A three-time Big 12 Volleyball Player of the Week, Jensen has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll all six semesters at K-State and currently has a 3.94 GPA in kinesiology and Pre-Health Professions.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 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, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted 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 G.P.A. of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
Jensen and the sixth-ranked Wildcats host Ohio Friday in NCAA First Round action. First serve is set for 7:30 p.m. at Ahearn Field House.
2003 Academic All-America Women’s Volleyball Team (University Division)
First Team
NAME SCHOOL POSITION YR. HOMETOWN/GPA/MAJOR
Jill Arganbright Northern Iowa Setter Sr. Iowa City, IA 3.97/Biology/Chemistry
Stephanie Ballard College of Char. Outside Hitter Sr. Muncie, IN 3.97/Corporate Communications
Cassie Busse Minnesota Outside Hitter Sr. Prior Lake, MN 3.81/Family Social Sciences
Cari Jensen Kansas State Outside Hitter Sr. Fowler, CO 3.94/Kinesiology/Pre-Health
Karla Kucerkova* American Outside Hitter Sr. Olomouc, Czech 3.98/Business Mgmt
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan Pennsylvania Outside Hitter Sr. Wheaton, IL 3.95/Communications
Second Team
NAME SCHOOL POSITION YR. HOMETOWN/GPA/MAJOR
Emily Adams USC Middle Blocker Jr. Phoenix, AZ 3.67/International Relations
Delavane Diaz Air Force Outside Hitter Sr. Tampa, FL 3.80/Aeronautical Engineering
Julie DuPont Cincinnati Outside Hitter Jr. Muskego, WI 3.96/Communication Disorders
Lily Kahumoku Hawaii Outside Hitter Sr. Lubbock, TX 3.74/Biology
Molly O’Brien Northern Iowa Middle Blocker Sr. Parnell, IA 3.86/Physical Ed Teaching
Anna Schrad Nebraska Outside Hitter Sr. Lincoln, NE 3.91/Exercise Science
Third Team
NAME SCHOOL POSITION YR. HOMETOWN/GPA/MAJOR
Isabell Anderer Marshall Outside Hitter Jr. Sinsheim, Germany 4.00/Business
Catherine DuPont Rice Outside Hitter Jr. St. Petersburg, FL 4.00/Sports Medicine/Spanish
Kele Eveland Georgia Tech Setter Sr. Grand Rapids, MI 3.76/Management
Erica Gerth Eastern Illinois Outside Hitter Jr. El Paso, IL 4.00/Health Studies
Leslie Kuhn Wisconsin-GB Setter Sr. Juneau, WI 3.97/Communication Processes
Ogonna Nnamani Stanford Outside Hitter Sr. Normal, IL 3.40/Biology
Janelle Tomlinson Wisconsin-GB Outside Hitter Sr. Stratford, WI 3.87/Human Biology
Heather Watts Memphis Setter Jr. Salt Lake City, UT 3.98/Exercise Science
Rebecca Wynalda Texas A&M Def. Specialist Sr. Kennendale, TX 4.00/Finance/Accounting