Three South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Student-Athletes Earn CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial's Erica Whiteaker was named 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year. The South Atlantic Conference notched three volleyball student-athletes to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, the organization announced recently. Joining Whiteaker on the First team, was Anderson's Emily Conrad and Lauren Hochstetler of Mars Hill. Below is a look at the South Atlantic Conference student-athletes who earned the honor:

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM

Name                                           School                                                 Yr.          GPA       Major

Kori Bullard                                Ouachita Baptist University            Sr. 4.00  Biology (Pre-Med)

Anna Burton                              Newman University                          Sr. 4.00  Nursing

Emily Conlin                             Anderson University                       So.          4.00        Business - Computer Information Systems

Catherine Ferragonio                Clarion University                             Sr. 4.00  Rehabilitative Sciences / Pre-OT

Lauren Hochstetler                 Mars Hill University                       Sr. 4.00  Chemistry

Danielle Waedekin                    University of Missouri-St. Louis     Sr. 4.00  Nursing

Erica Whiteaker                      Lincoln Memorial University       Jr. 4.00  Biology / Pre-Medicine

SECOND TEAM

Name                                           School                                                 Yr.          GPA       Major

Lexie Bradley                             North Alabama                                  Sr. 3.93  Elementary Education

Natalie Cignetti                          Indiana University of Pennsylvania    Sr.     4.00        Natural Science & Pre-Med

Megan Gebhardt                       Wayne State College                        Gr. 4.00  Finance

Lauren Hackett (2)                   California Baptist University          Sr. 3.79  Graphic Design

Kylie Moyer                                Limestone College                             Sr. 4.00  Social Work

Allison Rohn                               Palm Beach Atlantic University     Jr.  3.93  Journalism

Jaslyn Wacker                            Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr.          4.00        Accounting

THIRD TEAM

Name                                           School                                                 Yr.          GPA       Major

Taylor Bevis                               University of Central Oklahoma    Jr.  3.83  Nursing

Shannon Farrell                         University of Southern Indiana      Sr. 4.00  Accounting & Professional Services/Finance

Lauren Flowers                          Missouri S&T                                     Sr. 4.00  Biological Sciences

Anna Claire Johnson                Alabama in Huntsville                     Sr. 4.00  English

Makenzie Morgen                     University of Minnesota Duluth     Jr.  4.00  Biology

Mikala Morris                            CSU-Pueblo                                        Sr. 4.00  Political Science/Mass Communications/ Spanish

Courtney Oberlander                Slippery Rock University                 Sr. 3.96  Exercise Science

CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year:  Erica Whiteaker, Lincoln Memorial

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016

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