School-Record Five Wildcats Honored for Academic Success
11/30/2017 | Volleyball
TUCSON, Ariz. – A school-record five members of the Arizona volleyball team were honored for their academic achievements by the Pac-12, receiving Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention, the league announced on Thursday.
Senior McKenzie Jacobson, sophomore Makenna Martin, sophomore Julia Patterson, redshirt freshman Elizabeth Shelton and sophomore Victoria Svorinic were honored by the Pac-12 for their academic and athletic success.
To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic squad, a student-athlete must have a minimum of a 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's matches.
Jacobson, a nutritional sciences major from Fresno, California, has a 3.05 GPA and is scheduled to graduate this spring. This is Jacobson's fourth consecutive season receiving Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors. The senior averaged 1.17 kills/set on a team-best .362 hitting this season while providing 0.72 blocks/set.
Martin, a pre-education major from Gilbert, Arizona with a 3.10 GPA, led Arizona in digs this season with 267 (2.87/set). The sophomore, who had double-digit digs in 12 of her final 15 matches of the season, had nine aces and 49 assists on the year.
Patterson, a pre-business major from Los Alamitos, California with a 3.54 GPA, finished fifth in the Pac-12 with 10.14 assists/set in her first season as UA's setter. The sophomore, who saw action in 99 of UA's 109 sets on the year, had 12 double-doubles, tied for seventh most in the league.
Shelton, a neuroscience and cognitive science major from Edwards Air Force Base, California with a 3.56 GPA, had a very strong freshman season for the Cats. Shelton finished fourth on the team with 2.01 kills/set and 0.66 blocks/set in 93 sets for UA.
Svorinic, a political science major from Scottsdale, Arizona with a 3.20 GPA, saw action in 60 of Arizona's 109 sets in 2017. She had three aces and 22 digs on the year.
Senior McKenzie Jacobson, sophomore Makenna Martin, sophomore Julia Patterson, redshirt freshman Elizabeth Shelton and sophomore Victoria Svorinic were honored by the Pac-12 for their academic and athletic success.
To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic squad, a student-athlete must have a minimum of a 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in at least 50 percent of their team's matches.
Jacobson, a nutritional sciences major from Fresno, California, has a 3.05 GPA and is scheduled to graduate this spring. This is Jacobson's fourth consecutive season receiving Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors. The senior averaged 1.17 kills/set on a team-best .362 hitting this season while providing 0.72 blocks/set.
Martin, a pre-education major from Gilbert, Arizona with a 3.10 GPA, led Arizona in digs this season with 267 (2.87/set). The sophomore, who had double-digit digs in 12 of her final 15 matches of the season, had nine aces and 49 assists on the year.
Patterson, a pre-business major from Los Alamitos, California with a 3.54 GPA, finished fifth in the Pac-12 with 10.14 assists/set in her first season as UA's setter. The sophomore, who saw action in 99 of UA's 109 sets on the year, had 12 double-doubles, tied for seventh most in the league.
Shelton, a neuroscience and cognitive science major from Edwards Air Force Base, California with a 3.56 GPA, had a very strong freshman season for the Cats. Shelton finished fourth on the team with 2.01 kills/set and 0.66 blocks/set in 93 sets for UA.
Svorinic, a political science major from Scottsdale, Arizona with a 3.20 GPA, saw action in 60 of Arizona's 109 sets in 2017. She had three aces and 22 digs on the year.
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