SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota State's
Joslyn Richardson was named to the 2024 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team, released by conference officials Thursday. Richardson was one of seven athletes named to the team that was voted on by the memberships's faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors.
Richardson, who was also selected as the Summit League Scholar of the Championship with the highest GPA at the Summit League Tournament last month, holds a 4.0 grade point average as a construction management major at SDSU. This is her first Academic All-League honor.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.
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Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league's ten institutions and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). The team is made up of the seven student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
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