SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State junior
Joslyn Richardson was one of four repeat honorees on the 2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team released by conference officials Monday. A total of seven volleyball athletes league-wide were named to the team that was voted on by the membership's faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors.
Richardson, a two-time Summit League Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects, collected the second all-academic honor of her career.
Richardson played every match as the Jackrabbits' libero in 2025 and led the team in digs per set with 3.31. She also set a new program record with 41 ace serves this year.
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average 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.
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.
2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ally Barth |
NDSU |
Sr. |
MB |
3.94 |
Management Communication |
| Kamryn Farris |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
DS |
3.75 |
Business |
| Avery Van Hook** |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
S |
3.87 |
Kinesiology & Sport Management |
| Kali Jurgensmeier** |
Omaha |
Sr. |
OH |
3.82 |
Biology |
| Amanda Loschen |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
MB |
3.86 |
Medical Biology |
| Lauren Perugini** |
North Dakota |
Jr. |
OH |
4.00 |
Dietetics |
| Joslyn Richardson** |
SDSU |
Jr. |
DS |
4.00 |
Construction Management |
*Career Academic All-League honors
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