Gallaudet places three on College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Volleyball Teams

WASHINGTON  – The College Sports Communicators, formerly known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), announced it’s 2022 Academic All-District® Volleyball Teams and Gallaudet University placed three on the Division III team. Gallaudet’s honorees include junior setter Emma Giuntoli (Austin, Texas), junior defensive specialist Leila Sicoli (Austin, Texas) and junior opposite Emily Wright (Penn Valley, Calif.).

The Bison trio will now be added to the national ballot for the chance to earn Academic All-America® honors, which will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Division III national ballot will include 690 names on it.

Gallaudet doubled the number of CSC Academic All-District® honorees in its program history as the Bison now have six. The last GU women’s volleyball player to be honored was TraciAnn Hoglind in 2015. GU’s other Academic All-District® honorees include Ann Whited (2012) and Shana Lehmann (2009). Whited went on to be selected to the 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Volleyball Third Team as she became the first female in Gallaudet history to earn Academic All-America® honors.

To be eligible for College Sports Communicators Academic honors, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her athletic communicator/sports information director.

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About College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Program
College Sports Communicators (CSC) began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 38,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors. Currently, CSC honors Academic All-Americans in 12 sports.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.