Dani Hoagland, a middle blocker on the Concordia University, Nebraska volleyball team, has earned 2008-09 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honors. She was named to the second team for District VII in the college division for the award.
"This is a great honor for Dani," said head coach Rachel Miller. "Her academic success is something that we can all be proud of."
Hoagland, a biology major from Rushville, Neb., carries a 4.0 GPA. In 2007-08 Hoagland earned second team All-GPAC honors and is currently among the leaders in many offensive categories for the Bulldogs.
The College Sports Information Directors of America released the 2008-09 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District teams Thursday. Volleyball honorees for District VII are:
FIRST TEAM
Name | School | Dist. | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
Alli Alberts | WASHINGTON (MO.) | VII | Sr. | Smithton, Ill. | 3.70 | Biomedical engineering |
Ellen Andrews | AUGUSTANA (SD) | VII | Jr. | Bancroft, Neb. | 3.96 | Exercise science |
Lisa Brinker | MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS | VII | Sr. | Washington, Mo. | 3.89 | Marketing management |
Kirsten Foster | NEBRASKA WESLEYAN | VII | Jr. | Lincoln, Neb. | 4.00 | Biology |
Caitlin Pankratz | CENTRAL MISSOURI | VII | Jr. | Buhler, Kan. | 3.90 | Accounting |
Kelli Wemhoff | NEBRASKA-KEARNEY | VII | Jr. | Humphrey, Neb. | 3.90 | Exercise science |
SECOND TEAM
Name | School | Dist. | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
Annie Grohmann | LINDENWOOD | VII | Sr. | Red Bud, Ill. | 3.95 | Spanish |
Jennifer Hefner | WAYNE STATE | VII | So. | Archer, Neb. | 3.92 | Biology |
Dani Hoagland | CONCORDIA (NE) | VII | Jr. | Rushville, Neb. | 4.00 | Biology |
Kayla Jansen | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | VII | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. | 4.00 | Business |
Kelsey Steffens | WARTBURG | VII | Sr. | DeWitt, Iowa | 3.90 | Elementary education |
Cassie Wilson | PITTSBURG STATE | VII | So. | Pittsburg, Kan. | 4.00 | Biology |
THIRD TEAM
Name | School | Dist. | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
Whitney Boehler | TRUMAN STATE | VII | Sr. | Olathe, Kan. | 3.44 | Exercise science |
Megan Callahan | CENTRAL (IOWA) | VII | Sr. | Dubuque, Iowa | 3.73 | Exercise Science |
Kaity Edmiston | COLO. SCH. OF MINES | VII | Jr. | Palisade, Colo. | 3.68 | Civil engineering |
Dana Hanselmann | TRUMAN STATE | VII | Sr. | Sleepy Hollow, Ill. | 3.66 | Exercise science |
Nikki Scott | NEBRASKA-KEARNEY | VII | Jr. | Broken Bow, Neb. | 3.79 | Communications |
Ellen Thommes | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | VII | Jr. | Omaha, Neb. | 3.76 | Business |
Hoagland and the rest of her teammates will face Dakota Wesleyan in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Thursday evening at 7:30 at the Doghouse in Seward, Neb.