2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District Volleyball Teams
SEWARD, Neb. – Another award has been handed out to Concordia University Volleyball standout Tara Callahan. On Thursday (Nov. 18), Callahan landed on the 2021 Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, as announced by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Callahan is the first member of the volleyball program to ever earn the all-district award from CoSIDA. Callahan was placed on the NAIA District 3 team, which covers the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The 2021 Academic All-District® Volleyball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NAIA, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III.
A native of Brady, Neb., Callahan was named a 2021 Second Team All-GPAC selection on Tuesday. Callahan has been a constant during the rise of the program over the past few seasons. She has earned some form of All-GPAC recognition for the fifth year in a row. She garnered honorable mention status in 2017 and 2018 and then First Team All-GPC placement in 2019 and 2020. The two-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-American has racked up 1,016 assists this season for an average of 9.86 assists per set. She’s also notched 264 digs, 32 blocks and 27 aces while playing in all 103 sets. Callahan ranks No. 2 in program history (first during the modern era of rally scoring) for career assists with 4,675. She’s played an instrumental role in Concordia reaching the national tournament for a third-straight season. Callahan earned her degree from Concordia in Psychology and is a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-December.