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Bartkowiak Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII
11/5/2009 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 5, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY - Junior opposite hitter Karolina Bartkowiak was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII First Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
As a first-team selection, Bartkowiak will be placed on the national ballot for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
Bartkowiak, who carries a 3.57 GPA while majoring in exercise and sport science, leads Utah and ranks seventh in the Mountain West Conference with 3.00 kills per set. She has led or tied for the team lead in kills 13 times this season. Bartkowiak also ranks 10th in the MWC with a .286 hitting percentage. Bartkowiak was named the Most Valuable Player at the Utah Classic and was a member of the Santa Clara Invitational All-Tournament Team. She has set career single-match highs in kills (22), hitting percentage (.800), aces (2) and digs (23) this year.
Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, student-athletes must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his or her current institution and be nominated by his or her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
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