Three Shockers Earn Scholar-Athlete Honors

WICHITA, Kan. – Three Wichita State volleyball student-athletes have earned all-Valley Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2009. Senior Emily Stockman and sophomore Mary Elizabeth Hooper were named to the first team, while senior Kim Wadsworth was named honorable mention. Stockman is on the first team for the second-straight year, while Hooper and Wadsworth are on the team for the first time.

Stockman, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., has a 3.30 GPA in exercise science. Hooper, a sophomore from Plano, Texas, has a 3.69 GPA in health science and Wadsworth, a senior from Andover, Kan., has a 3.50 GPA in business administration and biological sciences.

The criteria for the Valley's Scholar-Athlete Team parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average. Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular season, reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institution and completed at least one full academic year at their institution.

First Team
Jennifer Berwanger, SIU-3.86-Therapeutic Recreation & Physical Therapy
Angela Bys, DU-3.67-Secondary Education
Beth Discher, UNI-3.89-Accounting
Whitney Fromm, INS-3.95-Art
Melissa Gmur, MSU-3.89-Elementary Education
Cara Hackmann, MSU-3.84-Finance
Mary Elizabeth Hooper, WSU-3.69-Health Science
Jessica Houts, CU-3.52-Exercise Science
Alicia Johnson, SIU-3.91-Recreation Management
Allie Oelke, CU-3.71-Elementary Education
Emily Stockman, WSU-3.30-Exercise Science
Tabitha Visk, ILS-4.00-Family & Consumer Science
Kelli Whitaker, INS-4.00-Elementary Education

Honorable Mention
Lauren Blumhorst, SIU-3.82-Math Education
Michelle Burow, UNI-3.34-Finance
Shelbi Fouty, INS-4.00-Pre-Elementary Education
Kasey Mollerus, ILS-3.44-Early Childhood Education
Amy Reichel, BU-3.45-Advertising
Alicia Runge, CU-3.71-Organizational Communication
Sara Staubach, MSU-3.47-Dietetics
Jodilynne Stoker, INS-3.33-Physical Education/Exercise Science
Kim Wadsworth, WSU-3.50-Business Administration/Biological Sciences
Alana Wittenburg, DU-3.37-Health Sciences

-Wichita State-

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Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Elizabeth Hooper: S; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#2 Emily Stockman: OH; 6' 0"; Senior

#9 Kim Wadsworth: OH; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Elizabeth Hooper
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: S

#2 Emily Stockman
: 6' 0"; Senior
: OH

#9 Kim Wadsworth
: 6' 0"; Senior
: OH

Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Elizabeth Hooper

#2 Emily Stockman

#9 Kim Wadsworth

Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Elizabeth Hooper

#2 Emily Stockman

#9 Kim Wadsworth