WICHITA, Kan. – Two Wichita State volleyball student-athletes have earned all-Valley Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2014. Junior Katie Reilly was named to the first team, while junior Ashlyn Driskill was named honorable mention. It is Reilly's second-straight first team honor and Driskill's second-straight honorable mention honor.
Reilly, a junior from Cypress, Texas, has a 3.90 GPA in exercise science and Driskill, a junior from Valley Center, Kan., has a 3.37 GPA in chemistry/pre-med.
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
Andrea Beaty, Missouri State
Kaitlyn Early, Illinois State
Amie Held, UNI
Erika Nord, Indiana State
Emily Orrick, Illinois State
Taylor Pippen, Southern Illinois
Amanda Platte, Drake
Katie Reilly, Wichita State
Ashley Ring, Evansville
Ashley Rosch, Illinois State
Eliza Smith, Illinois State
Bree Spangler, Indiana State
Honorable Mention
Olivia Brand, Missouri State
Sierra Burris, Illinois State
McKenzie Dorris, Southern Illinois
Ashlyn Driskill, Wichita State
Kayla Haneline, UNI
Eryca Hingtgen, UNI
Hannah Kaminsky, Southern Illinois
MaryJo Kolze, Missouri State
Kinsey McCarter, Missouri State
Morgan Reardon, Loyola
Alex Rivera, Southern Illinois
Kathleen Vogel, Loyola
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