TOWSON, Md. — Averett senior volleyball player Paige Aaron was named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Tuesday. Aaron was a Second Team selection last season.

Aaron, a libero, has a perfect 4.0 grade point average while majoring in mathematics with a teaching certificate. The Danville, Va., native earned Capital One Academic All-District honors First Team honors earlier this season for the second year in a row.

"This is a great accomplishment for Paige as well as great recognition for our program," Averett volleyball coach Danny Miller said. "We always talk about academics and athletics both being important and Paige is the perfect example of how you can excel at both."

During her first three seasons, Aaron earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors. In 2012, she received the USA South Conference's prestigious Don Scalf Award as the conference's Female Student-Athlete of the Year. On the court, Aaron had a stellar senior season. She was named the USA South Defensive Player of the Week twice and finished with an average of 4.98 digs per set with a team-high 63 service aces.



Academic All-American of the Year:  Lizzie Kamp, Calvin
 
FIRST TEAM
Name                          School                           Yr.   Hometown               GPA  Major
Paige Aaron (2)            Averett                           Sr.   Danville, Va.             4.00   Mathematics (w/Teaching Certificate)
Kristen Bennett (1)       Otterbein                        Sr.   Wadsworth, Ohio      3.96   Speech Communication
Kelley Johnson            Wooster                         Sr.   Orrville, Ohio            3.95   Communication Studies
Lizzie Kamp (2)           Calvin                              Sr.   Orland Park, Ill.         3.69   Accounting
Rachel Thibodeau        Southwestern (Tex.)        Sr.   Richardson, Texas    4.00   Psychology
Jessica Zavatchen (1)  Bethany (W.Va.)              Sr.   Uniontown, Pa.         3.99   Psychology (Pre-Physical Therapy)
 
SECOND TEAM
Name                          School                           Yr.   Hometown               GPA  Major
Marilee Fisher (3)         Washington (Mo.)           Sr.   Mountain View, Cal.  3.54   Chemistry
Kristen Gromes            Mount Union                   Sr.   Navarre, Ohio           3.89   Mechanical engineering, Art
Sharon Hao                 Mass. Inst. of Tech.        Jr.    San Jose, Cal.          4.00   Electrical Engineering, Computer Sci.
Mallory Palmer             Edgewood                     Sr.   Poynette, Wis.          3.80   Political Science
Tessa Smolinski           Springfield (Mass.)         Jr.    Hebron, Conn.          4.00   Communication Disorders
Katie Spielbauer          Mass. Inst. of Tech.        Sr.   Lakeview, Mich.        3.80   Electrical Engineering
 
THIRD TEAM
Name                          School                           Yr.   Hometown               GPA  Major
Morgan Baker              Mary Hardin-Baylor         Jr.    Needville, Texas       4.00   Pre-Physical Therapy
Kelly Barzak                 Thiel                               Sr.   Warren, Ohio            3.84   Elementary Education
Suzanne Jokajtys         Rochester Inst. of Tech.  Sr.   Boonville, N.Y.         3.98   Biomedical Sciences
Anna Lewer                  Rose-Hulman                  Sr.   Indianapolis, Ind.      3.70   Biomedical Engineering
Cailin McCullion           Misericordia                    Sr.   Nesquehoning, Pa.   3.98   Physical Therapy
Cat Sullivan                 Rochester Inst. of Tech.  Sr.   Lehman, Pa.             3.94   Computer Sci., Computational Math
Ann Whited                  Gallaudet                        Sr.   Fishers, Ind.             3.76   Deaf Studies
 
(1)     CoSIDA Academic All-America® 1st team in 2011
(2)     CoSIDA Academic All-America® 2nd team in 2011