KAYLA ALLISON NAMED AN ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT VI VOLLEYBALL SELECTION

         RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – Arkansas Tech’s Kayla Allison has been named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI College Division Volleyball selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Allison, a sophomore setter from Tulsa, Okla., was named a Third-Team selection this season after being a First-Team selection last season. Allison was one of three Gulf South Conference players named to All-District third team. Other GSC players named to the third team were Harding’s Leah Tepe and Southern Arkansas’ Andrea Spradlin.

In order to be eligible for the Academic All-America honors, a student-athlete must have at least 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), must be a starter or an important reserve and be in at least their second season of athletic and academic eligibility at their current school.

Allison, who carries a 3.75 cumulative grade point average in nursing, has seen action in all of 34 matches heading into Friday’s GSC Tournament contest against North Alabama. This season, Allison, who has been named a First-Team All-GSC West Division selection, recorded 1,274 assists, which was seventh most in single-season school history and also has recorded 128 kills (1.09 kpg) and 349 digs (2.98 dpg) and has had a team-leading 18 double-doubles. In addition, she recently became just the third Golden Sun player to record 4,000 career assists and is just 122 assists shy of setting a new career school assist mark. With her first team All-GSC selection this season, Allison became the ninth Tech player to earn All-GSC accolades for three straight seasons.

Allison has helped lead the Golden Suns to a 22-12 overall record and an 8-4 mark in the GSC, which earned Tech the No. 3 seed from the West Division at this weekend’s GSC Tournament in Searcy, Ark. Allison and her teammates open GSC Tournament play on Friday, Nov. 9 against North Alabama at 5 p.m.

          With her selection this season, Allison becomes Tech’s 11th all-time CoSIDA Academic All-District VI volleyball selection.

CoSIDA members in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas were responsible for the voting.

         -- Tech Athletics --