Women's Volleyball | 11/18/2021 3:56:43 PM
St. John Fisher College senior Alea Steigerwald was selected to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Women’s Volleyball NCAA Division III District 3 Team, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. It is her second straight CoSIDA Academic All-District® honor.
The 2021 Academic All-District® Women’s Volleyball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and the NAIA.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-December.
On Nov. 16, Steigerwald was named a 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-American. It is her third All-American accolade, having also earned honorable mention accolades in 2018 and 2019.
Steigerwald led the Cardinals to a 26-5 final record, their third consecutive Empire 8 Championship in program history and second NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament berth in 2021. She was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year for a record fourth consecutive season and also earned E8 Championship Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolades for the third straight season. Steigerwald was a five-time Empire 8 Player of the Week this season.
The Penfield, NY earned her third straight AVCA All-Region honor this season, Steigerwald led the Empire 8 with 347 kills and 411 points in 2021. She added 310 digs and 52 service aces. She holds a 3.36 grade-point average as a biology major.
Steigerwald is 20th in Empire 8 history with 1,436 career kills to go along with 1,216 digs, 185 service aces and 76 blocks. She has 1,666 career points for an average of 4.6 points per set. She is St. John Fisher's all-time leader in kills and digs and is second in service aces.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
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