Atlantic Sun Conference

UNF's Budinska Named #ASunSVB Scholar-Athlete Of Year

4/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference honored North Florida's Anna Budinska as the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Sand Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the league’s Academic All-Conference team.

Budinska, a unanimous selection, owns a 3.81 cumulative GPA majoring in Economics. This is her fourth selection to the A-Sun Academic Honor Roll. She has been named outstanding undergraduate student in North Florida's Coggin College of Business by Beta Gamma Sigma. Also earned North Florida's International Student Academic Merit Award.

On the court Budinska posted a 17-4 dual match record as part of the Osprey's No. 2 pair. She was awarded Pair of the Year honors and is a member of the 2014 All-Conference team.

Budinska and her team looks to win their third straight A-Sun Championship this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla. as they enter the conference championship as No. 1 seed.

The A-Sun introduced the new sport-by-sport Academic All-Conference teams in the 2011-12 academic year to recognize student-athletes who embody the conference’s mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or better and participated in at least half of their team’s games.

SAND VOLLEYBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE of the YEAR
Anna Budinska, North Florida
Senior | GPA: 3.81 | Major: Economics | Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
• 3.81 cumulative GPA working towards undergraduate degree in Economics
• Four-time A-Sun Academic Honor Roll member
• UNF's International Student Academic Merit Award winner
• Outstanding undergraduate student in Coggin College of Business
• Helped UNF to second consecutive A-Sun regular season title

SAND VOLLEYBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Karina Mambuca, FGCU (Senior | GPA: 3.76 | Business Management)
Whitney Masters, FGCU (Junior | GPA: 3.78 | Nursing)
Erin Brett, Mercer (Senior | GPA: 3.84 | Engineering)
Emily Rochefort, Mercer (Senior | GPA: 3.48 | Education)
Britt Claessens, North Florida (Senior | GPA: 3.66 | Physical Therapy)
Julie Trembley, North Florida (Junior | GPA: 3.81 | Mechanical Engineering)
Jordann Dierickx, Stetson (Senior | GPA: 3.71 | Integrative Health Sciences)
Maren Rygh, Stetson (Sophomore | GPA: 3.33 | Finance)
Julie Bassett, Stetson (Junior | GPA: 3.32 | Communication)

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an NCAA Division I league with 10 member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, Northern Kentucky University, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.