Stetson's Lind Voted Sand @ASunVolleyball Scholar-Athlete of Year
Stetson's Lind Voted Sand @ASunVolleyball Scholar-Athlete of Year
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MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference awarded the 2015 A-Sun Sand Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award to Stetson's Kristin Lind, announced Wednesday by the conference office. Lind is joined by 10 other sand volleyball student-athletes on the Academic All-Conference Team.
Lind, a sophomore from Tierp, Sweden, has been a big contributor to Stetson's A-Sun regular season championship this season. Posted a dual match record of 19-2, including 8-0 in A-Sun contests. Played primarily at No. 2 this season winning 16 of 18 sets in conference play.
Carrying a 4.0 GPA in accounting, Lind posted non-conference wins over FAU, FIU, Florida State and College of Charleston. Was part of Bronze bracket championship at Fiesta on Siesta last weekend to close out the regular season.
The Academic All-Conference Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom and exemplify the A-Sun's mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better and participated in at least half of their team's games.
SAND VOLLEYBALL ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
- Kristin Lind, Stetson (Sophomore | 4.00 | Accounting)
- Whitney Masters, FGCU (Senior | 3.70 | Nursing)
- Emily Laskelle, Jacksonville (Junior | 3.46 | Accounting)
- Sammie Strausbaugh, Jacksonville (Junior | 4.00 | Exercise Science)
- Zoe Becton, Mercer (Graduate | 3.42 | Global Health Studies)
- * Erin Brett, Mercer (Graduate | 3.86 | Environmental Engineering)
- * Emma Peel, Mercer (Sophomore | 3.97 | Global Health Studies)
- * Tori Penrod, Mercer (Sophomore | 4.00 | Sports Business)
- * Emily Rochefort, Mercer (Graduate | 3.50 | Communications)
- * Julie Trembley, North Florida (Senior | 3.79 | Mechanical Engineering)
- Maren Rygh, Stetson (Senior | 3.33 | Finance)
* - Denotes a unanimous selection
A tie in voting led to 11-person team
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