Stetson's Lind Named #ASunBVB Scholar Athlete of the Year For Second Year
Stetson's Lind Named #ASunBVB Scholar Athlete of the Year For Second Year
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MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference awarded the 2016 A-Sun Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award to Stetson's Kristin Lind, announced Wednesday by the conference office. Lind earns the honor for the second year in a row and is joined by nine other beach volleyball student-athletes on the All-Academic Team.
Lind, a junior from Tierp, Sweden, has been a big contributor to Stetson's 2016 A-Sun regular season championship and the No.1 seed in this weekends A-Sun Beach Vollyball Championship. Posted a dual match record of 21-10, including 6-2 in A-Sun contests. Played primarily at No. 2 and holds the Stetson record for dual-match victories with 62.
Carrying a 3.98 GPA in accounting, Lind posted non-conference wins over #12 LSU, #10 FIU, and #4 UCLA. Helped lead Stetson to a No.8 National Ranking and an NCAA-leading 26 win total. Was named to the 2015 All-Conference Team and All-Tournament Team. Has racked up a 30-2 record all-time against conference competition.
The All-Academic 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.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
- * Kristin Lind, Stetson (Junior | 3.98 | Accounting)
- Marlene Moeller, FGCU (Junior | 3.70 | Secondary Social Science Education)
- * Madi Wilcox, FGCU (Junior | 3.65 | Political Science)
- * Cristina Finan, Jacksonville (Sophomore | 3.81 | Nursing)
- * Hanna McMahon, Jacksonville (Junior | 3.78 | Accounting)
- * Jessica Johnson, Mercer (Sophomore | 3.96 | Electrical Engineering)
- * Emma Peel, Mercer (Junior | 3.96 | Global Health Studies)
- * Tori Penrod, Mercer (Junior | 4.00 | Sports Business)
- * Kimberly Ferguson, North Florida (Junior | 3.77 | International Business)
- * Madison Akins, Stetson (Sophomore | 3.79 | Elementary Education)
* - Denotes a unanimous selection
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