Liberty's Johnson Highlights Seven-Person @ASUNVolleyball All-Academic Team
Liberty's Johnson Highlights Seven-Person @ASUNVolleyball All-Academic Team
2019 ASUN Conference All-Academic Team
ATLANTA, Ga. - The ASUN Conference office announced Liberty's Amelia Johnson as the ASUN Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the seven-person All-Academic team, announced at Wednesday's championship banquet.
Liberty's Johnson graduated in the Spring 2019 Semester with a 4.0 cumulative GPA as an Interdisciplinary Studies major and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Public Health. Johnson was named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team earlier this month, the lone ASUN representative on the team. This season, Johnson helped the Flames earn the No. 3 seed in the ASUN Championship with a 18-10 overall record and an 11-5 mark in league play. She leads the ASUN in total kills with 406 including a league-best 248 in conference matches. She also racked up 28 service aces, 201 digs and 45 total blocks.
The All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. 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.
ASUN CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Amelia Johnson, Liberty (Junior | 4.00 | Interdisciplinary Studies / Master's in Public Health)
*Cortney VanLiew, FGCU (Junior | 3.9 | Accounting) - #
*Morgan Elmore, Lipscomb (Senior | 3.86 | Dietetics) - ^
Natalie Wehner, Jacksonville (Senior | 3.94 | Nursing) - #
Karlee Groover, Kennesaw State (Junior | 3.95 | Nursing)
Hannah Morris, Liberty (Senior | 3.96 | Exercise Science) - #
Olivia Welsch, NJIT (Senior | 4.00 | Business Management Information Systems & Master's in Global Project Management)
* - Denotes unanimous selection
# - Denotes two-time All-Academic Selection
^ - Denotes three-time All-Academic selection
ABOUT THE ASUN
The ASUN Conference is an NCAA Division I league with nine member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The ASUN meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement through a true balance between student and athlete. Six ASUN schools reside in Nielsen Top 50 national media markets, and all nine are in top 80 markets. The ASUN includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Liberty University, Lipscomb University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Alabama, University of North Florida and Stetson University. Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., joins the ASUN for the 2020-21 academic year.