HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association announced its annual Academic All-MIVA list on Monday. The association honors all MIVA student-athletes who own a 3.30 cumulative GPA through the spring semester at respective institutions.
"I am extremely proud of the academic accomplishments of our student-athletes in this first year for NKU Men's Volleyball," said Northern Kentucky Head Coach
Jim Palilonis. "I am especially proud that two of the five MIVA athletes who maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA were from our program. This first group set the standard for the future academic success of our team."
Northern Kentucky earned 13 selections following its inaugural season, marking the fifth-most in the conference.
Trace Klausing and
Drew Palmer posted perfect 4.0 GPAs, two of just five student-athletes in the MIVA to reach that accomplishment.
Northern Kentucky's Academic All-MIVA selections are listed below in alphabetical order by surname.
Chase Alyea
Devlin Biggs
Adam Blair
Matt Cosgrove
JD Diaz
Zach Jarboe
Trace Klausing
Drew Palmer
Ryan Peterson
Kyle Saurer
Grant Simer
Griffin Wheatley
Nick Whitley
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