Texas Tech University Athletics
Adams named CoSIDA Academic All-American for second-straight year
December 21, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
LUBBOCK, Texas – For the second-consecutive season, KJ Adams was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American as she claimed a spot on the Third Team announced by the organization on Wednesday morning.
Adams is the seventh Red Raider to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American honors and the first since Laura Grote (2002-04) to claim back-to-back selections. The Red Raider is also one of six student-athletes on the list to earn repeat honors in two-straight seasons.
The Mont Belvieu, Texas native played in 28 of the 29 matches for the Red Raiders this season, ranking third on the team in digs, aces and with 12 double-digit dig performances. Adams tallied a season-best 29 digs against Oklahoma on November 9, while adding another season-high five aces in the Red Raiders' sweep of the Kansas Jayhawks on November 25. She concluded the season with 260 digs (2.52 digs per set), 77 assists and 19 aces.
In the classroom, Adams maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA and graduated this December with a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Adams joins Marguerite Grubb, Alicia Ostmeyer, Grote, Kelly Johnson, Melissa McGehee and Jill Burness as the only Red Raiders to claim CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades.
In addition, Adams is one of three Big 12 volleyball honorees as she joins Logan Eggleston (Texas – First Team) and Alexis Engelbrecht (Iowa State – Third Team) to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America distinctions.
The NCAA Division I volleyball Academic All-America® team includes 10 student-athletes who have maintained perfect 4.0 GPAs plus another with a 4.0 GPA in graduate studies among its 21 honorees.
Full list of CoSIDA All-America honorees below:
FIRST TEAM
Caitie Baird, Stanford University, Sr., 3.73, Human Biology
Diana Brown (2), Illinois, Gr., 4.00/4.00, Molecular & Cellular Biology (UG) / Community Health (G)
Logan Case, Western Michigan University, Jr., 4.00, French
Logan Eggleston (3)(5), University of Texas, Sr., 3.59, Management
Kelley Johnson, North Dakota State University, Sr., 4.00, Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Juhnke, University of South Dakota, Sr., 3.82, Nursing
McKenna Melville (1)(5), UCF, Sr., 4.00, Finance
Gina Rivera-Ortiz, Tennessee State University, Gr., 4.00, Health Sciences
SECOND TEAM
London Austin-Roark, SMU, Gr., 4.00/4.00, Management (G)
Kayley Cassaday, University of Tulsa, Sr., 4.00, Mechanical Engineering
Serena Gray (1), University of Pittsburgh, Gr., 3.90/4.00, Applied Developmental Psychology (G)
Iman Isanovic (1), Arizona State University, Sr., 4.00, Political Science
Magda Jehlarova, Washington State University, Sr., 3.74, Management
CC McGraw, University of Minnesota, Gr., 3.86/3.81, Sport & Exercise Science
Kendra Wait, Creighton University, So., 4.00, Nursing
THIRD TEAM
KJ Adams (3), Texas Tech University, Gr., 3.95/4.00, Interdisciplinary Studies
Alexis Engelbrech,t Iowa State University, Jr., 3.8, Criminal Justice
Lena Kindermann, Jacksonville State University, Gr., 4.00/3.75, English
Elena Oglivie, Stanford University, Jr., 3.61, Science, Technology & Society
Amber Olson, UCF, Sr., 3.80, Accounting
Lexi Rodriguez, University of Nebraska, So., 3.64, Advertising & Public Relations
Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: McKenna Melville, UCF
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
