CHATTANOOGA --- A total of four Chattanooga volleyball student-athletes earned the honor of being named to the Academic All-District team on Tuesday afternoon, with Gylian Finch, Kate Neill, Elaine Redman and Morgan Romano all receiving recognition as announced by the College Sports Communicators.
To receive a CSC Academic All-District distinction, student-athletes must possess a 3.4 cumulative GPA and either compete in 90 percent of their team's matches or start in at least 66 percent of their team's matches on the year.
Gylian Finch, a grad student from Mount Morris, Illinois, earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice and has since pursued her master's in criminal justice as she closes out her playing career. Finch has been a member of the university's Dean's List and Academic Honor Roll, as well as the Southern Conference's Academic Honor Roll in every season she's played with the Mocs.
Finch played in 32 of Chattanooga's 33 matches in 2023, starting in every one of her appearances.
Kate Neill, a senior from Plymouth, Minnesota, is set to earn her degree in Public Law and has carried a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout her collegiate career at UTC. Amongst Neill's other academic honors are spots on the SoCon Academic Honor Roll, Dean's List, AD's Honor Roll and earning the Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal every season with the Mocs.
Neill saw action in all 33 matches this season for the Mocs, including being a starter in a total of 24 contests.
Elaine Redman, a junior from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is currently pursuing her degree from UTC in exercise & health science. A multi-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's Medal honoree, Redman was also a five-time SoCon Player of the Week and one-time SoCon Player of the Month this past season.
Redman played in all 33 matches this season for the Mocs, starting in 31 total matches along the way.
Morgan Romano, a grad student from Oviedo, Florida, graduated from Rider in 2023 with her degree in elementary education prior to transferring to Chattanooga to finish her playing career and academic studies. Romano has been an all-conference honoree in all five years she has played college volleyball, including being named an AVCA All-American as a sophomore at Rider.
Romano played in every match of the 2023 season for UTC, including being a starter for the Mocs in 32 of those matches.
The 2023 Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field/court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic Al-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees for women's volleyball be announced on January 9, 2024.
50 SEASONS OF CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL
The 2023 season for the Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team marks a major landmark for the program and the university, as UTC volleyball officially celebrates its 50th season of competition as a university sponsored athletic program. Following the adoption of the Title IX legislation back in 1972, UTC added women's basketball, tennis, and volleyball programs to its roster of athletic teams, bringing on five decades of history for each of the teams.
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