Women's Volleyball

Three Named To Academic All-America® Women’s Volleyball Team

Official College Sports Communicators Release

AUSTIN, Texas--Three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) individuals have been named to the 2024 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Women’s Volleyball Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators.
 
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Ashley Kopp and UW-Whitewater’s Alayna Jansky were named to the second team, while UW-Oshkosh’s Riley Kindt secured third team recognition.
 
Kopp received the honor for the second straight year after being a third team choice a year ago. She is the program’s first two-time Academic All-America® honoree. Kopp is majoring in health promotion and wellness, and maintains a 3.70 grade point average.
 
She is a four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American – the first player in WIAC history to earn the honor four times. Kopp is a four-time AVCA Region 8 first team and All-WIAC first team selection. She received Region 8 Player of the Year and WIAC Offensive Player of the Year distinction this season. Kopp added the conference honor in 2022.
 
Kopp finished her career with 2,209 career kills, the 21st-most in NCAA Division III history. She ended the season with the most career kills among all active NCAA players this season. Her 541 kills in 2024 were the third-most in the country and it was the fourth-consecutive year she surpassed 500 in a season.

Jansky sustains a 3.83 grade point average, while pursuing a graduate degree in human performance, and is the ninth Warhawk to earn Academic All-America® status. She secured AVCA All-America First Team recognition this season and was named to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team.
 
Jansky ranked among the top 25 in NCAA Division III with 455 kills, 4.06 kills per set, 519.5 points and 4.64 points per set. Her 455 kills are third most for a Warhawk in a single season. She helped UW-Whitewater lead NCAA Division III with 3.13 team blocks per set and break the program single season mark with 375.5 total blocks.
 
Kindt was an Academic All-America® Second Team honoree last year and is the first two-time Academic All-America® in program history. She is majoring in nursing and boasts a 3.89 grade point average. She claimed AVCA All-America Second Team status this season - her second career All-America award - and is a four-time All-WIAC first team honoree. Kindt played in all but three sets for the Titans this season and led UW-Oshkosh with a .290 hitting percentage, while placing second with 2.90 kills per set. She recorded 30 service aces and 89 blocks (nine solo).
 
To be eligible for the Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® award, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, must compete in 90 percent of the institution’s sets OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution’s total matches, and must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
 
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