Women's Volleyball News

Eagles' Simpson Named NAIA Scholar-Athlete

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced a total of 304 volleyball players have been named 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Volleyball Scholar-Athletes. Among them is NU Eagle junior Kacie Simpson. Kacie (Renton, Wash.) was a middle blocker on the Eagle volleyball team this past season.

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

This is Simpson's second academic honor as an Eagle as she earned 2008 All-Cascade Conference Scholar Athlete honors for outstanding academic achievement last season.

Simpson was a second team All-SPSL North Division selection at Kentridge High School and MVP. She was also a two-time scholar athlete at KHS and was also awarded a Rotary Scholarship at Kentridge.

Congratulations, Kacie!

 


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