SPOKANE, Wash. -- Two members of the outstanding Whitworth College volleyball team have been recognized for their academic success in addition to their athletic accomplishments on the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII Volleyball College Division Team. Bekah Hornor (Sr., S, Spokane, Wash. - Mead) had been named to the First Team, while Brittney Bower (Sr., OH, Onalaska, Wash. - Onalaska) made the Second Team.
Hornor, who has a 3.82 grade point average with a major in biology, was recently also selected as First Team All-Northwest Conference and First Team All-Region by the AVCA. She dished an average of 11.12 assists per game this year, ranking second in the NWC. However, she leads all conference setters in kills per game (1.62) and was second in blocks per game (0.53). Bower is a chemistry major with a 3.75 GPA. She has started every match this season and is third on the team in kills per game (2.25) with a .230 hitting percentage. She also averages 2.45 digs per contest. Hornor will now be submitted as a candidate for CoSIDA's Academic All-American College Division team. The Academic All-District teams are selected from NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA players throughout the western United States. The players are nominated and selected by members of CoSIDA. To be eligible for nomination, a player must be a starter or important reserve with a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and of sophomore standing. Whitworth's season continues on Friday night when the Pirates host Linfield College in the semifinals of the NCAA West Regional at 7:00 pm. |
