Volleyball's Truong Named Academic All-District
11/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Volleyball's Truong Named Academic All-District
Amy Truong |
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
Southern Miss Lady Eagle volleyball senior Amy Truong recently earned a spot on the Academic All-America District VI University Women's Volleyball Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).Truong, who was one of 18 athletes selected to the academic all-district teams, was named to the second team. This marks the second year in a row that Truong made the squad after being a second-team honoree in 2003. In all, the 18 players hailed from 14 regional schools. Truong also was one of two Conference USA players named to the District VI teams, joining Anna Vaughn from TCU.
One of just two seniors on the Lady Eagle squad, Truong currently leads the team in assists (760) and is second overall in digs with 275. Her 181 points scored ranks fourth on the team, a total that includes 145 kills, 48 total blocks and 10 service aces. She currently ranks in the top 10 in two major statistical career categories, standing fourth overall in assists (2,603) and 10th in aces (124). Truong is 11th in career digs with 990, and she needs just 10 digs to become the third player in school history to record 2,500 assists, 1,000 digs and 100 aces in a career.
The complete list of the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-America District VI University Volleyball Teams follows.
2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Women?s Volleyball Team
First Team Name (Pos.) School Yr. Hometown GPA & Major
Adah Burke (L) New Mexico Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. 4.02, Mathematics
Jackie Choi (S) New Mexico State So. Corpus Christi, Texas 4.00, Economics
Catherine DuPont (OH) Rice Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 3.95, Kinesiology/Psychology
Krystal Kolkhorst (S) Texas State Sr. Houston, Texas 3.96, Finance
Melissa Marek (MB Texas-Arlington Jr. Buckholts, Texas 3.986, Accounting
Rebeca Pazo (OH) Rice Sr. Caracas, Venezuela 3.50, Economics & Spanish
Second Team
Name (Pos.) School Yr. Hometown GPA & Major
Tanya Allen (OH) New Mexico State So. Deming, N.M. 3.889, Pre-Law
Christi Hahn (OH) Texas A&M So. Leander, Texas 4.00, General Studies
Kelly Johnson (OH) Texas Tech Sr. Fort Worth, Texas 3.570, Human Development
Lauren Stevens (S) Stephen F. Austin Jr. Schertz, Texas 4.00, Finance
Amy Truong (S) Southern Miss Sr. Palmdale, Calif. 3.72, International Studies
Anna Vaughn (MB) TCU So. Grapevine, Texas 4.00, Spanish
Third Team
Name (Pos.) School Yr. Hometown GPA & Major
Laura Grote (S) Texas Tech Sr. Austin, Texas 3.631, Public Relations
Kristin Hoban (S) Rice Jr. San Diego, Calif. 3.36, Sociology
Rebecca Kainz (MB) Rice Sr. Austin, Texas 3.51, English/Policy Studies
Nicole LeBlanc (OH) Baylor So. Tampa, Fla. 3.50, Sociology
Giedre Tarnauskaite (S) Arkansas State Sr. Kaunas, Lithuania 3.512, International Business
Kelly Therkelsen (OH) New Mexico So. Eagan, Minn. 4.22, Political Science