LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Alyssa Stanek was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Volleyball team that was announced on Thursday (Nov. 6).  She was voted to the District 8 Second-Team in the NCAA Division III division.
 
Stanek, a Ceresco, Neb., native, has a 3.89 GPA as an Exercise Science major.  Only six players were selected to the First-Team and additional eight on the Second-Team among a list of over 100 candidates from schools in 21 different states.
 
The Bishop Neuman H.S. product leads NCAA Division III in blocks averaging 1.43 blocks per set.  Her 147 total blocks is the 5^th highest single season total in NWU school history.  She has 270 kills this year and was named the GPAC Player of the Week earlier in the year after being named MVP of the Colorado College Tournament. 
 
Stanek was an honorable mention AVCA All-Central Region selection in 2013 and earned First-Team All-GPAC recognition.  She becomes the first NWU volleyball player to earn Academic All-District since 2010.
 
Student-athletes must meet four criteria to earn Capital One Academic All-District honors: 1) must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better, 2) must have at least two terms of attendance at the institution, 3) must be at least a sophomore in athletic eligibility, 4) must be a starter or key reserve in their respective sport.
 
The All-District selection is determined by voting of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  Making up District 8 in Division III is a group of 21 states covering the west half of the United States.