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Four Pirates Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors for Women’s Volleyball

12/31/2025 1:00:00 PM

GEORGETOWN, TEXAS - The 2025–26 CSC Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined excellence on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® Women's Volleyball program honors student-athletes across four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Southwestern University had four women's volleyball student-athletes earn Academic All-District recognition for the 2025 season.

To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must compete in at least 90 percent of their institution's matches or start in at least 66 percent of matches played, while holding a minimum of sophomore athletic eligibility. Liberos, though not officially credited as starters in statistics, may be counted as starters for nomination purposes. Academically, nominees must carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher as both undergraduate and graduate students (if applicable) and be at least a sophomore academically. Transfer student-athletes are immediately eligible provided they meet the academic and athletic criteria.

Senior Emily Marks (Cypress, Texas) added Academic All-District honors to an already decorated season, earning Second Team All-SAA recognition and a spot on the SAA All-Tournament Team. Marks ranked 10th in the SAA with 262 total kills, averaging 2.70 kills per set. She concludes her Southwestern career with 562 kills, 154 digs, and 96 total blocks.

Senior Annika Flora (Georgetown, Texas) was also named All-SAA Honorable Mention after ranking sixth in the conference in assists, averaging 6.79 per set with 659 total assists on the season. Flora surpassed the 2,000-career assist milestone during her time at Southwestern, finishing her career with 2,142 assists, along with 124 kills, 64 service aces, 959 digs, and 62 blocks.

Junior Kendall Jurgens (Dripping Springs, Texas) earned multiple postseason accolades, including Week 9 SAA Offensive Player of the Week, First Team All-SAA, and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention. Jurgens led the SAA in hitting percentage (.378) and ranked 14th nationally in the category. She averaged 2.18 kills and 0.97 blocks per set from the middle blocker position. Jurgens also etched her name into the program record book, as she currently holds Southwestern's single-game blocking record with eight total blocks

Sophomore Izzy Rodriguez (Houston, Texas) was a three-time SAA Defensive Player of the Week selection and earned Second Team All-SAA honors. She led the conference in digs per set at 4.91, totaling 476 digs on the season, while also contributing 98 assists and 19 service aces. 


 

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