Academics & Signings

#2 posting 11.19.2008
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COLLEGE NEWS
D1
BIG 10
Penn State will go for the outright Big 10 championship Friday against Northwestern. The Nittany Lions face Wisconsin on Saturday.

Northwestern set an attendance record when they hosted Minnesota last weekend.

ACADEMICS
Iowa State's Diane Kieger (Mounds View) is one of four Cyclones that earned All Academic Big 12 honors.

SIGNINGS
Creighton has signed 3 players
5-8 OH Brooke Boggs of Lafayette, MO
6-1 OH Caitlin Templeton of Rapid City Central, SD
6-3 MH Heather Thorson of Mead, NE

Marshall has signed 2 players
5-8 setter Ryanne Milligan of Louisville Assumption
5-10 OH Katy Schad of Floyds Central, IN

Southeast Missouri has signed 4 players
5-9 OH Karlee Lursen of Eastview, MN
5-11 OH Brittney Kalinoski of Overland Park, KS
5-9 Setter Angela Cinchelero of St. Louis, MO
5-7 Libero Samantha Lowman of Lincoln, IL

D2
REGIONAL
Augustana has their eyes on the regional. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

D3
ACADEMICS
UW Eau Claire's Abby Freiborg (Renville County West) has been named to the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Women’s Volleyball Third Team.

ALL AMERICAN
St. Thomas had two players make the 2008 AVCA Division III All-America Volleyball: Katie McCaffrey of Fort Collins, CO on the first team, and setter Emily Foster of Hopkins made the second team.
The College Sporting News has a Profile in Excellence feature on McCaffrey.

HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW
Farmington looks back at their 20 win season. From the Farmington Independent.

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