Cal State players earn academic honors

Senior libero Meghan Haas and junior setter Sara Hoffman of Cal State San Bernardino's women's volleyball team have been voted to the CoSIDA-ESPN The Magazine all-District 8 academic teams announced Thursday.

Haas was named to the first team and will be eligible for consideration for Academic All-America honors. Hoffman was voted to the third team.

A kinesiology major, Haas has a 3.83 cumulative grade point average. Hoffman, a business major with an emphasis in marketing, carries a 3.57 GPA.

They were among four CCAA conference student-athletes named to the three teams selected by sports information directors in District 8 (West Region) under the direction of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Haas is in her third season as the Coyotes' libero, averaging 4.61 digs per set with 22 service aces. She ranks third in the CCAA in digs per set and is among the top 50 in the nation in NCAA Division II.

Hoffman, a third-team all-American in 2007, leads the CCAA in assists at 11.73 per set and ranks No. 6 in the nation in that category. She also has 20 service aces.

Other CCAA players who received academic all District 8 honors were Rikki Buckshnis and Kristy Sather of Sonoma State University. Buckshnis was a first-team pick and Sather made the second team. Six players were named to each of the three teams.

The college division of CoSIDA includes NCAA Div. II and Div. III schools along with NAIA schools.