Thursday, November 16, 2000
YOUNG NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
BETHLEHEM, PA --- Senior middle hitter Sara Young (Tunkhannock/ Tunkhannock HS),
who helped the Moravian College women's volleyball team to a 21-9 record this season, has
been named to the 2000 Verizon Academic All-District II College Division Volleyball Second
Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
To be eligible for Verizon Academic All-America® and All-District accolades, a student-athlete
must maintain at least a 3.20 grade-point average, be a sophomore, junior or senior and
be a starter or significant reserve. The College Division is made up of all the NCAA Division
II and III Schools in the nation as well as all NAIA schools. Student-athletes from
NCAA Division I schools are named to the University Division Teams. District II is
made up of schools from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
Young, who was the Commonwealth Rookie of the Year in 1997, posted a team leading 77 blocks
this season and she added 225 kills and 62 digs this fall. Young completed her Moravian
career 713 kills and 260 blocks. She was also named to the Commonwealth Conference
All-Star Second Team on Thursday.
The Greyhounds record of 21-9 for this season was their fifth straight 20-win season and
the team competed in the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. Moravian was
seeded third in the Commonwealth Conference Playoffs and lost to Juniata in the title match
for the fourth straight year.
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