LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola's
Meghan Warkentin and
Kelsey Christoferson have earned CoSIDA/
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Distict VIII First Team honors for their work both on and off the court.
Warkentin, a junior outside hitter, has posted a 4.00 cumulative GPA while pursuing a mathematics major at Biola. She leads the Eagles and ranks fifth in the Golden State Athletic Conference with an impressive 4.01 kills per game average this year. Warkentin has a team-high 393 kills and 186 digs (1.90/game) and 40 blocks.
Christoferson, a sophomore middle blocker, also has a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA and is majoring in Mass Communications/Film & TV. She is currently second in the conference in attack percentage at .396 with 212 kills and just 41 errors in 432 total atracks. Christoferson also has recorded 85 blocks–including 16 solo.
The All-District VIII team is made up of student-athletics from NCAA Divisions II, III and NAIA schools from Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and British Columbia. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 grade point average and be a starter or key reserve. The award is voted on by district Sports Information Directors.
By being named First Team All-District, the two have a chance at earning Academic All-America honors.
Biola's volleyball team–ranked No. 4 in the latest NAIA National Poll–wraps up the regular season on Saturday (Nov. 10) against No. 2 California Baptist University in Chase Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District VIII Teams
First Team
Meghan Warkentin, Biola
Kelsey Christoferson, Biola
Taylor Manton, Sonoma State
Monica Groves, Puget Sound
Deborah Bekowies, Menlo
Rikki Buckshnis, Sonoma State
Second Team
Meghan Flink, Linfield
Verania Willis, Cal Baptist
Courtney Schneider, Western Wash.
Antoinette Kathol, Cal Poly Pomona
Lisa Martini, Western Oregon
Stacey Bennett, Western Oregon
Rachel Gross, Puget Sound
Sara Hoffman, CS San Bernardino
Third Team
Meghan Haas, Cal State San Bernardino
Angela Willis, Cal Baptist
Debbie Vander Schaaf, CS Stanislaus
Alyssa Given, Seattle Pacific
