NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State volleyball juniors Sarah Kushner and Kaity Weimerskirch were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Team for the first time in their careers, as announced by the organization on Thursday. The honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
Kushner, a member of the 2020-21 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team, is tied for a conference leading 18 double-doubles this season, including 11 during league play. The Naperville, Illinois native, has notched double-digit kills in 21 matches this season, including a 10-game streak with double figures from Sept.