Four Youngstown State student-athletes have been named to the 2024 Academic All-District® Volleyball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
The four teams — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — were announced on Tuesday, and Penguins Abbie Householder, Maria Insana, Isabel Schaefbauer and Nyia Setla were among those honored.
Householder was an Academic All-District selection in 2023, and she is among a select group of student-athletes who will advance to the Academic All-America® ballot. Those teams will be announced on Jan. 14.
To be eligible for the Academic All-District® Volleyball teams, student-athletes nominees must compete in 90 percent of the institution's matches played or must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's matches. Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically or athletically, and they must possess a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5.
YSU's Honorees
- Abbie Householder, Junior, Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
- Maria Insana, Sophomore, Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
- Nyia Setla, Graduate Student, MBA - Organizational Leadership, 3.90 undergraduate GPA
- Isabel Schaefbauer, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, 3.51 undergraduate GPA, 4.00 graduate GPA
