COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Colorado Mesa University volleyball standouts Sydney Leffler and Sabrina VanDeList were both named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's First Team Academic All-Conference squad while four other Mavericks were named to the honor roll.  The awards were announced Wednesday.
 
To be eligible for the first team honors, which were selected by a vote of the conference's sports information directors based on a combination of academic and athletic successes, student-athletes must have a 3.500 or higher GPA, have completed a full academic year at the nomination institution and used a season of eligibility.  Honor Roll selections must have a 3.30 or higher GPA and meet the other requirements.
 
Leffler, who was named as the RMAC Player of the Year for her on-court prowess, holds a 3.63 GPA and is majoring in exercise science.  She was also named to the First Team All-RMAC squad and leads the RMAC by wide margins in kills (433), kills per set (4.42), total points (463), and points per set (4.72).  The junior out of Eaton, Colorado also has 1,101 career kills and became the first Maverick to surpass the 1,000 milestone since 2018 earlier this season.
 
She is now a 2-time overall RMAC All-Academic pick and was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team last year as well.  She was also an American Volleyball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American in 2021, a year that saw her pick up AVCA South Central Region and RMAC Freshman of the Year honors.
 
VanDeList has now earned RMAC All-Academic First Team honors in all three years she has been eligible.  The redshirt junior out of Severance, Colorado, holds a perfect 4.00 GPA and was named as the RMAC Summit Award Winner for having the highest GPA at the RMAC Tournament for the second straight year.  She was also named as the RMAC's Setter of the Year and became the first Maverick in program history to earn First Team All-RMAC honors for a fourth time.
 
A 3-time CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-American, VanDeList leads the RMAC in assists (1,151) and assist per set (11.74), ranking third in the NCAA Division II national statistics for the latter.  VanDeList also recorded a RMAC-leading 15 double-doubles this season.
 
The Mavs honor roll selections were sophomore Aesha Alrashed (3.70, Business Administration), redshirt freshman Erin Brown (4.00, Civil Engineering), redshirt junior Hahni Johnson (3.78, Kinesiology/K-12 Education) and Jordan Woods (3.72, Counseling Psychology).  Johnson has now earned the plaudit in three straight seasons while Woods was honored last year as well.
 
The Mavericks are enjoying a 24-4 season and will be participating in their third straight NCAA Division II Tournament, which begins next Thursday (Nov. 30) with their South Central Regional quarterfinal against Dallas Baptist University, which will be played in Canyon, Texas.
 

Name	School	Cl.	Pos.	GPA	Major
Mayson Fago	Chadron State	Sr.	RS	3.90	Psychology
Sydney Leffler	Colorado Mesa	Jr.	OH	3.63	Exercise Science
Sabrina VanDeList	Colorado Mesa	R-Jr.	S	4.0	Elementary Education
Meghan Slaninka	Colorado School of Mines	So.	DS	4.0	Mechanical Engineering
Ella Butler	Fort Lewis	So.	MB	3.96	Environmental Biology
Ember Canty	MSU Denver	Sr.	MB	3.67	Chemistry
Rylee Hladky*	MSU Denver	Sr.	OH	3.88	Mechanical Engineering
Abbie McCrimmon	MSU Denver	Jr.	L	4.0	Management
Nadine Burbrink	Regis	Gr.	MB	4.0	Project Management
Amelia Davis	Regis	Jr.	MB	3.92	Elementary Education
Haley Kennedy	Regis	Gr.	DS/L	3.72	Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Mara LeGrand	Regis	Gr.	S	3.81	Business Administration
Kiley Metzger	South Dakota Mines	Sr.	S	3.94	Electrical Engineering
Joei Barela	UCCS	So.	S	3.93	Health Care Science