BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Incoming Campbell freshman Summer Schuitema has been named first team Prepvolleyball.com 2014 HS Volleyball Academic All-American.
Prepvolleyball.com sought nominees for this list from high school coaches in late January, looking for seniors who were both sensational students and volleyball players. To that end, coaches were asked to nominate only those players who were both among the very best volleyball players in the state and total brains.
Summer Schuitema, 5-9 S/OH, Grant (Michigan) – Schuitema was a Second Team All-Michigan pick in 2013 after amassing 490 kills, 476 assists and 524 digs for a Region Finalist team. Academically, she is ranked No. 2 in her class with a 3.99 GPA. Academic All-State for volleyball, Schuitema has been completing a yearlong internship with a Pharmacist at Hometown Pharmacy, where she works 3 days per week. In addition, she has accumulated 18 college credits by dual enrolling in high school and college classes through Muskegon Community College during her junior and senior year. By the end of her senior year, she will have completed eight college classes. She is on a Youth Advisory Council through the Fremont Area Community Foundation, which has helped award grant funding to Newaygo County public schools worth $25,000 toward College Access. She is a member of the National Honor Society and will be in the pre-Pharmacy program while playing volleyball at Campbell University, a Division 1 school in the Big South conference, in the fall.
To be considered for this honor, players had to be nominated. Unlike performance-based awards, which can sometimes be determined by reference to newspaper articles or coaches association websites alone, the specific academic prowess necessary to be considered here required that a coach — high school or club — affirmatively support a player's candidacy with specific academic information. Moreover, no nominated player was omitted from consideration.
First team
Emily Fronk, 5-8 S, Penfield (New York)
Summer Schuitema, 5-9 S/OH, Grant (Michigan)
Carla Dibbs, 6-0 OH, Episcopal of Acadiana (Cade, Louisiana)
Michaela Leslie, 5-4 OH, Pickens (South Carolina)
Terese Cannon, 6-3 OH, Our Lady of Mercy (Rochester, New York)
Lily Johnson, 5-11 OH, Lafayette (Wildwood, Missouri)
Christina Porada, 5-2 Libero, Divine Child (Dearborn, Michigan)
Nicolette Fiessinger, 5-4 Libero, Bishop Fenwick (Middletown, Ohio)
Second team
Brady Brown, 5-11 S, Mills Godwin (Richmond, Virginia)
Kirstin Mead, 5-11 S/RS, Valley Christian (San Jose, California)
Kalli Hill, 5-10 OH/MB, Doniphan (Missouri)
Paige Kebe, 6-1 OH, Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Olivia Kluger, 5-11 OH, Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Caroline Labanowski, 6-4 MB, St. John's School (Houston, Texas)
Kaci Dove, 5-6 Libero, Musselman (Inwood, West Virginia)
Peyton Bykowski, 5-7 Libero, Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
Third team
Kimmy Martino, 5-10 S, IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Illinois)
Erika DiPasquale, 5-5 S, Paramus (New Jersey)
Allison Davanzo, 5-11 MB, Creekside (Jacksonville, Florida)
Makenzie Elder, 5-11 OH/RS, St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas
Claire Gorman, 6-1 RS/S, Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Alabama)
Sara Lindquist, 6-2 OH, Mercer Island (Washington)
Natalie Berkowitz, 5-6 Libero, Poly (Long Beach, California)
Kelly Quinn, 5-4 Libero, The Woodlands (Texas)
Fourth team
Rachel Minarick, 6-3 S, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Illinois)
Cassie Baird, 6-2 OH, Perry Meridian (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Sydney Biniak, 6-0 OH, Howard (Ellicott City, Maryland)
Angie Mack, 5-9 OH, Miami East (Casstown, Ohio)
Gabbie Wiley, 5-7 1/2 RS, Hannibal (Missouri)
Luisa Schirmer, 6-2 OH, Sutherland (Pittsford, New York)
Marliss Zwaschka, 5-7 OH, Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, Missouri)
Sam Dubiel, 5-6 Libero, St. Francis (Wheaton, Illinois)
Fifth team
Sydney Morton, 5-11 S, Woodward Academy (College Park, Georgia)
Christina Ambrose, 6-3 OH, Winter Park (Florida)
Taylor Thiele, 5-11 OH, Aurora (Nebraska)
Caroline Knooihuizen, 5-10 OH, East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Anna Kropf, 6-2 MB, St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Missouri)
Delaney D'Amore, 5-10 OH, IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Illinois)
Emmy Friedler, 5-2 Libero, New Trier (Winnetka, Illinois)
Claire Wandrey, 5-7 Libero, Ankeny (Iowa
Highest Honorable Mention
Alex Andrejev, 5-10 S/RS, Langley (McLean, Virginia)
Shelby Babcock, 5-7 Libero, Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
Mara Barkley, 6-2 MB, Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Mattie Behr, 6-0 MB, Cy-Woods (Cypress, Texas)
Gabrielle Benda, 6-0 S, Wakefield (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Jessica Chakonis, 5-6 Libero, Paramus (New Jersey)
Kendall Covington, 5-11 MB, Taylor (Katy, Texas)
Kelsey Crawford, 5-10 S, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, California)
Sydney Engle, 6-0 MB, Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, Indiana)
Sydney Ferguson, 5-10 RS, Evangelical Christian School ( Fort Myers, Florida)
Madison Foley, 5-9 OH, Dayton (Dayton Valley, Nevada)
Sam Fry, 6-1 MB, Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Madison Funk, 6-0 MB, Reed (Sparks, Nevada)
Kirsten Giles, 5-9 S, Hazel Green (Alabama)
Meagan Graham, 5-10 MB, Alvin (Texas)
Taylor Haskins, 6-1 OH, Harrison (Kennesaw, Georgia)
Abby Hickey, 5-6 OH, DeKalb (Illinois)
Ashley Hitchcock, 5-10 OH, Benet (Lisle, Illinois)
Drew Jones, 6-1 MB, Southside (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Pauli King, 6-2 OH, Menlo-Atherton (Atherton, California)
Jessie Link, 5-10 MB, Centennial (Ellicott City, Maryland)
Madison Lord, 5-10 S/RS, DeKalb (Illinois)
Moriah Maluotoga, 5-7 OH, Reed (Sparks, Nevada)
Anna Marcy, 5-9 RS, Penfield (New York)
Kelly Matthews, 5-10 RS, Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Becca Mau, 6-0 OH, Longmont (Colorado)
Danielle McCormick, 6-2 MB, Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Michigan)
Morgan McKeever, 6-0 OH, Burlingame (California)
Tess Morales, 5-5 Libero, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
Carly O'Sullivan, 5-8 OH, Bogota (New Jersey)
Michelle Pagnon, 5-8 S, Presentation (San Jose, California)
Jenifer Ramirez, 5-6 Libero, Bogota (New Jersey)
Kasey Reuter, 6-1 OH, Hinton (Iowa)
Ivy Reynolds, 6-0 MB, Ozark (Missouri)
Shelbi Stein, 6-0 MB/OH, Laguna Hills (California)
Lisette Tellez, 5-10 OH, Ransom-Everglades (Miami, Florida)
Brittany Thomas, 5-3 Libero, St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kansas)
Hunter Thompson, 5-11 S, Brentwood (Tennessee)
Sydney Townsend, 5-8 OH, Pius X (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Sarah Veilleux, 6-0 OH, RHAM (Hebron, Connecticut)
Haleigh Washington, 6-4 MB, Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Morgan Waterman, 5-3 Libero, Pleasant Valley (Bettendorf, Iowa)
