IRVING, Texas - Conference USA's commitment to excellence on the court and in the classroom continues to show as 11 student-athletes have been named to the 2016 C-USA InTouch Credit Union Volleyball All-Academic Teams. Ten schools are represented on the exclusive list.

Teammates Ally Kiekover and Allie Kellerman represent Marshall on this year's squad. As a three-time C-USA Academic Medal recipient, Kiekover also ranks in the top 10 all-time in kills at Marshall and maintains a 3.84 GPA as a biological science major. Kellerman, fresh off being named the C-USA Libero of the Year, makes the list with a 3.75 GPA in accounting.

Representing the 20^th-ranked WKU volleyball team is junior Jessica Lucas. The C-USA Setter of the Year in back-to-back seasons ranks eighth among national leaders in assists per set, averaging 11.49 this season. Lucas also sports a 3.49 GPA in exercise science (pre-physical therapy).

The number two seed in the C-USA Championship, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, boast setter Sarah Bell to this year's all-academic squad. Last season, Bell made the Southern Miss President's List, while also picking up a C-USA Academic Medal. The sophomore already ranks ninth in school history in total assists while maintaining a 4.00 GPA in biological sciences.

UTSA junior Megan Slan makes the all-academic team for the first time in her career after keeping up a 3.86 GPA. The biology major won a C-USA Academic Medal last season and set a pair of career-highs this year (seven kills against Army, five blocks against Texas State).

For the fifth-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls, Maja Ristic makes the list for the second straight season. Ristic led the Owls with 382 kills (fourth in C-USA) and tallied 10 double-doubles on the season. The exercise science major boasts a 3.41 GPA.

As a two-time C-USA Academic Medalist and a Rice Scholar Athlete of the Year, senior Leah Mikesky makes the list as arguably one of the most decorated student-athletes in both athletics and academics. This marks the third-straight season of all-academic recognition for the kinesiology major. Mikesky maintains a 4.01 GPA while also being named to the all-conference second team this season.

North Texas' Amy Henard also makes this year's all-academic squad for the third straight season. Henard was one of 14 student-athletes to receive C-USA's Fall Spirit of Service Award while keeping up a 3.78 GPA in chemistry and biology.

The eighth-seeded UTEP Miners add to the all-academic squad as senior Lindsey Larson earns her third straight trip to the team. Larson is the only C-USA player to notch a double-double this season (five) while also earning second team all-conference honors. Larson, a civil engineering major, retains a stellar 3.93 GPA.

Louisiana Tech's Jacie McClure earns all-academic recognition for the second straight season for her 4.00 GPA as a kinesiology and health promotion major. McClure is a member of the National Honor Society for Success and Leadership and has registered 28 or more digs in a match two separate times this season, showing her all-around success.

Rounding out the list is UAB junior Haley Jared. The Hartselle, Alabama, native ranked second on the Blazers in kills (287) and points (319.0) this season, while still maintaining a 3.90 GPA in electrical engineering. Jared is also a three-time C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient.

2016 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Volleyball All-Academic Team
*Maja Ristic | Florida Atlantic | Senior | 3.41 - Exercise Science
*Jacie McClure | LA Tech | Junior | 4.00 - Kinesiology & Health Promotion
*Ally Kiekover | Marshall | Senior | 3.84 - Biological Science, Minor: Chemistry and Management
*Allie Kellerman | Marshall | Senior | 3.75 - Accounting
*Amy Henard | North Texas | Senior | 3.78 - Chemistry, Biology
*Leah Mikesky | Rice | Senior | 4.01 - Kinesiology
Sarah Bell | Southern Miss | Sophomore | 4.00 - Biological Sciences
*Haley Jared | UAB | Junior | 3.90 - Electrical Engineering
*Lindsey Larson | UTEP | Senior | 3.93 - Civil Engineering
Megan Slan | UTSA | Junior | 3.86 - Biology
Jessica Lucas | WKU | Junior | 3.49 - Exercise Science, Pre-Physical Therapy
*Repeat Selections