University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Campbell and Dooley Earns All-Academic Honors
11/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 11, 2008
PITTSBURGH—Senior Kelly Campbell and junior Meagan Dooley of the women’s volleyball team were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team, as voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“This is a great honor for Meagan and Kelly,” Head Coach Toby Rens said. “This recognition is well deserved because they both work incredibly hard on the court and in the classroom. This honor says a lot about their commitment to being student-athletes.
“I’m very happy for the two of them because it is well deserved,” Rens added.
Campbell (Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield-Pacific) and Dooley (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) were two of just three players from the Big East to earn such a distinction in District 2, this season. Campbell records her first honor, while Dooley collected her second.
A liberal studies major, Campbell carries a 3.5 grade-point average. This season, Campbell has been named to the Big East honor roll five times, including two consecutive Big East Player of the Week accolades. Campbell leads the squad in kills (357).
Dooley is a nursing/pre-medicine major and currently has a 4.0 grade-point average. She leads the team with 19 solo blocks on the year. Additionally, she is fourth on the all-time career solo blocks list (86) and seventh for all-time block assists (241) and total blocks (327).
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.00 scale. She must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and completed at least one full academic year at the school.
Pitt faces Syracuse and Marquette on the road this weekend.
