NIU Volleyball Places Eight On Academic All-MAC Team - Northern Illinois University Athletics

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DeKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois University volleyball team had eight student-athletes selected to the 2021 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced on Monday.
 
"Through all of the adjustments, modifications and challenges our group encountered this past year, their commitment to academic excellence remained a top priority," said head coach Ray Gooden. "I'm very happy for this group to be recognized for their efforts in the classroom."
 
Senior middle blocker Kennedy Wallace (Kansas City, Kan./Piper) earned her third Academic All-MAC honor. Juniors Angie Gromos (West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago), Kennedy Shelley (Burlington, Colo./Lewis-Palmer), Grace Balensiefer (Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon) and Jasmine Kemp (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb) each were selected to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second time.
 
Junior Kelsy Turskey (Prairie Grove, Ill./Prairie Ridge) and sophomore Brianna Scuric (East Troy, Wis./East Troy) earned their first Academic All-MAC honors. Turskey is one of two student-athletes on the Academic All-MAC Team with a 4.0 grade point average.
 
This is the third time in the last five years NIU has had eight student-athletes selected to the Academic All-MAC Team.
 
To qualify for the Academic All-MAC Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests scheduled or completed.
 
2021 NIU Volleyball Academic All-MAC Selections
Kelsy Turskey, Junior, Health Science/Pre-Physical Therapy, 4.0 GPA (Prairie Grove, Ill.)
Brianna Scuric, Sophomore, Nutrition, Dietetics & Wellness, 3.913 GPA (East Troy, Wis.)
*Angie Gromos, Junior, Marketing, 3.696 GPA (West Chicago, Ill.)
*Kennedy Shelley, Junior, Elementary Education-Bilingual/ESL, 3.635 GPA (Burlington, Colo.)
*Jasmine Kemp, Junior, Health Promotion, 3.453 GPA (DeKalb, Ill.)
!*Kennedy Wallace, Senior, Business Administration, 3.442 GPA (Kansas City, Kan.)
*Grace Balensiefer, Junior, Nutrition, Dietetics & Wellness, 3.351 GPA (Lafayette, Ind.)
*Samantha Juarez, Sophomore, Sociology, 3.255 GPA (Batavia, Ill.)
 
! – 2018 Academic All-MAC Selection
* - 2019 Academic All-MAC Selection
 
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