FRISCO, Texas – Bethany Clapp of the University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team was named first team Southland Academic All-Conference as announced by the league on Tuesday.
Clapp, who was named First Team All-Conference after the Spring 2021 season received an automatic First Team All-Academic nod as she met the criteria for her GPA and participation this season.
The outside hitter is a rehabilitative science major with a 3.83 overall GPA, one of the top GPAs of the squad. She serves as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at UIW and has completed 19.5 hours of community service hours.
She started all 29 matches for the Cardinals this season helping UIW clinch a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament for the first time in program history. The junior led the team with 197 kills, averaging 4.02 kills per set which ranked third best in the league this season.
The Student-Athlete of the Year award is selected by the Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 13-member universities. The Southland Student-Athlete of the Year award is presented to the one student-athlete who achieves excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
The all-academic teams are voted on by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic advisors from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
2020 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year: Ashley Lewis, Sam Houston
2020 Southland Conference Academic All-Conference Teams
First Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Kate Mueller1 |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
Sugar Land, Texas |
3.66 |
Nursing |
| Bailey Waddington2 |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
San Angelo, Texas |
4.0 |
Biology |
| Bethany Clapp1 |
UIW |
Jr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
3.83 |
Rehabilitative Sciences |
| Ashley Lewis^,1,2 |
Sam Houston |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
3.94 |
Finance & Marketing |
| Taya Mitchell1 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
Rowlett, Texas |
3.30 |
Psychology |
| Carissa Barnes1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Weatherford, Texas |
3.84 |
Kinesiology – Pre-Allied Health |
| Faith Panhans1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Plano, Texas |
4.0 |
Elementary Education |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Madi Bowles |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
Strafford, Mo. |
4.0 |
Exercise Science |
| Regan Stiawalt |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Ness City, Kan. |
3.59 |
Nursing |
| Haley Hoang |
Northwestern State |
So. |
Plano, Texas |
4.0 |
Business |
| Breanne Chausse2 |
Sam Houston |
Jr. |
Coppell, Texas |
3.96 |
Banking & Finance |
| Morgan Janda |
Sam Houston |
So. |
Katy, Texas |
3.95 |
Accounting |
| Chloe Simon |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Katy, Texas |
3.78 |
Communication Studies |
| Rachel Young2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
Frisco, Texas |
4.0 |
Finance |
^2020 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year
1First Team All-Conference selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
