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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University volleyball player Tristen Dye has earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV first-team honors. Dye, a junior outside hitter from Millersburg, Ohio, was named All-Great Lakes Valley Conference this season and finished with 399 kills and a .282 hitting percentage. The West Holmes High School graduate also led NKU with 314 digs and was named GLVC Player of the Week in late October. An accounting major with a 4.0 grade point average, Dye is now on the ballot for Academic All-America honors. To be eligible for Academic All-District and All-America accolades, the nominee must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The student-athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and completed at least one year at the institution. The teams are picked in a vote by the College Sports Information Directors of America. 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Team College Division First Team Dee Ayres, North Alabama, Sr., Rainbow City, Ala.- 4.00 (Biology) Tristen Dye, Northern Kentucky, Jr., Millersburg, Ohio- 4.00 (Accounting) Mary Brunner, Urbana, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio- 3.90 (Athletic Training) Jordan Centers, Capital, Sr., Norwalk, Ohio- 3.89 (Accounting) Megan Stout, North Alabama, Sr., Montgomery, Ala.- 3.80 (Mathematics/Physics) Erin Schaffner, Wooster, Sr., North Canton, Ohio- 3.96 (Biology) |
