Michigan State University Athletics
Schatzle, Trogdon Named To Academic All-District Third-Team
11/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 10, 2006
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State juniors Ashley Schatzle and Miken Trogdon have been named to the Third-Team 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Volleyball District IV Team, announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible for the prestigious award, a player must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 in the classroom, be a starter or key reserve on the volleyball court, and be in sophomore athletic and academic standing. The awards mark the first Spartan selection since Michelle Kopka garnered first-team honors during the 2003 campaign.
"This is a great honor for Ashley (Schatzle) and Miken (Trogdon)," Spartan head coach Cathy George said. "This award is credit to their hard work both on the court and in the classroom."
Schatzle, an outside hitter for the Green and White, is a nursing major and maintains a 3.56 grade-point average. She currently ranks second on the team and sixth in the league with 4.43 kills per game. Schatzle was honored with her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award on Oct. 16 after contributing 6.5 kills per game to help lead the Spartans to a pair of wins over Michigan and Iowa. The Monroe, Mich., native has tallied double-digit kill totals in 22 contests this season, including matching her career high with 24 versus Michigan.
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Trogdon, a defensive specialist for the Spartans, is majoring in criminal justice and maintains a 3.69 grade-point average. This is her first all-district selection after being named Academic All-Big Ten the previous two seasons. The Lisle, Ill., native has contributed seven matches with double-digit dig totals, and matched a career high with 14 versus Arizona State in early September. Trogdon leads the team in aces per game (0.27) and ranks second with 2.14 digs per game.
ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District and All-America honorees are nominated, voted on, and awarded by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
