2024 CSC Academic All-District Women’s Volleyball Teams
SEWARD, Neb. – A quartet of Bulldogs from the national quarterfinalist Concordia University, Nebraska Volleyball team was honored on Tuesday (Dec. 17) by College Sports Communicators (CSC). CSC announced the following Bulldogs as 2024 Academic All-District® award winners: seniors Rebecca Gebhardt and Cassidy Knust and juniors Ashley Keck and Savannah Shelburne. Gebhardt and Keck are repeat Academic All-District honorees.
The 2024 Academic All-District® Women’s Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Student-athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher in order to be nominated for this award. Nominees also had to meet specific requirements in terms of games played and games started during the 2024 season. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender. Each school was allowed to nominate a maximum of four student-athletes for volleyball all-district honors.
2024 CSC Academic All-District Honorees – Concordia Volleyball
Rebecca Gebhardt | Sr. | DS | Norfolk, Neb.
Major: Biology
Notes: Two-time CSC Academic All-District; three-time Honorable Mention All-GPAC; two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete; ranks third in program history for career digs (1,701).
Ashley Keck | Jr. | Kearney, Neb.
Major: Business Administration
Notes: Two-time CSC Academic All-District; 2024 NAIA First Team All-American; 2024 GPAC Attacker of the Year; three-time All-GPAC (honorable mention in 2022, second team in 2023 and first team in 2024); chosen to 2024 NAIA National Championship All-Tournament Team; two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete; ranks 11th in program history with 979 career kills.
Cassidy Knust | Sr. | Aurora, Neb.
Major: Elementary Education (Coaching Endorsement)
Notes: First CSC Academic All-District award; 2023 Honorable Mention All-GPAC; two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete; 720 digs in 105 career matches.
Savannah Shelburne, Jr. | Omaha, Neb.
Major: Graphic Design / Studio Art
Notes: First CSC Academic All-District award; 2024 Honorable Mention All-GPAC; 2024 NAIA Scholar-Athlete; led Concordia with 680 assists in 2024.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk (in the CSC release) and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on Jan. 14, 2025.