Magraw Wins Beach Scholar Athlete Of The Year
May 26, 2016 | Beach Volleyball
SAN FRANCISCO – Husky senior Justice Magraw was named the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year today, becoming the inaugural winner of the award. The Pac-12, which sponsored beach volleyball for the first time in 2016, announced its academic honors today, with Magraw leading six Husky honorees.
To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic Teams, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average, be either a starter or significant contributor and have a minimum of one year of enrollment at their institution. The Scholar Athlete of the Year award is given to a senior or graduate student in their final season of eligibility.
Magraw, a native of Redmond, Wash., is set to complete her undergraduate degree in communication this spring with a 3.78 grade-point average. She played most of her matches at the No. 4 spot with Melanie Wade, and the pair went 3-4, with a key win over California's No. 4 team in the Pac-12 Championships, as the seven-seed Huskies were one of the last four teams remaining on Sunday. The senior also serves as the Vice President of the Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
Wade joined Magraw as All-Academic First Team members. Wade, a member of the inaugural Husky 100 and a Husky Green Award recipient, maintains a 3.58 grade point average majoring in Psychology, and she will continue her education at UW pursuing a Master's in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership.
Senior Lianna Sybeldon was a Second Team selection, as the Sociology major carries a 3.41 GPA.
Also earning honorable mention was junior Cassie Strickland, and sophomores Crissy Jones and Bailey Tanner.
2016 PAC-12 BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
| Bianca Arellano, ASU | Jr. | 3.62 | Kinesiology |
| Julie Consani, UCLA | Sr. | 3.54 | Sociology |
| Frances Giedraitis, ASU | So. | 3.92 | Biological Studies |
| Kwyn Johnson, ASU | R-So. | 3.85 | Communication |
| Justice Magraw, WASH | Sr. | 3.78 | Communication |
| Nicolette Martin, USC | Jr. | 3.60 | Fine Arts |
| Teya Neff, CAL | So. | 3.84 | Peace & Conflict Studies |
| Katie Regalia, CAL | So. | 3.79 | Undeclared |
| Kamila Tan, UCLA | Sr. | 3.52 | Psychology |
| Melanie Wade, WASH | Sr. | 3.58 | Psychology |
SECOND TEAM
| Jenna Belton, USC | So. | 3.50 | Undeclared |
| Sarah Cole, CAL | Sr. | 3.41 | Integrative Biology |
| Hailey Devlin, ARIZ | So. | 3.48 | Communication |
| Jo Kremer, USC | So. | 3.50 | Undeclared |
| Kory Lamet, CAL | Sr. | 3.40 | Media Studies |
| Mia Rivera, ASU | Jr. | 3.42 | Criminal Justice & Criminology |
| Karina Robinson, STAN | So. | 3.65 | Undeclared |
| Ivey Schmitt, UCLA | So. | 3.48 | Sociology |
| Lianna Sybeldon, WASH | Sr. | 3.41 | Sociology |
| McKenna Witt, ARIZ | Jr. | 3.42 | Public Health |
HONORABLE MENTION: Taylor Agost, ORE; Bryce Bark, CAL; Sophie Bukovec, USC; Whitney Follette, ASU; Crissy Jones, WASH; Merete Lutz, STAN; Olivia MacDonald, ARIZ; Kacey Nady, ORE; Sydney Palmer, ASU; Catherine Raquel, STAN; Cassie Strickland, WASH; Bailey Tanner, WASH; Ivana Vanjak, STAN; Madison Witt, ARIZ; Elise Zappia, UCLA.
