Ball State University Athletics
Men?s Volleyball Places Nine On Academic All-Conference Team
April 08, 2008 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. ? Nine members of the eighth-ranked Ball State men's volleyball team have earned recognition on the 2008 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Academic All-Conference Team as announced today by the league office.
"I am pleased to see half our roster achieve academic all-conference honors," said Ball State head coach Joel Walton. "We encourage our players to achieve both on the court and in the classroom. The number of players we placed on the academic all-conference team is a testament to the level our players focus on their academics. Volleyball provides our players with great life experiences during college, while their academic work prepares them for the rest of their lives."
To be eligible for the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team, student-athletes must have achieved at least a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale after completion of the 2007 fall semester at their respective institutions. A total of 62 players were recognized in 2008, with Ohio State pacing the MIVA with 14, followed by Lewis (10), Ball State (9), IPFW (9), Loyola (9), Quincy (6) and Mercyhurst (5).
Senior middle attacker Justin Orr (Gladstone, Mo./Winnetonka H.S.) highlights BSU's nine honorees with a perfect 4.00 GPA. As a team, Ball State's 19 players averaged a 3.00 cumulative GPA after the 2007 fall semester, in which 12 Cardinals logged a 3.00-or-better GPA.
Joining Orr on the list in class order are: senior Ian Peckler (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills H.S.); juniors Todd Chamberlain (Louisville, Ky./Trinity H.S.) and Mark Termion (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North H.S.); sophomore Ben Irwin (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove H.S.); and freshmen James Emming (West Chester, Ohio/Moeller H.S.), J.D. Gasparovic (St. Louis, Mo./Oakville H.S.), Lee Meyer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller H.S.) and Dominic Spadavecchio (Palatine, Ill./William Fremd H.S.).
