Nov. 5, 2009

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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Junior outside hitter Jennifer Berwanger was one of 12 student-athletes named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Women's Volleyball Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Berwanger, who carries a 3.86 GPA in therapeutic recreation and physical therapy, garnered second-team honors. The junior was named to the Missouri Valley Conference scholar-athlete first team in 2008.

A native of Lake Zurich, Ill., Berwanger currently leads the team in kills (3.61 kps) and is second on the team in digs (3.71 dps). She currently ranks third in career digs with 1,131 and ninth in career attempts with 2,710.

District 5 Winners - University Division - FIRST TEAM
Lauren Felsing, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE, OF, Sr., Hartland, Wis., 3.97, Marketing
Angie Porché, VALPARAISO, Sr., Lynwood, Ill., 3.76, Psychology
Laura DeBruler, ILLINOIS, Jr., Downers Grove, Ill., 3.43, Pyschology
Tabitha Visk, ILLINOIS STATE, So., Salem, Wis., 4.0, Family and Consumer Science
Kristen Arthurs, PURDUE, Jr., Newport, Mich., 3.82, Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences
Johannah Bangert, ILLINOIS, Jr., Washington, Mo., 3.68, Mathematics

SECOND TEAM
Jennifer Berwanger, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Jr., Lake Zurich, Ill., 3.86, Therapeutic Recreation and Physical Therapy
Emily Harrison, WESTERN ILLINOIS, Sr., Edwardsville, Ill., 4.0, Early Childhood Education
Hillary Haen, ILLINOIS, Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill., 3.46, Accountancy
Lauren Ditscheit, LOYOLA, Sr., Wauwatosa, Wis., 3.82, Advertising/Public Relations
Jamel Nicholas, NOTRE DAME, Sr., Gibsonia, Pa., 3.34, Sociology Film, television and theater
Alyse Serritella, LOYOLA, Sr., Darien, Ill., 3.62, Psychology