Julia Chew and Maddy Schultz Earn Academic All-District Honors from College Sports Communicators

SEGUIN, Texas -- As announced by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), formerly CoSIDA, on Tuesday, sophomore Julia Chew (Cypress/Cy-Fair) and senior Maddy Schultz (Richmond/Needville) have garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors for District 8.

It is the first Academic All-District honor for both Chew and Schultz.

Schultz and Chew were pivotal members of the Texas Lutheran Volleyball team who captured its first SCAC Conference Championship this season and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.

Schultz, a 2022 All-SCAC Second Team honoree, led the Bulldogs in kills (377), finishing second in the SCAC. Schultz led the Bulldogs with 1,090 total attacks, as a member of a Bulldogs team that led all of Division-III in total attacks with 5,409 as a team. Schultz also registered 76 blocks on the season to finish second on the championship squad.

Schultz has maintained a 3.666 GPA as a Biology major.

As Texas Lutheran's secondary setter, Chew recorded 566 assists and averaged 4.04 assists per set. Chew ranked fifth in the SCAC in total assists and 16th in assists per set. Chew also led TLU with 51 service aces to finish second in the SCAC.

Chew, a junior academically, has maintained a 3.555 GPA as a Kinesiology Major with a focus on Teaching and Coaching.

Academic All-District teams are selected by College Sports Communicators and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in academics and athletics. Student-athletes who meet the criteria for nomination must be in at least their second year at their institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 and must have played in at least 50 percent of their team's games as an important starter or reserve. Chew and Schultz are now eligible to be named to the CSC Academic All-America team. First-, second-, and third-team honorees will be named on Dec. 20 after another round of voting.

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