Four players from the Wayne State College volleyball team were named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team announced Tuesday morning.  Seniors Kelsie Cada, Jordan McCormick and Rachel Walker along with junior Taya Beller received the honor.  All four Wildcat honorees advance to the national ballot to be voted on by College Sports Communicators with All-America honorees announced January 9, 2024.
            The 2023 Academic All-District Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. 
            Beller, a 6-2 junior middle hitter from Lindsay (Humphrey HS), is a repeat CSC Academic All-District selection and carries a 3.72 grade point average majoring in business management and management.  This season, she was named repeat AVCA and D2CCA All-American First Team after leading the NSIC in blocks (1.13/set) while ranking second in the league in hitting percentage (.381) and points per set (4.40) and fifth in kills per set (3.53).  Beller was selected NSIC Offensive Player of the Week three times this season and voted to the Central Region All-Tournament Team.  She was also named All-NSIC First Team for a third straight year.
            Cada, a 6-0 senior outside hitter from Wahoo (Bishop Neumann HS), is another repeat CSC Academic All-District selection and maintains a 3.92 grade point average majoring in sport management and foods/nutrition with a minor in exercise science.  She was named AVCA All-American Second Team this season after averaging 3.39 kills and 2.63 digs per set while leading the Wildcats in service aces with 52.  She had eight double-doubles this season and ranked fifth in the league in service aces, tied for fifth in points per set (4.03) and eighth in kills per set.  Cada became the eighth player in school history this season to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs and was voted All-NSIC First Team for a second straight season.
            McCormick, a 5-9 senior libero from Omaha (Elkhorn South HS), maintains a 4.00 grade point average majoring in K-6 special education.  She was named recipient of the NSIC Elite 18 and NCAA Elite 90 Awards as the top scholar athlete at a conference and national championship event.  On the court this season, McCormick ranked 10^th in the NSIC this season averaging a team-high 4.24 digs per set.  She also had 26 service aces.
            Walker, a 5-9 senior setter from Lincoln (Southwest HS) is a repeat CSC Academic All-District selection thanks to a 3.95 grade point average majoring in elementary education and sport management.  This season she was named AVCA All-American honorable mention and All-NSIC First Team for a second straight year after averaging 10.98 assists per set to rank third in the NSIC and 12^th in NCAA Division II. Walker led the Wildcats with 12 double-doubles this season and was second on the team with 28 service aces.
            Wayne State finished the 2023 season with a record of 31-3, ending the year ranked fourth in the final AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.  The Wildcats captured a second straight NSIC regular season title with a perfect 18-0 league record and advance to the NCAA Elite 8 after winning a second NCAA Central Region title (first one in 2015).  WSC ended its year with a 3-2 loss to eventual national champion Cal State Los Angeles at the NCAA Elite 8 in Moon Township, Pa. last week.