Wright State's Geegan earned volleyball Academic All-America Third Team recognition by CoSIDA

Nov. 29, 2007

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Wright State senior middle blocker Tara Geegan was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Geegan, who holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Early Childhood Education, was selected Academic All-Horizon League last season and was named the League's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for October.

Away from the classroom, Geegan was named All-Horizon League this season after finishing fifth in blocks per game (1.12) and seventh in hitting percentage (.278). She was also selected as the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5.

In 2007, Geegan helped Wright State to a 14-18 overall record and a 9-7 mark League play. The Raiders ended their season in the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship as they fell to eventual champion Cleveland State.

The Academic All-America program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom.

Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached at least sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Note: The CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Teams can be found in the PDF version of this release.