Fountain, Kiviniemi named second-team Academic All-Americans®
AUSTIN, Texas -- Junior outside hitter Eve Fountain (Omaha, Neb.) and junior rightside hitter Kealy Kiviniemi (Bellevue, Neb.) were both named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® second team in an announcement made today by the CSC.
The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
Eligible student-athletes need to be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average and must compete in 90% of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66% of the games/contests/sets.
Fountain, who earned all-tournament team honors at the NAIA National Championships, garnered first-team all-NSAA accolades for the fourth time in her Bruin career. She was named a first-team NAIA and AVCA All-American for the second time while also being named to the AVCA all-North Central Region first team for the third time. Fountain led the team with 3.37 kills per set and 16 double-doubles. She was second on the squad with 437 kills and 449 digs (3.45 dpg). Fountain, who earned NSAA Attacker of the Week honors twice during the season, pounded a season-high 23 kills on .413 hitting, along with 16 digs in the NAIA National Championship match against Indiana Wesleyan.
Kiviniemi earned first-team NAIA and AVCA All-American honors. She was named the NSAA Player of the Year and NSAA Offensive Player of the Year while also earning AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year honors. She led the team and the NSAA with 450 kills and was second with 3.36 kills per set and a .353 hitting percentage. Kiviniemi, who earned first-team all-NSAA honors for the second straight season, was third on the team with 71 total blocks. She was named the NSAA Attacker of the Week four times and registered double-digit kills in 29 matches, including 17 straight matches.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® Volleyball Teams (NAIA)
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Jazlin Douma (1) | Northwestern College | Sr. | 3.84 | Physical Education |
| Lydia Harper | Aquinas College | Sr. | 3.88 | Elementary Education |
| Eva Joldersma (1) | Indiana Wesleyan University | Jr. | 3.84 | Exercise Science & Pre-Health Care Science |
| Zavyr Metzger (1) | Northwestern College | Jr. | 3.98 | Nursing |
| Megan Perry | Southern Oregon University | Sr. | 3.98 | Business Administration & Management |
| Abbigail Porter (1) | Indiana Wesleyan University | Jr. | 3.86 | Nursing |
| Loran Pritchett | Evangel University | Gr. | 4.00 | Leadership in Ministry (G) |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Julia Carr | Carroll College | Sr. | 3.86 | Computer Information Systems |
| Maiana Coelho | Missouri Baptist University | Sr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
| Eve Fountain | Bellevue University | Jr. | 3.82 | Criminal Justice & Psychology |
| Madalyn Groft | Dakota State (S.D.) | Gr. | 4.00 | Math Education |
| Gabi Jakubowska | Missouri Baptist University | Jr. | 3.59 | Cybersecurity |
| Kealy Kiviniemi | Bellevue University | Jr. | 3.57 | Education |
| Lyssi Snouffer | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Sr. | 3.55 | Exercise Science |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023