SUPERIOR, Wis. -  The Yellowjacket volleyball team saw three players slated to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Volleyball Lists, as the organization released their award winners in an announcement Tuesday.
 
Sophomore Colleen Claude (Centuria, Wis./Homeschool), junior Jenna Anderson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) and senior Kaylin Plautz (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) each received the distinction.
 
To receive the award, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher and either be a starter or key contributor on their respective team. Each Academic All-District honoree will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot (split between first, second and third teams), which will be released Jan. 9, 2024.
 
The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined athletic and academic accomplishments, separately recognizing men's and women's soccer student-athletes in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. 
 
Claude, who studies exercise science and holds a 3.93 GPA, saw action in all 30 matches. Starting in 28, she played in 100 sets and contributed 35 points (0.35 points-per-set) coupled with 11 kills. She held a commanding lead in the assist category with 554, averaging 5.54 assists per set played. Additionally, Claude served a team-leading 23 aces. Defensively she finished the campaign with 274 digs and picked up one solo block.
 
Anderson, an accounting major with a 3.89 GPA saw action in all 30 matches and 101 sets. Anderson was responsible for 108 assists (1.07 assists-per-set) and a team-fourth 14 service aces. Defensively Anderson capped her season with 573 digs and sits 25th overall in all of NCAA Division III, while sitting 18th overall after digging 5.67 per-set.
 
Plautz maintains a 3.78 GPA as an elementary education major at UW-Superior. After seeing action in all 30 matches (starting 29) and 99 sets, Plautz ended the season with a commanding team-leading 323.5 points (3.27 points-per-set). She also led the Yellowjackets with 266 kills (2.69 kills-per-set) and swung at a .299 clip. Defensively Plautz dug 105 while compiling 24 solo blocks and 55 assisted blocks, which sees Plautz sitting 47th overall in blocks-per-set and 56th overall in total blocks throughout NCAA Division III.
 
The Yellowjackets ended the 2023 season in the UMAC Championship match. The 'Jackets finished with a conference mark of 10-4 along with an overall record of 19-11.