SUPERIOR, Wis. – Four members of the Yellowjacket volleyball team found themselves on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team following the 2024 season, the organization announced.
 
Senior Jenna Anderson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji), alongside junior Colleen Claude (Centuria, Wis./Homeschool) and the sophomore duo of Sydney Smith (Milltown, Wis./Unity) and Ayla Oltmanns (Gilbert, Minn./Duluth East) received citations from the CSC.
 
Anderson adds another postseason honor to her list following her best season as a Yellowjacket, including her third consecutive all-district citation from the CSC. Playing all 32 matches, she emerged as NCAA Division III's best defender, leading the nation with 805 total digs. Anderson, who received eight separate weekly awards from the conference, also eclipsed the 2,000-dig mark in her career, ending with 2,450.
 
Claude collects her second all-district honor in as many years. Appearing in 32 matches and 117 sets, she accumulated 698 assists on the campaign, ranking her third in the league in assists per set with 5.97. Claude hit the 1,000-assist mark during the opening Austin College/University of Dallas Tournament, and currently sits at 1,686 to date.
 
Smith garners her first CSC honor as a sophomore. Seeing action in 32 matches and 109 sets, she collected 185 kills (averaging 1.70 per set) and an attack percentage of .280. Defensively she led Superior in the blocks category with 86, 18 of which were of the solo variety. Smith was responsible for 237 points this season, equating to 2.17 per set.
 
Oltmanns enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, receiving her first honor from the organization. Seeing action in 31 matches and 108 sets on the court, she engineered 293 kills for 2.71 per set. Defensively she finished with 65 digs and added 27 total blocks. Oltmanns was tabbed for 307.5 points on the season, averaging 2.85 pet set.
 
The Yellowjackets capped the 2024 campaign with an overall record of 24-8, their most wins since the 1996 season. Entering the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Postseason Tournament as the No. 2 seed, they would fall to the No. 1 ranked Eagles of Northwestern.