Troy University Athletics
Anderson, Brooks, Hillier and Mitchell Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
11/23/2022 3:02:00 PM | Volleyball
TROY, Ala – Troy volleyball seniors Amara Anderson, Halston Hillier, Isabella Mitchell, and junior Julia Brooks were named to the 2022 Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, on Wednesday.
"I am very thankful we have such great examples of what it means to be a student-athlete in our volleyball program," head coach Josh Lauer said. "Amara, Julia, Halston, and Isabella have had immense success on the court, and I love that our Troy volleyball family, friends, and fans also get to see how amazing they are off the court."
Anderson adds to her long list of accolades that she has accumulated here at Troy as she became the Trojan's all-time leader in career assists, which is currently at 5766. In addition, she became the only Trojan in program history to surpass 5000 career assists and is now in second place in Sun Belt career assists as she was named to the Sun Belt first team this season.
Anderson graduated in May 2022 with her bachelor's in hospitality management and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in strategic communication, where she is set to graduate in May 2023.
In her five seasons for the Trojans, Isabella has appeared in 105 matches and played in 356 sets. Mitchell has been solid defensively, totaling 611 digs in her career, seeing a career-high 13 digs four times during her time at Troy.
The Knoxville, Tennessee, graduated in December 2021 with a degree in exercise science and will receive her Master's degree in Kinesiology in May 2023.
In her senior season, Hillier has recorded 161 kills, the fourth most on the team, with a season-high of 13 coming against Georgia Southern. In addition, she set a new career high in digs, with six coming agist Arkansas State.
Hillier graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in biology and biomedical science. Halston will graduate in December of this year with her Master's in Biomedical science and plans to attend medical school in the Fall of 2023
Brooks, a physical education major, has totaled the third most kills for the Trojans this season with 331 while leading the team in blocks with 102. Earlier this season, Brooks became the all-time leader in Troy program history for most career solo and total blocks
To be nominated for CSC Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA at their current institution and have played in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. The first, Second, and Third Team All-America honorees will be announced in late December.
"I am very thankful we have such great examples of what it means to be a student-athlete in our volleyball program," head coach Josh Lauer said. "Amara, Julia, Halston, and Isabella have had immense success on the court, and I love that our Troy volleyball family, friends, and fans also get to see how amazing they are off the court."
Anderson adds to her long list of accolades that she has accumulated here at Troy as she became the Trojan's all-time leader in career assists, which is currently at 5766. In addition, she became the only Trojan in program history to surpass 5000 career assists and is now in second place in Sun Belt career assists as she was named to the Sun Belt first team this season.
Anderson graduated in May 2022 with her bachelor's in hospitality management and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in strategic communication, where she is set to graduate in May 2023.
In her five seasons for the Trojans, Isabella has appeared in 105 matches and played in 356 sets. Mitchell has been solid defensively, totaling 611 digs in her career, seeing a career-high 13 digs four times during her time at Troy.
The Knoxville, Tennessee, graduated in December 2021 with a degree in exercise science and will receive her Master's degree in Kinesiology in May 2023.
In her senior season, Hillier has recorded 161 kills, the fourth most on the team, with a season-high of 13 coming against Georgia Southern. In addition, she set a new career high in digs, with six coming agist Arkansas State.
Hillier graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in biology and biomedical science. Halston will graduate in December of this year with her Master's in Biomedical science and plans to attend medical school in the Fall of 2023
Brooks, a physical education major, has totaled the third most kills for the Trojans this season with 331 while leading the team in blocks with 102. Earlier this season, Brooks became the all-time leader in Troy program history for most career solo and total blocks
To be nominated for CSC Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA at their current institution and have played in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. The first, Second, and Third Team All-America honorees will be announced in late December.
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