Oregon Institute of Technology Athletics

AUSTIN, Texas – Oregon Tech outside hitter Nicole Reyes earned the most prestigious honor for a student-athlete, as the fifth-year season was selected as a first-team pick to the 2022 College Sports Communicators NAIA Academic All-America® Volleyball Team.
 
Reyes, from Fairfield, Calif.,  becomes just the third OIT student-athlete to earn the distinction on two occasions – joining softball player Meghan Webber, who earned the honor in 2001 and 2002, along with cross country/track runner Danielle De Castro in 2019 and 2020.
 
To earn the honor, a student-athlete must be a first-team All-District selection to make the All-America team ballot, with the squad selected by a panel of sports communicators across the United States and Canada. The student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic standing, maintain a 3.50 or greater grade point average and be a starter or key contributor to their team.
 
The double-major earned her third All-Cascade Conference honor in 2022, while also being selected as an honorable mention pick to the AVCA All-Northwest Region team. She became just the second player in program history to record 1,100 kills and 1,100 digs in a career.
 
FIRST TEAM
Name                                          School                                                           Yr.         GPA            Major
Kacy Bragg (2)                            Taylor University                                            Sr.         3.83            Psychology
Ryan Czerniak (2)                        Taylor University                                            Sr.         3.90            Human Physiology
Ady Dwight (1)                            Dakota Wesleyan University                          Jr.          3.93            Nursing
Hope Leimbach                            Midland University                                         Sr.         3.87            Education
Kelsey Moore                              Northwest University (Wash.)                          Sr.         4.00            User Design Experience
Nicole Reyes (1)                          Oregon Tech                                                  Sr.         4.00              Manufacturing Engr. Tech. & Mechanical Engr.
Kira Rymer                                  Columbia International University                    Jr.          3.89            Business Administration & Sports Management
Cambree Scott (1)                        Eastern Oregon University                              Sr.         4.00            Teaching
 
SECOND TEAM
Name                                          School                                                           Yr.         GPA            Major
Abby Andrews                             University of Mobile                                       Sr.         4.00            Public Accounting
Paige Brenner                             Mount Vernon Nazarene University                 Sr.         4.00            Psychology
Madeline Else                              Dakota Wesleyan University                          Sr.         3.93            Biochemistry
Sarah Lazar                                Friends University                                           Sr.         3.84            Business Administration
Danielle Prior                              Columbia College (Mo.)                                  Sr.         4.00            Psychology
Ellie Rockers                                Columbia College (Mo.)                                  Sr.         3.96            Human Services