Three Lions on MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

Dec. 3, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three Lions on MIAA Commissioner’s

Academic Honor Roll for volleyball

Three members of the Missouri Southern State University women’s volleyball team were named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll announced on Friday (Dec. 3).

MSSU student-athletes named to the team included:

Senior Sara Jaynes (Springfield, Mo.) - Jaynes, who averaged 2.38 kills and 3.27 digs in 121 games this year, is a psychology major with a 3.559 grade-point average.

Junior Marci Johnson (Winona, Mo.) - Johnson had 15 service aces and 26 digs in 72 games for Southern this season. She is a biology major with a 3.026 GPA.

Sophomore Ashley Mehrer (Kansas City, Mo.) - Mehrer, a communications (public relations) major, holds a 3.366 GPA. She led the Lions in hitting (.285) and blocking (1.08 per game) while averaging 2.67 kills in 121 games.

To earn MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recognition, student-athletes must: 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better at the nominating institution, 2) have at least two terms of attendance at the nonminating institution (excluding summer session), and 3) be at least a sophomore in athletic eligibility. Redshirts and those seeking a medical hardship are not eligibile.


	Dec. 3, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Lions on MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for volleyball Three members of the Missouri Southern State University women’s volleyball team were named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll announced on Friday (Dec. 3). MSSU student-athletes named to the team included: Senior Sara Jaynes (Springfield, Mo.) - Jaynes, who averaged 2.38 kills and 3.27 digs in 121 games this year, is a psychology major with a 3.559 grade-point average. Junior Marci Johnson (Winona, Mo.) - Johnson had 15 service aces and 26 digs in 72 games for Southern this season. She is a biology major with a 3.026 GPA. Sophomore Ashley Mehrer (Kansas City, Mo.) - Mehrer, a communications (public relations) major, holds a 3.366 GPA. She led the Lions in hitting (.285) and blocking (1.08 per game) while averaging 2.67 kills in 121 games. To earn MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recognition, student-athletes must: 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better at the nominating institution, 2) have at least two terms of attendance at the nonminating institution (excluding summer session), and 3) be at least a sophomore in athletic eligibility. Redshirts and those seeking a medical hardship are not eligibile.