Cooper Named First-Team Academic All-District VII

Lincoln ? Nebraska middle blocker Kori Cooper was recognized for her athletic and academic success on Thursday, as she garnered ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-District VII honors.

Cooper, a speech language pathology major who carries a 3.81 GPA, was selected to the Academic All-District VII team for the second straight year. She will now advance to the national ballot and will look to become a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American after earning first-team honors in 2008. Cooper will look to add to Nebraska’s NCAA-leading 35 Academic All-Americans in volleyball, which is the most by any female program in the NCAA.

This season, Cooper has bounced back from season-ending knee surgery last year to help the Huskers to a 17-6 mark and a No. 10 ranking. She is averaging 2.30 kills and 0.84 blocks per set, ranking fifth in the Big 12 in hitting percentage. In league play, she is third in the conference with a .362 hitting percentage. Cooper has had four matches with at least 10 kills, including a career-high 16 kills on .414 hitting against No. 14 Iowa State on Oct. 21. A four-year starter, Cooper has 652 kills and 293 blocks at Nebraska and ranks seventh all-time with a career .361 hitting percentage.

In the classroom, she is a seven-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor roll and has been active in NU’s Life Skills program, speaking at schools and volunteering at retirement homes.

2009 ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-District VII

Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Whitney Behrens	Saint Louis	Sr.	St. Louis, Mo.	3.87	Nutrition & dietetics
Kelsey Chipman	Kansas State	Sr.	Topeka, Kan.	3.79	Life sciences / pre-medicine
JuliAnne Chisholm	Kansas State	Jr.	Hillsboro, Kan.	4.00	Athletic training / pre-medicine
Kori Cooper	Nebraska	Sr.	Amarillo, Texas	3.81	Speech/language pathology
Molly Davis	Southeast Missouri State	Sr.	Muncie, Ind.	4.00	Sports management
Paige Mazour	Kansas	Sr.	Franklin, Neb.	3.94	Human biology