MARSHALL, Minn. — Southwest Minnesota State University junior outside hitter Angela Young has been named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District® 7 team released on Thursday. The selection and announcement was made by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
 
District 7 is made up of member schools from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC).
 
Young, who earns the award for the first time in her career, was one of seven selected to the all-district team.
 
A native of Conde, S.D., and a 2016 graduate of Clarke High School, Young carries a 3.93 GPA in marketing and communications. Named first team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference earlier on Thursday, Young leads SMSU with 399 kills, while recording a .249 hitting percentage. She also ranks second on the team with 240 digs, third with 21 service aces and is fifth in blocks with 33.
 
Young will now advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot, where first and second team All-Academic honorees will be selected next month.
 
It's the third straight year SMSU volleyball has had a first team Academic All-District honoree and the seventh since 2007.
 
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com or the Academic All-America® home page on CoSIDA.com.