VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota senior libero Anne Rasmussen is one of nine players selected to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 volleyball team announced Thursday. It is the first such honor for Rasmussen, who advances to the Academic All-America team ballot with honorees to be announced in December.
 
Rasmussen joins Brittany Jessen (2017) and Kaitlyn Hastings (2013) as volleyball players from South Dakota in the Division 1 era to receive this honor. She is the lone Summit League member on this year's team and just the fifth in league history to be named to the Academic All-District First Team.
 
Rasmussen, the reigning Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, carries a 3.94 cumulative GPA while majoring in exercise science.
 
She currently leads the Summit League in digs per set at 4.87 and sits ninth all-time in Summit League history in career digs with 1,845.
 
"I am so proud of Anne for what she has accomplished in her time as a student-athlete," coach Leanne Williamson said. "She has been the definition of a student-athlete, excelling in both the classroom and on the court.
 
"I am so proud of her dedication to putting her studies first and being a great example to follow."
 
 
NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, SD, WI, WY)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Allie Barber Marquette University Sr. 3.98 Biomedical Sciences
Ashley Chapman University of Southern Mississippi Sr. 3.97 Elementary Education
Kylie Deberg University of Missouri Jr. 3.61 Parks, Recreation & Sport
Jess Grabowski Milwaukee So. 4.00 Accounting
Sydney Hilley University of Wisconsin Jr. 3.79 Genetics & Genomics
Anne Rasmussen University of South Dakota Sr. 3.94 Exercise Science
Riley Sents University of Missouri Gr. 3.97/4.00 Strategic Communication (UG) / Education (G)
Tara Traphagan University of Wyoming Sr. 3.97 Kinesiology / Health Promotion
Kylie Wilks Milwaukee Sr. 3.95 Healthcare Administration