PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 28) – Led by a 3.93 grade-point average from senior Lee Ivakina, the Alaska Anchorage volleyball team placed six student-athletes on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team announced Wednesday by the league office.

A kinesiology major from Varna, Bulgaria, Ivakina was one of 24  GNAC players to produce a plus-3.9 mark. Senior Bella Burney earned the honor for a third straight season with her 3.67 GPA in justice, while senior Hannah Trotter repeated with a 3.73 in electrical engineering.

Three Seawolves – juniors Emma Beck (3.61, journalism & public communications), Anna McWhorter (3.76, aviation technology) and Martina Riba (3.39, management/marketing) – joined Ivakina as first-time honorees, extending the program's string to 11 straight years with at least four players making the academic team.

A total of 81 student-athletes qualified for this year's GNAC All-Academic Team.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must carry a 3.20-plus overall GPA and be in at least their second year of competition at a GNAC institution.