COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Adams State University volleyball team had four players earn All-Academic Honor Roll status for the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMC) Volleyball season as announced by conference officials this morning.

Ailee Bugas earned the honor as she holds a 3.96 GPA and is majoring in Elementary Education. Madeleine Benally has a 3.73 GPA while majoring in Kinesiology. Cora Ellis has a 3.66 GPA and is majoring in  Cellular and Molecular Biology. Cindy Garcia rounds out the four Grizzlies to earn the honor as she maintains a 3.34 GPA as she is pursuing a degree in Business Admin and Management.

Among the eight institutions represented among the RMAC All-Academic First Team, Regis leads the way with four honorees. MSU Denver checks in next with a trio of selections, followed by Colorado Mesa with two student-athletes. Chadron State, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis, South Dakota Mines and University of Colorado Colorado Springs round out the first-team roster with one honoree apiece. Colorado Mesa's Sabrina VanDeList, Colorado School of Mines' Meghan Slaninka, MSU Denver's Abbie McCrimmon and Regis' Nadine Burbrink each hold flawless 4.0 GPAs in their respective majors.
 
Academic Player of the Year: Rylee Hladky, MSU Denver