Four Spartanburg Methodist Volleyball Student-Athletes Named CSC Academic All-District

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four members of the Spartanburg Methodist College volleyball team—Aurora Aho, Leilani Campbell, Tristan Craine, and Kendall Meinders—were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday. For Aho and Meinders, it marks the second time they have earned the national honor.

Aho, a senior outside hitter from Duncan, averaged 2.86 digs, 1.69 kills, and 0.35 aces per set. She recorded two double-doubles on the season, including performances in a five-set loss to Milligan and a four-set defeat to Goshen.

Campbell, a senior middle blocker from Florence, averaged 1.51 kills and 0.75 blocks per set. She posted 10 kills in three matches and recorded a season-high six blocks in a straight-set win over Montreat.

Craine, a senior setter from Belton, averaged 4.08 assists and 1.68 digs per set. She recorded five double-doubles during the season, notched a season-high 21 assists on three occasions, and tallied 12 digs twice.

Meinders, a senior middle blocker from Liberty, averaged 1.86 kills per set with a .188 hitting percentage and added 0.53 digs per set. She recorded a season-high 10 kills twice, posted a season-high seven digs in a four-set loss to Goshen, and registered three blocks in a match on three occasions.

All four student-athletes played in all 33 matches and played pivotal roles in leading SMC to the Appalachian Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament in the program’s first year of conference membership.

To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must compete in at least 90 percent of their team’s matches or start at least 66 percent of those contests and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50.

The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially supported financially through the NAIA governance structure.