SELINSGROVE, PA – Susquehanna University senior Cheryl Smith has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District II College Division volleyball third team, as voted upon by members of CoSIDA and released Thursday.

To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.

Smith (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) played in all 36 matches for the Crusaders during the 2005 season and finished with 367 kills (2.84 per game) and 63 service aces (0.49 per game) while setting a new school single-season record with 542 digs (4.20 per game).

She finished her career as the school leader in digs (1,334) and service aces (236) while becoming just the third player in school history to reach 1,000 kills as she surpassed the milestone en route to finishing with 1,018 kills in 127 matches.

Off the court, Smith is a business administration and economics major with a 3.78 cumulative grade-point average. She is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta (freshman), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) and Beta Gamma Sigma (business) honor societies, and has been a member of the two-time defending regional championship team in the Students Interested in Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition, where she was named 2004 Regional and National Rookie of the Year.

The District II College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in New Jersey , Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia.