Sun Devils rank again among best in Academic All-Americans

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Every year the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) updates its lists of who has the most Academic All-Americans in various forms, and every year Arizona State ranks among the best both in the nation and in the Pac-12.

NUMBERS FOR ALL-TIME
For total Academic All-Americans, Arizona State ranks 19th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 with 96. The Sun Devil list began with Art Becker earning honors in 1963-64 and includes the five honorees from the 2010-11 season. Diver Elina Eggers earned first-team honors in 2010-11, while baseball's Andrew Workman and track/field athlete Jamie Sandys earned second-team honors. Ben Engelhardt (track and field) and Katelyn Boyd (softball) earned third-team honors.

TOTAL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTION (DIVISION I)
1. Nebraska, 291
2. Notre Dame, 221
3. Penn State, 172
4. Stanford, 162
5. Bucknell, 121
5. Texas, 121
7. Florida, 118
8. UCLA, 113
9. Georgia, 110
10. Ohio State 109
10. Oklahoma, 109
12. Tennessee, 104
12. Michigan, 104
14. Michigan State, 102
15. Minnesota, 101
16. Wisconsin, 99
17. Alabama, 97
17. Purdue, 97
19. Arizona State, 96

BUT WHAT ABOUT RECENTLY?
CoSIDA keeps tabs on who has been near the top since 2000, and Arizona State breaks in the top 10. The Sun Devils are ranked ninth in the nation for most Academic All-Americans since 2000 and second in the Pac-12.

MOST ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS SINCE 2000 (DIVISION I)
1. Nebraska, 104
2. Notre Dame, 95
3. Penn State, 78
4. Stanford, 66
5. Alabama, 61
6. North Dakota State, 57
7. Tennessee, 56
8. Florida, 55
9. Arizona State 53

ANY SPORT REALLY DOING WELL HISTORICALLY?
ASU's volleyball program has produced nine Academic All-Americans according to CoSIDA, which is tied for sixth-best and second in the Pac-12. It started with Tracie Kisro earning first-team honors and Noelle Fridich earning third-team honors in 1988. Kisro then earned first-team honors the following year. Mindy Gowell earned second team honors (1990) and third team honors (1991). Jennifer Helfrish was a first-team pick in 1992 while Jami Coughlin (first team) and Amanda Burbridge (third team) earned the honors in 1999-2000. Coughlin again earned first team honors in 2001.

MOST VOLLEYBALL ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS (DIVISION I)
1. Nebraska, 36
2. Stanford, 12
3. Penn State, 11
4. Texas A&M, 10
4. Florida, 10
6. Arizona State, 9
6. Georgia, 9
6. Northern Iowa, 9
6. New Mexico State, 9
6. USC, 9