OVERLAND PARK, KAN. – Wichita State senior middle blocker Abbie Lehman has been named second-team
Senior CLASS Award All-American as announced by the organization on Wednesday. Lehman earns the honor after being named one of 10 finalists for the award in November.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, community, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Lehman, who was also named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first team AVCA All-North Region, finished the year with a conference-leading .441 hitting percentage and 1.35 blocks per set. The four-time All-American finished her career as the Shockers’ leader in block assists (468) and total blocks (531), while finishing second in hitting percentage (.411).
Lehman guided the Shockers to a 29-4 overall record and a 20-0 undefeated season in Wichita State’s first year in the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers played in their 11th NCAA Tournament and earned a national seed and hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. An exercise science major, Lehman held a 3.81 GPA and was named first team CoSIDA Academic All-District, as Wichita State earned the conference’s Team Academic Excellence Award this season.
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2017 Volleyball Senior CLASS Award Recipient
Haleigh Washington, Penn State
First-Team Senior CLASS Award All-Americans
Kelsey Bittinger, Kent State
Lily Johnson, Missouri State
Simone Lee, Penn State
Jessica Lucas, Western Kentucky
Haleigh Washington, Penn State
Second-Team Senior CLASS Award All-Americans
Ashley Dusek, Kentucky
Jaelyn Keene, Illinois State
Abbie Lehman, Wichita State
Mary-Kate Marshall, Oregon State
Katie Staiger, Baylor