Olivet College’s Schulz named Academic All-District IV in volleyball

OLIVET, Mich. -- Olivet College senior Ellen Schulz (Freeland) has earned 2010 ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District IV first-team honors in volleyball and is placed on the ballot for national College Division Academic All-America® honors. She is now a two-time Academic All-District performer, as she earned third-team honors last season.

Schulz carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA) as a mathematics/special education major. A middle hitter, she recorded 136 kills and 47 total blocks for the Comets. She helped Olivet post a 12-15 record during the 2010 season. The 12 wins are the second most in school history and it was the first time since 1985 the Comets reached the double figure win plateau.

Off the volleyball court, Schulz is vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and a member of the Society of Hosford Scholars, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Mathletes. She has been on the President's List (4.0 GPA) every semester, and is a three-time member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll. In addition, Schulz is two-year letterwinner on Olivet's track team. Last spring, she earned Academic All-District IV second-team honors.

Schulz is the daughter of Elmer Schulz and Melanie Ristau.

The Academic All-America® program recognizes student-athletes who have succeeded in athletic competition and in the classroom. The members of the All-District IV teams are selected by sports information directors in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. To be eligible, the student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30.