SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Senior Krista Goerger of the University of Sioux Falls Volleyball Team has been selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VII Team.

Goerger, one of the best volleyball players in school history, was honored in 2021 with the NSIC Elite 18 Award for volleyball by maintaining the highest grade point average and most completed credits among the 16 teams in the league. A chemistry/biology major, Goerger was among the nine individuals from District VII named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.  She now advances to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot with first and second team honorees to be announced in early July.
 
A tough-minded and focused competitor, Goerger, who has led USF to a combined 52-31 record (33-27 in league play) in three seasons, has evolved into one of the leaders on USF's Volleyball Team.  A three-time Academic All-NSIC performer, she established a USF school record career mark of 2,397 set assists over her first 78 matches.  Goerger, who this spring was named an NSIC Honor Scholar Athlete, has the program's two-top season marks for set assists average with 10.37 (94 sets) in 2019 and 10.36 (102 sets), in 2018.
 
Originally of Mankato, Minn., Goerger ranks second in assists per set at 9.0, third in career service aces with 90, eighth in digs and seventh all-time in digs per set at 1.72. She played a key role in USF's first 20-win campaign in 2018 at the DII level as the Cougars earned regional consideration and advanced to the NSIC Tournament semifinals for the first time in 2018. Additionally, she helped USF earn AVCA top-20 rankings for the first time during a 17-11 season in 2019.
 

The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Football and Volleyball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field or court and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.  

The Academic All District VII Team, which honors the nation's outstanding student-athletes for performances in the classroom and athletically, consists of member institutions from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the Great America Conference, and the Mid-America Conference. The CoSIDA Academic All-District team was voted on by sports information directors from the member schools and conference office from the region.