Four Storm earn academic all-district honors

INDIANOLA, Iowa – Four members of the Simpson College women's volleyball team were recognized for their excellence on and off the court as Morgan DenBeste, Maddie Dunham, Peyton Mitchell, and Jada Schmidt were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Mitchell earned the honor for the third consecutive year, while DenBeste and Schmidt collected their second Academic All-District selections. Dunham picked up the recognition for the first time in her career.

To qualify, all nominees must be at least a sophomore in academic standing, have played in 90 percent of the team's games or started at least 66 percent, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. The full team can be viewed by clicking here.

Morgan DenBeste
Senior setter from Ankeny, Iowa
Major: Health and Exercise Science
Season stats: 27 matches started, 606 assists, 236 digs, 174 kills, 39 aces, 34 blocks

Maddie Dunham
Senior defensive specialist from Nevada, Iowa
Major: Elementary Education
Season stats: 25 matches played, 243 digs, 38 aces, 8 assists

Peyton Mitchell
Junior middle blocker from Ankeny, Iowa
Major: Biochemistry
Season stats: 27 matches played, 239 kills, 100 blocks, 42 digs, 35 aces, 12 assists

Jada Schmidt
Sophomore outside hitter from Ankeny, Iowa
Major: Biochemistry
Season stats: 27 matches played, 288 kills, 175 digs, 58 blocks, 27 assists, 22 aces