Volleyball

Gusties' Kasie Tweet earns CSC Academic All-America honors

AUSTIN, Texas - For the second consecutive year, Gustavus setter Kasie Tweet (5th, Adrian, Minn.) has been voted to the Academic All-America® Women's Volleyball Second Team, announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday. Academic All-America Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
 
Tweet adds another accolade to one of the most impressive resumes in Gustavus volleyball program history. A nursing major with a 3.95 GPA, Tweet recently captured her second consecutive AVCA All-America honor and was named AVCA Region 9 Player of the Year. For the second consecutive season, Tweet led the conference in every setting statistic, posting her fourth 1,000-assist season in a row. She finished her career with a total of 4,636 assists, a mark that ranks first in program history, ninth in MIAC history, fifth among active Division III setters, and 13th among all current NCAA volleyball players (any division).
 
Tweet, Kasie
Kasie Tweet

Tweet ended the regular season fourth in the nation in assists per set (10.96) and 13th in total assists (1,096). Her efforts helped the Gusties build one of the best offenses in the country, ranking fifth in DIII in team assists per set (12.86), third in kills per set (14.07), and 13th in team attacks per set (39.42). Tweet added 50 kills, 33 service aces, 24 blocks, and 279 digs this year, registering 13 assist-dig double-doubles. She led the NCAA with the most assists in four sets (60 vs. St. Catherine).
 
The Adrian native won a total of 29 awards over her five-year career and appears in the Gustavus record book 10 times. She became the second player in program history, and third in the MIAC, to be named AVCA Regional Player of the Year, joining Nora Holtan (2018) and Saint Benedict's Hunter Weiss (2019). Tweet is just the third player in conference history to win four MIAC Athlete of the Week honors in one season, and the first since 2016, joining Holtan and St. Thomas' Katie Reynolds (2002). She was also the second in MIAC history to be named AVCA National Player of the Week twice.
 
Tweet earns the volleyball program's sixth Academic All-America honor, joining sisters Nora '19 and Kate '21 Holtan as two-time recipients. Gustavus has a long and storied history of CSC Academic All-Americans as Tweet brings the College's all-time total to 137, which ranks 13th in NCAA Division III and first in the MIAC, while averaging more than four recipients per year since 2019.
 
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, played in at least 90 percent of the team's competition throughout the season, or started in at least 66 percent of the institution's matches, reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution, and be nominated by his/her sports information director.