Capital One Academic All-American Team

ELMHURST, Ill. - Elmhurst volleyball player Kaitlyn Wilks has been named a Capital One Academic All-American on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Wilks was one of just six members selected to the Division III Academic All-American First-Team comprised of Division III volleyball players from across the nation.

Wilks, a senior middle hitter,  earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second straight season after also receiving first-team all-region honors for the second consecutive season. She ranked second on the squad in hitting percentage (.321), blocks (108) and blocks per set (0.76) while also ranking third on the squad in kills (344) and kills per set (2.44). Wilks was named to the all-tournament teams at the Elmhurst and CCIW Tournaments. Wilks led the CCIW in hitting percentage (.390 in conference games) while also ranking in the league's top-10 in kills.
An elementary education and psychology double major, Wilks maintains a grade-point average of 3.96.

Wilks is the 33rd Bluejay to earn Academic All-America honors from CoSIDA and the first volleyball player to achieve the honor since Nicole Carlson in 2005.

Wilks helped lead the Bluejays to a second-straight CCIW Championship, and a third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays were ranked among the nation's top-10 teams all season long before closing the season with a loss in the NCAA Sweet 16.