Aggie senior middle blocker Erin Birmingham (Riverside, MO) earned District VI Second Team Academic All-American honors on Thursday as named by ESPN/CoSIDA.

Birmingham carries a 3.88 GPA in Individualized Studies/Exercise Science. Birmingham is currently fifth on the team in kills with 122 and averages 1.56 kills per set. She is second on the team in blocks 88 total blocks including 86 block assists and two solo blocks. She is also third on the team in service aces with 11.

The CoSIDA District VI covers six states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must be in their second year at the institution and maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade point average.

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

DENVER, CO - ESPNU announced today that it will televise three Western Athletic Conference women's volleyball regular-season matches this season, including a match featuring the New Mexico State volleyball team.

The Aggie volleyball team will be on ESPNU, Thursday, Oct. 22 with the match now set for a 9 p.m. (MT) start. NM State faces Fresno State that day in an important conference match.

"We're excited to get that kind of exposure," head coach Mike Jordan said. "With AggieVison doing what they have done to give us exposure around the country, this is great because this is an even bigger network. It should help with recruiting and the program overall. It's a good thing for everybody in the WAC."  Continue Reading This Post >>

DENVER, CO - Junior outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens has been named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 21-27 after leading the New Mexico State volleyball team to wins over UTEP, Utah State and Louisiana Tech.

Giddens (Lubbock, Texas) marked 47 kills, 33 digs, three blocks and three service aces as the Aggies went 3-0 on the week. She averaged 4.27 kills and 3.00 digs per set, which was well above her season averages. After sitting out a couple of matches she is back in form as she is now third in the league in kills per set with 3.62.

"I feel pretty good and it was an important week for us last week so I knew I had to step up my play," Giddens said. "The team is coming together at the right time and my teammates, like Whitney Woods, also played well last week."  Continue Reading This Post >>

Aggie seniors Krista Altermatt and Kelli Goodan both earned Preseason All-WAC honors as voted by the head coaches. Altermatt earned First Team All-Conference honors at the end of the 2008 season. This is Kelli Goodan's first preseason WAC honor. She earned Academic All-WAC honors during the 2008 season.

Altermatt returns as one of three seniors along with fellow honoree Goodan and middle hitter Erin Birmingham. Altermatt finished the 2008 season with the third most kills on the team and finished second on the team in service aces per game. Goodan finished in the top five in blocks per game in conference play.

2009 Preseason All-WAC Team
Krista Altermatt, Sr., New Mexico State
Lindsay Baldwin, Jr., Nevada
Aneli Cubi-Ontineru, Sr., Hawai‘i
Kanani Danielson, So., Hawai‘i
Stephanie Ferrell, So., Hawai‘i
Chelsea Fowles, Jr., Utah State
Kelli Goodan, Sr., New Mexico State
Kylie Harrington, Jr., Nevada  Continue Reading This Post >>

bleedCrimson.net: You had a pretty phenomenal freshman year last year, you finished top 10 in the league in assists per game which is more impressive because you split time with two other setters. What was the hardest part about last year for you?
Jennah DeVries: Just being a freshman. I was the youngest person on the team and it was just hard finding the groove and bonding with all the girls, not off the court, just on the court. Finding the rhythm. I eventually got into. It was pretty stressful for me because I wasn't used to all the playing and traveling and balancing school and stuff. But I found a way to do it.

bc.net: What did you learn about yourself last season?
JD: I learned that I could drive through things. I learned that I could fight through things I didn't know I could. I had a hard time last season like I said just balancing out things. I made it through.  Continue Reading This Post >>

bleedCrimson.net: Kelli, you finished in the top five in hitting percentage and top 10 in blocks per game in conference play last season, what have you been working on this offseason?
Kelli Goodan: I've been working on my fundamentals, my footwork and my hand position and where coach wanted me to go on the transition moves. It's all the little things put together that make the big picture better and make it work like a well oiled machine.

bc.net: What are you hoping to bring to the team this season?
KG: I hope to bring leadership and motivation. I want to better the team as a whole. I want to contribute to the team as best as I can, I want to be the best player I can possibly be and hopefully bring everybody else together and be a big force on the court.  Continue Reading This Post >>

DENVER, CO - The 2008-09 Academic All-WAC freshman and transfer teams have been announced. A total of 36 freshman and transfer student-athletes from 12 Aggie sports were named to the list.

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Kyle Decater, Jr.
Benjamin Harty, Jr.
Cory Hill, Jr.
Chace Perkins, So.
Nathaniel Shaver, Jr.
Michael Sodders, Jr.
Max Taylor, Jr.  Continue Reading This Post >>