Nov. 8, 2007

Tara Geegan, a senior middle blocker on the Wright State volleyball team, has been named ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Geegan (Algonquin, IL/Jacobs), who currently holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average in Early Childhood Education, has earned High Honors every quarter at Wright State and was selected Academic All-Horizon League last season. The League's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for October, Geegan was one of four female recipients of the Dr. Carl Benner Scholar-Athlete Award in 2006, which is given annually to the Wright State student-athlete with the top grade point average and is either a junior or senior.

On the court, Geegan is the reigning Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week, having received the honor on Monday following a week that saw her hit .370 with 34 kills in three home matches with 15 blocks. Overall, Geegan ranks sixth in the League in hitting percentage at .284 and is tied for fourth in blocks per game at 1.20. In League matches only, Geegan is third in blocks per game at 1.37 and seventh in hitting percentage at .266.

Earlier this season, Geegan was named to the Sheraton Hilton Invitational and to the Raider Challenge All-Tournament Teams, raising her all-tournament selections over the past two years to five, including MVP honors at the 2006 Raider Challenge.

The Academic All-America program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached at least sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. District IV consists of the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.

The Wright State volleyball team, currently 13-15 overall and 9-5 in the Horizon League, is in action on Friday, November 9, as the Raiders host League-leading Milwaukee for a 7:00 match at the C.J. McLin Gymnasium. Wright State then wraps up the regular season by hosting Green Bay on Saturday, November 10, at 4:00.