Gassen named third team academic all-district

Nov. 16, 2000

Junior middle hitter Jill Gassen has been named Verizon College Division Academic all-District VII Third Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America a day after being named to the all-MIAA first team.

Gassen, who has a 3.89 GPA in accounting, was selected for the third team for the second straight season.

Gassen, from Higginsville, Mo., was the leading hitter on the Lady Blues this season averaging 3.45 kills per game. She also hit a team-leading .295. Gassen also led the team in blocks with 1.2 per game. For her career, Gassen is fifth in kills with 1,271. Her 3,112 attacks is eighth on the all-time chart. Gassen has 152 solo blocks which is third all-time and her 269 block assists is sixth all-time. Her block total is 421, placing her in fifth on the career chart.

Gassen was one of five student athletes named to the top three teams. MIAA Most Valuable Player, Jill Quast, from Northwest was named to the first team along with Cassy Felkerson from Truman State. Jenny Glenn from Truman was named to the second team and Nikki Runnebaum from Emporia State along with Gassen were named to the third team.