AUSTIN, Texas-- Graduate student Bria Beale has made Vulcan Volleyball history once again. 
 
Beale is the first Vulcan volleyball player to be named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA and the first Vulcan athlete to receive First-Team Honors.
 
The CoSIDA All-America teams are made up of the top scholar-athletes in Division II. Only 21 total student-athletes were named to three teams by Division II Sports Information Directors nationwide. The award winners were selected based on equal parts academic and athletic.  
 
Beale was selected to the CoSIDA's 2021 First Team All-America. She graduated with a 3.90 grade point average in Communication, and now has a 4.00 GPA in her graduate program of Psychology and Mental Health Counseling.
 
Beale was previously named to CoSIDA's All-District Team three times, where she was one of eight players recognized in the West Region.
 
Athletically, Beale has had a phenomenal career at UH Hilo. For the 2021 season, she led the Pacific West Conference in kills per set and points. Beale was a three-time PacWest Player of the Week and reached over 1,000 kills, 1,000 digs and 100 service aces for her career. Beale hit over 20 kills in four games, totaling 320 kills this season. Her season high was 23 kills against Azusa Pacific.
 
For her performances this season, Beale was named First Team All-PacWest, which was her fourth time receiving that honor. She is one of only 10 other players in the PacWest's history who has received First Team recognition for four consecutive years. She was also named Second Team All-West Region by D2CCA. 
 
Beale will end her career with the second most career kills, third most digs, and fourth most service aces in school history. Beale was also UH Hilo's first ever semi-finalist for NCAA Women of the Year.
 
2021 CoSIDA First Team All-America 
Bria Beale | University of Hawaii at Hilo | Gr. | 3.90/4.00 Comm. (UG) Psych. & Mental Health Counseling (G) 
 
Laura De Marchi | Michigan Technological University | Sr. | 3.79 Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering 
 
Megan Flom | Winona State University | Sr. | 3.94 Elementary Education 
 
Rylee Hladky | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Jr. | 4.00 Mechanical Engineering 
 
Jamie Poppen | Lewis University | Sr. | 3.97 Exercise & Movement Science 
 
Faith Rottinghaus | Washburn University | Sr. | 4.00 Kinesiology 
 
Maddy Torve | St. Cloud State University | Sr. | 3.94 Marketing