STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford senior men’s volleyball player Conrad Kaminski has been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Men’s At-Large Academic All-America first team, as announced by the College of Sports Information Directors of America today.
Kaminski is a mechanical engineering major at Stanford with a 3.58 cumulative GPA. A three-time AVCA All-American, he was a first team pick in 2016 as well as a first team All-MPSF selection.
The New Berlin, Wisconsin native is also a three-time MPSF All-Academic honoree. He led the nation in blocks per set (1.45) and ranked second in hitting percentage (.478) this season. Kaminski was named the inaugural winner of the Ryan Millar Award, presented to the nation’s top middle attacker by Off the Block. His 135 total blocks this season set a school record for the Rally Scoring Era (2001-present). He ends his career as the program’s leader in the Rally Scoring Era in career hitting percentage (.462) and blocks per set (1.11).
The at-large teams for the Academic All-America program include the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming & diving, tennis and water polo for both men and women, as well as beach volleyball, bowling, crew and field hockey for women, and volleyball and wrestling for men.
To be eligible for the national team, a student-athlete had to have been selected to its District's first team. Initial nomination criteria at the District level includes being a starter or key reserve, maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, reaching sophomore athletic and academic standing at the current institution and be nominated by their sports information director.