Christy Blough Earns Academic All-America First Team Honors
6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
June 9, 2016
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A month after leading Ohio State to the 2016 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship, setter Christy Blough gathered more accolades in the shape of Academic All-America First Team recognition on Thursday (June 9). He is one of just 15 student-athletes nationally to earn First Team laurels on the Academic All-America Division I Men’s At-Large Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The men’s at-large teams are selected from a pool of teams competing in the following sports: fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming & diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Blough is joined by fellow Buckeye student-athlete, Emeric Quade, a senior gymnast garnering Academic All-America Second Team distinction.
CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large First Team
Rishab Agarwal, tennis, Mississippi State
Evan Bader, swimming, Miami (OH)
Stephen Behr, golf, Clemson
Christy Blough, volleyball, Ohio State
Cory Bowersox, swimming, Texas
Nathan Burak, wrestling, Iowa
Conrad Kaminski, volleyball, Stanford
Michael Kroells, wrestling, Minnesota
Nathan Lile, swimming, Gardner-Webb
Anton McKee, swimming, Alabama
Nico Megaludis, wrestling, Penn State
Ryan Murphy, swimming, California
Connor Oslin, swimming, Alabama
Ty Stewart, swimming, Georgia
Dennis Zaremski, gymnastics, Stanford
Blough ranked second nationally averaging 11.10 assists per set during the Buckeyes’ championship campaign. The two-time Academic All-District selection also picked up All-America Second Team standing for his athletic efforts on the court.
