With Honor Part 8: Danielle Meyer Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalist – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Week-long series on Ohio State’s Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalists continues Monday with Danielle Meyer. The senior volleyball player finished career not only an All-American on the court but a three-time national academic honoree as well.
Danielle Meyer
Hometown: Maineville, Ohio
Major: Textiles & Clothing
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
Future Plans – “I am planning to graduate in Winter 2009. My ultimate goal is to one day own my own interior design studio. My plans immediately after graduation are to hopefully work and gain some valuable experience under an interior designer for a couple years before attending graduate school at an accredited design school.”
Academic Honors
2007 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
2006 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team
ESPN Magazine All-District First Team 2006 and 2007
ESPN Magazine All-District Second Team 2005
Academic All-Big Ten 2005-2007
Dean’s List 2004-2007
OSU Scholar-Athlete 2005-2008
Athletic Achievements
AVCA All-American Third Team (2005 and 2006)
ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-American Honorable Mention 2006
AVCA All-Region First Team 2006
All-Big Ten Conference 2005-2007
Big Ten Player of the Week 2006
Sports Imports Classic Most Outstanding Player 2006
Towson Invitational MVP 2006
Buckeye Classic All-Tourney Team 2005
Bowling Green Invitational All-Tournament Team 2005
Georgia Tech Invitational All-Tournament Team 2004
Buckeye Power Club Member 2006
More on Meyer … A textiles and clothing major with a minor in design, Meyer started all 127 matches in her career at Ohio State. The Buckeyes were 90-37 (.709) overall and 51-29 (.638) in the Big Ten Conference. Her squads advanced to the NCAA Championship three times (2004, 2005 and 2006), advancing to the regionals in 2004 and 2006 and reaching the regional championship match in 2004.
A four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Meyer was a 2007 ESPN The Magazine first team Academic All-American. She was a second-team selection in 2006 and a second-team all-district selection in 2005. Meyer was a three-time first team All-Big Ten selection (2005, 2006 and 2007) and was twice named an American Volleyball Coaches Association third team All-American.
In her career with the Buckeyes, Meyer ranks second in points with 2,131.5 and is third in points per game at 4.75. She is third in kills with 1,760, fourth in kills per game at 3.93 and is eighth in hitting percentage at .283. At the net, Meyer ranks 10th in solo blocks with 62, second in assist blocks with 417, second in total blocks with 479 (62-417) and is fourth in blocks per game at 1.07.
The Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor
In 1914 the Conference established a Medal of Honor to be awarded annually at each member institution to a student in the graduating class. An additional award for the top female was instituted in 1982. Chosen by the Athletic Council, the winners of this most prestigious award are the male and female senior student-athletes who have attained the greatest proficiency in both academics and athletics. This honor includes a $5,000 post-graduate scholarship which can be used at an institution of the recipient’s choice.
Ohio State’s men’s and women’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients will be announced at the 2008 OSU Scholar-Athlete Dinner at the Columbus Convention Center Wednesday, May 21.
Coming Tuesday… Big Ten Medal of Honor Finalists Series Parts 7 and 8 – Jenna Griffin, women’s track and field, and Lenny Jatsek, men’s track and field.
About Ohio State Athletics
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics sponsors 36 fully funded varsity teams 17 for women, 16 for men and three co-educational. The department is committed to providing its more than 900 student-athletes with the finest in academic and athletics support in order to ensure a quality and life-enhancing experience. The Department of Athletics is completely self-supporting and receives no university monies, tax dollars or student fees. In Fiscal Year 2007-08, the Department of Athletics will transfer back to the University more than $25 million in assessments, including nearly $17 million in grant-in-aid costs.
