Four members of the Case Western Reserve University volleyball team received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators, the organization announced on Tuesday.
Seniors Amanda Ngo and Kalli Wall and sophomores Elena Esquivel and Madeline Halter each received the honor.
Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically with a cumulative grade point average greater than 3.50 and must have competed in at least 90 percent or started in at least 66 percent of their team's matches to be eligible for the award. Schools were limited to four nominations.
Three teams of Academic All-Americans will be voted on by members of the CSC and announced on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, with Ngo and Wall on the national ballot for possible selection.
This season, Ngo was the team's top blocker, totaling 116 blocks, which ranked 23rd in Division III before the NCAA Tournament, including 32 solo in 120 sets. On the offensive end, she was second on the squad with 311 kills, averaging 3.23 per set, and paced the team with a .284 hitting percentage. Across four seasons, Ngo had 832 kills on a .267 attacking percentage and 319 total blocks. She finished her career with 1,026.0 points and ranked sixth in program history in career blocks per set, seventh in total blocks, and 18th in kills. She received All-America honorable mention, All-Region First Team, and All-University Athletic Association First Team honors. A neuroscience major with a 3.69 GPA, this is her second career Academic All-District selection.
Wall, who received All-America honorable mention, All-Region First Team, and All-UAA Second Team honors as an outside hitter, led the team with 431 kills in 120 sets, ranking 28th nationally in kills prior to the postseason. She totaled 469.0 points, the second-most in the UAA in the regular season and added 68 blocks (six solo) and 116 digs. Wall ended her career with 1,064 kills, the 12th most in program history, and 1,192.5 points, the 13th most by a Spartan. Her kills per set rate this season was the eighth highest by a Case Western Reserve attacker in a single campaign and her career .231 attacking percentage was 14th best in program lore. A chemistry major with a 3.89 GPA, she is being honored by the CSC for the first time in her career.
Esquivel, who played in all 120 sets and started 29 of the squad's 31 matches, led the team with 703 assists (5.86 per set). She ranked second on the team with 316 digs (2.63 per set) and added 55 blocks, including four solo. Offensively, she contributed 88 kills and 22 service aces. This is her first career Academic All-District selection as an accounting major with a 3.70 GPA.
Halter, a right-side hitter, ranked third on the team behind Wall and Ngo with 163 kills in 2025. She played in all 31 matches, missing just seven sets this season. Defensively, Halter added 53 digs and 31 blocks (three solo). A civil engineering major with a 4.0 GPA, she received her first career Academic All-District honor.
The 2025 Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Teams, selected by CSC, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA — for each gender.
The Division III CSC Academic All-America programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions III Academic All-America programs.
The CWRU volleyball team ended the 2025 season with a record of 17-14, its fourth consecutive winning season. The Spartans went 4-3 in UAA play, finishing fifth in the team standings and at the conference tournament.
