Comets Women’s Volleyball Excels Academically in Fall Semester

Western Iowa Tech women’s volleyball student-athletes earned Academic All-Region recognition as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) released its Fall 2025 honors, highlighting academic success during the fall semester.

Academic All-Region awards recognize student-athletes who meet high academic standards while competing at the collegiate level. This fall, more than 2,700 student-athletes across the conference were honored, including over 1,700 First Team selections and nearly 1,000 Second Team honorees.

The Comets women’s volleyball program saw strong representation, with nine of the team’s 13 student-athletes earning Academic All-Region honors - reflecting the program’s emphasis on academic achievement alongside athletic performance.

Region 11 Academic All-Region Standards

• First Team: GPA of 3.5–4.0
• Second Team: GPA of 3.0–3.49
• NJCAA minimum credit-hour requirement
• Higher of cumulative or semester GPA used
• Honors awarded each semester for all sports

Women’s Volleyball Academic All-Region Honorees
First Team All-Academic

• Grazielli Pardinho
• Madelyn Vis
• Maria Eduarda Fernandes Terra Passos
• Mattie Wineland
• Mia Ortiz
• Paula Novo Baeza
• Sofia Pineda Franco
• Victoria Canabal

Second Team All-Academic

• V. Liufau

For a complete list of Fall 2025 Academic All-Region performers, visit the ICCAC website at www.iccac.org.