CoSIDA Release
 
BALTIMORE, MD – Junior Louisa Kishton of the Johns Hopkins volleyball team has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team it was announced today. This is the first time in program history a player has been named an Academic All-American.
 
Eleven of the 21 members of the 2018 Google Cloud All-America Division III Academic All-America volleyball teams have a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. The seven members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94 and the 21 student-athletes that make up all three teams have an average cumulative GPA of 3.93.
 
Kishton, who was named all-district last year, becomes the first Blue Jay to earn All-America honors as JHU has produced 15 academic all-district recipients.
 
On the court, Kishton led Johns Hopkins with 49 service aces and 382 digs and ranked second on the team with 302 kills. She tallied a career-high 21 kills and 27 digs against Arcadia this season as she posted 13 double-doubles on the year to lead the team. She also registered a career-best six service aces against Goucher in the opening match of the season.
 
In the classroom, Kishton is a chemical and biomolecular engineering major with a minor in global environmental change and sustainability. She has a 3.97 GPA and interned at Nirmidas Biotech where she designed, performed and analyzed experiments. The junior was also a team leader as Camp Galileo: Innovation Camps for Kids and has coached middle school volleyball. She is also the secretary for JHU's Voice for Choice where she works with board members to plan events and manages secretarial duties.
 
Johns Hopkins posted a 22-8 record to secure the program's 16^th straight winning season as JHU won the Centennial Conference title for the third consecutive year.  The Blue Jays also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season.
 
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