BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins volleyball program earned major accolades this week, as four student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, announced Tuesday. It marks the fourth consecutive season—and the fourth time in program history—that four Blue Jays have earned the honor, bringing the program's total to 41 honorees dating back to 2002.
Nicole Tuszynski and
Alice Yu are first-time honorees while
Simone Adam earns a spot for the second time in her career, with
Helena Swaak becoming the fifth player in program history to be named to the Academic All-District Team three times.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA, be a sophomore or above and be a starter or significant reserve.
Johns Hopkins' 2025 Academic All-District Selections:
Simone Adam (Sr. • OH)
Major: Computer Science
GPA: 3.76
• CSC First Team Academic All-America (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
• AVCA All-America (First Team - 2024, 2025 | Honorable Mention - 2022)
• AVCA Region V Player of the Year (2025)
• AVCA First Team All-Region (2022, 2024, 2025)
• AVCA Region V Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Centennial Conference Player of the Year (2024, 2025)
• All-Centennial Conference (First Team - 2022, 2024, 2025 | Second Team 2023)
• Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year (2022)
• Led the Blue Jays with 3.58 kills per set and 380 total kills, hitting .316 on the season
• Contributed 27 aces, 293 digs (2.76 per set) and 59 blocks, including 11 solo
• Posted double-digit kills in 23 matches this season
• Ranks second in program history with 1,482 career kills and seventh in hitting percentage (.297)
Helena Swaak (Sr. • S)
Major: Public Health Studies
GPA: 3.99
• CSC Third Team Academic All-American (2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024, 2025)
• AVCA All-America (Second Team – 2025 | Third Team – 2023)
• AVCA First Team All-Region (2023, 2025)
• All-Centennial Conference (First Team – 2023, 2025 | Second Team – 2022)
• Led the team and Centennial Conference with 653 assists, averaging 5.78 assists per set
• Posted 214 kills, a team-leading 45 service aces, 357 digs (3.16 per set) and 68 blocks across 113 sets played
• Ranks fourth in program history with 3,356 career assists, ninth in aces (165) and 12
th in digs (1,026)
Nicole Tuszynski (So. • L)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.75
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2025)
• Team's primary libero, averaged a team-high 4.14 digs per set and team-leading 459 digs
• Posted 131 assists, 27 aces and four kills
Alice Yu (Sr. • OPP)
Major: Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.85
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention (2022)
• Accumulated the second-most blocks (111) as well as a team-leading 22 solo blocks
• Posted the third-most aces (37) on the team, 81 digs, 16 assists and 159 kills, hitting .271 on the season
