University of Utah Athletics

SAN FRANCISCO – Utah volleyball student-athletes Brianna Doehrmann, Bailey Choy and Berkeley Oblad have each been named to the 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Team, the league office announced on Thursday.
 
Doehrmann, a sophomore libero/defensive specialist for the Utes earned first team honors, Choy, a sophomore setter for the squad, was named a second team honoree and Oblad, a junior middle blocker, was tabbed honorable mention. Oblad earns her second straight all-academic honor, while Doehrmann and Choy earn the honor for the first time in their careers.
 
Doehrmann ranks second on the team with 346 digs on the year, but her 3.30 digs per set average ranks first on the squad and ninth in the Pac-12. She registered 10-plus digs in 18 matches and led the team with 20-plus digs in two matches on the season, which included a career-high 30 digs against UCLA back on Oct. 20. Doehrmann became the first Ute to register at least 30 digs in a match since 2008.
 
Utah has had at least one Pac-12 first team selection dating back to 2012. At least two Utah players have earned all-academic honors every season since joining the league in 2011.
 
Choy ranks first on the team and fifth in the Pac-12 with 1,130 assists. She ranks seventh in the conference with 9.50 assists per set and helped lead Utah to a conference-best 13.71 assists per set as a team. She totaled 50 assists or more in five matches this season, which includes a season-high 54 assists that she recorded twice this season.
 
Choy, who became just the eighth player in school history to eclipse the 2,000 career assists mark earlier this season, was also named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. She is currently on the Academic All-American ballot.

Oblad tallied 277 kills and ranked second on the team - 10th in the Pac-12 - with a .316 hitting percentage. She tallied 134 total blocks and a 1.13 blocks per set average on the year. She totaled eight blocks or more in a team-high three matches this season.
 
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 and be either a starter or significant contributor.