GREENWOOD, Ind. – Five Penn State Altoona student-athletes from the women's and men's tennis teams were named to the College Sports Communicators' NCAA Division III Academic All-District teams on Tuesday afternoon, when the organization announced the list.

To be eligible for a spot on an Academic All-District team for tennis, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Athletically, a player must have been in the lineup for at least 70 percent of their team's matches during the 2024-25 season. Nominators could submit up to four qualified student-athletes per team.

Three members of the Penn State Altoona women's tennis team and two members of the men's tennis team were named to the CSC's NCAA Division III Academic All-District teams.

Women's Tennis:

-sophomore Caitlin Blessel (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys); majoring in Biology

-sophomore Lexi Colaianni (Pittsburgh, PA/Kiski Area); majoring in Business Management/Marketing

-junior Rachel Stricek (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone); majoring in Early Childhood Education

Men's Tennis:

-sophomore Kadyn Carey (Altoona, PA/Altoona); majoring in Business

-senior Casey Hess (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona); majored in Electro-Mechanical Engineering

For more information on the CSC's academic awards, visit https://academicallamerica.com/