May 20, 2002
Freyberger named Academic All-District V
Nichole Freyberger (Jasper, Indiana), a University of Southern Indiana sophomore women’s tennis player, was named Verizon Academic All-District V At-Large Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Freyberger was 10-4 at number three singles and 8-6 at number two doubles as a sophomore.
This was the first district award for Freyberger, who has been Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference the past two seasons. Freyberger helped lead the Screaming Eagles to a second place finish in the GLVC with a 13-3 overall record, 8-1 in the conference in 2001-02.
To be eligible for the Verizon Academic All-American and All-District awards, a student athlete must be a starter or important reserve, have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and must have completed at least one full academic year at his/her institution. The teams are determined by a vote of the region sports information directors.
USI is in District V, which includes Division II, Division III and NAIA universities from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, and Manitoba.
Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information
