Bidzinski, Berzins Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V
Loyola student-athletes lauded for excellence in classroom and on course and court
May 21, 2009
CHICAGO - Loyola University Chicago student-athletes Sean Bidzinski (Belvidere, Ill./Boylan Catholic) and Krisjanis Berzins (Brinklow, Md./Georgetown Prep) have been named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V it was announced today. A senior on the Loyola men's golf team, Bidzinski was a first-team selection, while Berzins, who is a junior on the men's volleyball squad, was a second-team pick.
This marks the second consecutive year Bidzinski has earned academic all-district recognition, as he pulled in second-team accolades a year ago. During the 2008-09 campaign, the left-hander posted a 77.8 average in 28 rounds and helped the Ramblers to a fourth-place showing at the Horizon League Championship. A finance major that owns a 3.93 grade-point average, Bidzinski shot a season-low, one-under-par 71 in round two at the IPFW Fall Classic.
In addition to being a part of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll, Bidzinski was named U.S. Army Horizon League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week on April 9 and was a recipient of Loyola's Director's Award, which is presented annually to both a male and female student-athlete with the highest GPA at the school.
Berzins had a spectacular junior season, leading Loyola with 380 kills and 186 digs, while also chipping in 17 assists, 31 service aces, 37 total blocks and a .267 hitting percentage. A First Team All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) selection, the outside hitter was also a member of the MIVA All-Academic Team.
An international business major with a 3.73 GPA, he picked up MIVA Player of the Week honors on three occasions this season and on April 21, was selected as the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II National Player of the Week after rolling up a .567 (38-4-60) hitting percentage in Loyola's victories over Lewis and IPFW.
As a member of the ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District V team, Bidzinski will now appear on the ballot for national Academic All-America honors.
