Goschen, Markovic, Keil & Leitner Earn Academic Honors
Seniors Karlie Goschen and Chloe Markovic, as well as junior Hannah Keil and sophomore Mallory Leitner were all named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the first time in their careers.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (12/14/23)---Concordia had four players named to the College Sports Communicator's (CSC) (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team.
Seniors Karlie Goschen (Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) and Chloe Markovic (Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS), as well as junior Hannah Keil (Jr., Aberdeen, S.D./Central HS) and sophomore Mallory Leitner (Dilworth, Minn./Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS) all earned the award for the first time in their careers.
The four players helped Concordia reach the MIAC playoffs for the first time since 2016 after posting a 6-5 record in conference play. The Cobbers also won 15 total matches, which was the most since 2015.
The 2023 Academic All-District Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-District team is part of the CSC Academic All-America program. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.50 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials. Academic All-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First, second and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early January.
Goschen was one of the team's defensive specialists and finished the season with 287 digs, second-most on Concordia for 2023. She was also second on the squad in service aces with 33.
Markovic led the team in digs with 454. That total was eighth-best in the MIAC. Markovic finished her career with 1,394 digs and is the school's all-time leader in digs per set (4.41).
Keil played in all 29 matches and was one of the Cobbers' top all-around players. She finished third in kills with 232, third in digs with 273, and her block total of 33 was fourth on Concordia.
Leitner was the top kill producer for the Cobbers and earned MIAC All-Conference honors for the first time in her career. She finished the season with 294 kills and had a .232 attack percentage.
The Division III Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure, to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Division III Academic All-America teams program.