LAKELAND'S BRAAKSMA NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Lakeland's Melissa Braaksma, a senior middle-hitter from Randolph, WI, was named to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division Women's Volleyball First Team. She is one of three two-time Academic All-America selections for the College Division this year. Braaksma is majoring in Accounting and Business Administration and has a 4.0 grade point average, and was named to the LMC All-Conference team this year. The Academic All-America Team is comprised of all NCAA and NAIA athletes from around the country and is selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

--December 5, 2003--