The 2011 Capital One Academic All-District ® Volleyball Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One became the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams programs in 2011. Southwestern junior, Rachel Thibodeau, was selected to the First Team.

Thibodeau is leading the Pirates in kills with 334, 8th in the SCAC, averaging a team high 2.98 kills/set. She has posted a .179 hitting percentage this year while also leading SU in aces (31), and is second in digs with 440.

Thibodeau is a psychology major and boasts a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

Southwestern is currently ranked 10th in the nation with a 30-3 overall record. They earned thier seventh consecutive bid to the NCAA Championships, tenth overall, and face Chapman in the opening round in Thousand Oaks, CA.

The Academic All-District ® teams include the student-athletes listed in the report are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the first year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moves from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and doubles the number of scholar-athletes honored. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2011-12 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.