Aurora University women's volleyball senior libero Julia Wood added another lofty award to her resume today when she was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team.

Wood earned the selection for her combined career performances in the classroom and on the field and was a 2019 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American honoree..

An elementary education major with a career 4.00 grade point average, in her four seasons as a Spartan, Wood led AU to an 83-29 overall record with a 39-4 record in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Wood and the Spartans captured three NACC regular season titles and competed in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship three times with the 2020 NCAA Tournament being called due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

For her career, Wood who was recently named the Aurora University Spartan Woman of the Year, was front and center in the Spartans rise to a national program and will finish her career as the all-time digs leader with 1,869 while maintaining a 4.00 grade point average as an elementary education major. She was a 2019 CoSIDA Second-Team All-America selection and First-Team Academic All-District. She was the 2018 NCAA Elite 90 winner, a four-time AU and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference scholar-athlete, a two-time AVCA All-Region selection, a four-time NACC All-Conference player, two-time NACC Defensive Player of the Year, AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American. 

The Academic All-America teams are selected by CoSIDA member sports information directors based on the student-athletes' academic prowess while being a steady influence on their respective athletic field. To be considered for the honor, the nominated student-athletes are required to maintain a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade-point average throughout their academic career at their respective institution. For more information regarding the Google Cloud Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.