UNI volleyball: Hartman earns CSC Academic All-American status

GREENWOOD, Ind. --- UNI junior Cassidy Hartman on Tuesday was honored with her latest academic honor, earning Second Team Academic All-American recognition from College Sports Communicators (CSC).

To be eligible for this honor, students must be at least a sophomore both academically and athletically, must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale and participate in at least 90% or start in at least 66% of their team's matches. All-Americans are voted on by the organization's membership from its All-District teams.

Hartman, a North Liberty, Iowa native and outside hitter, is the 63rd Academic All-American selection in UNI history and 14th selection in the UNI volleyball program's history. The 2025 season marks the second straight year a Panther has earned this honor after Kira Fallert earned second team recognition in 2024. Hartman is also the UNI's eighth Academic All-American in the last four years overall and sixth in the last calendar year.

The 2025 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Player of the Year and a First Team All-MVC selection, Hartman led the league with 4.64 kills per set, along with 2.74 digs per frame, 58 total blocks and 19 aces during her junior season. Starting all 32 matches during her junior season, Hartman recorded ten or more kills in 27 matches this season, as well as six matches with 20+ kills, including a career-high 26 terminations at Southern Illinois in the regular season.

An AVCA All-American Honorable Mention selection and All-Region honoree, she also posted 14 double-double outings. A three-time MVC Player of the Week this season, Hartman was also a member of the Capital Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team in September.

Hartman helped lead the Panthers to a 26-6 record overall, a 16-0 mark in MVC play and the program's fourth consecutive MVC regular season and tournament titles, as well as a run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

UNI's All-Time CSC Academic All-Americans

1974 - Paul James (Football) - First Team
1977 - Mark Enright (Men's Basketball) - Honorable Mention
1977 - Mike Kemp (Men's Basketball) - Honorable Mention
1978 - Tim Weber (Baseball) - Second Team
1980 - Owen Docktor (Football) - Second Team
1982 - Ray Storck (Men's Basketball) - Honorable Mention
1984 - Randy Kraayenbrink (Men's Basketball) - Second Team
1985 - Mary Bernhardt (Volleyball) - First Team
1986 - Mary Bernhardt (Volleyball) - First Team
1987 - Mary Bernhardt (Volleyball) - First Team
1989 - Kris Schroeder (Volleyball) - Second Team
1991 - Mike Schulte (Football) - Second Team
1992 - Gary Steffensmeier (Wrestling) - Third Team
1992 - Karen Vande Voort (Softball) - Third Team
1994 - Karen Vande Voort (Softball) - Second Team
1995 - Kate Galer (Volleyball) - Third Team
1996 - Kate Galer (Volleyball) - First Team
1998 - Jon Judisch (Track & Field) - Third Team
1999 - Brad Meester (Football) - First Team
2000 - Levente Timar (Track & Field) - Third Team
2000 - Kylie Sloan (Softball) - Third Team
2001 - Ryan Brunner (Baseball) - Third Team
2001 - Levente Timar (Track & Field) - Third Team
2002 - Travis Welsch (Baseball) - Third Team
2002 - Balaza Csillag (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Third Team
2002 - Jill Arganbright (Volleyball) - Second Team
2003 - Dirk Homewood (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2003 - Jill Arganbright (Volleyball) - First Team
2003 - Jill Arganbright (Volleyball) -First Team
2003 - Molly O'Brien (Volleyball) - Second Team
2003 - Katie Miller (Women's Basketball) - Third Team
2004 - Dirk Homewood (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Second Team
2005 - Dirk Homewood (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2006 - James Lindgren (Football) - First Team
2007 - Nick Baima (Wrestling) - Third Team
2008 - Mat Clark (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2008 - Josh Mahoney (Football) - Second Team
2009 - Mat Clark (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2009 - Ryan Grenko (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Second Team
2009 - Josh Mahoney (Football) - First Team
2010 - Ben Boothby (Football) - Second Team
2011 - Ben Boothby (Football) - First Team
2011 - Jacqui Kalin (Women's Basketball) - Second Team
2013 - Jacqui Kalin (Women's Basketball) - First Team
2013 - Shelby Kintzel (Volleyball) - First Team
2013 - Macy Ubben (Volleyball) - Second Team
2015 - Holly Salzbrenner (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Third Team
2015 - Isaac Ales (Football) - Second Team
2015 - Jacob Rathmacher (Football) - First Team
2015 - Karter Schult (Football) - First Team
2016 - Karter Schult (Football) - First Team
2017 - Marcus Weymiller (Football) - Second Team
2018 - Alex Jackson (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2018 - Marcus Weymiller (Football) - First Team
2019 - Alex Jackson (Track & Field/Cross Country) - First Team
2022 - AJ Green (Men's Basketball) - Second Team
2023 - Tyrell Gordon (Wrestling) - Third Team
2024 - Lauren Heinsch (Women's Soccer) - Second Team
2024 - Kira Fallert (Volleyball) - Second Team
2025 - Tytan Anderson (Men's Basketball) - Second Team
2025 - Kate Lappe (Softball) - Third Team
2025 - Parker Keckeisen (Wrestling) - Third Team
2025 - Cassidy Hartman - Second Team

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