HONOLULU – University of Hawai`i senior libero Tara Hittle earned third team academic all-district 8 women's volleyball honors, awarded by COSIDA Wednesday.

 

Hittle has started all matches this season, including 21 of the 22 matches at libero. She's averaging 2.93 digs per set, posting nine double-digit dig matches.

 

The Colorado Springs, Colo., native is a two-time all-WAC player that earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2004. She ranks fourth in career digs in the UH record books with 1,190.

 

Hittle also played the 2007-08 season for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team, starting nine games. She averaged 7.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 23.1 minutes per game last season and is expecting to rejoin the basketball team after the conclusion of the 2008 volleyball season.