TAMPA, Fla. – University of Hawai'i senior Stephanie Brandt was honored at the NCAA Championship Banquet with the Elite 88 award, a new NCAA award that recognizes the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average that is on one of the teams at the final championship venue in each of the NCAA's 88 championships.

Brandt is the first Division I women's volleyball recipient of that honor. Also honored for having the top GPAs on their respective teams were Jessica Granquist (Minnesota), Heather Kisner (Texas) and Heather Tice (Penn State).

 

Brandt and the Rainbow Wahine face Penn State in the NCAA Championships semifinal Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET live on ESPN2.