DALLAS - Missouri State beach volleyball players Becca Bach and Amanda Cleary were each named to the 2025 Conference USA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team, the conference announced on Friday. League commissioner Judy MacLeod also announced the 2024-25 CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipients. A total of 19 Bears enrolled at Missouri State in the last academic year made the honor roll, with 10 of those student-athletes also earning the academic medal.

Bach and Cleary represent two of the 10 student-athletes selected to the all-academic team, with nominees submitted by academic advisors across the conference. Nominees must have a 3.2 cumulative GPA, at least a sophomore standing in school and be a starter or key reserve on the squad to be eligible for the all-academic team. 

Cleary (Jr., Barrington, Illinois) made her first career all-academic appearance with a 3.83 GPA while majoring in nursing, making her eligible for both the CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal and Honor Roll. Cleary entered this weekend of competition with a season record of 15-5 at Flight No. 2.

Bach (Sr., Clearwater, Florida) also earned her first all-academic nod with a 3.65 GPA while studying cell & molecular biology. She was also named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll. Bach entered this week with a 16-5 record at Flight No. 1.

The following 18 Missouri State beach volleyball student-athletes were recognized on the Commissioner's Honor Roll: Becca Bach, Macy Blackburn, Morgan Bos, Sage Canon, Rylie Cepicky, Amanda Cleary, Riley Drew, Erin Eschleman, Anna Intagliata, Allyson Larkin, Gabby Liles, Manuela Niemeyer, Brooke Plessner, Olivia Rattler, Maddie Schrandt, Morgan Sprague, MacKenzie Steele and Mia Sukeena.

Student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and have completed at least one academic semester at the institution in either spring 2024 or fall 2024. A total of 2,878 student-athletes have earned recognition on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, up from 2,403 last year. The full list of honorees can be found here.

The 10 Beach Bears to earn the CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal are: Macy Blackburn, Morgan Bos, Rylie Cepicky, Amanda Cleary, Riley Drew, Anna Intagliata, Gabby Liles, Harper Peters, Brooke Plessner and Mia Sukeena.

Cleary, Drew and Plessner were also Commissioner's Academic Medal recipients last year.

Recipients of the Commissioner's Academic Medal maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better and have completed at least one academic semester at the institution in either spring 2024 or fall 2024. A total of 1,056 student-athletes received the award, up from 806 last year. The full list of recipients can be found here.

2025 Conference USA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team
Sofie Vogel, Sr., Florida International, Biological Sciences, 4.0
Becca Bach, Sr., Missouri State, Cell & Molecular Biology, 3.65
Amanda Cleary, Jr., Missouri State, Nursing, 3.83
Lylah Washington, Sr., Sam Houston State, MBA, 4.0
Charlize Ching, Sr., Tarleton State, Sports Communication, 3.95
Samantha Green, Sr., Tulane, Cell & Molecular Biology, 3.93
Olivia Chychrun, Jr., UAB, Economics, 3.96
Olivia Stant, Jr., UAB, Kinesiology, 3.91
Madison Hill, Sr., UTEP, Mechanical Engineering, 3.94
Ema Uskokovic, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.94