ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Lewis University men's volleyball student-athlete Ian Karbiener (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) has been selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District ® 5 Men's At-Large First Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
The Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first, second and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. Karbiener, a business administration major, owns a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.90.
 
Karbiener earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award after helping Lewis to the National Semifinals for the first time since 2004. The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. Karbiener was third on the Flyers in kills with 217. He's added 117 digs and 51 blocks. On Feb. 13, Karbiener was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Offensive Player of the Week.
 
“Ian is a brilliant student and I'm excited to see him recognized for balancing both academics and athletics at a high level," Lewis men's volleyball head coach Dan Friend said. “Ian embodies what Lewis wants from their student-athletes.”