SAN FRANCISCO -- Washington State volleyball's senior middle blocker, Magda Jehlárová , was named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year as announced by the league office Thursday. Jehlárová was named first team All-Pac-12 earlier this week and heads into the NCAA tournament rankedeighth in the nation and the Pac-12 leader with 1.50 blocks/set this season.

Jehlárová , who was also named CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District earlier this season,boasts a 3.74 GPA as a senior management major.Jehlárová (584)passed Claire Martin (577) for second all-time at WSU in career total blocks and including this season, has three of the four highest single-season attack percentages in Cougar volleyball history. She is also the first recipient of the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year award since Casey Schoenlein was recognized the conference back in 2017.

24th-ranked Washington State volleyball (23-9, 14-6 Pac-12) finished third in the Pac-12 which is tied for the best finish in program history. The Cougars defeated UNLV, 3-0, on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and will play third-ranked San Diego (28-1) on Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday'smatch will be televised live on ESPN+ from the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, Calif.

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