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FRISCO, Texas - Central Arkansas senior Chloe Smith was named the Toyota/Southland Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Thursday in conjunction with the release of the All-Academic Volleyball Teams.

Smith, a native of San Diego, Calif., is the first player in Southland history in any sport to be named both the conference player of the year and student-athlete of the year three times. A three-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI selection, Smith maintains a 3.92 grade-point average in digital filmmaking. In UCA's first year of postseason eligibility, Smith led the Sugar Bears to their second consecutive regular-season title and first No. 1 seed in the Southland tournament. Smith ranked second in the league in kills (433), 11th in hitting percentage (.269) and leaves her collegiate career as the all-time kills leader at UCA (1,689).

Chloe Smith^,%,1,3
Central Arkansas
Sr.
Outside Hitter
San Diego, Calif.
3.92
Digital Filmmaking

Jessica Hays1,2
Central Arkansas
Jr.
Outside Hitter
Friendswood, Texas
3.43
Family & Consumer Sciences

Cristin Curl2
Central Arkansas
Jr.
Libero
Amarillo, Texas
3.76
Management