Manhattan Beach Volleyball Athlete Makes USC Academic Honor Roll

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Karina Myszkowski, a USC sophomore and beach volleyball athlete who hails from Manhattan Beach and Mira Costa High School, was named to the Pac-12's Spring Academic Honor Roll in June. She joined 866 student-athletes who were recognized for their work in the classroom throughout the conference. The 6', 3" Myskowski, a communications major, was honored along with four of her teammates.

In an online interview posted on USCTrojans.com last year, she said of her Mira Costa days, "My favorite memory from high school was when we won state championships two years in a row. Our beach volleyball team didn't have a lot of competition in the area, so we never lost a game for my entire high school career. It was really cool, really fun, we all had a ton of energy and were really close."

In the interview, she said, "I came to USC because it's really close to home, which is nice, because I'm really close with my family and my two dogs. Also, it's just such an amazing school, along with an amazing beach volleyball team."

To receive the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll designation, any student-athlete must post a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or above, and have served at least one year in residence at their university. The Pac-12 no longer uses a selection process to determine all-academic teams for each sport. Any qualifying student-athlete will be named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll during the season in which she competes., according to a Pac-12 news release.