Colorado University Athletics
Jordan, Neal Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
December 16, 2025 | Volleyball
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Colorado volleyball junior pin attacker Sydney Jordan (Missouri City, Texas) and junior defensive specialist/libero Peyton Neal (Nolensville, Tenn.) were named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, CSC announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
The 2025 Academic All-District Volleyball teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. All-District honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater at the time of nomination, and they are required to have competed in 90 percent of matches or have started in at least 66 percent of total matches. Academic All-District honorees were also considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
Jordan and Neal selections mark the fourth year in a row that Colorado volleyball athletes have been named to the CSC Academic All-District Team – with Jordan and Avery Bolles (Andover, Minn.) selected in 2024, Maya Tabron, Morgan Riddle and Emma Torstenson in 2023, and Meegan Hart and Sterling Parker in 2022.
Jordan, majoring in Marketing in the CU Leeds School of Business, started in all 31 matches in the 2025 season. She was second on the team for total kills, finishing the season with 281 and averaging 2.42 kills per set. As a six-rotation player, she was second on the team in digs, ending the 2025 season with 271 total, averaging 2.34 digs per set and recording double-digit digs eight times. Jordan matched a career-high 18 kills and reached a career-high in digs with 18 vs. UCF on Oct. 2. She also recorded six double-doubles in the 2025 season.
Neal, majoring in Psychology, played in 28 matches for the Buffs in the 2025 season. Third in the team for total digs, Neal recorded 214 digs and averaged 2.10 digs per set. In addition to digs, she tallied 33 assists and 13 aces for Colorado. Neal saw double-digit digs in 10 matches during the 2025 season. Against Texas Tech, Neal recorded a season-high 13 digs (Oct. 22).
Under 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2025 season 23-9 and went 12-6 against Big 12 opponents. Coach Mahoney has led the Buffs to a 164-135 record in his 10 seasons at the helm. The Buffs made their 22nd appearance in the NCAA tournament after the conclusion of the regular season, sweeping American in the first round before falling to four-seed Indiana in the second round. The Buffs' last match against the Hoosiers marks the 12th second round appearance in program history. Colorado has 20 wins this season, marking the program's 13th 20-win season and its first since 2022. With 23 wins this season, this is the most in a season since 2017 and ties for the third-most wins in a season in program history.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook
The 2025 Academic All-District Volleyball teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. All-District honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater at the time of nomination, and they are required to have competed in 90 percent of matches or have started in at least 66 percent of total matches. Academic All-District honorees were also considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
Jordan and Neal selections mark the fourth year in a row that Colorado volleyball athletes have been named to the CSC Academic All-District Team – with Jordan and Avery Bolles (Andover, Minn.) selected in 2024, Maya Tabron, Morgan Riddle and Emma Torstenson in 2023, and Meegan Hart and Sterling Parker in 2022.
Jordan, majoring in Marketing in the CU Leeds School of Business, started in all 31 matches in the 2025 season. She was second on the team for total kills, finishing the season with 281 and averaging 2.42 kills per set. As a six-rotation player, she was second on the team in digs, ending the 2025 season with 271 total, averaging 2.34 digs per set and recording double-digit digs eight times. Jordan matched a career-high 18 kills and reached a career-high in digs with 18 vs. UCF on Oct. 2. She also recorded six double-doubles in the 2025 season.
Neal, majoring in Psychology, played in 28 matches for the Buffs in the 2025 season. Third in the team for total digs, Neal recorded 214 digs and averaged 2.10 digs per set. In addition to digs, she tallied 33 assists and 13 aces for Colorado. Neal saw double-digit digs in 10 matches during the 2025 season. Against Texas Tech, Neal recorded a season-high 13 digs (Oct. 22).
Under 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2025 season 23-9 and went 12-6 against Big 12 opponents. Coach Mahoney has led the Buffs to a 164-135 record in his 10 seasons at the helm. The Buffs made their 22nd appearance in the NCAA tournament after the conclusion of the regular season, sweeping American in the first round before falling to four-seed Indiana in the second round. The Buffs' last match against the Hoosiers marks the 12th second round appearance in program history. Colorado has 20 wins this season, marking the program's 13th 20-win season and its first since 2022. With 23 wins this season, this is the most in a season since 2017 and ties for the third-most wins in a season in program history.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook
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