GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Mary Huegel (Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck), a senior on the Gettysburg volleyball team, has been named to the Academic All-America Division III volleyball third team selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday.

Huegel is the 32nd Bullet all-time to earn Academic All-America honors and the first-ever volleyball player. The biology and molecular biology major advanced to the nation ballot after being tabbed Academic All-District on Dec. 16.

On the court in 2025, the middle blocker claimed her first first-team all-region nod after back-to-back honorable mention honors and was an honorable mention All-American. A three-time first-team All-Centennial Conference (CC) performer, she started all 26 matches in which she played and led the team with 104 total blocks. She recorded five or more blocks in eight matches and had at last one in 24 matches. She recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 10 total blocks in a 3-2 win over Dickinson on Oct. 15. She also contributed 180 kills and 28 aces.

For her career, she holds the program record for block assists with 356 and has the most blocks in the rally scoring era in program history with 444.

The 2025 CC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, she has been a regular on the Dean's List as well as being involved in numerous campus organizations, including as vice president of Sceptical Chymists, Director of Academic Affairs and Director of Alumnae Engagement for Alpha Delta Pi and Order of Omega. She has been a teaching assistant in organic chemistry and a BOMBS Peer Mentor. She worked for residential education as an RA and was an X-SIG Summer Researcher.
She has a 4.1 cumulative grade-point average through the fall semester.

To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade-point average. A select group of the Academic All-District selections advanced to the national ballot. A total of 21 individuals were honored across three teams with Academic All-America honors.