CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Kayleigh May was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Division III Volleyball Second Team on Tuesday. A first-time honoree, this is the fifth year in a row MIT was represented on this list.
 
May led the nation in assists per set (11.12) and ranked 11^th in assists (1,168) in addition to directing an attack that ranked fifth in hitting percentage (.260). A two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America First Team selection, she repeated as the AVCA Region 2 Player of the Year and earned her second All-Region First Team award. May was voted the 2025 NEWMAC Athlete of the Year, received a spot on the NEWMAC All-Conference First Team for the second year in a row, and was tabbed to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship Cambridge, Mass. Regional All-Tournament Team for the second time.
 
A two-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team qualifier, May is majoring in brain and cognitive sciences with a minor in bioengineering. She is currently a research assistant in the MIT Sleep Lab and is also conducting gene therapy research for the treatment of Huntington's disease. May previously conducted research on biomedical implants for controlled drug delivery to treat Type 1 diabetes and completed internships at the BioInnovation Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark and with AbbVie. May serves as the Kappa Alpha Theta fundraising chair and has volunteered for Rock Steady Boxing, assisting Parkinson's patients through workouts to improve motor and audition skills.
 
MIT is the all-time leader across all divisions in producing CSC Academic All-Americas with 471 honors. In addition, the women's volleyball program stands second with 29 selections as it trails Nebraska on the list, which leads the way with 49 awards.
 
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