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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Gabriella Mencotti of Grand Valley State Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Team
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Meghan Hegarty
AUSTIN, Texas – United States Naval Academy senior midfielder
Meghan Hegarty highlights the 2017 Academic All-America® Division I Women's soccer teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A now three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection, Hegarty caps off her career by headlining the first team, after earning second team honors in 2016 and third team honors in 2015. A senior operations research major with a 3.97 GPA, Hegarty was named the 2017 Patriot League Midfielder of the Year. She closed out her final season with the Midshipmen scoring two goals and four assists. Hegarty is a three-time All-Patriot League and Academic All-Patriot League team selection.
Thirty of the 33 members of the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I women’s soccer teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 19 student-athletes sporting a perfect 4.0 GPA. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.96.
Along with Hegarty, the Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Soccer teams have four other repeat performers –
Alyssa Heintschel (Ball State University),
Bianca St. Georges (West Virginia University),
Imani Dorsey (Duke University) and
Kendall Ham (Bucknell University) – from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams.
2017 Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Team – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Alyssa Heintschel (3) |
Ball State |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemistry / Pre-Med |
| D |
Grace Rogers |
Valparaiso |
Sr. |
4 |
Actuarial Science / Business Analytics |
| D |
Katy Schmidt |
Brown |
Sr. |
4 |
Engineering |
| D |
Ali Smith |
Drake |
Sr. |
4 |
International Business & Finance |
| D |
Bianca St. Georges (3) |
West Virginia |
Jr. |
4 |
Exercise Physiology |
| M |
Michele Christy |
Tennessee |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemical Engineering |
| M |
Meghan Hegarty(2) (%) |
United States Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Operations Research |
| M |
Michelle Xiao |
Stanford |
Jr. |
4.05 |
Biomechanical Engineering |
| F |
Alex Anthony |
USC |
Gr. |
3.90/3.66 |
Masters of Public Policy |
| F |
Tori Doss |
Xavier |
Gr. |
3.98 |
Biology / Chemistry |
| F |
Tiina Trutsi |
South Alabama |
Sr. |
4 |
Sociology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Sydney Fortson |
United States Naval Academy |
So. |
3.8 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| D |
Carly Alfano |
Xavier |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| D |
Marie Becker |
Harvard |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Government |
| D |
Elizabeth Endy |
DePaul |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance / Accounting |
| D |
Sydney Kingston |
Memphis |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemistry |
| M |
Emily Littell |
George Mason |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Bioengineering |
| M |
Sarah Jacobs |
IUPUI |
Sr. |
4 |
Health Sciences |
| M |
Emily Ogle |
Penn State |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Kinesiology |
| F |
Katie Beuerlein |
Wofford |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| F |
Imani Dorsey (3) |
Duke |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Environmental Science & Policy |
| F |
Jessica Wollmann |
Radford |
Jr. |
4 |
Anthropological Sciences |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Mia Neas |
New Hampshire |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Occupational Therapy |
| D |
Carli Arthurs |
Stephen F. Austin |
So. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| D |
Vanessa Gilles |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Criminal Justice |
| D |
Natalie Larkin |
Princeton |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Wilson School of Public & International Affairs |
| D |
Madison Stark |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
4 |
Journalism & Mass Communication |
| M |
Rachel Grout |
Texas State |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Industrial Engineering |
| M |
Kristin Hayman |
Providence |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| M |
Alli Magaletta |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Exercise Physiology |
| M |
Emma Welch |
Alabama |
Gr. |
4 |
Marketing (UG & G) |
| F |
Hannah Dauzat |
Houston |
Gr. |
3.9 |
MBA |
| F |
Kendall Ham (1) |
Bucknell |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Biology |
| F |
Alex Ruffer |
Western Michigan |
Sr. |
4 |
Finance |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Meghan Hegarty, United States Naval Academy
(1) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I 1st team selection in 2016
(2) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I 2nd team selection in 2016
(3) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I 3rd team selection in 2016
(%) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I 3rd team selection in 2015
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brian Alden, Fort Wayne | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
aldenbs@ipfw.edu | (260) 481-6646