Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year Recipients 
(divisional overall winners)
College Division: Mia Persson, Lindsey Wilson (soccer) - below
Division III - announced Tuesday, Aug. 6
Division II - announced Wednesday, Aug. 7
Division I - announced Thursday, Aug. 8
• 2012-13 Capital One Academic College Division All-America of the Year release
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TOWSON, Md. – Senior midfielder
Mia Persson, who led the Lindsey Wilson wom
en’s soccer team to the NAIA national championship, has been named as the 2012-13 Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The College Division Academic All-America® teams are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions. This is the second year that CoSIDA and Capital One have named College Division Academic All-America® teams. Persson is the second scholar-athlete to earn the Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year award.
A communication major who graduated with a 3.92 G.P.A., Persson had a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. in her senior year. She led the Blue Raiders to a 20-4-1 record and the NAIA championship. Lindsey Wilson edged Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 3-2.
This past November 26, she was
recipient of the Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year award for women’s soccer as she and Illinois Institute of Technology senior forward Liam Barrett led the soccer scholar-athlete team.
Persson was named as the NAIA Tournament’s Most Valuable Player award after scoring five goals with one assist in five tournament games. A native of Sjobo, Sweden, she also earned the NAIA Tournament of Champions of Character award.
A four-time NAIA All-American, she was a first team selection as a junior and senior. She earned third team honors as a sophomore and was a second team pick as a freshman. She finished her
career with a school record 72 goals and 170 career points.
As a senior, she tallied 31 goals with six assists and was named as the NAIA Women’s Soccer Player of the Year. She was also honored as the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Named as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2012 and 2011, Persson was named as to the Mid-South Academic All-Conference team three times.
In her career, she led Coach Drew Burwash’s team to four straight conference championships and a 74-15-5 overall record.
On Tuesday, August 6, the Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year award winner will be announced. On Wednesday, August 7, the Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year award winner will be announced. The Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year award winner will be named on Thursday, August 8.
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To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
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2012-13 CAPITAL ONE SPORT-BY-SPORT COLLEGE DIVISION
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
Name/School Sport Cl. Hometown Major/GPA
Ashlan Allison, Olivet Nazarene W. At-Large Sr. Anderson, Ind. Social Work, 4.00
* Liam Barrett M. Soccer Sr. Felixstowe, England Business, 4.00
Illinois Institute of Technology
* Paula Ferreira, Columbia (Mo.) Volleyball Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Intern'l Business, 3.89
Hollie German, Lee University W. Basketball Jr. Benton, Tenn. Math/Sec. Ed, 3.98
Brad Karp, Saint Xavier M. Basketball Jr. Valparaiso, Ind. Biology, 3.61
* Monte Larsen, Morningside M. Track, CC Gr. Neola, Iowa M.A. in Teaching, 4.00
Breanna Mathes, Morningside W. Track, CC Sr. Cherokee, Iowa Math Teaching, 3.99
Emma Napier, Campbellsville Softball Sr. Scottsville, Ky. Business, 3.93
Mia Persson, Lindsey Wilson W. Soccer Sr. Sjobo, Sweden Communication, 3.89
Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff, M. At-Large So. Barcelona, Spain Biology, 4.00
Auburn University at Montgomery
* Jake Snodgrass, McPherson Football Sr. Derby, Kan. Biology, 3.89
Alan Spanel, Doane College Baseball Sr. Norfolk, Neb. Biochemistry, 4.00
*- repeat selections
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dan O’Connell, Towson University
CoSIDA Academic All-America ® Vice-Chair for Publicity/Communications
doconnell@towson.edu
(410) 704-3102