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Kate Del Fava of Illinois State Leads 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Teams
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Kate Del Fava
AUSTIN, Texas – Illinois State University senior forward
Kate Del Fava headlines the 2019 Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Soccer teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Del Fava earned the distinction of 2019 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I women’s soccer.
Del Fava, a pre-veterinary medicine and animal science major from Kenosha, Wisconsin, earns Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year honors after being named to the Academic All-America® Second Team in 2018. She boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA while being named the 2019 Missouri Valley Player of the Year. She led the conference in goals (17), points (39), and game-winning goals (6). Del Fava was named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Elite 17 Award winner. She is also a Senior CLASS Award finalist.
Twenty five of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s soccer teams sport a perfect 4.0 GPA. The 11 members of the first team average a near perfect GPA of 3.99, with the complete 33-member women’s team averaging a 3.96 GPA.
Along with Del Fava, the Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Soccer teams have six other repeat performers from last year’s teams –
Hannah Drkulec (University of Iowa),
Heather Martin (Texas State University),
Kaleigh Haus (University of Iowa),
Kerry Abello (Pennsylvania State University),
Stasia Mallin (University of Memphis), and
Tziarra King (North Carolina State University).
2019 Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| GK |
Heather Martin 2 |
Texas State University |
4 |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| D |
Gabrielle Carle |
Florida State University |
4 |
Jr. |
Exercise Physiology |
| D |
Hannah Drkulec 2 |
University of Iowa |
4 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| D |
Stasia Mallin 2 |
University of Memphis |
4 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| D |
Nealy Martin |
University of Alabama |
4 |
Sr. |
Chemical Engineering |
| M |
Kerry Abello 2 |
Pennsylvania State University |
4 |
Jr. |
Science / Spanish |
| M |
Cadie Higginson |
U.S. Naval Academy |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Robotics & Control Engineering (Honors) |
| M |
Tziarra King 1 |
North Carolina State University |
4 |
Sr. |
Nutrition Science |
| F |
Kaylee Dao |
University of Oklahoma |
3.87/4.00 |
Gr. |
A&S Planned Program – SSOS & Environmental
Sustainability (C&S) (UG) / Human Relations (G) |
| F |
Kate Del Fava 2 |
Illinois State University |
4 |
Sr. |
Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science |
| F |
Kaleigh Haus 1 |
University of Iowa |
4 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| GK |
Amanda Knaub |
Monmouth University |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Criminal Justice |
| D |
Hannah Busch |
Sacred Heart University |
4 |
So. |
Nursing |
| D |
Opal Curless |
FGCU |
4 |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| D |
Larissa Heslop |
Eastern Kentucky University |
4 |
Sr. |
Anthropology |
| D |
Emily Valentine |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
4 |
Sr. |
Statistics |
| M |
Logan Bruffett |
University of North Texas |
4 |
Sr. |
Psychology, Biology & Health Professions |
| M |
Catarina Macario |
Stanford University |
3.79 |
Jr. |
Communication |
| M |
Mackenzie Smith |
Clemson University |
4 |
Gr. |
Communication, Technology & Society |
| F |
Paula Germino-Watnick |
Georgetown University |
3.82 |
Sr. |
Biology of Global Health |
| F |
Meghan McCool |
University of Virginia |
3.53 |
Sr. |
American Studies |
| F |
Emily Zipay |
Western Carolina University |
4 |
Sr. |
Biology |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| GK |
Alex Plavin |
University of Alabama |
4 |
Sr. |
Human Resource Strategy Management |
| D |
Caroline Chipman |
University of Georgia |
4 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| D |
Allison Jorden |
Indiana University |
4 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| D |
Annika Schmidt |
Butler University |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Sports Media |
| D |
Hannah Webb |
Oklahoma State University |
4 |
Jr. |
Mathematics |
| M |
Abby Jones |
Murray State University |
4 |
So. |
Biology Pre-Physician Assistant |
| M |
Maycie McKay |
Lipscomb University |
4 |
Sr. |
Mathematics Teaching |
| M |
Victoria Tran |
U.S. Naval Academy |
4 |
So. |
Robotics & Control Engineering |
| F |
Madison Haley |
Stanford University |
3.73 |
Jr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| F |
Gwen Maly |
University of New Mexico |
4 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| F |
Hannah Melchiorre |
Purdue University |
4 |
Jr. |
Biochemistry |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Kate Del Fava, Illinois State University
(1) – 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2018 2nd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brian Alden, University of Louisville | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brian.alden@louisville.edu | (502) 852-3088