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Maria Genovese of Georgia Gwinnett Colleges Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Women's At-Large Team
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Maria Genovese
AUSTIN, Texas – Maria Genovese, a tennis star for Georgia Gwinnett College, headlines the Academic All-America® NAIA Women’s At-Large team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® teams.
Genovese was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the NAIA Women’s At-Large Team.
Genovese and the NAIA men's at-large Academic All-America of the Year Andrew Clifford (College of Idaho) are each the second individuals to earn first-team honors in the at-large category for their respective genders. Both individuals are also the second from their institutions to receive Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year honors. Nine student-athletes from the men's and women's at-large teams are repeat selections from last season.
Genovese, a junior English major, captured the NAIA individual national championship and played No. 1 singles for GGC's NAIA national championship team during the 2020-21 season. The Lewisville, Texas, native had a 24-1 singles record during the 2020-21 season to earn first NAIA All-America team and Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles and doubles All-America team honors. She received the ITA south region's Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award.
Genovese also excelled in the classroom with a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average while all 11 members of the first-team had at least a 3.84 undergraduate GPA or a 4.0 graduate GPA. Three student-athletes posted 4.0 marks.
In all, 15 of the 21 first team honorees between the two teams were seniors or graduate students and 28 of the 42 members of the CoSIDA Academic All-American® team posted a 3.90 undergraduate GPA or better.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Women's At-Large Teams – NAIA
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Swimming |
Bethany Anderson |
St. Ambrose University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Marketing & Sales |
| Swimming |
Maggie Blazo |
Milligan University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Business Administration / Communications |
| Lacrosse |
Marissa Cirino |
Siena Heights University |
Jr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Tennis |
Maria Genovese |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
English |
| Lacrosse |
Jordan Haeusser |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| Tennis |
Kierstin Hensley |
Shawnee State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Occupational Therapy |
| Golf |
Samantha Knight |
Morningside University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Kaitlin Mills (2) |
Missouri Baptist University |
Gr. |
3.84/4.00 |
Human Services (UG) / Social Work (G) |
| Lacrosse |
Tina Ricci |
Life University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Chiropractic |
| Golf |
Carlee Shoemaker |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Fitness & Sport Management |
| Swimming |
Emma Stevens |
Arizona Christian University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Golf |
Paige Argent |
University of Jamestown |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Bowling |
Jenna Beatty |
Lourdes University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Early Childhood Education |
| Comp. Dance |
Megan Berning |
Oklahoma City University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Acting |
| Tennis |
Olivia Brubacher |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Elementary Education |
| Swimming |
Mendy de Rooi (2) |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Exercise Sport Science |
| Wrestling |
Cierra Foster |
Oklahoma City University |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Chemistry / Mathematics |
| Tennis |
Vero Jimenez |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Exercise Science |
| Tennis |
Tomomi Nagao (1) |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Isabella Ricchiazzi |
University of the Cumberlands |
Jr. |
3.8 |
Elementary Education |
| Golf |
Kim Siercks |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Business Admin. / Fashion Marketing / Mgmt. |
| Swimming |
Caroline Yannelli (1) |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
Sr. |
Health Sciences / History / Nursing |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Maria Genovese, Georgia Gwinnett College
(1) - CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019-20
(2) - CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019-20
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Zachary Shore, Conference Carolinas | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
zachary@conferencecarolinas.com | (734) 432-5834