Three SAC Women's Soccer Student-Athletes Earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors

December 4, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas – Three South Atlantic Conference women's soccer student-athletes were named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's Soccer teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) it was announced on Wednesday (Dec. 4).

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® program.

Headlining the SAC selections is Wingate goalkeeper Abbey Frail. The graduate student studying history with a 3.92 GPA was a first team selection. Lenoir-Rhyne defender Abigael McGarel was a second team selection. The senior has a 3.92 GPA in sports management. The final honoree from the SAC was Carson-Newman defender Lira Mathes. She is a junior biology major with a 4.0 GPA.

Twenty-six of the 33 members of the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's Soccer teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with 16 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.97.

For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com/.

FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
GK	Abbey Frail	Wingate University	3.92	Gr.	History
D	Caitlin deVries (3)	West Liberty University	4.00	Sr.	Environmental Stewardship
D	Amanda Hemmen (1)	Montana State University at Billings	4.00	Sr.	Biology
D	Aleesa Muir	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs	3.95	Sr.	Biological & Biomedical Sciences
D	Caitlin Quaempts (3)	Florida Southern College	4.00	Sr.	Biology / Spanish
M	Lauren Kate Carter	Mississippi College	4.00	Sr.	Kinesiology Pre-Physical Therapy
M	Kelsey Cook	Dixie State University	3.96	Jr.	Business Administration
M	Charléne Nowotny	Flagler College	3.96	Sr.	Psychology
F	Makenzie Dawes	Ferris State University	4.00	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering Technology
F	Sara Sandberg	Flagler College	3.91	Jr.	Psychology
F	Jenny Vetter	Minnesota State University, Mankato	4.00	So.	Biology

SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
GK	Rachel Grisham	Wayne State College	4.00	Sr.	Criminal Justice
D	Madison Burgard	Wayne State College	4.00	Sr.	Chemistry & Health Sciences
D	Madeline Goodfellow (2)	Columbus State University	4.00	Jr.	Management
D	Abigael McGarel	Lenoir-Rhyne University	3.92	Sr.	Sports Management
D	Kristina Miller	Kutztown University	3.99	Sr.	Business Administration - Finance
D	Hannah Pavek	Concordia-St. Paul	3.98	Sr.	Biology
M	Emma Heikkila	Nova Southeastern University	3.85	Sr.	Finance
M	Sophia Ketchmark	Wayne State College	4.00	Sr.	Life Sciences & Biology
M	Jordyn Minda	Slippery Rock University	4.00	So.	Exercise Science
F	Maegen Doyle (1)	University of Bridgeport	3.77	Sr.	Marketing Analytics & Systems
F	Darby Hirsch	Fort Hays State University	4.00	Sr.	Nursing
F	Nina Predanic	The College of Saint Rose	3.71	Sr.	Business Administration

THIRD TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
GK	Emma Yoder	Slippery Rock University	4.00	So.	Mathematics
D	Kilee Allsop	Dixie State University	3.95	Sr.	Digital Design
D	Lira Mathes	Carson-Newman University	4.00	Jr.	Biology
D	Sydney O'Donnell	Grand Valley State University	3.65	Jr.	Nursing
M	Gwen Schemm	Frostburg State	4.00	Sr.	Communications / Psychology
M	Katie Taylor	Mississippi College	3.76	Sr.	Interdisciplinary Studies
M	Monica Wood	East Stroudsburg University	3.93	Sr.	Business Management
F	Riley Clark	Columbus State University	3.73	Sr.	Nursing
F	Madisyn Hunt	Kentucky Wesleyan College	3.74	Jr.	Forensic Psychology
F	Selene Konyn	Western Oregon University	4.00	Sr.	Early Childhood Education

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Charléne Nowotny, Flagler College

(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018

(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018