CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM
SELECTED BY COSIDA
Thursday, June 9, 2011 – 10 a.m. (EDT)
FOR RELEASE:
GYMNAST KAYLA HOFFMAN OF ALABAMA,
GOLFER MARIANNE ANDERSSON OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN
LEAD CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA®
WOMEN’S AT LARGE TEAMS
TOWSON, Md. – Senior gymnast Kayla Hoffman of NCAA champion Alabama and senior golfer
Marianne Andersson of Florida Southern College headline the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America®
Women’s At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Hoffman and Andersson have been chosen as the winners of the Academic All-America® of the Year
award in the University and College Divisions, respectively.
The Women’s At-Large program for Academic All-America® includes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing,
field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.
A Human Development and Family Studies major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., Hoffman capped off her
brilliant career by leading Alabama to its fifth NCAA gymnastics championship in April. A five-time AllAmerican, Hoffman became the first student-athlete to be named as the Southeastern Conference Gymnast
of the Year and the SEC Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season.
The winner of the 2011 Honda Award, presented to the national collegiate gymnast of the year, the Union,
N.J. native led Alabama to the national title with a 9.95 score on vault, a 9.925 on bars and a 9.95 on floor
exercise. She earned first team All-American honors in all three events. Named as the NCAA Central Region
Gymnast of the Year, she won the vault, bars, floor and all-around titles at the NCAA Regional Meet. During
the 2011 season, she won 29 event titles and scored 9.90 or better 30 times.
The recipient of post-graduate scholarships from the NCAA and the SEC, Hoffman won 55 event titles in
her career and posted 78 scores of 9.90 or better. In her four-year career, she helped Alabama reach the
national championship meet four times. In addition to leading the Crimson Tide to the 2011 championship,
she was also part of an Alabama team that finished second in her sophomore year and third place as a junior.
She was also honored as the winner of the Paul W. Bryant Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award,
presented to the most outstanding male and female student-athletes at the University of Alabama.
A repeat selection on the Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large College Division first
team, Andersson is a Finance major with a 4.00 G.P.A. Named as a first team NGCA All-American as a
senior, she earned second team honors in 2010. A native of Bjuv, Sweden, she had a 75.36 stroke average
and finished 11th at the NCAA Division II Tournament in May.
Andersson led the Moccasins to a third place finish at the NCAA Division II championship tournament,
marking the 11th time in 13 years that Florida Southern finished among the top three at the NCAA
championship. A four-time All-Sunshine State Conference golfer, she earned the NCAA Elite 88 award at the
Division II golf championship. As a senior, she won a tournament and earned eight top-ten finishes.
She finished her career as one of the top golfers in school history with a 76.31 average. As a sophomore,
she had one of the best rounds in school history when she carded a 69 score.
Senior Vicki Bendus, an ice hockey standout at Mercyhurst, is the only repeat selection on the Capital
One Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large University Division first team.
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A pair of tennis players, seniors Christine Chiricosta of Bowling Green and Claire Clark of Louisiana
Monroe, earned first team honors after being named to the second team last year. Senior skier Eva Huckova
of Utah and senior gymnast Maddie Pearsall of Cornell were also members of the second team last year who
earned spots on the first team this year.
A graduate student, golfer Katie Detlefsen of Central Florida, and junior swimmer Elina Eggers of
Arizona State were third team selections last year who made the first team this season.
Seniors Alyssa DeLorenz of Bucknell, Kristina Frahm of Maryland Eastern Shore, Kaylee Jamison of
Minnesota and Therese Koelbaek of Nevada Las Vegas join juniors Amy Glen of Vermont, Brooke
Pancake of Alabama and Wendy Trott of Georgia to round out the Capital One Academic All-America®
Women’s At-Large University Division first team.
With the selection of Hoffman and Pancake, Alabama was the only school with more than one selection
on the Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large University Division first team.
A first team All-American selection, Bendus is a Biology and Pre-Med major with a 3.95 G.P.A. As a
senior, she led Mercyhurst to a 29-6 record and a berth in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Lakers’
assistant captain, Bendus scored 19 goals with 33 assists in 2011, third on the team. The winner of 2010 Patti
Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey, she finished her career
with 69 goals and 121 assists. The recipient of the 2010 NCAA Elite 88 Award, the Wasaga Beach, Ontario,
Canada native led the Lakers to four NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the Frozen Four. In
2010, she scored 28 goals with 37 assists to lead Mercyhurst to a 30-3-3 record and the Frozen Four.
An Adolescent/Young Adult/Secondary Education major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., Chiricosta ended her
tennis career as Bowling Green’s all-time leader with 178 victories. A two-time All-Mid-American first team
pick, she won the MAC’s Sportsmanship Award in 2011. The two-time MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the
Avon Lake, Ohio native compiled a 50-20 record as a senior while leading the Falcons to a 15-8 record.
A three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, Clark is a Kinesiology major with a 4.00 G.P.A. In her
senior season, she led Louisiana-Monroe to an 18-2 record. As a senior, she compiled an 18-1 record as a
singles player and posted a 19-1 mark in doubles play. A native of Bossier City, La., she was honored as the
Louisiana Player of the Year in 2011. Clark finished her career with a 63-4 singles record.
A six-time All-American skier, Huckova is a Finance major with a 3.99 G.P.A. The 2010 NCAA champion
in the grand slalom, she led Utah to a national runner-up finish as a senior. Honored as a first team All-Rocky
Mountain Intercollegiate Skiing Association selection twice, she earned four top-three finishes as a senior. A
native of Banska Bystricka, Slovakia, she was named as the RMISA Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice.
An Information Science, Systems and Technology major with a 3.96 G.P.A., Pearsall led Cornell to its
first-ever ECAC championship as a senior. The ECAC co-champion on the uneven bars, she is one of the top
all-around performers in school history. A member of three Ivy League championship teams, the LaGrange,
Ill. native was the ECAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman and earned Academic All-Ivy honors twice.
A graduate student who is working on her Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Detlefsen earned her
Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations with a 4.00 G.P.A. One of the top golfers in Central
Florida history, she won the LPGA’s Dinah Shore Trophy in 2010, an award given to the student-athlete who
best combines academics, community service and golf acumen. A three-time member of the Conference-USA
All-Academic team, she earned her undergraduate degree in two years. A native of Eagan, Minn., she was
named to the All-Conference-USA team in 2010.
The NCAA Division I runner-up on the women’s platform dive in 2011, Eggers is an Economics major with
a 3.96 G.P.A. A member of the Swedish Olympic team at the Beijing Olympics, she led Arizona State to 18th
place at the NCAA Championships. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, she earned silver medals in three diving
events at the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Meet. She was the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year in 2010.
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A second team All-Patriot League pick at goalkeeper, DeLorenz led all NCAA Division I lacrosse goalies
with 12.8 saves per game. A four-year starter for Bucknell, she is an Accounting major with a 3.98 G.P.A.
DeLorenz, the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s lacrosse, had a .462 save percentage,
second in the league. A first team All-Patriot League selection as a sophomore, the Garland, Tex. native is a
member of the Delta Mu Delta international business honor society.
An Accounting major with a 3.95 G.P.A., Frahm led Maryland Eastern Shore to the 2011 NCAA Division I
women’s bowling championship. A first team All-American selection, she had a 208.67 average and was
named as the Most Valuable Performer at the national championship tournament. Named as a first team AllMid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection three times, she was also the winner of the NCAA Elite 88 Award.
A native of Oswego, Ill., she was awarded the Richard A. Bernstein Award, the highest academic honor given
by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
A five-time All-American swimmer at Minnesota, Jamison is a Biochemistry major with a 3.92 G.P.A. The
Gophers’ team captain, she led Minnesota to a best-ever ninth place finish at the NCAA championship meet.
A two-time Big Ten Conference champion as a member of relay teams, she owns school records in the 100butterfly and the 200-free. A native of St. Charles, Ill., she is also part of the school record 200-medley relay
team.
Honored as the Mountain West Conference Golfer of the Year, Koelbaek set a school record with a 72.00
average for the University of Nevada Las Vegas this season. A two-time All-American, Koelbaek is a
Marketing major with a 3.97 G.P.A. Ranked among the top 20 golfers in the nation, she was the medalist at
the Mountain West Tournament while leading UNLV to a second place finish and a berth in the NCAA
Regionals. A native of Holte, Denmark, Koelbaek won four tournaments in her career and earned All-MWC
honors four times.
A Biology major with a 4.00 G.P.A., Glen led Vermont to a sixth place finish at the NCAA Skiing
championship meet. A second team All-American, the Anchorage, Alaska native was also named first team
All-East as she helped the Catamounts win their 31st Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association championship.
Glen finished among the top ten in all seven races in which she competed in her junior year.
Honored as the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for golf, Pancake is an Honors
Marketing major with a 4.00 G.P.A. Ranked as high as sixth in the nation, she led Alabama to a second place
finish at the SEC Championship Meet by finishing sixth. At the NCAA Championship Meet, the Chattanooga,
Tenn. native tied for 19th place as she guided the Crimson Tide to an eighth place finish. The winner of the
Elite 88 Award in 2010, she is a two-time All-SEC selection. In 2011, her 72.29 average was the second best
mark in school history.
A three-time NCAA champion in the 1650-free, Trott is an International Affairs major with a 3.96 G.P.A.
Only the fifth swimmer to win three NCAA titles, she helped Georgia to a second place finish at the NCAA
Championship Meet. A three-time Southeastern Conference champion in the 1650-free, she holds the school
record in the 1650-free. Honored as an All-American and an All-SEC selection, the Capetown, South Africa
native is a Presidential Scholar who was inducted into the UGA Student-Athlete Leadership Academy.
Of the 15 Scholar-Athletes on the Capital One Academic All-America® University Division Women’s AtLarge first team, six of them have perfect 4.0 G.P.A.’s. Their average G.P.A. is an incredible 3.98.
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Senior swimmer Nicole Moody of Wingate and senior tennis standout Melissa Oosterhouse of Calvin
join Andersson as the only repeat selections on the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division
Women’s At-Large first team.
Senior swimmers Molly Evans of Carnegie Mellon, Kendra Stern of Amherst and Tanya Sylvester of
Truman State were second team honorees last year who were named to the first team this season. Junior
swimmer Catie Baker of DePauw, a second team selection in 2010, also earned a spot of the first team this
year.
Senior swimmer Laura Barito of Stevens Tech and junior field hockey standout Celena Dopart of
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a pair of third team selections last year, were also named to the Capital One
Academic All-America® College Division Women’s At-Large first team.
Swimmers Anne Culpepper of Emory and Catherine Leix of Wayne State were also named to the
Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Women’s At-Large first team as eight swimmers were
named to the first team.
Senior golfers Katja Dammann of UNC-Pembroke and Emily Flanigan of Florida Southern were also
named to the first team. Senior Kristen Brooks, a field hockey player at Shippensburg, and senior Sara
Yungner, an ice hockey player at Gustavus Adolphus, round out the first team.
Florida Southern was the only school with more than one Scholar-Athlete named to the Capital One
Academic All-America® College Division Women’s At-Large first team.
A Psychology major with a minor in History and a 4.00 G.P.A., Moody graduated summa cum laude from
Wingate. A four-year standout for the Bulldogs’ swimming and diving team, she earned one first team AllAmerican honor and five honorable mention All-American awards. As a senior, she helped Wingate finish as
runner-up at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Meet. A native of Grovetown, Ga., she graduated with the
school record in the 100-backstroke. She is also a member of four record-setting relay teams. The recipient of
an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Moody is a member of three national honoraries, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha
Kappa Delta and Phi Chi.
Oosterhouse led Calvin to a 19-4 record and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association tennis
championship in 2011. A Biology major with minors in Chemistry and Spanish, Oosterhouse has a 3.94
G.P.A. Honored as the MIAA Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior, she compiled an 19-2 record while
playing number one singles this season. She reached the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division III championship.
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., she set a school record with 78 singles wins in his career. A four-time AllMIAA first team pick, she was the winner of the NCAA Elite 88 award last year.
The University Athletic Association champion in the 200 I.M., Evans is a Biology major with a 4.00 G.P.A.
As a senior, she led the Carnegie Mellon swim team to a third place finish at the UAA swimming
championship meet. An honorable mention All-American, she broke eight school records as a senior. She
graduated with nine individual school records. After earning third team Academic All-America® honors as a
sophomore and second team notice as a junior, the Butler, Pa. native was named to the first team this year. A
23-time All-UAA swimmer, she won three UAA titles in her career.
Honored as the National Swimmer of the Year, Stern graduated from Amherst magna cum laude. An Art
History and Spanish major with a 3.75 G.P.A., she was a ten-time individual NCAA champion. Honored as the
New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Swimmer of the Year three times, she led
Amherst to a second place finish at the NESCAC Championship. In her career, she won 12 individual
NESCAC titles. An Olympic qualifier in three events, the Albuquerque, N.M. native graduated with three
NCAA records, six NESCAC marks and ten school records.
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A Biology major with a 4.00 G.P.A., Sylvester was a three-time All-American for Truman State as a senior.
She finished 12th in NCAA Division II in the 200-butterfly and was part of two All-American relay teams. The
recipient of an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, she led the Bulldogs to their 11th straight New South
Intercollegiate Swimming Conference championship. A native of Rochester, Minn., she was a nine-time AllAmerican at Truman State.
A two-time All-American in the 100-breaststroke and the 200-breaststroke for the DePauw swimming and
diving team, Baker is a Computer Science and Mathematics major with a 3.98 G.P.A. Selected as the Most
Outstanding Swimmer at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Meet, she led the Tigers to a second
place finish. At the SCAC Meet, she won the 200-breast for the third year in a row while capturing titles in the
100-breast and the 200 I.M. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Baker has been named as the SCAC Swimmer
of the Year twice and holds two school records.
The NCAA Division III national champion in the 50-free, Barito earned 18 All-American honors during her
swimming and diving career at Stevens Tech. A Mechanical Engineering major with a 3.87 G.P.A., she was
named as the Empire 8 Swimmer of the Year. A native of Arkadelphia, Ark., she graduated with three school
records and is part of five record-setting relay teams. Barito, who also competed for the Stevens Tech track
and field team, was honored as the school’s Athlete of the Year twice.
An Aerospace Engineering major with a minor in English and a 4.00 G.P.A., Dopart is a two-year starter
for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute field hockey team. As a junior, she started 17 games and scored three
goals with a team high seven assists. Named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference
All-Academic team, the Washington, D.C. native is vice-president of the Society of Women Engineers.
A member of back-to-back NCAA Division III swimming and diving championship teams at Emory,
Culpepper is an English and Economics major with a 3.83 G.P.A. She has helped Emory win back-to-back
national titles by winning the 200-backstroke twice. The owner of three school records, Culpepper has 11 AllAmerican certificates in her career. A native of Warner Robins, Ga., she was a five-time All-American in 2011.
An 11-time All-American swimmer for Wayne State, Leix is a Science Education major with a minor in
Biology and a 3.93 G.P.A. After missing her junior season with an injury, Leix came back to earn four AllAmerican awards in 2011. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) champion in the 500free and 1650-free, the Flint, Mich. native finished fifth in the 500-free and the 1650-free at the NCAA
Championship.
The 2011 Peach Belt Conference medalist for UNC Pembroke, Dammann is a Business major with a 4.00
G.P.A. A two-time All-Peach Belt Conference first team selection, she led the Braves to the conference title in
2011 and a berth in the NCAA Division II regionals. A native of Schwerin, Germany, she was the Peach Belt
Conference Golfer of the Week three times. She was honored as the Peach Belt Scholar-Athlete in 2011.
A teammate of Andersson’s on the Florida Southern golf team, Flanigan is a Human Movement and
Performance major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. Honored as a first team All-American by the NGCA in 2011,
she helped the Moccasins to a third place finish at the NCAA Division II championship tournament, marking
the 11th time in 13 years that Florida Southern finished among the top three at the NCAA championship. The
Moccasins’ top golfer at the Sunshine State Conference Tournament and the NCAA national championship
meet, Flanigan had a 75.23 stroke average, second on the team. A native of Celebration, Fla., she earned
first team all-conference honors and carded a 69 score in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
A Management and Marketing major with a 3.98 G.P.A., Brooks led the Shippensburg field hockey team
to a 21-2 record and second place in the NCAA Division II Tournament. A two-time winner of the NCAA Elite
88 Award, Brooks led a defense that allowed only 20 goals in 23 games with nine shutouts. A native of
Lancaster, Pa., she helped Shippensburg set a school record for wins in a season. Top-ranked in the nation
for most of the year, the Raiders dropped a 1-0 decision to UMass-Lowell in the NCAA championship game.
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A four-year starter for the Gustavus Adolphus College ice hockey team, Yungner was a Biology major with
a 3.96 G.P.A. who graduated summa cum laude. A starter in all 30 games as a senior, she led the Gusties to
a 22-5-3 record and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. The winner of the NCAA
Elite 88 Award at the NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey championship, the Maple Grove, Minn. native led
the Gusties to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Tournament. In her career, she played in 103 consecutive
games and led her team to a 91-16-9 record. A two-time All-MIAC selection, she will attend medical school at
the University of Minnesota.
The 15 members of the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division first team have an average
G.P.A. of 3.95. Seven of the 15 honorees have 4.00 G.P.A.’s.
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2011 Capital One Academic All-America®
University Division Women’s At-Large Team as selected by CoSIDA
FIRST TEAM
Dist. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
II
Sr. Wasaga Bch,Ont.,Can. 3.95
Biology & Pre-Med
IV Sr. Avon Lake, Ohio
4.00
Adol. & Young Secondary Ed.
VI Sr. Bossier City, La.
4.00
Kinesiology
II
Sr. Garland, Texas
3.98
Accounting
III Gr. Eagan, Minn.
4.00
Mass Comm. (M.A.)
VIII Jr. Stockholm, Sweden 3.96
Economics
II
Sr. Oswego, Ill.
3.95
Accounting
I
Jr. Anchorage, Alaska
4.00
Biology
IV Sr. Union, N.J.
4.00
Human Dev. & Family Studies
VIII Sr. Banska Bystricka, Slov. 3.99
Finance
V
Sr. St. Charles, Ill.
3.92
Biochemistry
VIII Sr. Holte, Denmark
3.97
Marketing
IV Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 4.00
Honors Marketing
I
Sr. LaGrange, Ill.
3.96
Information Sci., Sys. & Tech.
III Jr. Capetown, South Africa 3.96
International Affairs
SECOND TEAM
Name
School
Sport
Dist. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
Amy Anderson
North Dakota St. Golf
VII So. Oxbow, N.D.
4.00
Accounting
Ingrid Ballus
IPFW
Tennis
V
Sr. Barcelona, Spain
3.90
Civil Engineering
Erin Betsch
Marist
Lacrosse I
Sr. Port Washington, N.Y.4.00
Psychology& Special Edu.
Nikki Branchini
Albany
Lacrosse I
Sr. Guilderland, N.Y.
3.83
History
Jenny Cape
UAB
Tennis
IV Sr. Oakville, Ontario, Can. 4.00
Biology
Sarah Curtis
Michigan
Gymnastics IV Gr. Reno, Nev.
3.63
Biology
Bianca Eichkorn (3) Miami (Fla.)
Tennis
III Sr. Tengen, Germany
3.80
Intl. Finance & Marketing
Melissa Fernandez Illinois
Gymnastics V
Sr. Eudora, Kan.
3.77
Kinesiology
Sarah Flynn
Stanford
Lacrosse VIII Sr. Baltimore, Md.
3.80
Human Bio. & Comp. Stud.
Rachel Heim (3)
Ohio Univ.
Swimming IV Sr. San Diego, Cal.
3.95
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Courtney McLane
Alabama
Tennis
IV Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga.
4.00
Management
Erica Meissner
Auburn
Swimming IV Sr. Ashburnham, Mass. 4.00
Anthropology
Caitlin Patterson
Vermont
Skiing
I
Jr. Anchorage, Alaska
3.98
Civil Engineering
Rachel Viglianco
West Virginia Crew
II
Sr. St. Albans, W.Va.
4.00
Secondary English Edu.
Taryn Zack
South Carolina Swimming III
Gr. Stony Plain, Alb.,Can. 3.93
Exercise Sci. & Phys. Therapy
THIRD TEAM
Name
School
Sport
Dist. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
Kelly Amundrud
Bradley
Golf
V
Jr. Calgary, Alberta, Can. 3.92
Accounting
Caroline Bevillard
Georgia So.
Swimming III Sr. Bishop, Ga.
3.97
Sport Management
Karlee Bispo
Texas
Swimming VI Jr. Modesto, Cal.
3.38
Chemistry
Venise Chan
Washington Tennis
VIII Sr. Hong Kong, China
3.63
Business Admin., Marketing
Kate Chybowski
Evansville
Tennis
V
Sr. Appleton, Wis.
3.92
Biology
Hailee Elmore
Saint Louis
Tennis
VII Gr. Springfield, Ill.
3.93
Comm. Sci. & Disorders
Casey Kelsey
Brown
Crew
I
Sr. Lyme, N.H.
3.88
Biology & Economics
Kelsey Lindenschmidt Northwestern Golf
V
Sr. West Chester, Ohio 3.97
Chemical Engineering
Ryann McGough
Nebraska
Rifle
VII Sr. LaPorte, Col.
3.94
Psychology
Ellen Mueller
Oklahoma
Golf
VI Sr. Evansvile, Ind.
3.91
Health & Exercise Science
Becca Ruegsegger Wisconsin
Ice Hockey V
So. Lakewood, Col.
4.00
African Languages & Lit.
Katie Rybakova
Florida State Tennis
III Sr. Coral Springs, Fla.
3.93
English Education
Christina Schmidgall Evansville
Swimming V
Sr. Golden Valley, Minn. 4.00
Athletic Training
Rebecca Van Den Houte Ark. Little Rock Tennis
VI Sr. Sint-Amands, Belgium4.00
Business Administration
Amy Zhang
Rutgers
Tennis
II
Sr. Plano, Texas
3.96
Computer Science
Capital One Academic All-American of the Year: Kayla Hoffman, University of Alabama
Name
Vicki Bendus (1)
Sport
Ice Hockey
Christine Chiricosta(2) # Bowling Green Tennis
Claire Clark (2) #
ULM
Tennis
Alyssa DeLorenz
Bucknell
Lacrosse
Katie Detlefsen (3)
Central Florida Golf
Elina Eggers (3)
Arizona State Swimming
Kristina Frahm
Maryland E.S. Bowling
Amy Glen
Vermont
Skiing
Kayla Hoffman
Alabama
Gymnastics
Eva Huckova (2)
Utah
Skiing
Kaylee Jamison
Minnesota
Swimming
Therese Koelbaek
UNLV
Golf
Brooke Pancake
Alabama
Golf
Maddie Pearsall (2)
Cornell
Gymnastics
Wendy Trott
Georgia
Swimming
(1)
(2)
(3)
(#)
School
Mercyhurst
Capital One Academic All-America 1st team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 2nd team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2009
2011 Capital One Academic All-America®
College Division Women’s At-Large Team as selected by CoSIDA
FIRST TEAM
Dis. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
Marianne Andersson(1) Florida Southern
III Sr. Bjuv, Sweden
4.00
Finance
Catie Baker (2)
DePauw
Swimming V
Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 3.98
Computer Science & Math.
Laura Barito (3)
Stevens Tech
Swimming II
Sr. Arkadelphia, Ark. 3.87
Mechanical Engineering
Kristen Brooks
Shippensburg
F.Hockey
II
Sr. Lancaster, Pa.
3.98
Management & Marketing
Anne Culpepper
Emory
Swimming III
Jr. Warner Robins, Ga. 3.83
English & Economics
Katja Dammann
UNC Pembroke Golf
III Sr. Schwerin, Germany 4.00
Business
Celena Dopart (3)
Worcester Poly. F.Hockey
I
Jr. Washington, D.C. 4.00
Aerospace Engineering
Molly Evans (2) #
Carnegie Mellon Swimming II
Sr. Butler, Pa.
4.00
Biology
Emily Flanigan
Florida Southern Golf
III Sr. Celebration, Fla. 4.00
Human Movement & Perf.
Catherine Leix
Wayne State
Swimming IV Sr. Flint, Mich.
3.93
Science Edu. (Secondary)
Nicole Moody (1)
Wingate
Swimming III
Sr. Grovetown, Ga.
4.00
Psychology
Melissa Oosterhouse (1) Calvin
Tennis
IV Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.94
Biology
Kendra Stern (2)
Amherst
Swimming I
Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 3.75
Art History & Spanish
Tanya Sylvester (2) # Truman State
Swimming VII Sr. Rochester, Minn. 4.00
Biology
Sara Yungner
Gustavus Adolphus I. Hockey V
Sr. Maple Grove, Minn. 3.96
Biology
SECOND TEAM
Name
School
Sport
Dis. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
Deborah Barany
Hamilton
Tennis
I
Sr. Falcon Hts, Minn. 4.04
Neurosci. & Mathematics
Jaime Bronga
Alaska Anchorage Skiing
VIII Jr. Anchorage, Alaska 3.98
Civil Engineering
Bethany Brun
Mercyhurst
Crew
II
Sr. Beavercreek, Ohio 3.96
Religious Stud. & Sociology
Carla Cooper
Tarleton State
Golf
VI Sr. Arlington, Tex.
3.68
Finance
Zahra Dawson
Emory
Tennis
III Sr. Ft. Washington, Md. 3.84
Applied Mathematics
Rachel Dionne
Westfield State Lacrosse I
Sr. Feeding Hills, Mass. 3.99
Mathematics
Maura Donahue
Indianapolis
Swimming V
So. Milan, Mich.
3.95
Nursing
Colleen Harriger
Gannon
Swimming II
Jr. Erie, Pa.
4.00
Pre-Med & Biology
Chrissy Hu
Chicago
Tennis
V
Sr. Palo Alto, Cal.
3.79
Economics
Whitney Kukol
Rensselaer Poly. Lacrosse I
Gr. Johnson City, N.Y. 3.91
Biology & Psychology
Barbi Pocza
Barry
Tennis
III Sr. Gyor, Hungary
3.71
Finance
Kathleen Ritter
Minn. St. Mankato Golf
V
Sr. Red Wing, Minn.
4.00
Accounting & Finance
Elizabeth Rosen
Clark
Swimming I
Sr. North Attleboro, Mass. 4.00
Neuroscience
Katie Schenfeld
Gustavus Adolphus Golf
V
Sr. Indianola, Iowa
3.78
Mgmt. & Health Fitness
Carolyn Warren
Johns Hopkins
Tennis
II
Jr. Boulder, Col.
4.00
International Studies
THIRD TEAM
Name
School
Sport
Dis. Cl. Hometown
G.P.A. Major
Megan Bennett
Grove City
Tennis
II
Jr. Poland, Ohio
3.98
Finance
Monica Bressler (3) Calvin
Swimming IV Sr. Sandusky, Ohio
3.75
Accounting
Rachael Dansby
Lubbock Christian
Golf
VI Sr. Lubbock, Texas
4.00
Psychology
Brittany DeAngelis Muhlenberg
F.Hockey II
Jr. Robbinsville, N.J. 4.00
Business Admin. & Psych.
Meghan Donahue Indianapolis
Swimming V
Jr. Milan, Mich.
3.83
Computer Science
Mary Eshenour
Gannon
Lacrosse II
Sr. Waterloo, N.Y.
3.84
Pre-Physical Therapy
Amy Fisher
Shippensburg
Swimming II
Sr. Mount Airy, Md.
3.80
Elementary Education
Samantha Frank
Gustavus Adolphus Tennis
V
Sr. Mahtomedi, Minn. 3.72
Biology
Joy Kellogg
Cedarville
Tennis
IV Sr. Arlington, Ohio
4.00
Marketing
Molly McShane
Mass. Inst. of Tech. F.Hockey I
So. Lake Bluff, Ill.
4.00
Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Murphy
Connecticut Col. Swimming I
Sr. Williamsburg, Va. 3.72
Human Relations
Verena Preikschas Cal State Stanislaus Tennis
VIII Jr. Arnsberg, Germany 4.00
Psychology
Diana Rocco
Gannon
Swimming II
Jr. Cranberry Twp., Pa. 3.95
Physician Assistant
Bobby Sanders (1) Cal Lutheran
Water Polo VIII Sr. Anchorage, Alaska 3.97
Exercise Sci. & Sports Med.
Alisa Vereshchagin Kenyon
Swimming IV Jr. Solon, Ohio
3.75
Biology, Modern Lang. & Lit.
Capital One Academic All-American of the Year: Marianne Andersson, Florida Southern College
Name
(1)
(2)
(3)
#
School
Sport
Golf
Capital One Academic All-America 1st team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 2nd team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2010
Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team selection in 2009