Over 40 aquatic athletes became members of the 2015 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Team this week. In order to become a part of this team, athletes must be a valuable member of their own team athletically and academically.
Division I
First Team
Missy Franklin, (So.) CALIFORNIA – swimming; 3.58, Psychology (Academic All-American of the Year)
Ellen Bradford, (Jr.) NAVY – swimming; 4.00, Honors systems engineering
Haley Ishimatsu, (Sr.) USC – diving; 3.73, Sociology
Second Team
Rachel Acker, (Jr.) CALIFORNIA – swimming; 3.95, French
Emma Reaney, (Sr.) NOTRE DAME – swimming; 3.65, Design
Jessica Plant, (Sr.) MINNESOTA – swimming; 4.00, Classical civilizations
Kelsi Worrell, (Jr.) LOUISVILLE- swimming; 3.58, Exercise science
Abby Myers, (Sr.) KENTUCKY – swimming; 3.99, Exercise Science
Third Team
Chantal Van Landeghem, (Jr.) GEORGIA- swimming; 4.00, Psychology
Jenelle Zee, (Sr.) WEST VIRGINIA – swimming; 4.00, Political science
Emma Ivory-Ganja, (Sr.) TEXAS – swimming; 3.84, Sport management
Faith Johnson, (Jr.) TENNESSEE – swimming; 3.96, Kinesiology
Maddie Locus, (Sr.) GEORGIA – swimming; 3.92. Mathematics/Italian
Kristen Barta, (Sr.) U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY – swimming; 3.92, Life sciences
Division II
First Team
Kristin Day, (Sr.) CLARION – swimming; 4.00, Chemistry/Biochemistry (Academic All-American of the Year)
Emilee Gysegem, (Sr.) CLARION – swimming; 4.00, Business Management
Hannah Mattar, (Jr.) ASHLAND – swimming; 3.98, Hospitality Management
Second Team
Mary Hanson, (Sr.) CALIFORNIA BAPTIST – swimming; 3.97, Electrical & computer engineering /Math
Elly Maleski, (Jr.) WAYNE STATE – swimming; 3.77, Engineering
Tyne Potgieter, (Gr.) LYNN – swimming; 3.98, Applied psychology/Counseling
Maike Tweesman, (Sr.) – LINDENWOOD; 4.00, Psychology
Third Team
Jasmine Arzadon, (Sr.) WINGATE -swimming; 3.66, Biology
Liz Bird, (Sr.) UC SAN DIEGO – swimming; 3.94 Bioengineering
Manuela Ferreira, (Jr.) WAYNE STATE – swimming; 3.88 Chemical Engineering
Hannah Loesch, (Jr.) WAYNE STATE – swimming; 3.84 English
Danielle Lyons, (Sr.) ALASKA FAIRBANKS – swimming; 3.92 Biological Sciences
Erin Plachy, (Sr.) TAMPA – swimming; 3.98 Environmental Science
Division III
First Team
Anastasia Bogdanovski, (Sr.) JOHNS HOPKINS – swimming; 3.70, Public health (Academic All-American of the Year)
Elizabeth Aronoff , (Jr.) EMORY – swimming; 3.90, Neuroscience & behavioral biology
Lauren Bailey, (Sr.) ROCHESTER – swimming; 3.88, Chemical engineering
Hannah Cooper, (Sr.) KENYON – swimming; 3.85, Psychology
Emily Doerner, (Sr.) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – swimming; 3.90, Photography/English
Margaret Guo, (Jr.) MIT – swimming; 4.00 Electrical eng. & comp. science/Biomed. eng.
Clare Slagel, (Jr.) LUTHER – swimming; 3.90 Biology
Haley Townsend, (Jr.) KENYON –swimming; 3.94 International studies
Second Team
Macawley Brown, (Sr.) KING’S (Pa.) –swimming; 4.00 Spanish/Secondary education
Campbell Costley, (So.) DENISON -swimming; 3.95 English literature
Kirsten Nitz, (Jr.) WHEATON (Ill.) –swimming; 3.57 French/Applied health science
Cathleen Pruden, (Jr.) MOUNT HOLYOKE – swimming; 3.93 Psychology/Education
Ashley Zoeller, (Sr.) OHIO NORTHERN –swimming; 4.00 Accounting
Third Team
Morgan Hughes, (Sr.) WOOSTER –swimming; 3.94-Anthropology/Studio art
Kristalyn McAfee, (Jr.) WASHINGTON (Mo.) –swimming; 3.71, Chemical engineering
McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg, (Sr.) EMORY –swimming; 3.63 Political science/Sociology
Catherine Olson, (Sr.) GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS –swimming; 3.75 Biology/Psychology
Sarah Sheridan, (Jr.) HOPE –swimming; 3.66 Physics education
College Division
First Team
Kristen Brimage, (Gr.) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST –swimming; 3.50, Marriage & Family Therapy
Hannah Hecht, (Sr.) MORNINGSIDE –swimming; 3.97, English
Samantha Leanza, (Jr.) CONCORDIA –swimming; 3.98, History/Political Thought
Christine Tixier (Sr.) (&) BIOLA –swimming; 3.82, Human Biology
Second Team
Lexie Keller, (Sr.) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST –swimming; 3.52, Elementary education
Angela Kirschner, (Jr.) BIOLA –swimming; 3.93, Liberal Studies
You can see the full list of award-winners here.