Seven SAC Student-Athletes Named to CoSIDA Women's Academic All-America Division II At-Large Teams

June 22, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas | Seven South Atlantic Conference student-athletes have been named to the 2020 Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The 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® teams program.

The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.

Representing the SAC on the first team were women's lacrosse player Allison Conn from Queens, Tusculum women's tennis player Annie McCullough and Carson-Newman swimmer Mary Northcutt. Coker women's Lacrosse player Hannah Baird was the lone second team selection from the SAC and Queens' swimmer Rachel Massaro, Lenoir-Rhyne golfer Ainee O'Connor, and Lincoln Memorial tennis player Kiersten Waugh were named to the third team.

Sixteen men and 16 women are repeat performers on this year's at-large teams. Thirty-four (20 women, 14 men) student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II At-Large Teams have a 4.00 GPA. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.94 GPA, while the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.93 GPA.

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

FIRST TEAM

Sport	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Lacrosse	Allison Conn (3)	Queens University of Charlotte	Sr.	4.00	Finance
Lacrosse	Julia Couch	Florida Southern College	Sr.	4.00	Communication: Advertising, PR & Film Studies
Swimming	Becca Cubbler (1)	Bloomsburg University	Sr.	3.91	Early Childhood Education / Special Education
Ice Hockey	Kendall Fitzgerald	Post University	Sr.	4.00	Biology
Field Hockey	Mackenzie Fuhrman (3)	Kutztown University	Sr.	3.95	Communication Design
Golf	Jaime Jacob (1, !)	Cal State San Marcos	Sr.	3.96	Business Administration
Lacrosse	Alison Johnson (2)	Adelphi University	Sr.	3.91	Sociology
Tennis	Kendra Kappes (3)	Winona State University	Sr.	4.00	Biology
Skiing	Amanda Kautzer (2)	Michigan Technological University	Sr.	4.00	Biomedical Engineering
Tennis	Annie McCullough	Tusculum University	Sr.	3.98	Chemistry
Gymnastics	Jessica Meakim	West Chester University	Jr.	4.00	Business Management
Tennis	Karla Miletic (1, @)	University of the Sciences	Sr.	4.00	Physics
Swimming	Mary Northcutt (3, !)	Carson-Newman University	Sr.	4.00	Exercise Science
Crew	Bailee Thomas	University of Central Oklahoma	Sr.	4.00	Forensic Science / Psychology
Swimming	Mia Wood	Colorado School of Mines	Gr.	3.47	Engineering Physics

SECOND TEAM

Sport	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Lacrosse	Hannah Baird	Coker University	Sr.	4.00	Physical Education
Swimming	Taylor Beagle	Augustana University	Jr.	3.97	Biology
Lacrosse	Kenzie Blackwell	Colorado Mesa University	Jr.	4.00	Nursing
Beach Volleyball	Ally Bottenfield	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Sr.	3.92	Journalism
Swimming	Erica Dahlgren	Drury University	Sr.	3.72	International Business
Golf	Pilar Echeverria	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	3.31	Industrial & System Engineering
Beach Volleyball	Payton Gidney (%)	Spring Hill College	Sr.	4.00	Psychology
Golf	Jennifer Hankins	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Sr.	3.99	Mechanical Engineering
Lacrosse	Maddie Hentges	Concordia-St. Paul	Sr.	3.95	Biology
Golf	Lizzie Karston	University of Charleston	Gr.	4.00/4.00	MBA (G)
Tennis	Kristen Kirby (1, !)	Colorado Mesa University	Sr.	3.96	Exercise Science
Swimming	Maggie Knier (2)	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Sr.	4.00	Mass Media & Marketing
Golf	Helen Kreuzer (1)	Lynn University	Sr.	3.99	Sports Management
Golf	Elizabeth Leath (!)	University of Central Missouri	Sr.	4.00	Accountancy
Swimming	Ester Rizzetto	University of West Florida	So.	4.00	Political Science

THIRD TEAM

Sport	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
Water Polo	Auriel Bill	Cal State East Bay	Sr.	3.42	Criminal Justice
Tennis	Berta Bonardi	University of West Florida	Jr.	3.64	Exercise Science
Swimming	Hanna Cederholm	University of Findlay	Sr.	3.90	Animal Science / Pre-Vet
Swimming	Brittany Dixon (2)	Colorado Mesa University	Sr.	3.81	Political Science
Lacrosse	Carly Fedorowski	Lindenwood University	Sr.	3.97	Therapeutic Recreation
Golf	Josefina Foa Torres	Barry University	Sr.	3.96	Finance
Golf	Sofia Garcia Austt (!)	Nova Southeastern University	Jr.	3.85	Business Management
Golf	Hannah Hankinson	Augustana University	Sr.	3.94	Nursing
Swimming	Mikayla Karasek	Grand Valley State University	Sr.	3.47	Psychology
Swimming	Rachel Massaro	Queens University of Charlotte	Jr.	3.97	Business
Swimming	Paige Mikesell	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	So.	4.00	Health & Physical Education
Tennis	Joanna Nowakowska	Southern Arkansas University	Sr.	4.00	Engineering / Physics
Golf	Ainee O'Connor	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Sr.	3.99	German / International Economics
Golf	Noemie Paré	Barry University	Sr.	3.96	Management
Swimming	Colleen Quaglia	The College of Saint Rose	Jr.	4.00	Accounting
Crew	Svetlana Ristin	Florida Tech	Gr.	3.60	Biochemistry
Field Hockey	Brittany Ryan	Mansfield University	Sr.	3.89	Environmental Biology
Swimming	Gracee Tothero	Shippensburg University	Sr.	4.00	Biology / Pre-Med
Golf	Hannah Walker	Young Harris College	Sr.	4.00	Environmental Science
Tennis	Kiersten Waugh	Lincoln Memorial University	Sr.	4.00	Biology / Pre-Med

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Amanda Kautzer, Michigan Technological University

(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2018-19 (#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II first-team selection in 2017-18

(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2018-19 (@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II second-team selection in 2017-18

(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2018-19 (!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II third-team selection in 2017-18

(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Volleyball first-team selection in 2019