Oct. 31, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Nineteen women’s soccer student-athletes from eight Atlantic Coast Conference schools were recognized on the 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams.

Florida State led all schools with five total selections to the All-District III team. Duke and North Carolina each had three student-athletes honored, while Clemson, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest each had two and Miami one. Boston College saw one player named to the All-District I team.

All of North Carolina’s selections – goalkeeper Anna Rodenbough, midfielder Yael Averbuch and defender Kristi Eveland – were first-team selections, as were Clemson defender Molly Johnson and forward Julie Bolt, and Boston College defender Caroline Walden.

The ACC’s All-District second-team selections include Wake Forest midfielders Amy Smerdzinski and Camelyn Dillon, Florida State defender Becky Edwards and forward Sanna Talonen, Miami defender Brittney Macdonald, Duke defender Christie McDonald and Virginia Tech forward Emily Jukich.

Duke defender Kendall Bradley and Kelly Hathorn, Florida State midfielders Marissa Kazbour and Lauren Switzer and defender Katrin Schmidt and Virginia Tech’s Jennider Harvey represent the conference on the third team.

To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. A student-athlete is not eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates, the athlete must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to be eligible.

2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team

FIRST TEAM
Caroline Walden, Boston College, Defender

2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Team

FIRST TEAM
Anna Rodenbough, North Carolina, Goalkeeper
Yael Averbuch, North Carolina, Midfielder
Kristi Eveland, North Carolina, Defender
Molly Johnson, Clemson, Defender
Julie Bolt, Clemson, Forward

SECOND TEAM
Amy Smerdzinski, Wake Forest, Midfielder
Camelyn Dillon, Wake Forest, Midfielder
Becky Edwards, Florida State, Defender
Brittney Macdonald, Miami, Defender
Christie McDonald, Duke, Defender
Sanna Talonen, Florida State, Forward
Emily Jukich, Virginia Tech, Forward

THIRD TEAM
Kendall Bradley, Duke, Midfielder
Marissa Kazbour, Florida State, Midfielder
Lauren Switzer, Florida State, Midfielder
Jennifer Harvey, Virginia Tech, Midfielder
Katrin Schmidt, Florida State, Defender
Kelly Hathorn, Duke, Forward