AUSTIN, Texas-Kate Dirkse of the Lee University women's soccer team, was named to the 2023 Academic All-America First Team for her excellence in the classroom. The 2023 Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
To qualify for the recognition, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played or must start in at least 66 percent of the games. Dirkse, a senior, has a 3.97 GPA in finance.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Sixteen of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division II women's soccer teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94.
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:
Isabelle Navren, Embry Riddle University (Fla.)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Ayana Aoyagi Florida Institute of Technology Sr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering
D Morgan Salmon Adelphi University Sr. 3.82 Engineering Physics
D Kate Dirkse Lee University Sr. 3.97 Rehabilitation
D Sarah Tappeto (2) Molloy University Sr. 3.92 Exercise Science & Sonography
D Rachel Allen Dallas Baptist University Jr. 3.84 Business Economics & Business Finance
M Isabelle Navren (3) Embry-Riddle University Gr. 4.00 Organizational Leadership
M Anna Grossheim (1) UNC Pembroke Sr. 3.99 MBA
M Rebecca Kotula (2) East Stroudsburg University Gr. 4.00 MBA (G)
F Elin Hansson Lenoir-Rhyne University So. 4.00 Accounting
F Mackenzie Dimarco (3) Emporia State University Sr. 3.8 Biomedical Science
F Katie Anderson Concordia-St. Paul. Gr. 3.85 Business Administration (UG) / Accounting (G)
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Claire Henninger Western Washington University Gr. 3.95 Applied Arts & Sciences
D Natalie Paulson California State-San Marcos So. 4.00 Elementary Training & Special Education
D Natalie Rouse Colorado School of Mines Jr. 3.94 Multiplatform Journalism
D Katie Koehler (1) Colorado School of Mines Sr. 3.96 Kinesiology
D Mia Muckenthaler Belmont Abbey College Sr. 3.94 Exercise & Sport Science
M Sophia Schrock Dallas Baptist University Jr. 3.92 International Business Management
M Hannah Woolery (1) Emporia State University Sr. 3.92 Mechanical Engineering
M Hannah Thompson Frostburg State University Sr. 4.00 Sports Management
F Karah Van Horn Mercyhurst University Jr. 4.00 Finance & Accounting
F Logan Parry Belmont Abbey College Sr. 3.56 Accounting & Finance
F Marie Myhrvold Seim (3) Embry-Riddle University Gr. 4.00. Management
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Ashley Bilger Frostburg State University Sr. 3.96 Graphic Design & Media Arts
D Kendall Blackmon University of West Florida Jr. 4.00 Nursing
D Kaleigh Naizer Dallas Baptist University Sr. 4.00 Nursing
D Bridget Curtis Kutztown University Jr. 3.80 Biology & Chemistry
D Tori Miller Concordia-St. Paul. Gr. 4.00. Biology
M Ella Fadale Gannon University So. 4.00 Business Administration
M Calista Kocmick Northern State University Sr. 4.00 Clinical Mental Health Counseling
M Mia Zagorski Northern State University Sr. 4.00 Marketing
F Anna Lantz Rockhurst University So. 4.00 Computational & Applied Mathematics
F Mya Swinton University of West Florida Jr. 3.95 Electrical Engineering
F Taylor Reid Grand Valley State University Sr. 3.83 Business Management
(1)
– 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(2)
– 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
- – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
