CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honors in order for Smith
AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman women's swimming alumna Nancy Claire Smith has capped her Carson-Newman career by becoming the first ever athlete, male or female, in Carson-Newman history to be selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team.
AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman women's swimming alumna Nancy Claire Smith has capped her Carson-Newman career by becoming the first ever athlete, male or female, in Carson-Newman history to be selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team.
The At-Large team includes athletes who participate in swimming, golf, lacrosse, ice hockey, tennis, bowling, field hockey, rifle, gymnastics and water polo. Smith earned second team honors last year, becoming the first ever female from Carson-Newman picked to the team.
Men's tennis player Preston Sneed made the men's third team in the at-large program in 2007.
During a season in which the senior earned Honorable Mention All-American honors as part of C-N's women's 800 free relay team, she also put together a 4.00 GPA while double majoring in Biochemistry and Religion.
The Tennessee native collected four victories as a senior and also helped her club to a victory in the 400 medley relay against King (Tenn.). At the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships, she was named all-conference in the 800 free relay.
For Smith, this is another honor in a star-studded career on the C-N swim team. She finished this season as one of six seniors who were the first four year members of Mossy Creek's swim program, which began in 2013. She was named an All-American in 2016 with the 800 free relay squad and picked up honorable mention status in the 200 free relay. She also became the first student-athlete in Carson-Newman history to receive the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, which she was given at 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The accolade goes to the participant at the championship site with the highest GPA.
In the at-large program, District III includes schools affiliated with the South Atlantic Conference, the Conference Carolinas and the Peach Belt Conference. Smith will advance to the national ballot for the opportunity to make one of the three Academic All-America teams. The at-large team includes athletes who participate in swimming, golf, lacrosse, ice hockey, tennis, bowling, field hockey, rifle, gymnastics and water polo.
FIRST TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Swimming Monica Amaral (1) West Florida Sr. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 3.87 Engineering / Building Construction
Swimming Vika Arkhipova (1) Wingate Sr. Seversk, Russia 3.92 Marketing
Tennis Marine Beugre-Guyot (3) Saint Leo Sr. Brou Sur Chantereine, France 3.98 Biology
Tennis Rebecca Bruning (1,#) Anderson (S.C.) Sr. Athens, Ga. 4.00 Biochemistry
Swimming Jaimie Bryan (3) UC San Diego Sr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. 3.70 Physiology & Neuroscience
Golf Marie Coors (1,#) Saint Leo Sr. Gross-Zimmern, Germany 4.00 Economics
Swimming Manuela Ferreira Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. Ibague, Colombia 3.81 Chemical Engineering
Tennis Saioa Gomez De Segura (2) Mercyhurst Jr. Vitoria, Spain 4.00 Business
Golf Mikaela Hadaway (3) Wingate Sr. Kettering, Ohio 4.00 Psychology
Lacrosse Morgan Judd Lindenwood Sr. South Jordan, Utah 4.00 Exercise Science
Lacrosse Alyssa Milano New York Inst. of Tech. Jr. Holbrook, N.Y. 4.00 Business Administration
Gymnastics Katie Simpson Texas Woman's Sr. Carlsbad, Calif. 3.92 Food And Nutrition In Business
Swimming Nancy Claire Smith (2) Carson-Newman Sr. Franklin, Tenn. 4.00 Biochemistry / Religion
Fencing Zuzanna Sobczak Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. Gdansk, Poland 3.94 Civil Engineering
Tennis Nannan Zhang BYU-Hawai'i Sr. Tianjin, China 3.50 Accounting
SECOND TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Tennis Franziska Funke (2) Tusculum Jr. Bochum, Germany 3.99 Psychology
Gymnastics Lauren Glover Seattle Pacific Sr. Fort Collins, Colo. 3.92 Accounting / French
Tennis Karina Goia Barry Gr. Arad, Romania 3.93,3.93 (G) Entrepreneurial Mgmt.
Swimming Tess Hayward West Chester Sr. Elizabethtown, Pa. 3.85 Education
Gymnastics Aubree Horn Lindenwood Sr. York, Pa. 3.93 Chemistry
Field Hockey Emily Howell East Stroudsburg Sr. Bangor, Pa. 3.85 Health & Physical Education
Field Hockey Samantha Peters Bloomsburg Sr. Harrisburg, Pa. 3.94 Nursing
Swimming Madeline Pitt West Florida Jr. Trussville, Ala. 3.97 Elementary Education
Lacrosse Jacqueline Jahelka (2) Adelphi Sr. Garden City, N.Y. 3.85 Psychology / Elementary Education
Swimming Elizabeth Rawlings Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. Armada, Mich. 3.65 Nursing
Gymnastics Hannah Rector Lindenwood Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 4.00 Chemistry
Bowling Carly Thomas Central Missouri Sr. Frederick, Md. 4.00 Business
Field Hockey Margaret Thorwart Millersville Sr. Harrisburg, Pa. 3.97 Speech Communication
Swimming Emma Wahlstrom Nova Southeastern Sr. Stockholm, Sweden 3.56 Business Administration
Tennis Rosalie Willig Lynn Gr. Stuttgart, Germany 3.87,4.00 (UG) Int. Business Mgmt. / (G) Marketing
THIRD TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Gymnastics Kathleen Aberger S. Connecticut State Jr. Plano, Texas 3.91 Exercise Science
Gymnastics Erin Alderman Texas Woman's So. Fair Oaks, Calif. 4.00 Communication Sciences
Field Hockey Danielle Ard East Stroudsburg Sr. Mifflinburg, Pa. 3.88 Biology
Water Polo Lauren Boyer UC San Diego Sr. Honolulu, Hawai'i 3.62 Literature / Writing
Lacrosse Madeline Gilstrap Rockhurst Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.95 Biochemistry / Mathematics
Golf Annika Haynes Indianapolis Jr. Oakville, Ontario 4.00 Finance
Golf Katharina Keilich Indianapolis So. Wetzlar, Germany 4.00 Sport Management
Lacrosse Hunter Leckonby Chestnut Hill Jr. Charleston, S.C. 4.00 Psychology
Tennis Grace Mpassy Lynn Jr. Berlin, Germany 3.98 Event Management
Swimming Grace Reichard Ashland Jr. Nevada, Mo. 3.99 Dietetics
Tennis Alyssa Savill California (Pa.) Sr. Holbrook, Australia 4.00 Sport Management
Tennis Nina Sengl Goldey-Beacom Sr. Puchheim, Germany 3.97 Marketing Management
Swimming Mckenzie Stevens Queens (N.C.) Jr. Salisbury, N.C. 3.94 Exercise & Sport Science
Golf Savannah Stone Concordia-St. Paul Sr. Crosslake, Minn. 3.96 Psychology & Kinesiology
Tennis Andrea Ternera Wingate Sr. Bogota, Colombia 4.00 Management
Tennis Gabriela Van Ooststroom Limestone Sr. Oisterwijk, The Netherlands 4.00 Phys. Ed. / Strength & Conditioning
Tennis Luise von Agris Indiana (Pa.) Jr. Castrop-Rauxel, Germany 4.00 International Business
Tennis Elizabeth Williamson Newberry Sr. Canterbury, New Zealand 3.96 Biology
