ROSEMONT, Pa. -- The Colonial States Athletic Conference announced the 2018-19 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team, which included 32 Notre Dame student-athletes. This season, 445 winter/spring student-athletes were recognized as All-Academic Team member across the CSAC.
Student-athletes from the basketball, lacrosse, softball, and tennis teams that achieve a grade-point average of 3.20 or higher earn the CSAC All-Academic honor. The basketball grade-point average is calculated using the entire academic year, while the lacrosse, softball, tennis, and track & field grade-point average is calculated using just the spring semester.
In the winter/spring, the sophomore and junior classes led the pack with nine being named CSAC All-Academic. The freshman class followed with eight, while the seniors had six. The 32 student-athletes earning CSAC All-Academic made up for just under 50% of the winter/spring student-athlete population.
The lacrosse and track & field teams each had 10 student-athletes earn CSAC All-Academic status, while the softball team tallied nine, for a program high. The softball team led the winter spring teams with a team GPA of 3.259, followed by lacrosse with a 3.255, and track & field with a 3.136 GPA. The basketball team and tennis teams combined for five honorees, while the Gators had three winter/spring multi-sport All-Academic team members. Tennis finished the spring with a 3.025 GPA, while over both the fall and spring semesters basketball finished with a 2.701 GPA.
Twelve of the 32 student-athlete also earned CSAC Postseason Honors. From basketball:
Justine Mudiay (CSAC All-Sportsmanship). From lacrosse:
Kirstin McGee (First Team All-CSAC),
Megan Morales (CSAC Player of the Year/First Team All-CSAC),
Loren Pardoe (Second Team All-CSAC),
Marie Salas (Second Team All-CSAC), and
Hannah Woodworth (CSAC All-Sportsmanship). From tennis:
Isabella Dallasta (Second Team All-CSAC). From softball:
Jodie Bronushas (Second Team All-CSAC) and
Sammy Kastner (Second Team All-CSAC/CSAC All-Sportsmanship). And from Track & Field:
Adamary Sanchez- Martinez (CSAC Honorable Mention - 400m Hurdles),
Oumou Sall (CSAC All-Sportsmanship), and
Justice Walrath (CSAC Honorable Mention – Shot Put).
Of the 445 student-athletes recognized by the CSAC as All-Academic, 150 were also honored as part of All-CSAC and All-Sportsmanship Teams. Ten received major postseason honors, including Morales who was named the CSAC Player of the Year.
Notre Dame finishes the 2018-19 season with 63 student-athletes being named to the CSAC All-Academic Team. In the fall, 31 student-athletes were recognized. Twelve student-athlete this year, earned both Fall and Winter/Spring All-Academic recognitions.
The CSAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team from Notre Dame:
2018-19 Basketball
| Justine Mudiay |
Business |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Vanessa Dunn |
Physics |
Fr. |
Elkton, Md. |
| Justice Walrath |
Mathematics |
Sr. |
Severna Park, Md. |
2019 Lacrosse
| Calenna Cauley |
Studio Art |
So. |
Waldorf, Md. |
| Vanessa Dunn |
Physics |
Fr. |
Elkton, Md. |
| Makeima Freeland |
Philosophy |
Fr. |
Hyattsville, Md. |
| Kirstin McGee |
Biology |
Sr. |
Middle River, Md. |
| Megan Morales |
Marketing Communications |
Sr. |
Joppa, Md. |
| Loren Pardoe |
Education |
Jr. |
Linthicum, Md. |
| Marie Salas |
Nursing |
So. |
Lutherville, Md. |
| Michaela Seay |
Nursing |
So. |
Towson, Md. |
| Jessica Wells |
Nursing |
Jr. |
Severn, Md. |
| Hannah Woodworth |
Education |
Jr. |
California, Md. |
2019 Softball
| Jodie Bronushas |
Nursing |
So. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Hanay Contreras |
Criminology |
Fr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| Rena Dyson |
Nursing |
So. |
Nottingham, Md. |
| Sammy Kastner |
Liberal Arts |
Sr. |
Ellicott City, Md. |
| Hunter King |
Liberal Arts |
Sr. |
Lawton, Okla. |
| Maya Lazaro |
Radiological Sciences |
Jr. |
Dudalk, Md. |
| Morgan McCaffity |
Criminology |
So. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Emily Poist |
Business |
Fr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Amethyst Stevens |
Criminology |
Fr. |
Parkville, Md. |
2019 Tennis
| Isabella Dallasta |
Biology |
Fr. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Gabby Torres |
Nursing |
So. |
Baltimore, Md. |
2019 Track & Field
| Taylor Bynion |
Education |
Fr. |
Bel Air, Md. |
| Hannah Campbell |
Pre-Pharmacy |
So. |
Colora, Md. |
| Jenae Fernandes |
Nursing |
So. |
Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Keira Mull |
Biology |
Jr. |
Frederick, Md. |
| Emily Pepin |
Nursing |
Jr. |
Coventry, R.I. |
| Christine Roa |
Physics & Engineering |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Jeannette Rosales Blanco |
Biology & Behavioral Neurosciences |
Jr. |
Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Oumou Sall |
Nursing |
Fr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Adamary Sanchez-Martinez |
Chemistry |
Jr. |
East New Market, Md. |
| Justice Walrath |
Mathematics |
Sr. |
Severna Park, Md. |
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