ROSEMONT, Pa. – This past fall of 2019, Notre Dame of Maryland University had 34 student-athletes named to the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) All-Academic Team as announced by the conference last Friday.

Each of the four fall teams, had no less than six players named to the All-Academic Team. The CSAC All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.20 or better during the 2019 semester of competition, while using a full season of eligibility as determined by the NCAA.

Notre Dame soccer and field hockey both led the fall season with 10 honors. Volleyball had eight and cross country had six. Of the 34 student-athletes, the Sophomore class led with 16 honorees, followed by the Junior class with eight.  The Senior class had six and the Freshmen class finished with four. Over 70% of the honorees were from science majors including: pre-pharmacy, political science, nursing, biology, chemistry, physics, and more.

The 34 student-athletes honored accounts for over 60% of the fall student-athlete population, with the collective group finishing with a 3.122 GPA. Every fall team had above a 3.0; however, the cross country program led the fall sports with a team GPA of 3.347.  The soccer and volleyball teams also had over a 3.2 with soccer finishing with a 3.282 and volleyball with a 3.246.  The field hockey team had team GPA of 3.069. 

Notre Dame was one of six schools in the CSAC to have more than half of their student-athlete population named to CSAC All-Academic.

11 of the 34 student-athletes also earned CSAC Postseason Honors.  From cross country: Hannah Campbell (CSAC All-Sportsmanship). From field hockey: Michaela Seay (Second Team All-CSAC), Emily Garzon (CSAC All-Sportsmanship), Vanessa Dunn (First Team All-CSAC), Hailey Lockard (Second Team All-CSAC), and Alyssa Wilkerson-Dietz (Honorable Mention All-CSAC). From soccer:  Sara Morales (CSAC All Sportsmanship), Hannah Woodworth (Second Team All-CSAC), and Loren Pardoe (Honorable Mention All-CSAC). And from volleyball: Alyssa Kerns (CSAC Player of the Year, First Team All-CSAC), and Michaila Sheedy (First Team All-CSAC).
 
Kerns earns CSAC Player of the Year and CSAC All-Academic for the second consecutive year.

At the end of the school year, the team with the highest GPA earns the Mary Anne O'Donnell Team Academic Achievement Award.  Last year's recipient was the 2018-19 cross country team and they will be honored on Notre Dame Day on February 18, 2020.

Notre Dame All-Academic Team By Sport:

CROSS COUNTRY
 

Taylor Bynion	Cross Country	Education	Sophomore	Belair, MD
Hannah Campbell	Cross Country	Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy	Junior	Colora, MD
Christy Canjura	Cross Country	Political Science	Sophomore	Silver Spring. MD
Jeannette Rosales-Blanco	Cross Country	Biology and Behavioral Science	Senior	Winston-Salem, N.C
Oumou Sall	Cross Country	Nursing	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD
Tavia Williams	Cross Country	Political Science	Senior	Winsor, MD

FIELD HOCKEY
 

Calena Cauley	Field Hockey	Studio Art	Junior	Waldorf, MD
Vanessa Dunn	Field Hockey	Physics	Sophomore	Elkton, MD
Emily Garzon	Field Hockey	Engineering	Senior	Miami, FL
Maia Giafes	Field Hockey	Criminology	Sophomore	Elkton, MD
Hailey Lockard	Field Hockey	Nursing	Junior	Belair, MD
Ingry Moreno	Field Hockey	Nursing	Freshman	Mount Rainier, MD
Jessica Wells	Field Hockey	Nursing	Senior	Severn, MD
Jazmin White	Field Hockey	Elementary Education	Sophomore	Middle River, MD
Alyssa Wilkerson-Dietz	Field Hockey	Nursing	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD
Michaela Seay	Field Hockey	Nursing	Junior	Towson, MD

SOCCER
 

Gina Alfano	Soccer	Nursing	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD
Adreinna Franco-Ramos	Soccer	Nursing	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD
Kayla Grube	Soccer	Behaviorial Science	Sophomore	California, MD
Julie Hagis	Soccer	Nursing	Sophomore	Darlington, MD
Chelsea Llivichuzca	Soccer	Nursing	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD
Sara Morales	Soccer	Elementary Education	Freshman	Joppa, MD
Loren Pardoe	Soccer	Education	Senior	Linthicum, MD
Madison Stoner	Soccer	Criminology	Junior	Glen Burnie, MD
Hannah Woodworth	Soccer	Education	Senior	California, MD
Cecia Zavala-Ramos	Soccer	Mathematics	Sophomore	Myrtle Beach S.C

VOLLEYBALL
 

Jodie Bronushas	Volleyball	Nursing	Junior	Baltimore, MD
An Gabrielle Carino	Volleyball	Nursing	Sophomore	Parkville, MD
Emma Jordan	Volleyball	Elementary Education	Sophomore	Ellicott City, MD
Alyssa Kerns	Volleyball	Biology	Sophomore	Robersonville, N.C
Cara McLaughlin	Volleyball	Biology	Freshman	Fallston, MD
Michaila Sheedy	Volleyball	Marketing Communications	Junior	Towson, MD
Gabrielle Ma Taganas	Volleyball	Business	Freshman	Perry Hall, MD
Hannah Amodia	Volleyball	Psychology	Junior	Baltimore, MD

For the full CSAC release, visit their website Click Here.