ACC Announces 2015-16 All-Academic Women’s Swimming & Diving Team

The ACC has announced its All-Academic Women’s Swimming & Diving Team for the 2015-16 season.

From the ACC website: “Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.”

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell won the ACC Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year after her twin NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 fly, among many other athletic accomplishments this season.

2015-16 All-ACC Academic Women’s Swimming & Diving Team

Clemson
Sarah Braun, Jr. (Elementary Edu.) @

Duke
Mackenzie Wilborn, Fr. (Undeclared)
Maddie Rusch, Jr. (Sociology) @
Leah Goldman, So. (Psychology) @

Florida State
Cassidy Gebhart, Fr. (Marketing)
Megan Brown, Fr. (Hospitality)

Georgia Tech
Iris Wang, So. (Industrial Design)

Louisville
Mallory Comerford, Fr. (Undecided)
Andrea Cottrell, Jr. (Exercise Science)
Abigail Houck, Jr. (Sport Administration)
Alex Sellers, Jr. (Bioengineering)
Andrea Acquista, Jr. (Nursing)
Kelsi Worrell, Sr. (Exercise Science) @
Andrea Kneppers, Sr. (Economics & Marketing) @
Madalyn Ingmire, Sr. (Biology)
Marah Pugh, So. (Finance)
Hannah Magnuson, So. (Exercise Science)
Ashley LeClair, So. (Early Elementary Education)

Miami (FL)
Carolyn Chaney, Fr. (Biology)
Kara McCormack, GS (Mathematics) %
Wallace Layland, So. (Sports Administration)

UNC
Hellen Moffitt, Jr. (Economics and Mathematical Decision Sciences)
Katie Munch, Jr. (Business Administration)
Ally Hardesty, Sr. (Communication Studies and Management and Society)
Rachel Canty, Sr. (Environmental Studies)
Emma Nunn, Sr. (Romance Languages and Global Studies) %
Abigail Fisher, Jr. (Nutrition) @
Annie Harrison, Sr. (Psychology) #

NC State
Courtney Caldwell, Fr. (Exploratory Studies)
Alexia Zevnik, Jr. (Business Administration and Biological Studies) #
Rachel Muller, Jr. (Math Education)
Natalie Labonge, Sr. (Communication and Spanish Language and Lit) #
Michelle Craddock, Sr. (Anthropology)

Notre Dame
Kyra Sarazen, Fr. (Neuroscience & Behavior)
Emma Gaboury, Sr. (PreProfessional) @

Pitt
Kinga Cichowska, Jr. (Finance and Human Resources Management- College of Business Administration) @
Meme Sharp, So. (Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences)
Kaleigh Ritter, Sr. (Communication Science)

Virginia
Vivian Tafuto, Fr. (Arts & Sciences Undeclared)
Leah Smith, Jr. (INTER-Media Studies) @
Laura Simon, Jr. (Psychology) #
Ellen Thomas, Jr. (INTER-Media Studies) @
Kaitlyn Jones, Jr. (Mechanical Engineering) #
Shannon Rauth, Jr. (Sociology) @
Courtney Bartholomew, Sr. (Foreign Affairs) #
Haley Durmer, Sr. (Commerce) #
Becca Corbett, Sr. (Psychology)

Virginia Tech
Jessica Hespeler, Jr. (HNFE)
Margaret Gruber, Jr. (Bus. Info Tech.) @
Weronika Paluszek, Sr. (Public Relations) @

@ Two-time honoree
# Three-time honoree
% Four-time honoree

3
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

3 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Fairness
8 years ago

I would really like to know how swimmers are picked to the ACC Academic Women’s Swimming and Diving Team. I know the individual schools nominate swimmers, but from there who decides and based on what? Politics? Why are some swimmers overlooked? This seems to be an ongoing issue with the ACC’s. Why not just put every swimmer and diver on the list that deserves it?

I currently know of at least one swimmer whom has a 3.8 grade point average, placed in the top 8 at ACC’s in an individual event and went on to swim at NCAA’s, yet she is NOT on the list. How many other swimmers were overlooked? Why? Some swimmers on the list only made… Read more »

Explained...I hope
Reply to  Fairness
8 years ago

2 Things, if that swimmer you speak of isn’t taking a full load of classes and made the 3.8 then they are not eligible. OR they made a 3.8 this semester and did not bring their total GPA up over 3.0 (somewhat likely if they are an upperclassman) then they would not be eligible. It really has NOTHING to VERY LITTLE to how they do in the pool. As far as I know, no one is overlooked if they meet the criteria.

Explained...I hope
Reply to  Fairness
8 years ago

2 Things, if that swimmer you speak of isn’t taking a full load of classes and made the 3.8 then they are not eligible. OR they made a 3.8 this semester and did not bring their total GPA up over 3.0 (somewhat likely if they are an upperclassman) then they would not be eligible. It really has NOTHING to VERY LITTLE to how they do in the pool. As far as I know, no one is overlooked if they meet the criteria.

About Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

Read More »