(Portions of this story taken from the Southwestern University and Trinity University websites)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - For the second consecutive year, the Trinity University trio of Jennifer White, Emily Jorgens and Shelby Guenthardt were all named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® first-team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Southwestern University's Lindsay Jakszta was also selected to the District 8 First Team.
Voting is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The National Academic All-America Team will be announced Nov. 22.
Guenthardt is an engineering science major who was named to the National Academic All-America Third Team. This season, Guenthardt has scored 14 goals, and 49 in her career. She is in sole possession of fourth place in Trinity's record books, and is two away from tying for third place.
White majors in Spanish, neuroscience, and international studies, and was also was a National Academic All-America last season. White spearheads a taut Trinity defense, which has allowed only five goals during the campaign. She also has contributed two goals and seven assists to the offensive cause.
Jorgens is a business administration major, and she leads the Tigers in scoring with 17 goals (seven game-winners), and has chalked up a team-best 21 assists, for 55 points. The prolific Tiger offense has scored 100 goals over 19 games this season.
Jakszta is the first Southwestern women's soccer player to earn a spot on the prestigious All-Academic team.
A senior, Jakszta has been a huge part of the Pirate teams since her first year on campus and has risen to one of the most well-respected players on the team as evidenced by her selection as team captain this season.
She is currently leading the Pirates in every offensive category with 11 goals, seven assists, 29 points and 60 shots. She is tied for fifth in the conference in goals and tied for fourth in assists as she led the Pirates to their best conference season ever with a 9-3 overall record.
A star in the classroom as well, Jakszta is majoring in psychology and touts a 3.90 grade point average.
The Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the second year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2013-14 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected in November.
For the complete 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team, click here.
