Tampa Places Six on Academic All-District At-Large Teams
McLEAN, Va. - The University of Tampa had six student-athletes from four teams on the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® At-Large Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Rowing had a pair of honorees, including Melissa Ciesielski and Mary Lee Gibson, while the women's swimming team placed Alexandria Greenhill and Kristine Kassl on the team.
A pair of men's student-athletes were also honored, including men's lacrosse standout Eric Dance and swimmer Elias Dammann.
The Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the first year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moves from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and doubles the number of scholar-athletes honored. The teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division 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 2011-12 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 later this month.