Stansell Named Academic All-American

ABILENE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons junior defender Sarah Stansell has been named to the 2009 College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine Academic all-American College Division Third Team.

Stansell, who has a 4.0 GPA as a math major, is one of the top defenders on the Cowgirl soccer team that has allowed only five goals this season. She was a first-team All-ASC selection.

The ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA academic all-American Team is the only official academic all-American program in the country. CoSIDA has the term academic all-American trademarked.

The college division consists of schools in NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and NJCAA. To be nominated to the team student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA or better and play in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position they are nominated. Athletic and academic achievement goes into the voting process.

Click here for the complete list of honorees.

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