Betsy Middleton (left) and Savannah Jordan again appear on CoSIDA Academic All-America teams in 2016.
Jordan & Middleton Repeat on CoSIDA Academic All-America Teams
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | Soccer
Second consecutive appearance for Savannah Jordan & Betsy Middleton on CoSIDA Academic All-America teams
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A duo of University of Florida seniors – Savannah Jordan and Betsy Middleton – again appear on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's Soccer team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Tuesday.
Florida was one of three schools to place a pair of players among the first and second Academic All-America teams. Jordan is part of the Academic All-America first team and Middleton repeats as a second-team selection.
A total of seven Gator soccer players have earned Academic All-America honors a total of 11 times since 1996.
Jordan, only the second player in UF history to earn All-Southeastern Conference first team honor four consecutive years, is eighth in the nation in points (41) and ninth in goals (16). Middleton has appeared in 21 matches and has provided the Gators with two assists. She is one of 13 among the three Academic All-America teams with a 4.0 grade point average. Middleton has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her academic career, which includes pre-college.
Both earned All-SEC Academic honors the last two seasons. Jordan also was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-American in 2015. They will each receive their bachelor's degrees this December.
The pair are part of the Florida soccer team which posted a 3.39 grade point average in the 2014-15 academic year.
Florida was one of three schools to place a pair of players among the first and second Academic All-America teams. Jordan is part of the Academic All-America first team and Middleton repeats as a second-team selection.
A total of seven Gator soccer players have earned Academic All-America honors a total of 11 times since 1996.
Jordan, only the second player in UF history to earn All-Southeastern Conference first team honor four consecutive years, is eighth in the nation in points (41) and ninth in goals (16). Middleton has appeared in 21 matches and has provided the Gators with two assists. She is one of 13 among the three Academic All-America teams with a 4.0 grade point average. Middleton has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her academic career, which includes pre-college.
Both earned All-SEC Academic honors the last two seasons. Jordan also was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-American in 2015. They will each receive their bachelor's degrees this December.
The pair are part of the Florida soccer team which posted a 3.39 grade point average in the 2014-15 academic year.
| 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's Soccer Team – Division I | |||||
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | Major |
| GK | Emily Armstrong | Connecticut | Sr. | Collegeville, Pa. | Curriculum & instruction |
| D | Rashida Beal | Minnesota | Sr. | Germantown, Wis. | Psychology |
| D | Paige Bendell | South Carolina | Sr. | Orland Park, Ill. | Accounting |
| D | Emily Byorth | Clemson | Sr. | Dublin, Ohio | Health science |
| D | Kelsie Roberts | Abilene Christian | Sr. | Lucas, Texas | Biochemistry |
| M | Chelsea Drennan | South Carolina | Sr. | Anderson, S.C. | Pre pharmacy (UG) / pharmacy (G) |
| M | Caroline Flynn | Nebraska | Sr. | Lincoln, Neb. | Communication studies |
| M | Nandi Mehta | Northwestern | Gr. | Lexington, Mass. | Economics & international studies |
| F | Kendall Ham | Bucknell | Jr. | Stratham, N.H. | Biology |
| F | Savannah Jordan | Florida | Sr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | Sociology |
| F | Kathryn Sloan | Louisiana Tech | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. | Communication arts & design |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | Major |
| GK | Lauren Watson | Texas Tech | Sr. | The Woodlands, Texas | Sports management |
| D | Carly Black | West Virginia | Sr. | Horsham, Pa. | Exercise physiology |
| D | Christen Chiesa | Central Michigan | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Exercise science |
| D | Katie Connolly | Hartford | Sr. | Glastonbury, Conn. | Psychology |
| D | Christina Gibbons | Duke | Sr. | Raleigh, N.C. | Visual media studies |
| M | Meghan Hegarty | U.S. Naval Academy | Jr. | Richmond, Va. | Operations research |
| M | Betsy Middleton | Florida | Sr. | Elon, N.C. | Psychology – Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience |
| M | Casie Ramsier * | Auburn | Sr. | Dallas, Texas | Accountancy |
| F | Lindsay Agnew | Ohio State | Sr. | Dublin, Ohio | Environment, econ., devel., sustain. |
| F | Courtney Dike | Oklahoma State | Sr. | Edmond, Okla. | Accounting |
| F | Jenna Weston | Clemson | Sr. | Mooresville, N.C. | Management |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | Major |
| GK | Alyssa Heintschel | Ball State | Jr. | Oregon, Ohio | Chemistry |
| D | Nicole Bates | Fordham | Sr. | Basking Ridge, N.J. | Applied accounting & finance |
| D | Maddie Bauer | Stanford | Sr. | Newport Beach, Calif. | International relations |
| D | Jaime Eiben | Kent State | Jr. | Mentor, Ohio | Actuarial mathematics |
| D | Bianca St. Georges | West Virginia | So. | St. Felix de Valois, Quebec | Exercise physiology |
| M | Bettina Brulhart | McNeese State | Sr. | Zurich, Switzerland | Mass communications |
| M | Imani Dorsey | Duke | Jr. | Elkridge, Md. | Environmental science & policy |
| M | Kacy Scarpa | Vanderbilt | Sr. | Lakeland, Fla. | Medicine, heath & society |
| F | Alexis Gannon | Bucknell | Sr. | Excelsior, Minn. | Neurology |
| F | McKenzie Meehan | Boston College | Gr. | Glocester, R.I. | MBA |
| F | Lily Sender | UNLV | Sr. | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Mechanical engineering |
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