Florida Soccer Places Two on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams
Thursday, October 30, 2008 | Soccer
The University of Florida placed two on 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III teams for soccer. Senior Megan Kerns is a member of the second team and junior Angela Napolitano is on the district third team.
Kerns owns a 3.83 grade point average in exercise physiology. She leads UF this season with 10 goals, five game-winning goals and 27 points – all career highs. Kerns provided both goals in the 2-1 OT win versus Georgia in the Southeastern Conference opener, earning a spot on the SoccerBuzz.com Elite Team of the Week. After turning in three goals at Alabama for her first collegiate hat-trick, Kerns was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20 plus was a consensus selection as a forward for the three outlets that publish a national team of the week - Soccer America, TopDrawer Soccer.com and SoccerBuzz.com. This is her second appearance on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team, being placed on the 2006 second team. Kerns has been part of the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore and junior.
Napolitano is pursuing a degree in advertising and owns a 3.68 GPA. She is fifth among the Gators with five goals and 11 points – both collegiate bests. Napolitano scored twice versus Nebraska for the first multi-goal match of her collegiate career. She has also turned in goals versus Tennessee, Mississippi State and at Alabama. This is her first appearance on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team. She also earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore.
Next up, Florida meets South Carolina for the regular-season finale on Thursday, Oct. 30. Match time is set for 8 p.m. (ET) at the Eugene E. Stone III Stadium. The Gamecocks are 8-0-2 at home in 2008. This will be Florida's first appearance on the Fox Soccer Channel's Match of the Week (Gainesville/Ocala Cox Cable channel 255). The match can also be heard live on WRUF AM 850 or on the simulcasts on Gator Radio - Cox Channel 96/946 in Gainesville and GatorZone.com with Adam Schick covering the action.
| 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Teams - University Division | ||||||
| First Team | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| GK | Anna Rodenbough | North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Sr. | Greensboro, N.C. | 3.52 | Applied Science and Biomedical Engineering |
| MF | Yael Averbuch | North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Sr. | Upper Montclair, N.J. | 3.71 | Psychology |
| MF | Emily McColl | Coastal Carolina | Sr. | Wellington, New Zealand | 3.99 | Biology |
| MF | Hailey Beam | Charlotte | Jr. | Cornelius, N.C. | 3.87 | Finance |
| D | Abigail Lauer | William & Mary | Sr. | Oak Hill, Va. | 3.89 | Biology |
| D | Kristi Eveland | North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Jr. | Southlake, Texas | 3.82 | Business Administration |
| D | Blakely Mattern | South Carolina | Jr. | Simpsonville, S.C. | 4.0 | Business Admin. & International Business |
| D | Molly Johnson | Clemson | Sr. | Stuart, Fla. | 3.96 | Marketing |
| F | Ashleigh Gunning | Coastal Carolina | Gr. | Baton Rouge, La. | 3.89* | Undergrad - Communications |
| F | Nikki Labuda Czaplicki | Charlotte | Sr. | Climax, N.Y. | 3.95 | Working on a Master's in Mathematical Finance |
| F | Julie Bolt | Clemson | Gr. | Charleston, SC | 3.57* | Psychology(un), Counselor Education (gr) |
| Second Team | ||||||
| GK | Emily Brandenburg | Francis Marion | Jr. | Martinez, GA | 4.00 | Political Science |
| MF | Amy Smerdzinski | Wake Forest | Sr. | Chantilly, Va. | 3.53 | Communication |
| MF | Laura Eldridge | High Point | Jr. | Knoxville, Tenn. | 3.96 | Sports Management |
| MF | Camelyn Dillon | Wake Forest | Sr. | Greensboro, N.C. | 3.85 | Health and Exercise Science and Spanish |
| MF | Danielle Collins | William & Mary | Sr. | Cream Ridge, N.J. | 3.37 | Marketing and Entrepreneurship |
| D | Rebecca Edwards | Florida State | Jr. | Downingtown, Pa. | 3.71 | Business |
| D | Brittney Macdonald | Miami | So. | Littleton, CO. | 3.97 | Biology |
| D | Audrey Falconi | Virginia Military Institute | Jr. | Las Vegas, Nev. | 3.81 | Chemistry |
| D | Christie McDonald | Duke | Sr. | Newnan, Ga. | 3.57 | English & Theatre Studies |
| F | Megan Kerns | Florida | Sr. | Ames, Iowa | 3.83 | Exercise Physiology |
| F | Sanna Talonen | Florida State | So. | Tampere, Finland | 3.80 | Sport Management |
| F | Emily Jukich | Virginia Tech | Jr. | Clifton, Va. | 3.53 | Political Science |
| Third Team | ||||||
| GK | Mollie Patton | South Carolina | So. | Milford, Ohio | 3.86 | Exercise Science |
| MF | Kendall Bradley | Duke | So. | Durham, N.C. | 3.55 | Undecided |
| MF | Marissa Kazbour | Florida State | So. | Valrico, Fla. | 3.64 | Sport Management |
| MF | Lauren Switzer | Florida State | Jr. | St. Charles, Ill. | 3.32 | Biological Sciences |
| MF | Angela Napolitano | Florida | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 3.68 | Advertising |
| MF | Candace Gonzales | Georgia State | Sr. | North Richland Hills, Texas | 3.80 | Journalism |
| MF | Maddie Stevens | Longwood | Jr. | Charles Town, W.Va. | 3.92 | Biology |
| MF | Jennifer Harvey | Virginia Tech | So. | Roanoke, Va. | 3.92 | Chemistry |
| MF | Stephanie Power | Virginia Commonwealth | Sr. | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | 3.44 | Mass Communications (Public relations) |
| D | Katrin Schmidt | Florida State | Sr. | Schleiden, Germany | 3.72 | International Affairs |
| D | Margaret Antonik | Furman | Jr. | Lakeland, Fla. | 3.78 | Mathematics |
| D | Jill Boyer | Radford | Jr. | Severn, Md. | 3.83 | Advertising |
| D | Juliana Duncan | North Carolina-Asheville | Sr. | Raleigh, N.C. | 3.66 | Chemistry |
| F | Keri Zwikker | Jacksonville | Sr. | Woodstock, Ontario | 3.85 | exercise science |
| F | Kelly Attayek | North Carolina-Greensboro | Jr. | Raleigh, NC | 3.77 | Finance |
| F | Kelly Hathorn | Duke | Sr. | Durham, N.C. | 3.48 | Psychology |
| * - first semester graduate school | ||||||
