June 24, 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five Georgia Tech softball players were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, the ACC announced Monday.
Juniors Alysha Rudnik and Hayley Downs, and sophomores Karly Fullem, Katie Johnsky and Chelsie Thomas earned the honor. Georgia Tech has had at least five Yellow Jackets named to the softball All-ACC Academic team each year since 2006.
To be eligible for consideration for the All-ACC Academic Team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.
Rudnik earned the recognition for the third time in her career with a 3.30 GPA during the season and an overall GPA of 3.56.
It marks the second appearance on the team for Downs and Fullem. Downs maintained a 3.20 GPA during the season, and Fullem posted a 3.80 in-season GPA. Thomas and Johnsky garnered the award for the first time with 3.40 and 3.14 GPAs during the season, respectively.
All eight of the league’s softball programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team, led by Virginia Tech with six student-athletes. Georgia Tech and Virginia placed five on the squad, followed by Boston College and Florida State with four, Maryland and North Carolina with three, and NC State with two players recognized.
2013 All-ACC Academic Softball Team
Chelsea Dimon, Boston College, So., Accounting
Megan Cooley, Boston College, Fr., Management & Political Science
Nicole Koszowski, Boston College, Jr., Communications
Tory Speer (3), Boston College, Jr., Communications
Bailey Schinella (2), Florida State, So., Business – Accounting
Jessica Nori (3), Florida State, Sr., Entrepreneurship/Professional Sales
Kelly Hensley (2), Florida State, Sr., Exercise Science
Monica Perry, Florida State, Sr., Environmental Studies
Alysha Rudnik (3), Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
Chelsie Thomas, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Hayley Downs (2), Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
Karly Fullem (2), Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Katie Johnsky, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Amanda McCann, Maryland, Jr., Biochemistry
Kaitlyn Schmeiser (2), Maryland, So., Studio Art
Shannon Bustillos (2), Maryland, So., Criminology and Criminal Justice
Emily Weiman (2), NC State, So., Sport Management
Kirsty Grant (2), NC State, Jr., Biological Sciences
Erin Satterfield, North Carolina, Fr., Undeclared
Jenna Kelly, North Carolina, Fr., Biology
Lori Spingola, North Carolina, Jr., Journalism
Alexandra Skinkis (3), Virginia, Sr., Commerce
Heidi Velk, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Marcy Bowdren (2), Virginia, Jr., Sociology
Megan Harris, Virginia, So., Psychology
Taylor Williams (4), Virginia, Sr., Media Studies & Women’s Gender Sexuality
Betty Rose (3), Virginia Tech, GS, Public Health
Bkaye Smith (3), Virginia Tech, Sr., Biology
Courtney Liddle (4), Virginia Tech, Sr., Communications
Dani Anderson (3), Virginia Tech, Jr., HNFE
Kelsey Mericka (2), Virginia Tech, So., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Kylie McGoldrick (2), Virginia Tech, So., Marketing
(#) – Career ACC academic honors
