UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Six Penn State women's soccer student-athletes were named to the 2022 Academic All-District First Team on Tuesday, as selected by the selected by College Sports Communicators.
Redshirt senior Ally Schlegel picked up her second career Academic All-District nod, while redshirt senior Katherine Asman, seniors Cori Dyke and Kate Wiesner and juniors Eva Alonso and Natalie Wilson claim their first career Academic All-District honors.
Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in academics and athletics.
Honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early December.
Schlegel earned her first Academic All-District honor in spring 2021. A two-time captain, Schlegel has two Academic All-Big credits to her name. In fall 2021, she also was recognized as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. In Spring 2022, Schlegel graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship and a minor in Sustainability Leadership. She is enrolled in the Management and Organizational Leadership graduate program.
Asman also graduated Cum Laude in May 2022 and received her bachelor's in Supply Chain and Information Systems. She is also enrolled in the Management and Organizational Leadership graduate program. The goalkeeper is a two-time All-Big Ten honoree and two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Dyke and Wiesner are both two-time Academic All-Big Ten recipients and Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Dyke is majoring in Kinesiology and Wiesner in Journalism.
Alonso and Wilson both earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition last season. Alonso is studying mathematics and Wilson is studying Bio Behavioral Health.
Penn State is 14-4-3 this season and won the Big Ten Tournament for the ninth time in program history. The No. 2 seed Nittany Lions next host No. 7 seed West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at Jeffrey Field.
