Kelsey Campbell, Lachlan Ferguson and Emily Kasavana were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 First Team. Here is a little more about the two's academic honors and athletic achievements.
Per IU:
Senior rower Emily Kasavana was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 First Team, announced on Thursday, May 20, by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Kasavana was named to the Women's At-Large First Team, joining IU junior water polo standout Kelsey Campbell on the list. Both names will now be added to the national ballot where they will wait to find out in June if they will be named Academic All-Americans by CoSIDA.
Kasavana, who graduated on Saturday, May 8, with a degree from IU's Kelley School of Business, also received the Stahr Award, which is presented to five graduating seniors at Indiana University who have excelled academically while serving as active student leaders. She earns the Lionel D. Edie Award, which is given to the highest-ranking graduating senior majoring in Business Economics. Kasavana was also named IU's Anita Aldrich Leadership Award winner, given by the Indiana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to a female varsity student-athlete who exemplifies the ideals of leadership, scholastic achievement and athletic ability.
Kasavana, IU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president, is a three-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She earned ESPN The Magazine Third Team Academic All-America honors in 2009 and was the Hoosiers' Scholastic Achievement Award winner in 2009 and 2010. She was also named the 2009 Jack Tichenor Award winner for having the highest grade point average of any female IU student-athlete. Kasavana was named the 2010 Hoosier Award honoree, which is given by IU Athletics to a student-athlete that has brought honor and distinction to IU.
Kasavana, the 2008 IU Rowing MVP, was the 2007 and 2008 Aline Robinson Mental Attitude Award winner, which is given by IU Athletics to a female student-athlete from each sport who has distinguished herself in athletics and academics, and has displayed an outstanding mental attitude.
On Kelsey Campbell:
Junior Kelsey Campbell was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 First Team, announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Campbell was named to the Women's At-Large First Team, joining IU senior rower Emily Kasavana on the list. Both names will now be added to the national ballot where they will wait to find out in June if they will be named Academic All-Americans by CoSIDA.
Campbell, a Business and Entrepreneurship major, started in all 32 games for the women's water polo team and helped lead the squad to a 21-11 record, as well as a No. 12 ranking in the final Varsity Top 20 released by the CWPA on May 19.
The Maple Ridge, B.C. native recorded 30 goals, 21 assists, 34 steals, and 18 earned exclusions during the 2010 season. She had seven multi-goal games during the year, including a season-high of three scores in an 8-3 win over Wagner on March 28. She was also named CWPA Western Division Defensive Player of the Week on April 26 after grabbing a career-high eight steals in the Western Championship semifinal win over Mercyhurst. For her career, Campbell has 99 goals, 77 assists, and 94 steals.
On Lachlan Ferguson
Lachlan Ferguson has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District first team, CoSIDA has announced. The honor makes him eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced on Tues., June 8.
This season, Ferguson was key to the Hoosiers success in dual matches. He had a season mark of 12-6 in dual match singles and 18-8 in dual match doubles. His 69 career doubles wins rank as the seventh-most in school history. The Adelaide, Australia, native volunteered his time off the court to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, the Special Olympics as well as many other local non-profits. He was also named the Ohio Valley region's honoree for the ITA/Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award.
