Velan Claims Fourth Women's Division III All-America Honor
Posted by NSCAA on Apr 3, 2008 in Awards 0 Comments
Mary Velan (Oneonta State/Stamford, N.Y.) made is a career sweep by earning her fourth selection to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas Women’s NCAA Division III All-America Team.
A total of 12 players were among the 34 players selected in voting by NSCAA member coaches. Among them was a three-time choice, Dana DiBruno (College of New Jersey/Cherry Hill, N.J.), who earned first-team honors. Only four schools placed more than one player on the team. Messiah College, Western Connecticut State, Wheaton (Ill.) College and Wittenberg each had two players chosen. Wheaton, the national champion, was represented by senior defender Bethany Barton (Wheaton, Ill.), who earned her second honor, and sophomore forward Taryn Lee (St. Charles, Ill.).
2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Women’s Division III All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Lindsey Williams, Sr., Virginia Wesleyan College, Princeton, N.J.
D, Lauren Askey, Sr., Lynchburg College (Va.), Baltimore, Md.
D, Bethany Barton *, Sr., Wheaton College (Ill.), Wheaton, Ill.
D, Erin Davis *, Sr., Wheaton College (Mass.), Easton, Conn.
M, Dana DiBruno **, Sr., College of New Jersey, Cherry Hill, N.J.
M, Avie Fitzgerald, Sr., Messiah College (Pa.), State College, Pa.
M, Stef Rowe *, Sr., Messiah College (Pa.), Milton, Pa.
F, Sarah Ash, Jr., Denison University (Ohio), Cincinnati, Ohio
F, Taryne Lee, So., Wheaton College (Ill.), St. Charles, Ill.
F, Catherine Nathans *, Jr., Western Connecticut State University, New Fairfield, Conn.
F, Gabrielle Woodson, Jr., Williams College (Mass.), Plano, Texas
Second Team
K, Meghan O'Rourke, Sr., Wittenberg University (Ohio), Columbus, Ohio
D, Megan Brousseau, Sr., Hamilton College (N.Y.), Heidelberg, Germany
D, Jessica Koenig *, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), Galveston, Texas
D, Ashley Van Vechten *, Sr., University of Rochester (N.Y.), Rochester, N.Y.
M, Ashley Hackman, Jr., Eastern University (Pa.), Perkasie, Pa.
M, Amanda Rose, Sr., Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.), Arvada, Colo.
M, Caryn Rosoff, So., Washington University (Mo.), Beverly Hills, Calif.
M, Rebecca Willis, Jr., University of Redlands (Calif.), Escondido, Calif.
F, Chelsey Feldman, Jr., Ithaca College (N.Y.), Ithaca, N.Y.
F, Janece Levien, So., University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash.
F, Anne Van Devender, Jr., Washington and Lee University (Va.), Jackson, Miss.
Third Team
K, Jenna Cappellieri, Sr., Western Connecticut State University, Stratford, Conn.
D, Courtney Krol *, Sr., The College of New Jersey, Howell, N.J.
D, Grace Lam, Jr., Emory University (Ga.), Randolph, Mass.
D, Anna Talbot, Sr., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Apple Valley, Minn.
M, Martha Furtek, Sr., Tufts University (Mass.), East Falmouth, Mass.
M, Jael Hagerott, Sr., Whitworth University (Wash.), Spokane, Wash.
M, Suzanne Medwid, Jr., Wittenberg University (Ohio), Columbus, Ohio
M, Mary Velan ***, Sr., Oneonta State University, Stamford, N.Y.
F, Laura Burnett-Kurie *, Sr., William Smith College (N.Y.), Durham, N.H.
F, Michelle Corbett *, Jr., Ohio Wesleyan University, Dublin, Ohio
F, Grace King, Jr., Macalester College (Minn.), Florence, Mass.
F, Annick Lamb *, Jr., UC Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Calif.
* indicates prior selection
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