Three Penn State players, including 2001 Hermann Trophy winner Christie Welsh, highlight the 2002 NSCAA/adidas Women's Collegiate Scholar All-America Team.

Welsh adds the distinction of being a Scholar All-America to a list of accomplishments that includes being a four-time NSCAA/adidas All-America and winning the Missouri Athletic Club's Player of the Year award and the Hermann Trophy in 2001. She is joined on the Scholar All-America team by Penn State teammates Joanna Lohman, a junior midfielder, and junior forward Heidi Drummond. Lohman is a first-team selection, while Drummond made the second team.

The top grade point average on the team belonged to Maren Harper, a senior defender from the University of Utah who posted a 4.0 GPA in political science. She was followed closely by Katheryn Foley of Connecticut, who holds a 3.97 GPA in pharmacy.

The complete list of honorees follows.

2002 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Team

Position, Name, Year, School, GPA, Major, Hometown

First Team
G, Melissa Haire, Sr., West Virginia, 3.93, Mechanical Engineering, Lewisburg, Pa.
D, Breanna Boyd, Sr., Nebraska, 3.38, Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Neb.
D, Caroline Cayard, Jr., Georgia, 3.32, Finance, Houston, Texas
D, Katheryn Foley, Sr., Connecticut, 3.97, Pharmacy, Tolland, Conn.
D, Susan Palmer, Sr., Pepperdine, 3.30, Liberal Arts, Los Alamitos, Calif.
M, Ashley Dryer, Sr., Notre Dame, 3.52, Psychology/Sociology, Salt Lake City, Utah
M, Tara Flint, Jr., William & Mary, 3.82, Math/Computer Science, Sterling, Va.
M, Joanna Lohman, Jr., Penn State, 3.97, Business Management, Silver Spring, Md.
M, Callie Withers , Sr., Stanford, 3.30, Human Biology, Stanford, Calif.
F, Stephanie Kruse, Sr., Nebraska-Omaha, 3.72, Marketing, Omaha, Neb.
F, Christie Welsh, Sr., Penn State, 3.35, Human Development, Massapequa, N.Y.

Second Team
G, Meghann Burke, Sr., Saint Louis, 3.69, Psychology/Political Science, St. Louis, Mo.
D, Elise Berry*, Sr., Purdue, 3.43, Psychology, Worthington, Ohio
D, Diana Detrie, Sr., Marquette, 3.75, Accounting, Green Bay, Wis.
D, Maren Harper, Sr., Utah, 4.00, Political Science, Salt Lake City, Utah
D, Jennifer Miller, Sr., Ohio State, 3.87, Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
M, Erica Adelstein, Sr., Trinity (Texas), 3.47, Finance, Dallas, Texas
M, Katie Carson*, Sr., Furman, 3.42, History/Spanish, Greensboro, N.C.
M, Patty Cronin*, Sr., Merrimack, 3.55, Math/Computer Science, Norfolk, Mass.
M, Jennifer Kehl, Sr., Saint Louis, 3.62, Communication/Spanish, Fort Collins, Colo.
F, Heidi Drummond, Jr., Penn State, 3.35, Psychology, Littleton, Colo.
F, Annie Schenck*, Sr., Emory, 3.91, Psychology, Cincinnati, Ohio

Third Team
G, Nicole Barnhart, Sr., Stanford, 3.40, Studio Art, Gilbertsville, Pa.
D, Prue Cormie, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth, 3.85, Interdisciplinary Studies, Gold Coast, Australia
D, Noelle Takamoto, Sr., Hawaii, 3.50, History, Honolulu, Hawaii
D, Jackie Van Looven, Sr., Central Florida, 3.51, Advertising/Public Relations, Lake Mary, Fla.
D, Kristina Wilson, Jr., Cincinnati, 3.53, Psychology/Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
M, Mary McVeigh, Sr., Dartmouth, 3.49, Philosophy, Northampton, Mass.
M, Allison Mitchell, Jr., Clemson, 3.85, Aquaculture Fisheries/Wildfire Biology, Signal Mountain, Tenn.
M, Tari St. John, Sr., Purdue, 3.41, Management/Accounting, Brookfield, Wis.
M, Franny Swajkoski, Sr., William & Mary, 3.80, Physics/Math, Boise, Idaho
F, Kelly Fink, Jr., Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.58, Elementary Education, West Bend, Wis.
F, Katie Roberts, Jr., Francis Marion, 3.53, Elementary Education, Frederick, Md.

* indicates repeat selection