VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Ten Wildcat student-athletes were named CSC Academic All-District on Tuesday afternoon with six men's and four women's athletes selected to the Division I at-large teams.
Five different sports were represented with five selections from the men's lacrosse team, two from women's lacrosse and one each for golf, rowing and water polo.Â
Golf's Ryan Pamer was selected to move on to the Academic All-America ballot after earning Second Team All-BIG EAST and PING All-Region in his junior campaign.
Five men's lacrosse athletes earned a spot, including senior midfielders Tyler Boes and Luke Raymond as well as graduate student Matt Licata and a pair of transfers in Brett Mallee and Tyler Sandoval.
Rowing's Maggie Coyne earned her first CSC honor, moving on to the Academic All-America voting following her second career All-CAA season and back-to-back years as a CRCA scholar-athlete.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and winner of the Sister Mary Margaret Cribben award, Adrienne Grimes of Villanova water polo also picked up her first career nationwide academic laurel and will go on to the All-America voting.
Women's lacrosse saw two students on the list and each moved on to the Academic All-America ballot. Sophomore Emma Verhoest earned her first career honor after a Second Team All-Region and unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team campaign while senior attacker Sami Carey warranted selection after her third career All-BIG EAST nod.
Academic All-America voting will commence in the following weeks with the at-large teams announced on July 8 and 9.