AUSTIN, Texas - Nine Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) student-athletes earned the distinguished honor of being selected to 2014-15 Capital One Division II Academic All-America® At-Large teams. Wayne State landed four swimmers on the prestigious recognition list.
The Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large program includes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.
| Capital One Academic All-America At-Large -- First Team | ||||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Swimming | Gianni Ferrero | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Idstein, Germany | 4.00 | International Business & Management |
| Swimming | Soren Holm | Wayne State | So. | Rodovre, Denmark | 4.00 | Biological Sciences |
| Golf | Tyler Maranville | Tiffin | Sr. | Hartville, Ohio | 4.00 | Accounting |
| Swimming | Hannah Mattar | Ashland | Jr. | Lake Orion, Mich. | 3.98 | Hospitality Management |
| Capital One Academic All-America At-Large -- Second Team | ||||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Lacrosse | Jessica Bombard | Tiffin | Sr. | West Henrietta, N.Y. | 3.71 | Law Enforcement |
| Swimming | Elly Maleski (2) | Wayne State | Jr. | Cedar, Mich. | 3.77 | Engineering |
| Capital One Academic All-America At-Large -- Third Team | ||||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Swimming | Manuela Ferreira | Wayne State | Jr. | Ibague, Colombia | 3.88 | Chemical Engineering |
| Swimming | Hannah Loesch | Wayne State | Jr. | Pensacola, Fla. | 3.84 | English |
| Golf | Gabrielle Shipley | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Hastings, Mich. | 3.61 | Hospitality Tourism Management |
(2) - Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Second Team selection in 2013-14
Twenty eight members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., including six student-athletes who maintain a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 15 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
Twenty nine members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., including 11 student-athletes who maintain a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 15 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2014-15 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
