ODAC All-Academic Team features 31 Sweet Briar student-athletes

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced its 2017-18 All-Academic Team, which features 31 Sweet Briar College student-athletes.


The Class of 2017 includes several student-athletes.


In total, 1,974 students participated in an ODAC-sponsored sport and had a 3.25 or high cumulative GPA for the 2016-17 school year. This is the 11th consecutive year that the conference’s 14 full-time and three associate members have totaled over 1,000 people on the all-academic squad.

Soccer leads in the number of members on the All-Academic Team with 13, followed by tennis (8), lacrosse (5), swimming and cross-country (4), golf (3), and softball and riding (1).

The Vixens named to the ODAC All-Academic Team are:

• Cassidy Bodkin (soccer)


• Brooke Burnett (swimming, lacrosse)


• Alexa Dahlin (soccer)


• Des’rae Davis (soccer, tennis)


• Emily Dodson (field hockey)


• Lydia Gullicksen (cross-country)


• Sydney Hodge (golf)


• Kiley Jolicooeur (field hockey, lacrosse)


• Jessica Lusby (field hockey, lacrosse)


• Karylnn McCarthy (soccer)


• Mary McDevitt (swimming)


• Svetlana Morgan (soccer)


• Courtney Nelson (soccer)


• Maggy O’Donnell (cross-country)


• Rebecca Parrish (golf)


• Rachel Partington (soccer)


• Elizabeth Phaup (soccer, lacrosse)


• Meagan Phister (golf)


• Ashton Reid (soccer, lacrosse)


• Erika Rugh (softball)


• Gina Rutledge (tennis)


• Emma Thom (tennis, riding)


• Caroline Thomas (soccer, swimming)


• Lacey Tucker (soccer, tennis)


• Kim Uglum (cross-country)


• Emily Wandling (tennis)


• Melissa Wert (soccer)


• Alicia Wooten (soccer, tennis)


• Samantha Yew (tennis)


• Claire Zak (cross-country, swimming)

A full list of all student-athletes named to the All-Academic Team can be found here.