By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Emporia State soccer standout Hannah Woolery, a Cair Paravel Latin graduate, has been named a first-team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators, becoming the first ESU student-athlete to be voted first-team Academic All-American and first-team All-American in the same year since Lady Hornet basketball player Emily Bloss in 2001.
Emporia State senior Hannah Woolery, a Cair Paravel product, has been named a first-team Academic All-American after also receiving first-team All-America honors on the field. [Photo courtesy of Emporia State Athletics]
Woolery's ESU teammate Mackenzie Dimarco also earned Academic All-America honors as a third-team pick, marking the first time in school history that two teammates have earned All-American honors from the College Sports Communicators both in the classroom and in the field of play.
Woolery has a 3.90 grade point average in English and was named first-team All-America on the field by the D2CCA this year.
Woolery holds the Emporia State career record with 21 assists, also ranks second in shots on goal and third in both career goals and career points.
She earned first-team All-MIAA and was fourth in the MIAA in goals, third in shots on goal, fourth in points and sixth in assists.
Dimarco has a 3.78 GPA in rehabilitation and earned first-team All-America honors from the D2CCA and second-team All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches.
Dimarco was unanimously named first-team All-MIAA at forward after leading the MIAA in goals, shots, shots on goal and points while ranking second in game-winning goals.
On the season, Dimarco scored 23 goals to break the previous MIAA single-season record of 20 that was shared between Dimarco and Jada Scott of Central Missouri in 2018. Dimarco is tied for first in the nation in total goals, second in total points, fifth in goals per game and 10th in points per game.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA. of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
The Hornets went 13-6-5 and advanced to the NCAA Central Regional Championship match for the first time in school history. Thanks to the extra year of eligibility granted by COVID, Emporia State is set to return ten of 11 starters from the NCAA Tournament team.
