AUSTIN, Texas --- Five Tusculum University student-athletes have been named to the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's At-Large Academic All-District® 3 team as selected by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).
Earning Academic All-District® Women's At-Large honors for the Pioneers are lacrosse players Tia Daniel and Emma Miller, bowler Allison Robbins and the beach volleyball duo of Katie McLamb and Charlyn Miller.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances for the following NCAA sports: beach volleyball, bowling, rowing, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing and water polo.
All five advance to the Women's At-Large Academic All-America® ballot with the winners being announced next month.
District 3 is comprised of colleges and universities representing the South Atlantic Conference, Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher, must be at least a sophomore and played in 50 percent of their team's games.
Daniel, a senior attacker from Langley, British Columbia, accounted for a 3.94 GPA as a criminal justice major. She graduated with magna cum laude honors earlier this month and is member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, President's List, Dean's List, Charles Oliver Gray Honors List and the Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll. She is a two-time recipient of the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award and was selected to the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad in 2022.
The two-time All-Conference honoree established a new program single-season record this season with her 86 points as she posted 58 goals and 28 assists in her 16 games. She scored at least one goal in every contest this year including three 7-goal performances. She also had four games where she posted nine points and was named the team's most valuable player.
Daniel's 86 points were tied for the conference lead in the regular season while her 3.62 goals per game were second-best in the SAC. Daniel also ranked fourth in the conference with a team-high 79 draw controls.
For her career, Daniel ranked second in program history in goals (149), assists (51) and points (200), along with free-position goals (37) and shots on goal (248). Daniel is third in career draw controls with 159 and tied for third in career game-winning goals with five. She recorded at least one point in 44 of her 45 career games, including 40 consecutive to end her career.
Miller, a sophomore midfielder from Maryville, Tennessee, has a 3.80 GPA and is majoring in special education. She is a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.
Miller started in all 16 games for the Pioneers where she posted a dozen points on seven goals and five assists to go along with 13 ground balls.
Robbins, a sophomore from Flint, Michigan, has a 3.87 GPA with a double major in business and finance. She is a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List. In 2022, she was also named a NTCA All-Academic Scholar Athlete.
The two-time All-Conference Carolinas bowler led the Pioneers this year with her 191.78 average. In her five events, she posted three top-25 performances including the individual title at the ISTAP Hornet Classic becoming the first player in program history to claim a tournament crown. She rolled a five-game series total of 975 including a 235 game against Alabama A&M. She was named Conference Carolinas Bowler of the Week on two occasions.
McLamb, a sophomore from Stem, North Carolina, has a 3.76 GPA and is majoring in elementary education. She is a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.
Miller, a junior from Murrieta, California, has a 3.94 GPA as a history major. She is a 2022 recipient of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and is a member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, Dean's List, President's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.
McLamb and Miller were named the program's most valuable players this past spring where the duo went 19-7 including wins in 15 of their last 16 outings as Tusculum won the SAC Beach Challenge for a third consecutive year.
The 2023 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
