Chadwell named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District in 2007
2006 third team Academic All-American once again will advance to national ballot

May 24, 2007
MARIETTA, Ohio — The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) released their 2007 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District at-large teams Thursday (May 24), and Marietta College senior Katie Chadwell (Georgetown) earned first team honors in District IV. Chadwell is now eligible for Academic All-America honors.

Sports Information Directors from the district (all NCAA Division II, III and NAIA schools in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama) nominate and vote on selections with first team all-district selections moving onto the national ballot. In order to qualify a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key reserve.

Chadwell, who earned Academic All-OAC honorable mention and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team honors in 2006, was named Academic All-OAC this spring. The senior finished 2-8 in singles, mainly in the third slot, and 2-9 at second doubles in 2007. The organization communication major, who also minored in art with a certificate in leadership, finished with a 4.0 GPA and was named the valedictorian of the senior class at commencement on May 19. Chadwell was a four-year member of the women's tennis team and played basketball this past season. Outside of sports, Chadwell was active in the Student Alumni Council and Student-Athletic Advisory Council.

The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom.  Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors of America), a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Senior Katie Chadwell was named Academic All-District in 2007