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Augsburg's Jackie Keller named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 women's at-large second team ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA PROGRAM -- CLICK HERE
The award is the second ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honor that Keller has received this year, and the third of her career. She was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second-team squad in women's soccer in both 2006 and 2007. Keller was also named Augsburg's Women's Honor Athlete, the highest honor the school gives to its senior student-athletes, at the inaugural Auggie Awards in April. She earned Academic All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in both soccer and hockey in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08. She was also named an American Women's Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Scholar-Athlete honoree the past three seasons. As a defender in women's hockey, Keller finished the 2007-08 season with eight goals and five assists for 13 points, ranking sixth among MIAC defenders in overall statistics in total points and second in goals scored. She ranked fourth among MIAC defenders in points in MIAC games-only (10) and second in goals (six). In her career, Keller finished 18th among Augsburg players in career points (35), 24th in career goals (12) and 14th in career assists (23). Her goal total is fourth-best among Augsburg defenders in school history, while her assist and point totals are fifth-best. Keller earned All-MIAC honors in women's hockey this season, after she earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2006-07. She was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for the second year in a row, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Keller also earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors this past fall as a member of Augsburg's women's soccer team as a midfielder. She moved from the midfield to the center defense position this season claimed one goal with three assists for five points. In her four seasons of soccer (61 games, 59 starts), she compiled two goals with nine assists for 13 points. In her four seasons at Augsburg, the Auggies finished 37-24-12 (.589 winning percentage) and qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs all four seasons. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team is part of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program, administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Top student-athletes from non-Division I programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ontario and Manitoba are eligible for inclusion on the College Division district team. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.20 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials. College sports information directors in the district vote for the teams. First-team Academic All-District members advance to the Academic All-America ballot, voted on by a committee of CoSIDA members. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America women's at-large team will be announced on June 12. To return to Augsburg Women's Hockey, click here To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. This is
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MINNEAPOLIS (5/22/08) -- Augsburg College women's hockey and women's soccer player Jackie Keller (SR, Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West HS) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 College Division women's at-large second team, it was announced on Thursday. Keller is a psychology/sociology major with a 3.75 grade-point average.