2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® At-Large Teams release dates: 
College Division Teams: release/teams
NCAA Division III Teams: below
NCAA Division II Teams: Wed., June 9
NCAA Division I Teams: Thr., June 10
• Capital One Academic All-America® website
• Capital One Academic All-America® At-Large Men's & Women's Teams - Division III
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Senior swimmer Anastasia Bogdanovski of Johns Hopkins University and junior swimmer Andrew Wilson of Emory University headline the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A public health major with a 3.70 grade-point average from Fanwood, New Jersey, Bogdanovski repeated as the Women’s At-Large Academic All-America® of the Year, earning her second straight first-team recognition. The Men’s At-Large Academic All-America® of the Year, Wilson is a physics and applied mathematics major with a 3.78 G.P.A. from Bethesda, Maryland.
The Capital One Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2014-15 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
The at-large program for the Capital One Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
A 23-time All-American and 10-time NCAA Division III national champion,
Bogdanovski won the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events at the national championships, the first Division III women’s swimmer to sweep the three freestyle events since 2006. She was part of a Johns Hopkins squad that finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, its third straight top-five national finish. Bogdanovski holds three school records in individual events and is a part of four school records in relays. She is planning to train for the 2016 Olympics, competing for her native Macedonia.
Outside of the pool, Bogdanovski recently was named an NCAA Postgraduate Scholar. She has conducted clinical work and research at universities and medical schools in Macedonia, and has completed clinical practicums with three different doctors in New Jersey and Maryland.
Wilson was named NCAA Division III Men’s Swimmer of the Year in 2015, winning three national titles, each in a Division III record time -- the 100-yard breaststroke (51.72 seconds), 200-yard breaststroke (1:52.97) and 200-yard individual medley (1:46.23). He was also a part of two national runner-up relays (200-yard and 400-yard medleys), each setting a new school record.
A five-time national champion and 12-time All-American in his career, Wilson was part of a fourth-place team finish for Emory at the 2015 national championships. He earned University Athletic Association Men’s Swimmer of the Year honors, and has earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America honors twice.
Among the 45 student-athletes of each gender selected to the Division III Academic All-America® At-Large teams, eight men and eight women carry 4.00 or better grade-point averages. The 16 members of the women’s at-large first team carry an average G.P.A. of 3.91, while the 15 members of the men’s at-large team carry an average G.P.A. of 3.90.
Thirteen women and 14 men are repeat selections on the Division III Academic All-America® At-Large teams, including four that have now earned the honor three straight years
Montclair State University field hockey senior
Abby Erler earned a women’s first-team selection, after earning second-team honors last year and third-team honors in 2013. A business administration major with a 3.97 G.P.A. from New Hampton, New Hampshire, Erler was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was selected as a National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-American.
Washington (Missouri) University senior golfer
Olivia Lugar was also named to the women’s first team, after earning second-team honors each of the last two seasons. An international area studies major with a 3.89 G.P.A. from Rockledge, Florida, Lugar became the first four-time, first-team All-American in school history with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. She finished her senior season ranked first in the Central Region and fourth in Division III with a 75.96 scoring average.
Corre Steele, a senior member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute rowing team, earned women’s first-team honors after being named to the third team each of the last two seasons. A member of the WPI varsity eight throughout her career, she was part of a squad that finished third as a team and varsity eight at the NEWMAC Championships. The WPI varsity eight was ranked in the top 15 nationally all season. Steele is a mathematical sciences major with a 3.94 G.P.A., hailing from Stow, Massachusetts.
Ohio Northern University wrestler
Cody Lovejoy was named to the men’s first team for the second straight year, while also earning second-team honors his sophomore season. A pharmacy major with a 3.99 G.P.A. from Harrod, Ohio, Lovejoy finished 43-2 with a Division III-best 27 pins, while qualifying for the Division III National Championships for the third straight year. He earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award, as the student-athlete with the highest G.P.A. at the national tournament, twice, while also earning National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America honors three times.
In addition to Bogdanovski, two other women earned repeated first-team Capital One Academic All-America® honors: Luther College junior swimmer
Clare Slagel and Kenyon College junior swimmer
Haley Townsend.
A biology major with a 3.90 G.P.A. from Dubuque, Iowa, Slagel earned All-America honors seven times and was a two-time national champion. She captured the national title this season in the 100-yard backstroke, her third All-America honor in the event, while finishing third in the 200-yard backstroke.
An international studies major with a 3.94 G.P.A. from Greenwood, Indiana, Townsend earned three All-American honors in relays at the 2015 national meet, bringing her career total to 15 All-America citations. After spending the fall semester studying abroad, she returned to the team in the spring semester and was part of a second-place 400-yard freestyle relay, fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay and 10th-place 800-yard freestyle relay.
Two women’s swimmers earned first-team Capital One Academic All-America® honors after earning second-team honors last year: Emory junior
Elizabeth Aronoff and University of Rochester senior
Lauren Bailey.
A neuroscience and behavioral biology major with a 3.90 G.P.A. from Shaker Heights, Ohio, Aronoff earned All-America honors three times this season, including a national title as a leg of the Eagles’ 400-yard medley relay squad. She is now a five-time All-American and two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American.
A chemical engineering major with a 3.88 G.P.A. from Ossining, New York, Bailey earned two All-American honors this season, bringing her career total to six. A Phi Beta Kappa honoree, Bailey is also a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.
Gustavus Adolphus College women’s ice hockey senior
Carolyn Draayer earned first-team honors after being named to the third team last season. A communications major with a 3.97 G.P.A. from Deephaven, Minnesota, Draayer led the Golden Gusties with 12 goals, while ranking second with 20 points, earning All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors for the second straight season. She has also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
Other repeat women’s at-large Capital One Academic All-America® selections include second teamers
Maggie Karmeris, a senior field hockey player from Widener University,
Kirsten Nitz, a junior swimmer from Wheaton (Illinois) College and
Cathleen Pruden, a junior swimmer from Mount Holyoke College. Nitz was a first-team selection last year, while Karmeris and Pruden were third-team selections last year.
Victoria Blatt, a senior lacrosse athlete from Otterbein University, was a third-team selection this season and a third-team selection in 2013.
On the men’s side, University of Redlands senior golfer
Bobby Holden repeated as a first-team Capital One Academic All-America® selection. The 2014 NCAA Division III national champion, Holden is a business administration major with a
3.83 G.P.A. from Simi Valley, California. A four-time All-American, Holden tied for 21st at the 2015 national championships, ranking second in the West Region and third nationally with a 72.37 stroke average.
Five men’s athletes earned first-team Capital One Academic All-America® honors after being named second-teamers last year: Stevens Institute of Technology senior tennis player
Matthew Heinrich, Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior ice hockey player
Brandon Jaeger, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) golfer
Alex Kapraun, Oglethorpe University senior golfer
Anthony Maccaglia and Wisconsin-La Crosse senior wrestler
Eric Twohey. University of the Ozarks senior tennis player
Todd Turner earned first-team honors this year after being named a third-team honoree last year.
A mechanical engineering major with a 4.00 G.P.A. from Hendersonville, Tennessee, Heinrich qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the second straight year in 2015. He earned the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year honor for the third straight year and led his team to its sixth straight E8 championship.
A business administration and accounting major with a 3.98 G.P.A. from Champlin, Minnesota, Jaeger repeated as the winner of the NCAA Elite 89 Award for men’s ice hockey, leading his Pointers to national runner-up honors for the second straight year. A four-time All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree and recipient of the conference’s Max Sparger Scholar Athlete Award for men’s ice hockey, he finished his career as the team’s all-time leader in saves, wins, shutouts, games played and starts by a goalie.
An actuarial science major with a 3.97 G.P.A. from Rochester, Minnesota, Kapraun earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award for men’s golf this spring. A three-time All-American, Kapraun tied for 13th place at this year’s national meet. A four-time All-MIAC and All-Central Region honoree, Kapraun earned MIAC Player of the Year honors this season.
A psychology major with a 3.68 G.P.A. from Tampa, Florida, Maccaglia was named as the 2015 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year honoree for Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A four-time Division III All-America first-team honoree, he was named Southern Athletic Association Men’s Golfer of the Year for the second straight season, and earned SAA Man of the Year honors this year. The top-ranked golfer in the nation in Division III, Maccaglia tied for second at this year’s national championships.
An exercise sport science and pre-medicine major with a 3.96 G.P.A. from Stewartville, Minnesota, Twohey earned WIAC Wrestler of the Year honors this season, finishing third nationally at 197 pounds to earn All-America honors for the second time. He finished 31-2 on the season and earned the WIAC’s Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete award for wrestling.
A biology major with a 4.00 G.P.A. from Pearcy, Arkansas, Turner posted a 10-4 record at No. 1 singles and went 10-5 on a No. 1 doubles pairing, earning a spot on the American Southwest Conference All-East Division III second team, his third all-conference honor. He finished second in program history in both singles (38) and doubles (47) victories.
Carnegie Mellon University junior tennis player
Abhishek Alla was named to the Capital One Academic All-Academic® second team for the second straight year. Four men’s athletes earned second-team Academic All-America® honors after being named to the third team last year: McDaniel College junior swimmer
Brad Brooks, SUNY-Geneseo senior ice hockey player
Jack Caradonna, York College (Pennsylvania) senior lacrosse player
Tyler Hutson and Williams College junior swimmer
Jake Tamposi. Washington and Lee University junior tennis player
Michael Holt repeated his third-team honor from a year ago, and Kalamazoo College senior swimmer
Will Guedes, a first-team selection in 2013, was a second-team selection this year.
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