AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman women's swimming alumna Nancy Claire Smith has capped her Carson-Newman career by becoming the first ever athlete, male or female, in Carson-Newman history to be selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team. 

The At-Large team includes athletes who participate in swimming, golf, lacrosse, ice hockey, tennis, bowling, field hockey, rifle, gymnastics and water polo. Smith earned second team honors last year, becoming the first ever female from Carson-Newman picked to the team.  

Men's tennis player Preston Sneed made the men's third team in the at-large program in 2007.  

During a season in which the senior earned Honorable Mention All-American honors as part of C-N's women's 800 free relay team, she also put together a 4.00 GPA while double majoring in Biochemistry and Religion.

The Tennessee native collected four victories as a senior and also helped her club to a victory in the 400 medley relay against King (Tenn.). At the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships, she was named all-conference in the 800 free relay.

For Smith, this is another honor in a star-studded career on the C-N swim team. She finished this season as one of six seniors who were the first four year members of Mossy Creek's swim program, which began in 2013. She was named an All-American in 2016 with the 800 free relay squad and picked up honorable mention status in the 200 free relay. She also became the first student-athlete in Carson-Newman history to receive the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, which she was given at 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The accolade goes to the participant at the championship site with the highest GPA.

In the at-large program, District III includes schools affiliated with the South Atlantic Conference, the Conference Carolinas and the Peach Belt Conference. Smith will advance to the national ballot for the opportunity to make one of the three Academic All-America teams. The at-large team includes athletes who participate in swimming, golf, lacrosse, ice hockey, tennis, bowling, field hockey, rifle, gymnastics and water polo. 

FIRST TEAM

Sport                  Name                                School                                    Yr.     Hometown                         GPA  Major

Swimming          Monica Amaral (1)           West Florida                          Sr.     Rio De Janeiro, Brazil       3.87   Engineering / Building Construction

Swimming          Vika Arkhipova (1)          Wingate                                  Sr.     Seversk, Russia                 3.92   Marketing

Tennis                Marine Beugre-Guyot (3)                                                Saint Leo                                      Sr.     Brou Sur Chantereine, France 3.98                            Biology

Tennis                Rebecca Bruning (1,#)    Anderson (S.C.)                    Sr.     Athens, Ga.                        4.00   Biochemistry

Swimming          Jaimie Bryan (3)              UC San Diego                        Sr.     Paradise Valley, Ariz.        3.70   Physiology & Neuroscience

Golf                     Marie Coors (1,#)            Saint Leo                                Sr.     Gross-Zimmern, Germany     4.00   Economics

Swimming          Manuela Ferreira             Wayne State (Mich.)              Sr.     Ibague, Colombia              3.81   Chemical Engineering

Tennis                Saioa Gomez De Segura (2)   Mercyhurst                             Jr.      Vitoria, Spain                     4.00   Business

Golf                     Mikaela Hadaway (3)       Wingate                                  Sr.     Kettering, Ohio                  4.00   Psychology

Lacrosse            Morgan Judd                   Lindenwood                          Sr.     South Jordan, Utah           4.00   Exercise Science

Lacrosse            Alyssa Milano                  New York Inst. of Tech.        Jr.      Holbrook, N.Y.                   4.00   Business Administration

Gymnastics        Katie Simpson                 Texas Woman's                     Sr.     Carlsbad, Calif.                  3.92   Food And Nutrition In Business

Swimming          Nancy Claire Smith (2)    Carson-Newman                   Sr.     Franklin, Tenn.                  4.00   Biochemistry / Religion

Fencing              Zuzanna Sobczak            Wayne State (Mich.)              Sr.     Gdansk, Poland                3.94   Civil Engineering

Tennis                Nannan Zhang                BYU-Hawai'i                           Sr.     Tianjin, China                    3.50   Accounting

SECOND TEAM

Sport                  Name                                School                                    Yr.     Hometown                         GPA  Major

Tennis                Franziska Funke (2)        Tusculum                                Jr.      Bochum, Germany            3.99   Psychology

Gymnastics        Lauren Glover                  Seattle Pacific                        Sr.     Fort Collins, Colo.            3.92   Accounting / French

Tennis                Karina Goia                      Barry                                       Gr.     Arad, Romania     3.93,3.93 (G)  Entrepreneurial Mgmt.

Swimming          Tess Hayward                  West Chester                         Sr.     Elizabethtown, Pa.             3.85   Education

Gymnastics        Aubree Horn                     Lindenwood                          Sr.     York, Pa.                             3.93   Chemistry

Field Hockey     Emily Howell                    East Stroudsburg                   Sr.     Bangor, Pa.                        3.85   Health & Physical Education

Field Hockey     Samantha Peters             Bloomsburg                           Sr.     Harrisburg, Pa.                   3.94   Nursing

Swimming          Madeline Pitt                    West Florida                          Jr.      Trussville, Ala.                   3.97   Elementary Education

Lacrosse            Jacqueline Jahelka (2)   Adelphi                                   Sr.     Garden City, N.Y.              3.85   Psychology / Elementary Education

Swimming          Elizabeth Rawlings          Wayne State (Mich.)              Sr.     Armada, Mich.                    3.65   Nursing

Gymnastics        Hannah Rector                Lindenwood                          Sr.     Blue Springs, Mo.              4.00   Chemistry

Bowling              Carly Thomas                  Central Missouri                    Sr.     Frederick, Md.                   4.00   Business

Field Hockey     Margaret Thorwart           Millersville                              Sr.     Harrisburg, Pa.                   3.97   Speech Communication

Swimming          Emma Wahlstrom            Nova Southeastern               Sr.     Stockholm, Sweden          3.56   Business Administration

Tennis                Rosalie Willig                  Lynn                                       Gr.     Stuttgart, Germany    3.87,4.00 (UG)          Int. Business Mgmt. / (G) Marketing

THIRD TEAM

Sport                  Name                                School                                    Yr.     Hometown                         GPA  Major

Gymnastics        Kathleen Aberger             S. Connecticut State              Jr.      Plano, Texas                        3.91 Exercise Science

Gymnastics        Erin Alderman                  Texas Woman's                     So.    Fair Oaks, Calif.                   4.00 Communication Sciences

Field Hockey     Danielle Ard                     East Stroudsburg                   Sr.     Mifflinburg, Pa.                     3.88 Biology

Water Polo         Lauren Boyer                   UC San Diego                        Sr.     Honolulu, Hawai'i                3.62 Literature / Writing

Lacrosse            Madeline Gilstrap            Rockhurst                              Sr.     St. Louis, Mo.                       3.95 Biochemistry / Mathematics

Golf                     Annika Haynes                Indianapolis                          Jr.      Oakville, Ontario                 4.00 Finance

Golf                     Katharina Keilich             Indianapolis                          So.    Wetzlar, Germany                4.00 Sport Management

Lacrosse            Hunter Leckonby             Chestnut Hill                          Jr.      Charleston, S.C.                  4.00 Psychology

Tennis                Grace Mpassy                 Lynn                                       Jr.      Berlin, Germany                  3.98 Event Management

Swimming          Grace Reichard               Ashland                                  Jr.      Nevada, Mo.                         3.99 Dietetics

Tennis                Alyssa Savill                    California (Pa.)                      Sr.     Holbrook, Australia             4.00 Sport Management

Tennis                Nina Sengl                       Goldey-Beacom                    Sr.     Puchheim, Germany           3.97 Marketing Management

Swimming          Mckenzie Stevens           Queens (N.C.)                        Jr.      Salisbury, N.C.                     3.94 Exercise & Sport Science

Golf                     Savannah Stone                                                            Concordia-St. Paul                          Sr.   Crosslake, Minn.                                         3.96                     Psychology & Kinesiology

Tennis                Andrea Ternera               Wingate                                  Sr.     Bogota, Colombia               4.00 Management

Tennis                Gabriela Van Ooststroom                                             Limestone                                      Sr.     Oisterwijk, The Netherlands                                                        4.00       Phys. Ed. / Strength & Conditioning

Tennis                Luise von Agris               Indiana (Pa.)                          Jr.      Castrop-Rauxel, Germany      4.00 International Business

Tennis                Elizabeth Williamson      Newberry                                Sr.     Canterbury, New Zealand       3.96 Biology