Boston University women's soccer standout Emily Pallotta (Andover, Mass.) has been named an Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced today. Pallotta, the America East Midfielder of the Year, was a third-team recognition.
Pallotta, the America East Midfielder of the Year, was a repeat first-team All-District 1 selection this season. A senior with a 3.75 grade-point average in business administration and management, Pallotta is a three-time member of the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll and was an All-Academic choice in both 2008 and 09. She led Boston U. to three straight conference titles and made the NCAA tournament in each of her four years in Boston.
To be nominated for Academic All-America recognition, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career. No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution (thus, true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible transfers are not eligible). In the cases of transfers, graduate students and junior college graduates, the athlete must have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to be eligible.
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country, men's at-large and women's at-large.
