SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota State’s Marisa Schulz and Jocelyn Tanner were honored Tuesday as members of the Summit League Women’s Soccer Academic All-League Team. Both student-athletes have compiled perfect 4.0 grade-point averages to earn spots on the 11-player team, which was determined by a vote conducted among the league’s sports information directors and faculty athletics representatives.
Schulz, a senior midfielder/forward from Dakota Dunes, is pursuing a master’s degree in statistics and data science. She played in all 22 games for the Summit League tournament champion Jackrabbits and collected two goals and two assists.
Tanner, a sophomore from Ham Lake, Minnesota, is majoring mathematics and data science. She was honored this fall as the Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year, posting a 13-4-1 record in 18 starts with nine shutouts and a 1.10 goals-against average.
South Dakota State finished the season with a school record for wins in a season en route to a 17-4-1 overall record. The Jackrabbits made their sixth appearance in the NCAA College Cup in program history.
2021 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
• Alexis Mitchell***, South Dakota. Grad., 3.75, Mathematics (Master’s of Sport Management)
• Natalie Beckmann**, Denver. Sr., 3.98, Mathematics
• Andrea Daves**, Omaha. Sr., 3.97, Neuroscience
• Kaitlyn Glover**, Denver. Jr., 3.96, Biology
• Abby Ostrem**, South Dakota. Grad., 3.87, Criminal Justice (Master’s of Sport Management)
• Ellie Schneider**, North Dakota State. Sr., 3.97, Biological Sciences
• Sydney Sharp**, Denver. Jr., 3.93, Marketing
• Emma Harkleroad, South Dakota. Grad., 3.73, Medical Biology
• Marisa Schulz, South Dakota State. Sr., 4.00, Master’s in Statistics and Data Science
• Lexi Serreyn, St. Thomas. Sr., 4.00, Electrical Engineering/Physics
• Jocelyn Tanner, South Dakota State. So., 4.0, Mathematics and Data Science
* Indicates number of times selected to team