MEDFORD, MA (June 16, 2024) - Six Tufts University student-athletes have earned spots on the 2026 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) and announced today. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined academic and athletic performance.
Receiving the honor are 2026 Tufts University graduates
Hannah Biccard (field hockey),
Nicola Donlan (women's lacrosse),
Lydia Eastburn (field hockey),
Sami Haynes (women's rowing),
Hannah Jiang (women's rowing) and
Allie Zorn (women's lacrosse). Jiang is earning the award for the second straight year, while it's the first recognition for the other five.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) at their institution. A limit of six nominations per school is set. For field hockey and lacrosse, nominees must have competed in 90 percent of the team's total games played or have started 66 percent of the team's total games. For rowing, nominees must have competed in 90 percent of a team's competitions or compete as a member of an NCAA boat (1V8, 2V8, 1V4) at a conference or national championship.
For the Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Teams, student-athletes from the following sports are eligible - Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Bowling, Women's Fencing, Women's Field Hockey, Women's Golf, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rifle, Women's Rowing, Women's Skiing, Women's Water Polo and Women's Wrestling.
Haynes (international relations and environmental studies double major) and Jiang (cognitive brain science studies) were part of the rowing squad which won a third-straight NCAA Championship in the spring. Biccard (economics and international relations) and Eastburn (biopsychology) also played for an NCAA Championship-winning team with field hockey in the fall. Donlan (cognitive brain science studies) and Zorn (political science) helped lead the women's lacrosse team, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament "Final Four".
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes Women's At-Large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Select Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 7.
See the full 2026 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Teams
HERE (PDF).
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