DePaul University Athletics
Wyatt Named CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
11/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S SOCCER
CHICAGO ââ'¬" Elise Wyatt received a prestigious national accolade on Tuesday being selected to the CoSIDA 2015 Academic All-America Women's Soccer First Team.
Wyatt was the only representative of the BIG EAST Conference named to the 12-member first team. Rachel Daly of St. John's was chosen for the second team.
The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.89. Eight student-athletes on the first team have a GPA of 3.95 or higher.
This was the second year in a row Wyatt has been honored by CoSIDA. Last season, the senior forward from Victoria, British Columbia was an Academic All-America Third Team selection.
"It's a great honor as academics have always been a huge part of my college experience," said Wyatt, a finance major with a 3.60 GPA. "Going from third team to first team Academic All-America is rewarding because it's all about improving yourself."
In addition to academics, athletic accomplishments were part of the criteria in the selection process.
Wyatt led the Blue Demons to a berth in the BIG EAST Championship and set the program's career record for goals with 35.
Her 12 goals this season tied the single-season mark shared by Julianne Sitch (2003) and Abby Reed (2014).
Wyatt's career numbers of 35 goals and 17 assists gave her 87 career points---three shy of all-time leader Sitch (2002-05). Wyatt is tied for third all-time in career assists.
The Blue Demon standout notched a pair of hat tricks this season with each offensive outburst accompanied by the NSCAA Player of the Week award. She finished the season with 12 goals and five assists for 29 points.
"DePaul is a great institution full of well-rounded student-athletes," Wyatt said. "That is evident from all the high team GPAs of golf, women's basketball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, softball and other Blue Demon programs.
"My teammates and coaches are a big part of my athletic and academic success. I'm so glad to be a part of an institution that prides itself on academic success as much as athletic achievements."
