2007-08 All-ACC Academic Women's Swimming and Diving Team Announced
Virginia Tech lands six athletes
May 8, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - NCAA Platform Diving Champion and Atlantic Coast Conference Diver of the Year Brittany Viola of Miami headlines the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Swimming and Diving Team, as announced Thursday by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Joining Viola on the 40-member academic squad include four NCAA All-Americans in ACC Swimmer of the Year Jessica Botzum (Virginia Tech), Hannah Krimm (Georgia Tech), ACC Freshman of the Year Elizabeth Shaw (Virginia) and Sara Smith (Virginia Tech).

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

Each of the league's 11 schools that sponsor swimming and diving were represented on the team, as Clemson tied a league-high seven selections to lead all ACC schools. Florida State and Virginia Tech each received six picks, while Virginia collected five, North Carolina notched four and Georgia Tech had three.

With two nods apiece were Boston College, Duke, Maryland and Miami. NC State rounded out the academic squad with one representative.

This year's team boasts 21 All-ACC performers with 12 crowned ACC champions and 16 returning academic honorees. In addition, seven student-athletes earned NCAA All-America Honorable Mention and two were honored with the league's Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship (Florida State's Abbie King and Virginia Tech's Botzum).

Below is a complete list of recipients named to the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Swimming and Diving Team.

2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Swimming & Diving Team
(Alphabetical by last name)

NameSchoolClassMajor
Chelsea AleNC StateSo.Sport Management
Alexandra AllenClemsonSo.Nursing
Abby Barney *Virginia TechSo.Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
Britta Boesing *MiamiJr.Sport Administration
Jessica Botzum *Virginia TechSr.Biology
Julie Brummond *DukeSo.Undeclared
Caroline Byron *Boston CollegeJr.Human Development
ElizaBeth ByrumVirginia TechSr.Apparel, Housing and Resource Management
Mei ChristensenVirginiaSo.Undeclared
Patricia DeScenzaMarylandSo.Education
Stephanie England *Georgia TechSr.Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Laura FilipNorth CarolinaGrad.Journalism and Mass Comm./Comm. Studies
Ellen FreemanVirginiaFr.Undeclared
Claire GaldunVirginiaFr.Undeclared
Stephanie Glover *VirginiaSr.Economics
Katura HarveyNorth CarolinaFr.Undeclared
Georgia Holderness *Florida StateSo.Child Development
Danielle KazilionisClemsonSr.Marketing
Abbie King *Florida StateSr.Child Development
Agatha KwasnikGeorgia TechSo.Biomedical Engineering
Hannah Krimm *Georgia TechSo.Science, Technology and Culture
Cassandra Larussa *ClemsonJr.Marketing
Jorden McHorneyVirginia TechJr.Communication
Aleia MondenFlorida StateFr.Exercise Science
Megan NewellVirginia TechJr.Psychology
Katrina ObasClemsonSo.Health Science
Michelle Parkhurst *ClemsonJr.Sociology
Rachel Regone *ClemsonJr.Health Science
Nina RossiMarylandSo.Education
Elizabeth SavageClemsonFr.Engineering
Elizabeth ShawVirginiaFr.Undeclared
Erica SchifflerNorth CarolinaJr.Biology
Kathryn SkaggsFlorida StateSr.Sport Management
Katie SirounisFlorida StateSo.Business
Sara Smith *Virginia TechJr.Biology
Megan Steeves *North CarolinaSo.Undeclared
Ashley TwichellDukeFr.Undeclared
Lowri TynanFlorida StateFr.Interior Design
Mari WunschelBoston CollegeSr.Marketing
Brittany Viola *MiamiSo.Broadcasting

* - Repeat All-ACC Academic honorees