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Jean DeOrnellas Named CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large
5/20/2013 9:54:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Ashley Bailey- Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Senior Jean DeOrnellas of the Davidson women's swimming team was named to the Capital One Academic All-District III Women's at-large team by the College Sports Information Directors of America, as announced Friday. DeOrnellas advances to the national ballot for Capital One Academic All-America honors.
A native of Fairfax, Va., DeOrnellas carried a 3.96 grade point average while majoring in Political Science. A multiple-time Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association All-Academic Team member, the senior also was honored this year as one of four Wildcat student-athletes with the Northwestern Mutual Award for her achievements in the pool and the classroom as part of the Northwestern Mutual Student-Athlete Spotlight.
DeOrnellas was a Scholar All-American Honorable Mention by the College Swim Coaches Association of America in 2011. She helped the Wildcats as a team earn Scholar All-American honors numerous times.
In the pool, DeOrnellas was one of the top scorers on the women's team. She specialized in freestyle and butterfly events during her four-year career, appearing on the all-time top-10 performers lists in three individual events. She is also a school-record holder as a member of the 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays.
This past season at the CCSA Championships, DeOrnellas swam a career-best time of 56.09 in the 100-yard butterfly. Then on the final day of competition, she earned a career-best time of 51.66 in the 100-yard freestyle, moving her into fourth place all-time in the Davidson record books.
Upon her graduation from Davidson, DeOrnellas will serve as an English teaching assistant in South Korea as a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright grant.
DeOrnellas is the second Wildcat to earn Academic All-District III honors this year, joining men's basketball senior JP Kuhlman, who was named to the first team in the winter.
A native of Fairfax, Va., DeOrnellas carried a 3.96 grade point average while majoring in Political Science. A multiple-time Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association All-Academic Team member, the senior also was honored this year as one of four Wildcat student-athletes with the Northwestern Mutual Award for her achievements in the pool and the classroom as part of the Northwestern Mutual Student-Athlete Spotlight.
DeOrnellas was a Scholar All-American Honorable Mention by the College Swim Coaches Association of America in 2011. She helped the Wildcats as a team earn Scholar All-American honors numerous times.
In the pool, DeOrnellas was one of the top scorers on the women's team. She specialized in freestyle and butterfly events during her four-year career, appearing on the all-time top-10 performers lists in three individual events. She is also a school-record holder as a member of the 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays.
This past season at the CCSA Championships, DeOrnellas swam a career-best time of 56.09 in the 100-yard butterfly. Then on the final day of competition, she earned a career-best time of 51.66 in the 100-yard freestyle, moving her into fourth place all-time in the Davidson record books.
Upon her graduation from Davidson, DeOrnellas will serve as an English teaching assistant in South Korea as a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright grant.
DeOrnellas is the second Wildcat to earn Academic All-District III honors this year, joining men's basketball senior JP Kuhlman, who was named to the first team in the winter.
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