NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Six Vanderbilt student-athletes were named to the 2019-20 Southland Bowling League All-Academic team, the league announced Wednesday.
Sophomore Angelique Dalesandro, freshman Amelia Kiefer, senior Bryanna Leyen, junior Lauren Potechin, senior Emily Rigney and senior Adel Wahner were all recognized for their exemplary work in the classroom and on the lanes. Each made the squad based upon grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher the semester.
Wahner, a second-team All-American, achieved a 3.83 GPA in her major areas of medicine, health and society and psychology. Leyen had a sparkling 3.71 in elementary education and human and organizational development while Rigney earned a 3.45 in sociology and economics. All three have been fixtures on Vanderbilt’s dean’s list during their careers.
Potechin carried a 3.72 GPA in mechanical engineering and mathematics and Dalesandro had a 3.07 in human and organizational development.
Kiefer attained a 3.49 during her first year at Vanderbilt.
2019-20 Southland Bowling League All-Academic Team
| Name | Institution | Class | Hometown | Major | ||||
| Averi Brown | Arkansas State | So. | Columbus, Ohio | Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Taylor Davis | Arkansas State | Jr. | Davison, Mich. | Biological Sciences | ||||
| Julia Huren | Arkansas State | Sr. | Westland, Mich. | Global Supply Chain Mgmt. & Marketing | ||||
| Montana Meyer | Arkansas State | So. | Imperial, Mo. | Computer & Information Technology | ||||
| Ashley Channell | Louisiana Tech | Jr. | Morris Chapel, Tenn. | Speech-Language Pathology | ||||
| Kaitlyn Eder | Louisiana Tech | Jr. | Lithia, Fla. | Psychology | ||||
| Allie Leiendecker | Louisiana Tech | Fr. | Wooster, Ohio | Elementary Education/Special Education | ||||
| Elise Chambers | Sam Houston State | So. | Ocoee, Fla. | General Business | ||||
| Katelyn Dickerson | Sam Houston State | Sr. | Painesville, Ohio | Accounting | ||||
| Bea Hernandez | Sam Houston State | So. | Manila, Philippines | International Business | ||||
| Syasya Ismail | Sam Houston State | Sr. | Sembawang, Singapore | Criminal Justice | ||||
| Natasya Rafie | Sam Houston State | Fr. | Gadong, Brunei | Graphic Design | ||||
| Caroline Beyer | Stephen F. Austin | So. | Ogdensburg, Wis. | Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Dakota Faichnie | Stephen F. Austin | Jr. | Ontario, Canada | Animal Studies | ||||
| Sarah Gill | Stephen F. Austin | Jr. | Attleboro, Mass. | Kinesiology | ||||
| Annie Leihardt | Stephen F. Austin | Jr. | Georgetown, Texas | Criminal Justice | ||||
| Sarah Voiers | Stephen F. Austin | Jr. | Chesterton, Ind. | Psychology | ||||
| Tommie White | Stephen F. Austin | Fr. | Sparks, Nev. | Business Economics | ||||
| Jenica Baron | Tulane | Fr. | Barington, Ill. | Public Health and Psychology | ||||
| Isabelle Lee | Tulane | Sr. | Singapore | Biochemistry | ||||
| Crystal Singh | Tulane | So. | Coral Springs, Fla. | English and Philosophy | ||||
| Amelia Vasquez | Tulane | Fr. | Oviedo, Fla. | Psychology | ||||
| Payton Bertermann | Valparaiso | Jr. | Grayslake, Ill. | Actuarial Science | ||||
| Noelle Doody | Valparaiso | Fr. | Tinley Park, Ill. | Biology | ||||
| Hannah Forton | Valparaiso | Jr. | Macomb, Mich. | Music; Communication | ||||
| Becky Lohse | Valparaiso | Sr. | Chesterton, Ind. | Social Work; Psychology | ||||
| Allura Magsino | Valparaiso | So. | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | Computer Science | ||||
| Morgan Peacha | Valparaiso | Sr. | Henderson, Nev. | History | ||||
| Sam Perez | Valparaiso | Jr. | Aurora, Ill. | Management | ||||
| Jess Soskich | Valparaiso | Jr. | Arlington Heights, Ill. | Biology Education; Secondary Education | ||||
| Mirica Yancey | Valparaiso | Jr. | Aurora, Ill. | Computer Science | ||||
| Angelique Dalesandro | Vanderbilt | So. | Rolling Meadows, Ill. | Human & Organizational Development | ||||
| Amelia Kiefer | Vanderbilt | Fr. | Jasper, Ind. | Undeclared | ||||
| Bryanna Leyen | Vanderbilt | Sr. | Perry Hall, Md. | Elementary Ed. and Human Org. Dev. | ||||
| Lauren Potechin | Vanderbilt | Jr. | Short Hills, N.J. | Mechanical Engineering & Mathematics | ||||
| Emily Rigney | Vanderbilt | Sr. | East Doncaster, Australia | Economics & Sociology | ||||
| Adel Wahner | Vanderbilt | Sr. | Las Cruces, N.M. | Medicine, Health & Society and Psych. | ||||
| Emma Dockery | Youngstown State | Jr. | Ravenna, Ohio | Accounting | ||||
| Megan Grams | Youngstown State | Fr. | Michigan City, Ind. | Psychology | ||||
| Ashley Kolb | Youngstown State | Sr. | Ravenna, Ohio | Accounting | ||||
| Nikki Mendez | Youngstown State | Sr. | Homer Glen, Ill. | Psychology | ||||
| Alexis Sullivan | Youngstown State | Jr. | Mentor, Ohio | Biology | ||||
| Emma Wasielewski | Youngstown State | Jr. | Sunbury, Ohio | Social Work | ||||
