Complete CSC Academic All-District Release

BOSTON – Simmons soccer seniors Olivia Hewitt, Sydney Neumuth and Riley Wasiuk have all earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.

It is the second straight year the trio of Sharks have received the academic recognition.

One of three captains, Neumuth appeared and started all 17 games for the Sharks and was named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Over the course of her career, Neumuth amassed total of seven goals and two assists for 16 points, while earning All-GNAC second team (2021) and third team (2022) accolades.

Neumuth's fellow captain, Wasiuk secured the academic honors for a second straight year. Appearing in 15 games, while starting 14, Wasiuk registered two goals for four points for the Sharks, including scoring a penalty kick goal against Wellesley College to open the season.

Hewitt rounded out the trio to earn CSC Academic All-District honors, after appearing in all 17 games, while starting 16 at defense. Late in the season, on the road against Albertus Magnus College, Hewitt connected with Neumuth the game's opening goal for her first collegiate career goal.

To receive the honors, student-athletes must meet the following criteria: 

Academic standing:

• Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
• Student-athletes must be enrolled at their institution at the time of nomination either as undergraduates or graduate students. Only the school at which an athlete competed in the current academic year can nominate that player.
• Student-athletes who have graduated from their own institution during the current academic year and are not competing in athletics at another institution at the time of nomination are eligible.
• NEW in 2023-24- TRANSFER STUDENT-ATHLETES: The 12-month residency requirement for undergraduate transfers is no longer required. If your transfer student-athletes (undergraduates or graduates) are in their first semester at your institution, you must use their cumulative undergraduate GPA and cumulative graduate GPA (if grad GPA is applicable) from their former institution - which meets the 3.50 cumulative GPA - to be considered for Academic All-District/Academic All-America status. This would be the GPA or GPAs they used when gaining admittance to your institution. 

Academic eligibility:

• An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
• A graduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as both an undergraduate and a grad student unless they are in their first semester as a graduate student and don't have an established graduate GPA.
• The cumulative grade point average may not be rounded up to 3.50.
• First-semester transfers: See the information, above, for how to submit their GPA.

NEW: Athletic eligibility

• Fall fall sports (M/W Soccer, Volleyball, Football), student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.
• Similar athletic criteria for winter and spring sports are being developed and will be communicated to members soon. Considerations are being determined that are specific to certain individual/team sports.