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BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech women’s soccer player Katie Yensen was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team Tuesday morning and the Hokies’ soccer team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2013-2014 academic year, as announced Monday afternoon by the NSCAA.

Yensen, a senior from Falls Church, Virginia, has excelled both on the field and in the classroom. Majoring in biology, the Tech midfielder has a near-4.0 GPA and has already received numerous academic awards throughout her career. Last year she was awarded the prestigious Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics, the highest designation given out by the Tech athletics department, and she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. She also received the Elite-89 award from the NCAA.

“Katie Yensen is very well deserving of this award, she is extremely hard working, motivated, disciplined and intellectual,” head coach Chugger Adair said. “Her hard work is paying off both in the classroom and on the field. We are going to miss her exemplary leadership and commitment.”

On the field, Yensen has cemented herself as one of Tech’s all-time greats. She is tied for the all-time record for games played at Tech with 91 and is tied for second in the career game-winning goals category with 10. Virginia Tech is 33-0 when she tallies a point in the game. Last season, she was selected to the ACC All-Tournament Team and the Virginia SID All-State Second Team, and this season she led the team with six assists and scored four goals.

The Hokies’ women’s soccer team was also recognized for academic success with the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2013-2014 academic year.

“I was pleased to see the team award given to the VT women’s soccer team,” Adair commented. “This is a testament to the girls and the quality of work they put in off the field and in their line of studies. The team is focused and disciplined in all aspects of their lives, which has helped cultivate the team success both on and off the field. It is a pleasure to work with these fine young ladies.”

The NSCAA annually recognized college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the field. A total of 861 collegiate soccer teams (279 men, 582 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 academic year.

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