On Aug. 26, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced that more than 1,000 student-athletes in the ODAC were awarded the All-ODAC Academic Award.

Of these, more than two dozen Sweet Briar College student-athletes representing all seven varsity sports were named to the All-Academic Team for the 2007-2008 academic year. Three were dual-sport participants.

Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class. He or she must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered.

Breakdown by sport:

Field Hockey — Jane Craddock, Amey Landreth and Melaina Macone

Soccer — Kat Alexander, Allison Brookes, Laura Hanold, Alexis Hart, Hannah Hesser, Molly McDowell, Helen Phillips and Lisa Weisbrich

Volleyball — Natalie Cutchin, Lauren Foster, Laura Jett and Cassidy Jones

Swimming — Kelsey Smith, Kennedy Munro, Danelle Houck, Hannah Hesser, Sarah Hall and Samantha Benito

Lacrosse — Megan Behrle, Eleanor Donahue, Lucy Hankinson, Ashley Howard and Lisa Weisbrich

Tennis — Elizabeth Baker, Caroline Byrd, Anne Eden and Michelle Raymond

Softball — Anna Newberg, MaryAnne Haslow-Hall, Amey Landreth and Brittney Berry