AUSTIN, Texas - Senior Ali Smith (Lenexa, Kan.) of the Drake University women's soccer team was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I First Team while junior Ryan Merideth (East Moline, Ill.) and Aleksi Tuominen (Helsinki, Finland) of the Drake men's soccer team were named to the Division I Academic All-America Third and Second Teams, respectively, the organization announced Thursday, Dec. 7 morning. The prestigious academic awards are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Smith, who owns a perfect 4.