Senior Kate Del Fava of the Illinois State women's soccer team was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team, as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday. This honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
The senior is the only women's soccer student-athlete in the Missouri Valley Conference to be recognized by CoSIDA.
Del Fava has started every match this season for the Redbirds as a midfielder, leading the Valley in several offensive categories including goals scored (15), total points (34) and game-winning goals (6).