FREDERICK, Md.--Senior Michelle Leggieri of the Hood College women's swim team has been named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II At-Large Third Team, as voted on by sports information directors across the region.

The native of Frederick, Md., and first-year member of the swim team was one of two graduating senior to earn summa cum laude recognition at the 2009 commencement ceremony for her exemplary academic achievement. A sprinter for the Blazers, her top times included 27.32 in the 50 free, 59.92 in the 100 free, 2:13.16 in the 200 free, 1:07.89 in the 100 back and 1:19.37 in the 100 breast. She owned the team's top times in the 50 free and was second-fastest in the 100 free. She captured top honors in the 100 free twice and 50 free twice in dual meet action and was Hood's top finisher at the Capital Athletic Conference championships in the 100 back and the 50 free. Earlier this month, she was also inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national scholar-athlete honor society.

To be nominated for academic all-district honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.

Leggieri was one of three CAC student-athletes to garner academic all-district plaudits. Salisbury University's Lauren Correll (forward, field hockey) was named to the second team and Stevenson University's Cat Connelly (midfield, field hockey) was selected to the first team.

The at-large teams are comprised of student-athletes from women's bowling, women's crew, men's and women's fencing, field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rifle, men's and women's skiing, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo and wrestling.