Wake's Everett Earns Academic Honor
3/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Winston-Salem, NC - Wake Forest senior Jenny Everett was named to the Verizon Academic All-America first team in District III as announced today and will be in the running for the national squad as a result of her regional honor. Everett, a business major out of Rutland, VT, led the Deacons to their first national semifinal appearance in school history this past season.
Everett also collected National Academic Squad honors for the third consecutive season, having earned the distinction in 1998 and 1999 as well. She was named Wake Forest's Female Scholar Athlete Of The Year in 2000 and was the recipient of a prestigious Weaver-James-Corrigan Post-Graduate scholarship, given by the Atlantic Coast Conference. During her career, Everett broke seven Wake Forest field hockey records and led the team with 20 goals and 20 assists in the 2000 season. She was named first team All-American for the second straight year and was also selected to the South Region All-American team for the third consecutive season. Additionally, Everett was picked to the All-ACC squad for the second straight year. Everett concludes her career with 76 goals and 34 assists for a school record 186 points.
The Demon Deacon field hockey team finished its season with an 18-4 overall record and a 3-1 conference mark. The Deacs wrapped up one of their most successful seasons as a national semifinalist, falling 6-0 to national champion Old Dominion in the 2000 NCAA Championships.
