Four Lobos Selected To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Team

Ball and Fanning earn first-team honors.

Junior Alexis Ball earned her second straight ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VI award.

Nov. 2, 2009

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--A record four Lobo women's soccer players were named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VI Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Junior Alexis Ball and sophomore Jael Fanning earned first-team honors, Senior Jess Quador earned second-team honors and sophomore Amanda Collins earned third team honors. The Lobos have never had more than two recipients of the award in a season.

"That is an outstanding honor for the four of them," said head coach Kit Vela. "Our whole team does a good job in the classroom. Our team grade point average is around a 3.5. The girls are a product of their environment and they excel."

Ball earned her second straight academic all-district award. She was named second-team in 2008. Ball currently has a 4.18 grade point average and is majoring in Biology.

Fanning is majoring in nutrition and currently has a 4.14 GPA. Quador is majoring in communications with an emphasis in advertising and has a GPA of 3.89. Collins is majoring in elementary education and has a 3.85 GPA.