ETTRICK, VA (June 15, 2020)- The Virginia Sports Information Directors announced on Monday the 2019-2020 VaSID Academic All-State Team. The team is made of 37 institutions and 222 scholar-athletes. The Virginia State University (VSU) Trojans are represented by six scholar-athletes who embody the VSU Athletic mission of developing athletic and academic champions.

Earning a place on the Academic All-State Team are Bria Anderson, Yazmen Hannah, Joshua Minaya, Vanessa Ruby, Nicholas Woolfolk and Tyrone Fisher. Each of these scholar-athletes have left a mark in their respective sports as well as in the classroom. At the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, each of these scholar-athletes earned over a 3.90 GPA.

Bria Anderson is a volleyball scholar-athlete majoring in Sport Management. Anderson is a junior on the court and is a native of Cumberland, VA. Hailing from Hickory, NC, Yazmen Hannah is a women's basketball senior Psychology major. A recent Spring 2020 graduate, Vanessa Ruby is a softball scholar-athlete, majoring in Criminal Justice from Spotsylvania, VA.

A Bronx, NY native, baseball scholar-athlete Joshua Minaya is a recent Spring 2020 graduate majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology. A dual sport scholar-athlete in football and baseball, Nicholas Woolfolk is a junior from Richmond, VA majoring in Health and Physical Education. Also representing football, sophomore Tyrone Fisher is a South Hill, VA native majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

The 222 VaSID Academic All-State scholar-athletes had to be have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, and be a sophomore or higher.

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2019-2020 VaSID Academic All-State Team (by institution)
Averett University
Ka'seim Black
Dani Kahn
Stan Martherus
Hannah Thompson
Cole Westberry
Inka Zeilstra
 
Bridgewater College
Calista Ariel
Jesse Bartley
Rachel Gaston
Olivia Heeb-Wade
Will Hoffman
Jacob Talley
 
Christendom College
Emily Palm
Mary Heisler
Josh Mead
James Foeckler
Ian Heisler,
Mike Urankar
 
Christopher Newport University
Rachel Cooke
Ben James
Monica Lannen
Anna Patterson
Carson Pokorny
Dylan Rice
 
Eastern Mennonite University
Isaac Alderfer
Megan Breidigan
Megan Good
Skylar Hedgepeth
Abigail Shelly
Leah Wenger
 
Emory & Henry College
Staymon Johnson
Caleb Wallace
Luke Montalbano
Cara Brooks
Colt Pierce
Sydney McKinney
 
Ferrum College
Arielle Eure
Josh Greenway
Lance Keiser
Tim Ortega
Casey Raggett
Jack Sheehan
 
George Mason University
Thomas Amabile
Edward Ayers
Deanna Balsama
Ryan Donnelly
Talha Farooq
Sarah Kaminski
 
Hampden-Sydney College
Thomas Gorman
Tyler Howerton
Allen Smith
Matt Spagnolo
Zach Stephan
Eli Strong
 
Hampton University
Gabrielle Calloway
Kamaria Horton
Michael Lawrence
Kennedy Peace
Filip Stevanovic
K'Lynn Willis
 
Hollins University
Kendra Rich
Delaney Waller
Sarah Snoddy
Cecelia Riddle
Shravani Chitineni
Francesca Reilly
 
James Madison University
Faith Anderson
Alicia Cooperman
Morgan Cox
Sara Jubas
Kate Owens
Bonnie Zhang
 
Liberty University
Jovaine Atkinson
Chase Burton
Ruben Garcia
Mikayla Herich
Amelia Johnson
Allison Schaefer
 
Longwood University
Carrie Reaver
Dana Joss
Corri Calandra
Teagan Stephenson
Chase Quinn
Nathan Iskowitz
 
University of Lynchburg
Caitlin Dorsch
Wrenn Pallas
Claudia Lopez Perez
Jake Vignali
Lindsay Riley
Noah Winslow
 
Marymount University
Katie McShea
Maia Pappadakis
Theresa Buscemi
Caitlyn Dunn
Roey Stern
Clare Polis
 
University of Mary Washington
Moses Hutchison
Christian Hague
Savannah Powers
Carley Vaughn
Meredith LeBel
Jenny Bosserman
 
Norfolk State University
Lily Potter
Fridah Koech
Anna Rupertova
Lelei Too
Ridge Walker
Caleb Ward
 
Old Dominion University
Erin Huffman
Glory Johnson
Aaron Carver
Holly Hutchinson
Francois Musitelli
Emily Roberts
 
Radford University
Jen Falconer
Hunter Mundy
Brittany Rinaldi
Jacob Wilkinson
Stephanie Neast
Natacha Rangel-Ribiero
 
Randolph-Macon College
Kristin Dantzler
Victor Kontopanos
Brendan Markovic
Gabby Nelson
Matt Nickles
Kelly Williams
 
Randolph College
Nicole Taulton
Corrinne Anderson
Amber Garrett
Elizabeth Ellen
Alexander Kulvivat
Kyle May
 
University of Richmond
Miles Clikeman
Michael Baker
Jason Reynolds
Erika Echternach
Elise Zwicklbauer
Rachel Ziemba
 
Roanoke College
Lindsey Baxter
Zach Behe
Lilly Blair
Emma Clark
Carolyn Kitsock
Jason Sarro
 
Shenandoah University
Jet Hayes
Regan Johnson
Kelsey Jones
Carson Kulina
Jack Massie
Maiya Pencile
 
Southern Virginia University
Skyler Cloward
Michael Myers
Cole Critchfield
Grace DeGruccio
Tori Wescott
Cory Stout
 
Sweet Briar College
Sydney Campbell
Lizzie Martin
Courtney Nelson
Lily Peterson
Lacey Tucker
Emily Wandling
 
University of Virginia
Paige Madden
Jocelyn Willoughby
Jordan Mack
Joe Bell
Rachel Robinson
Meghan McCool
 
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Madelyn Lawrence
Mackenzie King
Jeremiah Ball
Hanna Damron
Lexie Rhoton
Caroline Earnshaw
 
Virginia Commonwealth University
Svea Sturm
Makayla McGowan
Adrian Vagberg
Inigo Torre Martin
Ulrik Edvardsen
Daniel Watson
 
Virginia Military Institute
Sam Franklin
Kelia Aardema
Emma Noble
Jon Clines
Justin Adams
Brad Davis
 
Virginia State University
Bria Anderson
Yazmen Hannah
Joshua Minaya
Vanessa Ruby
Nicholas Woolfolk
Tyrone Fisher
 
Virginia Tech
Sarah Spicer
Jessica Spicer
Bashir Mosavel-Lo
Peter Seufer
Mandy McGlynn
Regan Westwood
 
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Andrew Alston
Ashley O'Neal
Fredeja Ransom
Jayda Holder
Kyara Cooper
Sophia McCall
 
Virginia Wesleyan University
Hanna Hull
Jenna Whitener
Amber Matalus
Skyler Lattuca
Jacob Pilarski
Destiny Kinka
 
Washington and Lee University
Brian Peccie
Emily Hageboeck
Ryan Monson
Elliot Gilbert
Sean Clark
Courtney Berry
 
College of William & Mary
Nathan Knight
Eva Hodgson
Brandon Raquet
Cassidy Goodwin
Julian Ngoh
Susanna Maisto