FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason junior midfielder Emily Littell has been named to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Women's Soccer Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Littell, a Bioengineering major with a 3.99 GPA, is just the 11th Mason student-athlete to be named Academic All-America® since 1990.  She is the first Mason women's soccer player in program history to earn the honor.

Among the 34 members of the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I women's soccer teams, Littell is one of 30 who carries at least a 3.90 GPA.  She is the only student-athlete from the Atlantic 10 Conference selected 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America.

A native of Leesburg, Va., Littell has started all 61 games that she has played for the Patriots.  She has recorded six goals, 16 assists and 28 points during her career. 

Littell started all 20 games for Mason during the 2017 season and led the team in assists (7) and points (15).  She also tied for the team lead in goals (4).  All of those totals marked career highs for Littell, who played 1,727 minutes, second-most of any field player on the team.

Littell's seven assists tied for third-most in the Atlantic 10 Conference, while her 15 points tied for ninth in the conference.

A 2017 Provost Scholar Athlete, Littell is also a two-time member of the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2016, 2017).

The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is the only Academic All-America designation recognized by the NCAA.  To be eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

All-Time George Mason University Academic All-Americans
1990 – Robert Bailey, Men's Volleyball (Second Team)
1992 – Jason Robertson, Men's Volleyball (Third Team)
1992 – Kimberly Saddic, Women's Track and Field (Second Team)
1996 – Keri Chaconas, Women's Basketball (Third Team)
2002 – Art Kulans, Men's Volleyball (Second Team)
2003 – Art Kulans, Men's Volleyball (First Team)
2005 – Chris Looze, Baseball (First Team)
2009 – Richard Edgar, Men's Soccer (First Team)
2016 – Jennifer Nakamura, Women's Track and Field (Third Team)
2017 – Tyler Zombro, Baseball (Third Team)
2017 – John Seals, Track and Field (Third Team)
2017 – Emily Littell, Women's Soccer (Second Team)

2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Women's Soccer Teams
FIRST TEAM
GK – Alyssa Heintschel, Ball State – 4.00 GPA/Chemistry/Pre-Med (Sr.)
D – Grace Rogers, Valparaiso – 4.00 GPA/Actual Science/Business Analytics (Sr.)
D – Kayy Schmidt, Brown – 4.00 GPA/Engineering (Sr.)
D – Ali Smith, Drake – 4.00 GPA/International Business and Finance (Sr.)
D – Bianca St. Georges, West Virginia – 4.00 GPA/Exercise Physiology (Jr.)
M – Michele Christy, Tennessee – 4.00 GPA/Chemical Engineering (Sr.)
M – Meghan Hegarty, United States Naval Academy – 3.97 GPA/Operations Research (Sr.)
M – Michelle Xiao, Stanford – 4.05 GPA/Biomechanical Engineering (Jr.)
F – Alex Anthony, USC – 3.90/3.66 Masters of Public Policy (Gr.)
F – Tori Doss, Xavier – 3.98 GPA/Biology/Chemistry (Gr.)
F – Tiina Trutsi, South Alabama – 4.00 GPA/Sociology (Sr.)

SECOND TEAM
GK – Sydney Fortson, United States Naval Academy – 3.80 GPA/Aerospace Engineering (So.)
D – Carly Alfano, Xavier – 4.00 GPA/Biology (Sr.)
D – Marie Becker, Harvard – 3.95 GPA/Government (Sr.)
D – Elizabeth Endy, DePaul – 4.00 GPA/Finance/Accounting (Sr.)
D – Sydney Kingston, Memphis – 4.00 GPA/Chemistry (Sr.)
M – Emily Littell, George Mason – 3.99 GPA/Bioengineering (Jr.)
M – Sarah Jacobs, IUPUI – 4.00 GPA/Health Sciences (Sr.)
M – Emily Ogle, Penn State – 3.99 GPA/Kinesiology (Sr.)
F – Katie Beuerlein, Wofford – 4.00 GPA/Biology (Sr.)
F – Imani Dorsey, Duke – 3.70 GPA/Environmental Science & Policy (Sr.)
F – Jessica Wollmann, Radford – 4.00 GPA/Anthropological Sciences (Jr.)

THIRD TEAM
GK – Mia Neas, New Hampshire – 3.91 GPA/Occupational Therapy (Sr.)
D – Carli Arthurs, Stephen F. Austin – 4.00 GPA/Mathematics (So.)
D – Vanessa Gilles, Cincinnati – 3.97 GPA/Criminal Justice (Sr.)
D – Natalie Larkin, Princeton – 3.86 GPA/Wilson School of Public & International Affairs (Sr.)
D – Madison Stark, Arizona State – 4.00 GPA/Journalism & Mass Communication (Sr.)
M – Rachel Grout, Texas State – 3.97 GPA/Industrial Engineering (Sr.)
M – Kristin Hayman, Providence – 4.00 GPA/Biology (Sr.)
M – Alli Magaletta, West Virginia – 3.91 GPA/Exercise Physiology (Sr.)
M – Emma Welch, Alabama – 4.00/Marketing (Gr.)
F – Hannah Dauzat, Houston – 3.90 GPA/MBA (Gr.)
F – Kendall Ham, Bucknell – 3.88 GPA/Biology (Sr.)
F – Alex Ruffer, Western Michigan – 4.00 GPA/Finance (Sr.)