IRVING, Texas (Nov. 4, 2015) – FIU juniors Sophia Trujillo and Ellen Crist have been recognized by Conference USA for their academic achievements, earning all-academic honors the league announced on Wednesday.
 
Trujillo, who has posted a 4.0 GPA in sports and fitness studies, earned first-team honors. The 2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient finished 2015 with 23 saves and a goals-against average of 1.91. The Miami native recorded one shutout on the year and, along with teammate Nevena Stojakovic, recorded two combined shutouts. She picked up her first win of the season versus Miami, making four saves and recorded the clean sheet versus LA Tech with a 2-0 result.    
 
Crist earned second-team recognition with a 3.88 GPA in civil engineering. A two-time C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal winner (2013-14 & 2014-15), Crist appeared in 19 games for the Panthers, starting in 13. The St. John's, Fla., product finished the year with four goals and one assists for nine points. Her nine total points ranked No. 3 on the team, while her four goals were tied for the team lead. Crist notched one game-winner on the year after scoring a pair of goals in FIU's 2-0 win over North Florida. Averaging 1.53 shots-per-game, Crist ended the year with a 58.6 shots-on-goal percentage.
 
Below are this year's C-USA All-Academic Teams.
 
2015 CONFERENCE USA WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS


FIRST TEAM
Martha Thomas - Charlotte, So., F, Weston, Florida, 3.82 GPA in pre-kinesiology
Sophia Trujillo - FIU, Jr., GK, Miami, Florida, 4.0 GPA in sports and fitness studies
Claire Emslie - Florida Atlantic, Sr., MF, Penicuik, Scotland, 3.87 GPA in exercise science & health promotion
Kathryn Sloan - Louisiana Tech, Jr., F, Kansas City, Missouri, 4.0 GPA in communication arts & design
Kelly Culicerto - Marshall, Sr., MF, Charlotte, North Carolina, 3.77 GPA in business management
Kelsey Brouwer - Middle Tennessee, Sr., GK, Franklin, Tennessee, 3.914 GPA in business management
Kathryn Hill - Old Dominion, Jr., D, North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.86 GPA in biology
Brittany Taylor - Southern Miss, Jr., GK, Calgary, Alberta, 3.84 GPA in finance
Bri Barreiro - UTEP, Jr., MF, El Paso, Texas, 4.0 GPA in business
Angela Cutaia - UTEP, Sr., F, Burlington, Ontario, 3.83 GPA in kinesiology
Caitlin Hesse - WKU, Jr., MF, Atlanta, Georgia, 4.0 GPA in biology
 
SECOND TEAM
Annika McHenry - Charlotte, Sr., GK, Cary, North Carolina, 3.56 GPA in criminal justice
Ellen Crist - FIU, Jr., MF/F, St. John's, Florida, 3.88 GPA in civil engineering
Jenna Dubs - Marshall, Sr., D, Green Lane, Pennsylvania, 3.57 GPA in biological sciences
Jordan Parkhurst - Marshall, Jr., MF/F, Scottsdale, Arizona, 3.96 GPA in healthcare management
Tori Hawkins - Middle Tennessee, Sr., MF, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 3.741 GPA in aerospace UAS operations
Emily Jorgenson - Middle Tennessee, Sr., D, Overland Park, Kansas, 3.762 GPA in business administration
Rachel Holden - North Texas, Jr., F, Lancaster, Texas, 3.558 GPA in kinesiology
Molly Grisham - North Texas, Sr., D, Longview, Texas, 3.705 GPA in organizational behavior and human resource management
Holly Hargreaves - Rice, Sr., F, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 3.39 GPA in sport management
Lauren Hughes - Rice, Sr., F, Ottawa, Ontario, 3.31 GPA in sport management/sociology
Chandler Clark - WKU, Sr., D, Edgewood, Kentucky, 3.51 GPA in mechanical engineering
Iris Dunn - WKU, Jr., F, Tavernier, Florida, 3.81 interdisciplinary studies
 
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member ofConference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/