Illinois State soccer senior midfielder Kate Del Fava was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I women's soccer and headlined the 2019 Academic All-America® First Team, selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Thursday.
The Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year is the top award presented annually by CoSIDA in each collegiate sport. Del Fava is the first Illinois State student-athlete in school history to be recognized with the honor. Additionally, she is the only Missouri Valley Conference men's or women's soccer athlete to ever receive the award.