EVANSVILLE, Ind. – College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday afternoon that University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis junior Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) was named to the Academic All-District Team. This is the first CSC Academic All-District honor for McCorkle, the second all-time in program history, and the first for the Screaming Eagles in the NCAA Division I era.
To be eligible for the CSC Academic All-District Award, the student-athlete must be a starter or an important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). They must have reached a sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. McCorkle will be eligible to receive votes in the national ballot.
The mechanical engineering major tallied the most singles wins for the second-straight season after posting seven wins at numbers one and two. McCorkle garnered Ohio Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week in February and combined for seven doubles victories. The two-time Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference winner has earned 26 career singles wins and has been a part of 25 doubles victories in her three-year stint as an Eagle.
USI finished the 2022-23 season 4-15 overall and 0-5 in OVC play while qualifying for the OVC Championship as the sixth seed.
