UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women’s soccer saw a trio of student-athletes earn distinction as College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans Wednesday afternoon, as senior+ midfielder Cori Dyke and senior+ defender Kate Wiesner both secured Second Team distinction while graduate goalkeeper Katherine Asman landed Third Team honors.
CSC seeks to honor and celebrate student-athletes who represent the highest caliber of academic and athletic achievement through the annual Academic All-District and Academic All-America programs. The Nittany Lions placed five student-athletes on the Academic All-District Team earlier this year and booked the most Academic All-Americans in a single season in program history at the conclusion of the 2023 campaign. The previous program record of two was set on five prior occasions, most recently in 2021 with the selections of program legends Kerry Abello and Sam Coffey.
Penn State was one of 25 institutions to have a student-athlete selected as an Academic All-American and was one of just five schools in Division I to book multiple honors. PSU finished with the second-most selections in the 2023 season, trailing Stanford’s four honorees. The Blue & White led the Big Ten Conference with their trio of honors, with Nebraska landing a pair of choices in Eleanor Dale and Sarah Weber, while Michigan State’s Justina Gaynor rounded out the six B1G performers earning accolades this season.
One of the most decorated student-athletes in the nation this season, Dyke was instrumental in Penn State’s climb through the national rankings while leading the program’s first run to the national quarterfinals in five years. Recognized as the 2023 B1G Defender of the Year, Dyke’s defensive acumen saw the Nittany Lions lead the Big Ten in goals-against average with a 0.640 mark. On the offensive end, she booked single-season career bests in goals scored with five, assists with six and total points with 16. The Littleton, Colorado, native set multiple program career records this year, moving into first place at PSU all-time in matches played and matches started with 108 in both categories while finishing first all-time at PSU in fielder minutes played with 9,054. She earns her first career selection to the CSC Academic…
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