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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Fort Lewis College's Megan Striedel was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic first team, RMAC Assistant Commissioner Eric Danner announced today.
 
Three Skyhawks — Serena Mancha, Sam Weiss, and Madyson Wellcome — were named to the RMAC All-Academic second team. Four more — Allison Knewitz, Amanda Raso, Lauren Riley, and Cassie Seaney — were named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.
 
“Considering the amount of travel these kids have done in the last few weeks, this is very impressive,” sixth-year FLC head coach Damian Clarke said of having eight players represented on the RMAC all-academic teams. “These girls are the examples of hard work and dedication. Two of them, in K.K. (Knewitz) and Serena, have also won Student of the Year awards from the Chemistry Department in the last few years. Sam scores goals for fun while, while taking care of business in the class room. Both Striedel and Wellcome lead our team on and off the field, and Cassie, she just works her tail off. Raso works as hard or harder than any kid we have ever had in this program. She forces everyone around her to be better. Lauren deserves as much recognition as anyone in this group of student-athletes. She is the unsung hero, fit, fast, and obviously quite intelligent. I'm very proud of these girls.”
 
Striedel, a 5-foot-6 junior midfielder/forward from Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz., carries a 3.88 grade point average in Exercise Science-Physiology. She earned RMAC All-Academic accolades for the second year in a row. As a sophomore, she also was named to the Daktronics All-Central Region second team, the NSCAA All-Central Region third team, and the All-RMAC third team.
 
During her three-year career, she's amassed 33 total points on 14 goals and five assists.
 
Mancha, a 5-foot-2 senior midfielder from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, N.M., has a 3.93 GPA in Biology. She was a repeat selection on the RMAC All-Academic second team after earning RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll honors in 2010. She is also a past recipient of the D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement Award.
 
During her four-year career, Mancha has scored seven total points on one goal and five assists.
 
Weiss, a 5-foot-4 sophomore forward from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., maintains a 3.48 GPA in Sociology. She received RMAC academic honors for the first time in her career. Earlier this season, she was chosen as the RMAC Offensive Player of the week on Sept. 4.
 
During her brief career, Weiss has already totaled 37 points on 15 goals and seven assists. In 2012 alone, she ranks among NCAA and RMAC leaders in total points (22) and goals (nine).
 
Wellcome, a 5-foot-4 junior defender from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., has a 3.61 GPA in Public Health. She earned RMAC All-Academic second team honors for the second year in a row. Her extensive list of collegiate awards includes a pair of Daktronics All-Central Region selections (second team in 2010 and '11), two NSCAA All-Central Region awards (second team in 2010, third team in '11), two All-RMAC squads (second team in 2011, third team in '10), the RMAC All-Tournament Team (2010), two RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors, two Preseason All-RMAC teams (2011 and '12), and the 2011 RMAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Knewitz, a 5-foot-3 sophomore midfielder from La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., carries a 3.75 GPA in Chemistry. She was previously named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll in 2011. During Knewitz's career, she's totaled six points on two goals and two assists — all of which has come in 2012.
 
Raso, a 5-foot-4 junior goalkeeper from Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colo., has a 3.59 GPA in Psychology. Like Knewitz, she's a repeat RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll selection.
 
During her three-year career, Raso has emerged as one of the top goalkeepers in Skyhawk history, ranking among FLC career leaders in winning percentage (second. 760, 20-5-5), victories (third, 20), games (sixth, 33), minutes (sixth, 2,744), shutouts (seventh, seven), and saves (eighth, 99).
 
In 2012 alone, she ranks seventh in the nation in goals against average (0.374) and 10th in save percentage (.897). Her junior campaign has seen her allow just three goals in 723 minutes of action, post a 6-2-1 record, and record three shutouts while combining with Caitlyn Espinosa for three more.
 
Riley, a 5-foot-7 junior defender from La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, N.M., maintains a 3.39 GPA in Business Administration-Finance. 2012 marks her first appearance on an RMAC All-Academic team. She was previously a second team All-RMAC pick as a freshman in 2010. During her three-year career, she's recorded three total points (one goal, one assist).
 
Seaney, a 5-foot-3 redshirt freshman from Cañon City High School in Cañon City, Colo., carries a 3.88 GPA in Physics-Engineering and Chemistry. She also was recognized for her academics for the first time by the RMAC.
 
After five straight road games, the Skyhawks return home for a pair on their home pitch next weekend. Colorado State-Pueblo (1-9-1 overall, 1-7-0 RMAC) visits Dirks Field at 1 p.m. Friday, while Colorado Mesa (8-1-3, 5-1-2) comes to Durango at 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
Friday's meeting between the Skyhawks and ThunderWolves is their first of 2012. FLC holds a slim, 15-14-5 advantage in the all-time series.
 
Sunday's contest with Colorado Mesa is their second meeting of 2012, with the two teams playing to a 0-0 scoreless tie through two overtimes in Grand Junction last month. FLC leads the all-time series 15-12-4. The Mavericks haven't beaten the Skyhawks since the 2007 season and are 0-7-2 against FLC during that stretch.