Marshall University Athletics
Di Marzio, O’Dell Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team
2/20/2020 1:04:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Duo recognized
IRVING, Tx. – The six-member 2020 Conference USA Swimming and Diving All-Academic team has been selected by a vote of the league's academic advisors, highlighted by a pair of returning selections from last year's squad and four schools being represented. In order to qualify for nomination to the team, student-athletes must have achieved at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and serve as a key competitor of their respective team.
Two Thundering Herd student-athletes made the list in Angelica Di Marzio and Jordyn O'Dell.
Di Marzio is a three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as well as a three-time recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal through her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. She has earned a 3.97 GPA while double majoring in accounting and finance. The native of Italy has competed in all nine of Marshall's meets this season and is ranked 11th in C-USA in the 1650 Freestyle. Di Marzio also stands 4th, 7th, 7th and 10th all-time at Marshall in the 1000 Freestyle (10:09.69), 1650 Freestyle (16:54.11), 500 Freestyle (4:55.31) and 200 Freestyle (1:51.64), respectively.
O'Dell is a three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and is a three-time recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal through her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. She has earned a 3.85 GPA while studying biomedical sciences and has competed in all nine of Marshall's meets this season. O'Dell is ranked 2nd among all C-USA competitors in the 50 Backstroke (25.48), 4th in the 200 Backstroke (2:00.55) and 9th in the 100 Backstroke (55.69). She is the school record holder in the 200 Backstroke (1:58.45), 3rd All-Time in the 100 Backstroke (54.54) and 7th All-Time in the 100 Butterfly (55.99).
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Two Thundering Herd student-athletes made the list in Angelica Di Marzio and Jordyn O'Dell.
Di Marzio is a three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll as well as a three-time recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal through her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. She has earned a 3.97 GPA while double majoring in accounting and finance. The native of Italy has competed in all nine of Marshall's meets this season and is ranked 11th in C-USA in the 1650 Freestyle. Di Marzio also stands 4th, 7th, 7th and 10th all-time at Marshall in the 1000 Freestyle (10:09.69), 1650 Freestyle (16:54.11), 500 Freestyle (4:55.31) and 200 Freestyle (1:51.64), respectively.
O'Dell is a three-time member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and is a three-time recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal through her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. She has earned a 3.85 GPA while studying biomedical sciences and has competed in all nine of Marshall's meets this season. O'Dell is ranked 2nd among all C-USA competitors in the 50 Backstroke (25.48), 4th in the 200 Backstroke (2:00.55) and 9th in the 100 Backstroke (55.69). She is the school record holder in the 200 Backstroke (1:58.45), 3rd All-Time in the 100 Backstroke (54.54) and 7th All-Time in the 100 Butterfly (55.99).
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