Women's Soccer

Pair of Women's Soccer Players Recognized as Academic All-Americans

Franklin Pierce's Martikainen and Peirce Earn Recognition

MANSFIELD, Mass. - The Northeast-10 Conference had two women's soccer players from Franklin Pierce - Aino Martikainen and Claudia Peirce - named as First Team Academic All-Americans by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Wednesday for their excellence on the field and in the classroom. 

Martikainen, the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year, is a graduate student with a 3.90 GPA as she pursues an MBA in Health Administration. It is the second time in the past three seasons (2022) that Martikainen has been named a First Team Academic All-American. She recently earned First Team All-Region honors from both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and United Soccer Coaches.

Peirce, a First Team All-Conference forward, is a junior with a 3.94 GPA as a Health Science major. It is the first time that she has earned Academic All-American recognition. Peirce was recently named All-Region First Team by United Soccer Coaches and All-Region Second Team by D2CCA. 

Eleven of the 34 members of the Academic All-America Division II women’s soccer teams sustain an unblemished 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90, with the entire Division II team maintaining a collective average GPA of 3.92.

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America® program.

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