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Malebranche Honored For Academics
June 03, 2021 | Soccer
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Mississippi State soccer's Kristen Malebranche has been named a member of CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team for District 6, the organization announced Thursday.
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The 2020-21 Academic All-District Soccer Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
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Malebranche graduated with her degree in biochemistry in December of 2020. She now works for a biopharmaceutical company in Maryland.Â
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In the summer of 2020, she was a part of the REU summer program at Mississippi State, where she worked full-time in a polymer synthesis lab creating a high-performance material that would be used on airplanes and the like.Â
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Malebranche is the first Bulldog of Mississippi State soccer to ever earn this honor.
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All student-athletes named Academic All-District will advance to the CoSIDA All-America ballot. Honorees will be announced in early July and will be named first-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America.
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NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, SD, WI, WY)
Pos. – Name – School – Yr. – GPA – Major
GK – Megan Plaschko – University of Minnesota – So. – 3.81 – Communication Studies
D – Athena Kuehn – University of Minnesota – Sr. – 3.77 – Accounting
D – Kristen Malebranche – Mississippi State University – Sr. –  3.92 – Biochemistry
D – Rachel Preston – South Dakota State University – Jr. – 3.91 – Nursing
D – Ellie Schneider – North Dakota State University – Sr. – 3.96 – Biological Science
D – Josie Studer – Louisiana Tech University – So. – 3.84 – Marketing
D – Chanel Thomas – Ole Miss – Gr. – 4.00/4.00 – Business Administration (G)
M – Jacqueline Baetz – Missouri State University – Sr. – 4.00 – Exercise & Movement Science
M – Katie Duong – University of Minnesota – So. – 3.90 – Pre-Major
M – Amber Posthauer – Louisiana Tech University – Sr. – 3.98 – Exercise & Health Promotion
F – Alexa Coyle – University of Montana – Sr. – 3.96 – Management Information Systems
F – Makenzie Langdok – University of Minnesota – Sr. – 3.64 – Special Education
F – Sarah Sodoma – Arkansas State University – Gr. – 4.00/4.00 – Accounting (UG) / Accountancy (G)
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, search "HailStateSOC" on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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The 2020-21 Academic All-District Soccer Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
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Malebranche graduated with her degree in biochemistry in December of 2020. She now works for a biopharmaceutical company in Maryland.Â
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In the summer of 2020, she was a part of the REU summer program at Mississippi State, where she worked full-time in a polymer synthesis lab creating a high-performance material that would be used on airplanes and the like.Â
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Malebranche is the first Bulldog of Mississippi State soccer to ever earn this honor.
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All student-athletes named Academic All-District will advance to the CoSIDA All-America ballot. Honorees will be announced in early July and will be named first-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America.
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NCAA DIVISION I – DISTRICT 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, SD, WI, WY)
Pos. – Name – School – Yr. – GPA – Major
GK – Megan Plaschko – University of Minnesota – So. – 3.81 – Communication Studies
D – Athena Kuehn – University of Minnesota – Sr. – 3.77 – Accounting
D – Kristen Malebranche – Mississippi State University – Sr. –  3.92 – Biochemistry
D – Rachel Preston – South Dakota State University – Jr. – 3.91 – Nursing
D – Ellie Schneider – North Dakota State University – Sr. – 3.96 – Biological Science
D – Josie Studer – Louisiana Tech University – So. – 3.84 – Marketing
D – Chanel Thomas – Ole Miss – Gr. – 4.00/4.00 – Business Administration (G)
M – Jacqueline Baetz – Missouri State University – Sr. – 4.00 – Exercise & Movement Science
M – Katie Duong – University of Minnesota – So. – 3.90 – Pre-Major
M – Amber Posthauer – Louisiana Tech University – Sr. – 3.98 – Exercise & Health Promotion
F – Alexa Coyle – University of Montana – Sr. – 3.96 – Management Information Systems
F – Makenzie Langdok – University of Minnesota – Sr. – 3.64 – Special Education
F – Sarah Sodoma – Arkansas State University – Gr. – 4.00/4.00 – Accounting (UG) / Accountancy (G)
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, search "HailStateSOC" on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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