October 16, 2008

Seven Ranger Women's Soccer Student-Athletes Earn RMAC All-Academic; Heidi Boersma Earns First Team

Colorado Springs, Colo.: Junior Heidi Boersma headlines a list of seven Regis University women's soccer student-athletes to earn RMAC All-Academic honors.  Boersma named to the first team, was honored along with Danielle Lardner (2nd Team) and Honor Roll awardees Ashley Daniel, Christie Hunter, Kalley Mahaffey, Chelsea Reichard and Marianne Claussen.

Boersma, a junior defender from Littleton, Colo., has a 3.77 GPA in Math and Education.  She has started every game in her two-year career at Regis after transferring from Villanova University.

Another Regis defender, Lardner, from Albuquerque, N.M. sports a 3.64 GPA.  The sophomore has started 12 games for the Rangers this season.

Juniors Chelsea Reichard (midfield) and Marianne Claussen (goalkeeper) have a 3.36 and 3.74 GPA respectively.  Reichard, from Salt Lake City, Utah, has started 10 games for Regis and is majoring in Business Administration.  Claussen is from Longmont and is majoring in Mathematics has played in only one game this season due to injury.

Sophomores Daniel and Hunter (midfield) and Mahaffey (defender) round out the list of honorees.  Daniel from Liberty, Mo. has a 3.48 GPA in Biology and Pre-Med, while Hunter who hails from Palisade, Colo. sports a 3.52 GPA.  Bothell, Wash. native Mahaffey has a 3.33 GPA.  Mahaffey and Daniel have started nine and three games respectively.  Mahaffey has one assist while Hunter has played in six games in reserve for Regis.

The Rangers are currently 8-5 overall and 5-2 in the RMAC.  In the most recent NSCAA Central Region Poll the Rangers are sixth.  Regis will host Colorado Christian on Friday at the Regis Match Pitch beginning at 3:30 PM.