AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn soccer players M.E. Craven, Anna Haddock and Hailey Whitaker were named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District this week.
Auburn's three honorees are the most in a single season in program history.
The Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. A complete list of Academic All-District honorees can be found here.
First Team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. First, second and third team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early December.
Craven earned her bachelor's degree in psychology in three years last May and turned in a 3.81 cumulative GPA in undergrad. She is in her first semester of graduate school, where she is working toward earning a master's in clinical and mental health counseling. The senior is a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and was recently named a recipient of the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award.
A two-time team captain, Craven has started every game on Auburn's back line this season and has played in all but 112 minutes. The Alpharetta, Georgia native, who was recently named to the SEC All-Tournament Team, leads all non-attacking players and has registered career highs in goals (three), game-winning goals (two) and points (nine).
One of three sophomores in District 4 to be named Academic All-District, Haddock is a pre-business major and has turned in a 4.00 GPA. She was a member of last year's SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and represents Auburn soccer on the university's student athlete advisory committee.
After earning a plethora of accolades as a freshman a year ago, Haddock was recently named First Team All-SEC and currently leads the Tigers in goals (nine) and points (26) while tying for the team lead in assists (eight). The Bowling Green, Kentucky native would crack the program's single season top 10 with her next goal and point. She has started all 37 contests and has registered 40 points to begin her Auburn career.
Whitaker is working toward her bachelor's degree in integrative biology and boasts a 3.88 cumulative GPA. Like Craven, she was not only named a team captain in 2021 but is also a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Whitaker has played in 75 of a possible 76 games in her Auburn career and has earned 66 starts. Despite transitioning to a new position as a defender at the start of SEC play this season, she helped lead the Tigers to a league-best five shutouts and third best goals against average in conference contests.