Kayla Wood
  • Physical Education
  • Class of 2017
  • E Dummerston, VT

Kayla Wood Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

2016 May 5

Today junior pitcher Kayla Wood of E Dummerston, VT was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District I team for her work on the field and in the classroom.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their excellence on the field and in the classroom. The District Teams are divided into eight geographic locations and further delineated by Division I, II & III. Wood was one of two players from the North Atlantic Conference to be honored, along with Lyndsay Merrill of Husson.

Wood is a two-time NAC First-Team All-Conference selection who ranked among the best in the NAC in six major pitching categories, including league-leading marks in shutouts (3), saves (2), ERA (0.81) and batting average against (.160). Her six wins in conference play ranked her third in the NAC, while she was the only pitcher to record double-digit strikeouts per game in conference play, at 11.22. Wood also ranks among the top 10 in the nation in ERA, hits allowed per seven innings and strikeouts per seven innings. Off the field, Wood is a Physical Education major with 3.86 GPA. She has been named to the Dean's List three times and the President's List twice.