GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team saw six student-athletes recognized as
College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division III Academic All-District selections, with midfielders
Olivia Pasko and
Brooke Spadin, defenders
Rebecca Fairbanks, Lacey Hoageson and
Alex Jankowski and goalkeeper
Riley Kinzeler landing on the team as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Pasko, a senior from New Freedom, Pa., has earned a 3.84 GPA as an International Business and Marketing double major with a minor in Spanish. She is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma and Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Societies, making Dean's List every semester at SU while working as a student-mentor at Pinehurst Elementary School and a volunteer youth soccer coach. Pasko has earned three C2C All-Academic nods during her tenure.
On the pitch, Pasko started in 21 of 22 games for the Sea Gulls, netting two goals and giving out one assist. Pasko logged over 2200 minutes and totaled two goals and two assists in her Sea Gull career.
Spadin, a sophomore from Delmar, Md., touts a 3.75 GPA as an Exercise Science major with a minor in Spanish. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Phi Eta Sigma honor society and is on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while working with the Humane Society Service. Spadin has made Dean's List once during her time at SU.
Spadin was honored as an All-C2C 1st-teamer, scoring three goals, with two being game-winners.
Fairbanks, a junior from Columbia, Md., has a 3.74 GPA as a Nursing major at Salisbury. She serves as Student Ambassador for the Clarke Honors College and holds membership in the Student Nurses Association, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society and the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society while working as a Supplemental Instruction Leader for SU's Center for Student Achievement, focusing on Anatomy and Physiology, and has made Dean's List three times. She also joins her team in volunteering for the Wicomico County Humane Society and the Salvation Army.
Across 55 appearances and 51 starts, Fairbanks has tallied one goal and three assists, while playing over 4500 minutes.
Hoageson, a sophomore from Salisbury, Md. and James M. Bennett High School, carries a 3.60 GPA as an Exercise Science major and has made Dean's list once.
Hoageson made 18 starts and appeared in 22 games in 2025, playing 1454 minutes on defense.
Jankowski, a senior from Baltimore, Md., boasts a 3.79 grade-point average as a Business Marketing major. She has made Dean's List five times, is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society and is a three-time C2C All-Academic honoree.
Jankowski finished her career as a Sea Gull with 78 appearances, 64 starts, six goals and seven assists with an All-C2C 2nd team nod.
Kinzeler, a sophomore from Coatesville, Pa., boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA as a Health Science major with a minor in Business Administration. She is on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has made Dean's List twice at SU.
Kinzeler recorded a .91 GAA in 17 appearances with 15 starts between the pipes for the Sea Gulls in 2025, with seven individual shutout efforts.
Jankowski earned her third All-District selection after being selected in 2023 and 2024. Fairbanks and Pasko took home All-District honors for the second straight year, and Hoageson, Kinzeler and Spadin made their first appearances on the squad.
The Academic All-District award, selected by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
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