AUSTIN, Texas – Florida Tech senior goalkeeper Ayana Aoyagi was recognized by College Sports Communicators (CSC) as a First Team Academic All-American for her performance both on the pitch and in the classroom, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
 
Aoyagi becomes just the second Panther to earn a spot on the Academic All-America team, and the first to earn First Team honors. She joins Casey Lademann who earned Third Team honors in 2011.
 
A multiplatform journalism major, Aoyagi currently holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The Cairns, Australia native has also earned SSC Honor Roll and Florida Tech Athletic Director Honor Roll awards during her time with the Panthers.
 
On the pitch, Aoyagi totaled over 2000 minutes in goal, recorded 68 saves with a 79.5 save percentage, and held 0.76 goals against average. The senior keeper totaled eight solo shutouts on the year, which is tied for fifth-most in a single season in Panther history.
 
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