NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - University of Dayton rower Jaclyn Franz has been named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team as announced by the conference office.

Franz, a rising senior and member of the varsity squad, is a four-time member of the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and was also named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete this season. She helped her team finish first (8:43.25) in the Varsity 4+ Petite Final at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championships.

The team was chosen by a vote of the league's rowing media relations directors to recognize student-athletes for their combined prowess in both the classroom and in the boat. 

2017 Women's Rowing All-Academic Team

Name	School	Year	Major	Hometown
Jaclyn Franz	Dayton	Junior	Exercise Physiology	Bellbrook, Ohio
Sydnie Pennington	Duquesne	Junior	Political Science	Egg Harbor, N.J.
Catherine Napoli	Fordham	Junior	Communications & Media Studies	Norristown, Pa.
Nicole Van Oort	George Mason	Junior	Mathematics	Guilderland, N.Y.
Aiste Balciunaite	Massachusetts	Senior	Biochemistry	Rosemont, Pa.
Natalie Boisvert	Massachusetts	Senior	Animal Science	Voorhees, N.J.
Abigail Norwood	Massachusetts	Senior	History	Lynnfield, Mass.
Meghan Ellis	Rhode Island	Junior	Human Development & Family Studies/Public Relations	Bedford, N.H.
Lucy Moyes	Rhode Island	Junior	Supply Chain Management	Charlestown, Mass.
Caroline Strauss	Saint Joseph's	Junior	Leadership, Ethics and Organizational Sustainability	Medway, Mass.