The College of Wooster's Rachel Frank, Emma Humbert, Elizabeth Theobald, and Keara Wiley were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® on Tuesday, as announced by the organization.

Frank swam on Wooster's fifth-place 800 freestyle relay (7:56.71) on the opening night of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships, regarded as NCAA Div. III's preeminent conference meet. Individually, she went 18:25.55 to place 11th in the mile and had top-15 times in the conference in the 500 (5:10.35, 14th) and 200 freestyles (1:59.34, 15th). Frank really came on as a sophomore, just missing All-NCAC honors with a fourth-place time of 7:49.85 as part of the 800 freestyle relay. She currently has the 10th-fastest times in program history in the 500 freestyle (5:10.35) and 1,000 freestyle (10:45.14).

The neuroscience and Spanish major is a first-time Academic All-District® selection. She is currently a student ambassador for the United Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Foundation. As a student ambassador, Frank recruits clinics and resources for the organization and collaborates with professionals to formulate digestible information for newly-diagnosed families. Prior to her sophomore year, Frank spent the summer abroad in Mexico for a medical observing internship through the Red Cross partnership with Augsburg University. The study-abroad program focused on medical Spanish terminology and healthcare. She observed medical staff for over 100 hours.

Frank was a lab assistant for the chemistry department for the fall semester and taught organic chemistry techniques to fellow students. Last summer, Frank worked as an individualized youth services mentor. As a youth services mentor, Frank worked with children with trauma and severe psychological and behavioral disorders in Wisconsin. Frank is the vice president of the NCAC and Wooster Student-Athlete Advisory Committees and a health coach through the College's large-scale partnership with Wooster Community Hospital. She is assigned a patient from the local community and performs regular wellness check-ins.

Humbert was part of the fifth-place 800 freestyle relay with Frank at conference this winter and the fourth-place 800 free relay as a junior. She earned All-NCAC honors as part of Wooster's third-place 800 freestyle relay that touched at 7:45.70 as a sophomore. For her career, Humbert qualified for two championship finals in individual events at conference. She was ninth in the 200 backstroke as a senior, racing to a 2:10.46 and debuted eighth in the same event as a first-year with a 2:10.78. Humbert won the consolation final of the 400 individual medley as a senior, posting a 4:44.65 at conference and was part of Wooster's sixth-place 400 medley relay (4:03.29). She is set to graduate with program top-10 times in the 100 individual medley (1:02.16, eighth) and 200 backstroke (2:10.07, 10th).

The environmental studies major is a first-time Academic All-District® honoree. For her Independent Study, Humbert looked at wetland restoration techniques and invasive species management at Crane Swamp in Killbuck, Ohio.  She most recently spent a summer as an environmental education intern for Nature Forward. At Nature Forward, Humbert led and supported hands-on environmental education programs for elementary-aged children and worked to foster curiosity and awareness of nature through age-appropriate lessons, activities, and outdoor exploration. Prior to her junior year, Humbert traveled throughout Iceland to collect field research within Iceland's Golden Circle for a comprehensive research publication. She has spent time as a swimming instructor for Kenmont Swim Club and a Spanish tutor for Quareteen Tutors. Humbert is a People Caring for People volunteer in Wooster.

Theobald again was one of Wooster's top swimmers, earning spots on the fifth-place 200 medley (1:50.98) and sixth-place 400 medley relays at conference. She qualified for the championship final of the 100 individual medley for the second straight year, posting a time of 1:00.25, which was seventh. She was 13th in the 100 butterfly (58.67) and 14th in the 200 butterfly (2:16.01) as a sophomore. Theobald posted a pair of top-10 program times as a first-year, with her 1:00.45 in the 100 individual medley going down as the third-fastest in program history. She also posted the eighth-best 100 butterfly time with a 58.43.

The sophomore chemistry major is a first-time Academic All-District® selection. She is a weekly mentor for students in an interventional specialist classroom at Edgewood Middle School and worked the Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research Camp on campus last summer. Theobald is a certified lifeguard and has worked as a lifeguard and club coach at Napoleon Aquatic Club.

Wiley swam on Wooster's 200 and 400 medley relays at conference this season and was a seven-event contributor for the Scots. She was part of Wooster's fifth-place 200 freestyle (1:40.91) and fifth-place 400 freestyle relays (3:39.30) at conference. Individually, Wiley qualified for the consolation finals of the 100 freestyle (53.75, 13th), 100 butterfly (1:00.12, 15th), and 50 freestyle (25.06, 17th). As a junior, Wiley collected All-NCAC honors in the 200 freestyle relay (1:38.44) and helped the Scots to the fourth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay.

The biology major looked at differences in Carolina grasshoppers freeze response rates to computer-generated looming stimuli for Independent Study. The statistical and data sciences minor spent last summer as a quality assurance intern with Innospec Active Chemicals. There, Wiley performed microbiology testing to present how improper sampling techniques can lead to contamination. Wiley produced an improved data collection system for standardization and verification tests in the lab. She previously was a live animal husbandry intern at Schiele Museum of Natural History. As a husbandry intern, Wiley assisted in animal care and educated museum guests.

Wiley founded the Echo Choom Dance Team on campus and serves as the student organization's president. Wiley is the co-captain of Chasing International Dance.

Each school with a CSC membership may submit up to four Academic All-District® honorees for women's swimming and diving. Each nominee must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, and either compete in 75 percent of competitions, finish in the top-eight in an individual event at a conference meet or compete at the national championship.