Six Keydets Earn VaSID Academic All-State Honors

ASHLAND, Va. – VMI student-athletes John O'Donnell, A.J. Smith, Corey Johnston, Anna Armfield, Sarah Dolitsky and Kelia Aardema have earned spots on the 2018-19 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team.

Every Commonwealth college and university, including NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and independents, had the opportunity to submit student-athletes to be honored. To be eligible, student-athletes were required to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or better. The student must have achieved sophomore status, and he or she could not have been in the first season of competition at their current school.

John O'Donnell, Sr., Goshen, N.Y., 4.00, Economics and Business, Men's Lacrosse

A.J. Smith, So., Virginia Beach, Va., 3.75, Mechanical Engineering, Football

Corey Johnston, Sr., South Chesterfield, Va., 3.59, Biology, Baseball

Anna Armfield, So., Franklin, N.C., 3.40, Civil Engineering, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Sarah Dolitsky, Sr., Orland Park, Ill., 3.80, Psychology, Women's Water Polo

Kelia Aardema, Jr., Alexandria, Va., 3.79, Applied Mathematics, Women's Rifle