Emory University defender Adam Waxman was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team, based on his performance both on the field and in the classroom this season.

Waxman has led an Emory backfield that has allowed a 0.84 team goals against average this season, the 62^nd-lowest mark among all Division III teams.  The junior has started 13 of 14 Emory games this season, helping the squad to a 10-3-1 record during the campaign.  Waxman and the rest of the Eagles' backfield has held its opponents to just 8.1 shots per game, and 4.4 shots on goal per contest.

In the classroom, Waxman, an economics and philosophy major, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.90, including a perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring 2009 semester.  This is the first postseason honor of Waxman's collegiate career.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Emory nominees represent the "college division" in District 3 which is composed of NCAA Division II and III, and NAIA schools in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

By virtue of earning a spot on the Academic All-District first team, Waxman will be placed on the ballot for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team.