BALTIMORE, MD. – Bonnie Shea and Katie Sullivan were named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America first team it was announced yesterday evening. Shea and Sullivan are the first selections to the first team for JHU since Michelle Santangelo in 2017. 

This is the 13th season in a row in which the Blue Jays have had an All-American. 12 Blue Jays have combined for 18 All-America honors in program history. The duo now gives Hopkins nine first team All-Americans in program history.

Sullivan becomes the 10th Blue Jay freshman to earn All-Region honors and just the fifth to be named to the first team. In her debut season, Sullivan led the team in points, totaling 25, good for the eighth-most by a Blue Jay freshman. The Pennsylvanian scored 10 goals and handed out five assists, compiling a seven-game streak from October 9 to October 30 in which she tallied at least one point. Sullivan was the fourth Blue Jay in program history to be named Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year earlier this month. Her 10 goals as a freshman put her ninth in Blue Jay freshman history. 

Shea certainly managed to make an impact in her first year with the program after transferring in from Dartmouth. The Ivy League product led the team in minutes played, totaling 1,749 of them while starting every game at center back. While leading and organizing one of the top defenses in the country, Shea also contributed on the offensive end, scoring three goals in 2021, all via the header. Shea played at least 90 minutes in 16 of the 20 games.