AUSTIN, TX – Johns Hopkins' Michaela O'Neil, who recently wrapped up a standout four-year career with the Blue Jay women's basketball team, was named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) NCAA Division III Academic All-America Women's Basketball Team it was announced today. 
 
O'Neil earned a spot on the second team and carries a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average as a molecular and cellular biology major.  She becomes the fourth player in program history to earn Academic All-America honors as she joins Kathy Darling (2003 / Second Team), Lexie Schlotz (2019 / First Team) and Olivia Parisi (2023 / Second Team) on the distinguished list.
 
The selection of O'Neil pushes Johns Hopkins' haul of Academic All-Americans to 10 this year as the men's soccer (3), women's soccer (2), volleyball (2) and football (2) teams combined for nine selections in the fall.  The 10 selections boost Johns Hopkins' all-time Academic All-America count to 274, a mark that ranks fifth among all schools in all divisions.
 
Michaela O'Neil (Sr. • F)
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
GPA:  4.00
« 2024-25 Second Team CSC Academic All-American
« Fourth Johns Hopkins women's basketball player to earn Academic All-America honors
« First Team All-Centennial Conference as a senior in 2025 and Second Team in 2023 and 2024
« Just the sixth player in program history to earn All-Centennial honors three times
« Second Team D3hoops.com All-Region (2025)
« 2025 Centennial Conference Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
« Three-time CSC Academic All-District
« Led JHU in scoring (12.8) and blocks (53) and finished third in rebounding (5.3) as a senior.
« Caped career with 1,100 points (12^th at JHU), 534 rebounds (17^th) and 119 blocks (3^rd) in 111 career games played (8^th)
« Helped JHU to a four-year record of 93-21 with four trips to the Centennial title game and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
« Guided JHU to back-to-back runs to the Sweet 16 in 2024 and 2025