BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins placed six Blue Jays on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team. The six student-athletes represent three sports – fencing, field hockey and lacrosse.
 
First, Second and Third Team Academic All-America honorees will be announced on Tuesday, July 8. Sports included in the Women's At-Large category include beach volleyball, bowling, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, skiing and water polo. Nominees must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA and be a starter or significant reserve.
 
Earning CSC Academic All-District honors are Rosy Cepero (fencing), Josephine Chang (fencing), Jenna Halpin (field hockey), Aubrey Kilgore (field hockey), Sophie Gomez (field hockey) and Ashley Mackin (lacrosse).
 
The Blue Jay field hockey program has now produced 12 CSC Academic All-District selections, including 10 in the last four seasons. Chang and Cepero are the fifth and sixth women's fencers to earn the honor, with all six selections coming since 2019. Mackin is the seventh women's lacrosse player to earn Academic All-District accolades with five of the seven selections coming in the last three seasons.
 
Johns Hopkins' 2024 Academic All-District At-Large Selections:
Rosy Cepero (Jr. • Foil)
Fencing
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology, Public Health
• First Team USFCA All-American
• Three-time USFCA All-Region
 
• First Team All-EWFC
• Ranks 2^nd in Johns Hopkins history in career Foil wins (230)
• Led Foil squad in wins (92) in 2024-25
 
Josephine Chang (Jr. • Sabre)
Fencing
Major: Neuroscience
• Honorable Mention National Collegiate All-American
• Three-time USFCA All-American
• USFCA Sabre Athlete of the Year
• Two-time EWFC Sabre Champion
• Ranks 2^nd in Johns Hopkins history in career Sabre wins (285)
 
Sophie Gomez (Sr. • M)
Field Hockey
Major: Public Health, Natural Sciences
• Honorable Mention All-Centennial Conference
• Four-time NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
• Started all 23 games in the midfield in 2024
• Totaled 10 points (3g, 4a) in 2024
 
Jenna Halpin (Sr. • M)
Field Hockey
Major: Civil Engineering
• Third Team NFHCA All-American
• Two-time All-Centennial Conference
• Started all 23 games in the midfield and totaled nine points (2g, 5a) in 2024
• Tied for 2^nd on team in assists (5) in 2024
 
Aubrey Kilgore (So. • GK)
Field Hockey
Major: Neuroscience
• Second Team NFHCA All-Region
• First Team All-Centennial Conference
• Ranked 11^th in NCAA in goals against average (.813)
• Led Centennial in save percentage (.807)
• .813 goals against average ranks 7^th in Johns Hopkins history
 
Ashley Mackin (Sr. • A)
Lacrosse
Major: Public Health
• Second Team IWLCA All-American
• Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse All-American
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Ranked 12^th in NCAA in goals (66); ranked 3^rd in Big Ten in points (85)
• Ranks 11^th in Johns Hopkins history in points (181), ninth in goals (134) and 18^th in assists (47)