56 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Spring Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 56 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the spring sports teams.

All-Academic Recognition is awarded to student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.300. The spring academic honor roll includes 530 student-athletes representing teams participating in the four men’s and four women’s spring sports for which the UAA sponsors competition.

Among the 56 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor, two are from women's golf, four are from the men’s golf team, five from the women’s tennis team, seven from the men's tennis team, 16 from the women’s outdoor track and field team, and 22 from the men’s outdoor track and field team. The entire list can be found below.

Women's Golf

Yoon Hee Ha Sr. Tigard, OR (Tigard)
Isabelle Tseng So. Plainsboro, NJ (West Windsor-Plainsboro South)

Men's Golf

Ryan Karbowicz Jr. Avon, CT (Avon)
Alexander Pomerantz Jr. Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills Regional)
George Qian Jr. Bettendorf, IA (Montverde Academy)
Alex Woodward Jr. Aurora, Ontario (Aurora)

Women’s Tennis

Stacy Chang So.    North Wales, PA (North Penn)
Abbey Hamstra Sr. Wheatfield, IN (Kankakee Valley)
Cori Sidell So.    Redwood Shores, CA (Carlmont)
Margaret Anne Smith Jr.    Singapore (Singapore American School)
Nicholle Torres Jr. Weston, FL (Great Neck South)

Men’s Tennis

Abhishek Alla Sr. Hyderabad, India (IMG Pendleton School)
Jeffrey Chen So. Carmel, IN (Carmel)
Tommy Cheng So. Cupertino, CA (Cupertino)
Kiril Kirkov Jr. Tampa, FL (C. Leon King)    
Yuvraj Kumar Sr. New Delhi, India (Millfield School)
Kunal Wadwani Jr. Saratoga, CA (Ballarmine College Prep)    
Kenny Zheng Jr. Pennington, NJ (Hopewell Valley Central)

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field

Jenna Asperslag Sr. Carlsbad, CA (San Dieguito Academy)
Carly Bair Sr. Pasadena, MD (Chesapeake)
Haley Bryant Sr. Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer)
Natalya Buchwald So. Newport Beach, CA (Corona del Mar)
Kiersten Chuc So. Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista)
Sarah Cook So.    Pittsburgh, PA (Hampton)
Shaheen Essabhoy Jr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Nina Hill Sr. Amherst, OH (Amherst Steele)
Zeleena Kearney So. Penn Hills, PA (Penn Hills)
Sarah Miholer So. Stow, OH (Walsh Jesuit)
Kira Ragazzo Sr. Frederick, MD (Urbana)
Abby Smith Sr. Ellicott City, MD (Mt. Hebron)
Natalie Smith Sr. Portland, OR (Metropolitan Learning Center)
Liz Snyder Sr. Somerset, PA (Somerset)
Ariel Tian Jr. Acton, MA (Acton Boxborough Regional)
Grace Yee Jr. San Francisco, CA (Lick-Wilmerding)

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field

Josh Antonson Gr. Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)
Zach Blonder Jr. Swampscott, MA (Swampscott)
Jacob Brooks Jr. Sherwood, OR (Sherwood)
Andrew Bryan So. Saratoga, CA (Saratoga)
William Casazza Jr. Barrington, RI (Barrington)
Jeff Chen Sr. Pleasanton, CA (Amador Valley)
Timothy Cote So. Eau Claire, WI (Eau Claire Memorial)
Tanguy Dauphin Jr. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Cardinal Spellman)
Eloy Fernandez So. San Jose, CA (Lynbrook)
Paul Fleming So. Sharon, MA (Sharon)
Marc-Daniel Julien Sr. Skokie, IL (Niles West)
Alek Kirchmann Sr. Mansfield, CT (E.O. Smith)
Steven Kool Jr. Vienna, VA (Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci. & Tech.)
Grant Langevin Sr. Derry, NH (Pinkerton)
Owen Norley Jr. Chagrin Falls, OH (Kenston)
Gordon Pace Jr. Orlando, FL (Trinity Prep)
Jonathan Perry Jr. Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque Academy)
Jordan Safer So. Brookline, MA (Brookline)
Matthew Seifu Jr. Silver Spring, Md (Sidwell Friends)
Matthew Sheh Jr. Denver, Co (Cherry Creek)
Cameron Smith So. Darien, CT (Darien)
Victor Yan Sr. Irvington, NY (Irvington)