121 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Fall Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 121 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the fall sports teams, as announced Wednesday, December 2.

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 fall academic honor roll includes 858 student-athletes representing teams participating in the three men’s and three women’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition.

The UAA Presidents Council established a program of All-Academic recognition in April 1998. Qualifying student athletes are recognized at the completion of the fall, winter, and spring seasons each year. The honor is intended to recognize the high level of academic achievement demonstrated by student athletes who effectively balance their significant commitment of time, effort, and energy in athletic endeavor with their highly challenging academic responsibilities.

Studies completed by the Association over the last 20 years have consistently shown that the cumulative grade point averages of athletic teams have been statistically equal to or higher than the general campus population GPA. In the most recent study, covering the 2016-17 academic year, 50 percent of all women’s and all men’s teams across the UAA had average cumulative GPA’s equal to or higher than the overall average for their respective campuses. Of the 68 women’s teams and 70 men’s teams included in the study, 60 women’s teams (88 percent) and 49 men’s teams (70 percent) met or exceeded the 3.30 GPA standard for nominating individuals for Academic All-America recognition.

Among the 121 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor this fall, 12 are from the women’s cross country team, eight from the men’s cross country team, 57 from the football team, 20 from the women’s soccer team, 12 from the men’s soccer team and 12 from the volleyball team.

Women's Cross Country

Megan Baker So. Exton, PA (B. Reed Henderson)
Mia Hartman Sr. Apollo, PA (Kiski)
Taylor Jacobs Sr. Bozeman, MT (The Taft School)
Emily Lannen So. Reston, VA (South Lakes)
Jill Nelson Sr.5 Glen Ellyn, IL (Illinois Math and Science Academy)
Megan Rice Gr. Fairfax, VA (Fairfax)
Carina Sanborn So. Ann Arbor, MI (Ann Arbor Pioneer)
Kristen Seballos Sr. Cleveland, OH (Padua Franciscan)
Sandra Serbu So. Northbrook, IL (Glenbrook North)
Mona Yuan Jr. Sayreville, NJ (Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences)
Sophia Zalewski So. Piedmont, CA (Piedmont)
Joyce Zhang Jr. Ellicott City, MD (Centennial)

Men's Cross Country

Justin Hsu Jr. San Carlos, CA (Carlmont)
Alex Ivanov So. Newton, MA (Newton North)
Matt Karee Gr. Elmira, NY (Notre Dame)
Charlie Murphy So. Roanoke, VA (Patrick Henry)
Zachary Nowak Jr. Manassas, VA (Osbourn)
Michael OBroin Sr. Park Ridge, IL (Saint Ignatius College Prep)
Elijah Sech Jr. San Clemente, CA (San Clemente)
Jackson Wood So. Newbury, NH (Beverly)

Football

Kevin Arcia Jr. Doral, FL (Doral Academy Charter)
Ben Armbrester Sr. Grand Rapids, MI (Forest Hills Eastern)
Zach Caldwell So. Cincinnati, OH (Anderson)
Hunter Campbell So. Downers Grove, IL (Downers Grove North)
Benjamin Cawyer Jr. Fort Worth, TX (Nolan Catholic)
Nick Cizik Sr. Portland, OR (Sunset)
Kevin Cooke So. Glen Ellyn, IL (I.C. Catholic Prep)
Robert Coury So. Phillipsburg, NJ (Phillipsburg)
Thomas Coury So. Phillipsburg, NJ (Phillipsburg)
Ben Coyne Jr. McDonald, PA (South Fayette)
Erik Dehkes Sr. Lebanon, NJ (North Hunterdon)
Jack Fierro Jr. Alamitos, CA (Orange Lutheran)
Jordan Gilbert Jr. Oviedo, FL (Paul J Hagerty)
Steven Grube Jr. Orlando, FL (Lake Nona)
Matthew Grzybowski Jr. Seven Hills, OH (Normandy)
Hayden Hairston Jr. Milton, GA (Milton)
Aryan Hegde Jr. Brambleton, VA (Rock Ridge)
Matt Hegi So. North Merrick, NY (W C Mepham)
Casey Jaeb Jr. San Jose, CA (Bellarmine Prep)
Alexr Javier So. Reading, PA (Exeter Township)
Varun Kalyanapuram Jr. Austin, TX (Vandegrift)
Kadin Katsch Jr. Pompano Beach, FL (Pine Crest School)
Sean Knight Sr. New Canaan, CT (New Canaan)
JT Kolke Sr. Hinsdale, IL (Hinsdale Central)
Peyton Koscho So. Hudson, OH (Hudson)
Zach Martens Jr. Franklin, WI (Franklin)
Max Martinez Sr. Laguna Niguel, CA (Saint Margarets Episcopal)
Jack McCrum So. Avon Lake, OH (Avon Lake)
Bram Miller Gr. Colgate, WI (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Ben Mills So. The Woodlands, TX (Woodlands)
Nick Mlakar So. Leroy, OH (Riverside)
Dustin Moss So. Thornhurst, PA (North Pocono)
Quinn Murray Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (Upper Saint Clair)
Jacob Nash So. Redondo Beach, CA (Redondo Union)
Jimmy Nguyen Sr. San Diego, CA (Serra High)
Obi Nnaeto Sr. Morristown, NJ (Pingry School)
Kevin O’Brien So. Belle Mead, NJ (Montgomery)
Erik Pederson Sr. Washington, DC (Sidwell Friends)
Sean Pogorelc Gr. Centreville, VA (Chantilly)
Cole Record So. Dallas, TX (John Paul II)
Ethan Reifer So. Ijamsville, MD (Oakdale)
Zach Sabin So. Saline, MI (Saline)
Ryan Shaw Jr. Emerson, NJ (Emerson)
Ty Spaltholz Jr. South Milwaukee, WI (South Milwaukee)
Sean Sullivan Sr. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Daniel Thomeer Sr. Williamsville, NY (Williamsville South)
Thor Truelson So. Fort Worth, TX (Trinity Valley)
Michael Uribe Sr. Canyon Country, CA (William S Hart)
Zachary Van Bennekum So. Valencia, CA (West Ranch)
Tre Vasiliadis So. Great Falls, VA (Langley)
Dario Walnock So. Cherryville, PA (Northhampton Area)
Tim Ward So. Washington, DC (Sidwell Friends)
Mitchell Waters Sr. Louisville, CO (Monarch)
Tyler Waters Sr. Louisville, CO (Monarch)
Kaveh Wojtowich So. Irvine, CA (Portola)
Thomas Yager Sr. Park Ridge, IL (Maine Township South)
Logan Young So. Moon Township, PA (Moon Area)

Women's Soccer

Alex Adams Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (North Allegheny)
Madeline Blakley Jr. Strongsville, OH (Strongsville)
Camila Bodden Jr. San Francisco, CA (Lowell)
Carolyn Botz Gr. St. Louis, MO (MICDS)
Olivia Brand Jr. Elmira, NY (Corning-Painted Post)
Maddie Cech Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Indian Hill)
Cecelia Dieterich So. South Paris, ME (Oxford)
Anna Maria Ferrante So. Lynnfield, MA (Lynnfield)
Nikki Hasson Jr. Torrance, CA (Calif. Academy of Mathematics and Science)
Ashley Hong Jr. Ashburn, VA (Broad Run)
Allie Hunter Jr. Pleasanton, CA (Amador Valley)
Rachel Legg Jr. Kansas City, MO (Pembroke)
Maddy Lui Sr. Basking Ridge, NJ (Ridge)
Rachel Martini So. Hoffman Estates, IL (Saint Edward Central Catholic)
Jocelyn Mayer Sr. New York, NY (The Dalton School)
Marissa McAfee Sr. Cumming, GA (South Forsyth)
Sarah Scoles So. Naperville, IL (Naperville Central)
Helena Spencer Jr. Warrenton, VA (Patriot)
Breana Valentovish So. Cranberry Township, PA (Seneca Valley)
Harper Zondlak So. Milford, MI (Milford)

Men's Soccer

Jason Edmunds Sr. Libertyville, IL (Libertyville)
Trevor Grant So. Newport Coast, CA (Sage Hill)
Tyler Harp Jr. Armonk, NY (Byram Hills)
Ethan Kalis Sr. Riverwoods, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson)
Dante Mancini Jr. Lake Forest, IL (Lake Forest)
Luke Marolda So. West Windsor, NJ (The Peddie School)
William Rabon So. Grand Rapids, MI (International Academy)
Kol Rollins So. Elmhurst, IL (York Community)
Kiran Sarvepalli Jr. Fairfax, VA (Fairfax)
Diederik Schlingemann So. Pittsburgh, PA (Winchester Thurston)
Mason Shockley Jr. Morgantown, WV (University)
Stefan Sorobay So. New York, NY (Stuyvesant)

Volleyball

Vivian Beaudoin Sr. Washington, NJ (Warren Hills)
Jane Dean So. Wilmette, IL (New Trier)
Michelle Deng So. Calgary, Alberta (Western Canada)
Olivia Devereux Jr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Marymount)
Liz Jankowski Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland Catholic)
Mindee Lai So. Belmont, MA (Belmont)
Laura Reichard So. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (Saint John’s School)
Arianna Rosario Jr. Raleigh, NC (Millbrook)
Avani Seshiah So. Cincinnati, OH (The Seven Hills School)
Carrie Stewart Sr. Victor, NY (Victor)
Erin Westberg Sr. Cary, NC (Cardinal Gibbons)
Stella Yan Jr. Coppell, TX (Coppell)