86 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Spring Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 86 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the spring sports teams, as announced by the Association on May 4.

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 697 student-athletes representing teams participating in the four men’s and four women’s spring 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 endeavors with their highly challenging academic responsibilities.

Studies completed by the Association over the last 15 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, 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 86 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor this spring, six are from the women’s tennis team, eight from the men’s tennis team, nine from the women's golf team, six from the men’s golf team, eight from the softball team, 25 from the women's outdoor track and field team and 24 from the men's outdoor track and field team.

Women's Tennis

Zoe Angell So. Midland, MI (H.H. Dow)
Simran Bedi So. Pittsburgh, PA (Sewickley Academy)
Megan Qiang Sr. Cleveland, OH (Hathaway Brown School)
Sarah Yang So. Alpharetta, GA (Northview)
Bin Zheng Sr. Miami, FL (Doral Academy)
Crystal Zhou So. Austin, TX (LASA)

Men's Tennis

Jaden D’Abreo Jr. Portland, OR (Jesuit)
Raahil Doshi Sr. Singapore, Singapore (Anglo-Chinese School)
Chaitanya Irkar So. Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista)
Nadim Motaghedi Jr. Cerritos, CA (Whitney)
Matthew Poh Sr. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa)
William Wang So. Austin, TX (Lake Travis)
Nicholas Wernink Jr. Glen Cove, NY (Friends Academy)
Derek Wong Jr. La Jolla, CA (Francis Parker)

Women's Golf

Mikey Cao Sr. Johns Creek, GA (Northview)
Steffi Chern Jr. Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Pacific American School)
Michelle Koo Sr. Scottsdale, AZ (BASIS Scottsdale Charter)
Meher Mankikar Jr. Bridgewater, NJ (Bridgewater Raritan)
Sriya Mupparaju So. San Diego, CA (Del Norte)
Denise Pan Jr. Houston, TX (St. John’s School)
Sense Sangkagoon So. Bangkok, Thailand (Ruamrudee International School)
Alexis Sudjianto Sr. Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Latin School)
Kaylin Yeoh So. Potomac, MD (Winston Churchill)

Men's Golf

Joshua Braverman Sr. Naples, FL (Community School of Naples)
Stephen Dai Jr. Bellevue, WA (Lakeside School)
Brian Li Sr. Beijing, China (Blair Academy)
Joshua Lim Sr. San Francisco, CA (Lowell)
Brian Xu Jr. San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines)
Morgan Yang Sr. Sydney, Australia (North Sydney)

Softball

Libby Eichberger So. Aurora, IL (Metea Valley)
Emily Finger Sr. Aurora, IL (Metea Valley)
Erika Heffernen Jr. Moorestown, NJ (Moorestown)
Faith Lawrence So. Peachtree Corners, GA (Norcross)
Emma Martin So. Simi Valley, CA (La Reina)
Abbey Reese So. Whitehall, PA (Whitehall)
Allie Rome So. West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor Plainsboro South)
Olivia Van Zandt So. Tampa, FL (Robinson)

Women's Outdoor Track and Field

Adriana Agosta Sr. Grosse Pointe, MI (Grosse Pointe South)
Carmen Andrade Sr. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (Ramey)
Megan Baker Jr. Exton, PA (B. Reed Henderson)
Elizabeth Barre Sr. Ithaca, NY (Taft)
Norah Czajka So. Penfield, NY (Penfield)
Karissa Dunkerley So. Grove City, PA (Grove City)
Samantha Giordani Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Ambridge)
Alyssa Hoffman So. Watsontown, PA (Warrior Run)
JoJo Huczko Jr. Murrysville, PA (Franklin Regional)
Emily Lannen Jr. Reston, VA (South Lakes)
Francine Leung Sr. Port Jefferson, NY (The Stony Brook School)
Lauren May So. Providence, RI (La Salle Academy)
Scotty McGee Gr. Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach)
Ola Owodunni Sr. Philadelphia, PA (Central)
Kristen Seballos Sr. Cleveland, OH (Padua Franciscan)
Kate Stamper So.  Mars, PA (North Allegheny)
Taylor Symonette So. Westport, CT (Staples)
Sunny Tang So. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Avery Tompkins So. Kingsley, PA (Scranton Preparatory)
Jolie Wasserman So. Briarcliff Manor, NY (Briarcliff)
Mona Yuan Sr. Sayreville, NJ / Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences
Sophia Zalewski Jr. Piedmont, CA (Piedmont)
Agnes Zhou Gr. Fremont, CA (Mission San Jose)

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Adam Bournes So. Santa Clara, CA (Wilcox)
Eamon Brady So. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South)
Cody Breidenbach So. Nazareth, PA (Nazareth Area)
Matthew Coyle So. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South)
Nathaniel Deyak So. Iowa City, IA (Iowa City West)
Sean Dutton So. Chatham, NJ (Chatham)
Jackson Ellinger So. Great Falls, VA (Langley)
Verne Garin Sr. San Jose, CA (Bellarmine College Prep)
Yonah Goldberg So. West Hartford, CT (William H. Hall)
Alex Halkias Sr. Berlin, CT (Berlin)
Jacob Hsu Jr. Arcadia, CA (Arcadia)
Alex Ivanov Jr. Newton, MA (Newton)
Andrew McGovern Jr. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Bram Miller Gr. Colgate, WI (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Charlie Murphy Jr. Roanoke, VA (Patrick Henry)
Zach Nowak Sr. Manassas, VA (Osbourn High School)
Micah Nowlin So. Huntington Beach, CA (Edison)
Bailey O’Malley Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Baldwin)
Casey Potrebic So. Calistoga, CA (Justin-Siena)
Sebastian Sanso So. Santa Cruz, CA (Santa Cruz)
Elijah Sech Sr. San Clemente, CA (San Clemente)
Aleksei Seletskiy So. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Austin Weltz Jr. Clarksville, MD (River Hill)
Jackson Wood Jr. Newbury, NH (Beverly)