61 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Fall Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 59 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, October 25.

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 551 student-athletes representing teams participating in the two men’s and three women’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition. The honored recipients represent approximately 76 percent of the total eligible UAA student-athletes.

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 59 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor this fall, 19 are from the men's soccer team, 13 from the women's soccer team, and nine from the men's cross country team, women's cross country team, and volleyball team.

Women's Cross Country

Norah Czajka Jr. Penfield, NY (Penfield)
Margaret Ann Healy So. Durham, NC (Durham School of the Arts)
Alyssa Hoffman Jr. Watsontown, PA (Warrior Run)
Emily Lannen Sr. Reston, VA (South Lakes)
Jackie Liu So. Naperville, IL (Naperville North)
Carina Sanborn Jr. Ann Arbor, MI (Ann Arbor Pioneer)
Orit Shiang So. Niskayuna, NY (Niskayuna)
Avery Tompkins Jr. Kingsley, PA (Scranton Preparatory)
Sophia Zalewski Sr. Piedmont, CA (Piedmont)

Men's Cross Country

Eamon Brady Jr. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South)
Thomas Damiani So. Pottstown, PA (Owen J. Roberts)
Yonah Goldberg Jr. West Hartford, CT (William H. Hall)
Jacob Hsu Sr. Arcadia, CA (Arcadia)
Alex Ivanov Sr. Newton, MA (Newton North)
Charlie Murphy Sr. Roanoke, VA (Patrick Henry)
Ryan Podnar So. Pittsburgh, PA (North Allegheny)
Aleksei Seletskiy Jr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Kenji Tella So. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto) 

Women's Soccer

Camila Bodden Gr. San Francisco, CA (Lowell)
Ayana Curto Jr. Washington, DC (Georgetown Day School)
Cecelia Dieterich Sr. South Paris, ME (Oxford)
Maggie Doherty So. Harrisburg, PA (Central Dauphin)
Jenna Hallbeck So. Centerville, OH (Centerville)
Gemma Jefferson Jr. Nashville, TN (University School of Nashville)
Helena Locateli So. Sierra Madre, CA (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy)
Rachel Martini Sr. Hoffman Estates, IL (Saint Edward Central Catholic)
Abby O'Connor So. Naperville, IL (Naperville Central)
Emma Shirzad Jr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL (The Benjamin School)
Grace Starr So. Lakeway, TX (Lake Travis)
Breana Valentovish Sr. Cranberry Township, PA (Seneca Valley)
Vivian Wang So. Palo Alto, CA (Woodside Priory)

Men's Soccer

Josh Baugh Sr. Boynton Beach, FL (Boca Prep)
Billy Boucuvalas Jr. Oakwood, OH (Oakwood)
William Burger So. Naples, FL (Laurel Springs School)
Matthew Cadena So. Dearborn, MI (Divine Child)
Alejandro Fernandez Sr. Madrid, Spain (Colegio San Gabriel)
Brendan Flynn So. Ellicott City, MD (Mount Saint Joseph)
Eli Kampine Jr. Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Luke Marolda Sr. West Windsor, NJ (The Peddie School)
Mark Martinez So. Washington, DC (School Without Walls)
William Rabon Sr. Grand Rapids, MI (International Academy)
Kyle Raker Jr. Greenwich, CT (Brunswick School)
Kol Rollins Sr. Elmhurst, IL (York Community)
Liam Ryan So. Sammamish, WA (Eastside Preparatory)
Diederik Schlingemann Sr. Pittsburgh, PA (Winchester Thurston)
Brendan Schonwetter So. Louisville, KY (Kentucky Country Day School)
Zach Schonwetter So. Louisville, KY (Kentucky Country Day School)
Max Shushkovsky Sr. Morganville, NJ (Biotechnology HS)
Jacob Slackman Jr. Ambler, PA (Wissahicken)
Ethan Vertal Sr. Herndon, VA (Oakton)

Volleyball

Abby Chen Jr. Fairfax, VA (Oakton)
Jane Dean Sr. Wilmette, IL (New Trier)
Kai Herchenroether So. Pittsburgh, PA (Hampton)
Mindee Lai Sr. Belmont, MA (Belmont)
Julianna McFarland So. McLean, VA (McLean)
Laura Reichard Sr. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (Saint John’s School)
Elizabeth Schlemmer So. Centerville, OH (Archbishop Alter)
Avani Seshiah Sr. Cincinnati, OH (The Seven Hills School)
Isabella Sierra So. Leesburg, VA (Loudoun County)