40 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Spring Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 40 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 6.

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 381 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 40 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor this spring, five are from the women’s tennis team, six from the men’s tennis team, six from the women's golf team, seven from the men’s golf team, 12 from the softball team, and four from the men's outdoor track and field team who did not compete during the indoor season.

Women's Tennis

Zoe Angell Sr. Midland, MI (H.H. Dow)
Anna Chow Jr. Demarest, NJ (Northern Valley Regional)
Ainika Hou So. Buffalo Grove, IL (Adlai E. Stevenson)
Manuela Van Cotthem Jr. Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)
Sarah Yang Sr. Alpharetta, GA (Northview)

Men's Tennis

Jonathan Gu So. Princeton, NJ (Princeton)
Chaitanya Irkar Sr. Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista)
Raghav Jangbahadur So. Palo Alto, CA (Henry M. Gunn)
Akshay Joshi Jr. Mason, OH (William Mason)
Daniel Kong So. Glen Head, NY (Dwight Global Online School)
William Wang Sr. Austin, TX (Lake Travis)

Women's Golf

Nikita Jadhav So. Pleasanton, CA (Amador Valley)
Ashley Liu So. Plano, TX (Plano West)
Sriya Mupparaju Sr. San Diego, CA (Del Norte)
Sense Sangkagoon Sr. Bangkok, Thailand (Ruamrudee International School)
Alexis Sudjianto Gr. Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Latin School)
Kaylin Yeoh Sr. Potomac, MD (Winston Churchill)

Men's Golf

Justin Chan Sr. Surrey, England (Wellington College)
Ryan Dannegger So. Wheaton, IL (Benet Academy)
Justin Luan So. Woodbury, MN (East Ridge)
Jay Saluja Jr. Singapore (Singapore American School)
Steven Shea So. Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Catholic)
Andrew Wang Jr. Irvine, CA (Sage Hill School)
David Zhang Jr. Blacksburg, VA (Blacksburg)

Softball

Maya Bala So. Los Angeles, CA (Chaminade College Prep)
Maddy Beall So. Chandler, AZ (Hamilton)
Kiera Boucher Gr. Ridgewood, NJ (Ridgewood)
Jasmine Chao So. Alamo, CA (Monte Vista)
Libby Eichberger Sr. Aurora, IL (Metea Valley)
Faith Lawrence Sr. Peachtree Corners, GA (Norcross)
Emma Martin Sr. Simi Valley, CA (La Reina)
Kira Monji Jr. San Diego, CA (Mission Bay)
Lindsey Murai So. Sammamish, WA (Skyline)
Abbey Reese Sr. Whitehall, PA (Whitehall)
Allie Rome Sr. West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor Plainsboro South)
Koko Sagae Jr. San Jose, CA (Santa Teresa)

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Adam Kollgaard So. Nazareth, PA (Nazareth Area)
Nathan Massie So. Beavercreek, OH (Beavercreek)
Matthew Porter Gr. Brentwood, TN (Brentwood Academy)
Ryan Wahler So. Towson, MD (Towson)