The University Athletic Association Has Announced Its Fall Listing of Student-Athletes to Be Honored with All-Academic Accolades
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115 Sully’s Trail, Suite 14 • Pittsford, New York 14534 Phone: (585) 419-0575 FAX: (585) 218-0951 O CTOBER 24, 2013 UAA ANNOUNCES FALL 2013 ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS 547 UAA STUDENT-ATHLETES RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING GPA OF 3.300 OR BETTER The University Athletic Association has announced its fall listing of student-athletes to be honored with All-Academic accolades. The fall academic honor roll includes 547 student-athletes representing teams participating in the three men’s and three women’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition. Within the UAA, 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 3.300 minimum cumulative grade point average is the same academic standard used as a qualifying threshold by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the nomination of Academic All-America® candidates in all sports. The 547 recipients of UAA All-Academic recognition represent approximately 58 percent of the total eligible UAA student-athletes — members of all teams who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study. Percentages varied by institution with a high of 64 percent of eligible student- athletes earning All-Academic honors. Percentages among sports varied with a high of 73 percent of eligible cross country runners receiving All-Academic recognition. 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. Individuals and teams throughout the UAA have been consistently recognized for their academic and athletic achievements. During the 2012-13 academic year, 36 student-athletes from UAA institutions were recognized as Academic All-Americans, 149 received All-America honors in team or individual sports, and seven garnered individual national championship accolades. In addition, nine student-athletes were among the select group of seniors across the country named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars. In 2012-13 NCAA championship competition, 17 UAA teams finished in the top ten in their national championships, while another 13 finished in the top twenty. Biennial studies completed by the Association since the 2006-07 academic year have consistently shown that the cumulative grade point averages of athletic teams have been statistically equal to or greater than the campus population GPA. In the most recent study, covering the 2010-11 academic year, 54 percent of all men’s teams and 49 percent of all women’s teams across the UAA had average cumulative GPA’s equal to or higher than the overall average for their respective campuses. Of the 65 women’s teams and 68 men’s teams included in the study, 45 women’s teams (69 percent) and 37 men’s teams (54 percent) met or exceeded the 3.30 GPA standard for nominating individuals for Academic All-America® recognition. 2013 UAA Fall All- Academic Honorees Women’s Cross Country Maggie Hensel Brandeis So. Niskayuna, NY (Niskayuna) Amelia Lundkvist Brandeis Sr. South Portland, ME (Cheverus) Nora Owens Brandeis So. Princeton Junction, NJ (W. Windsor Plainsboro S.) Molly Paris Brandeis So. Falmouth, MA (Falmouth) Kristi Pisarik Brandeis Jr. Chelmsford, MA (Chelmsford) Victoria Sanford Brandeis Sr. LaGrangeville, NY (Arlington) Miriam Stulin Brandeis Jr. Needham, MA (Dana Hall School) Kelsey Whitaker Brandeis So. Kingston, MA (Notre Dame Acad.) Marie Barcic Carnegie Mellon Sr. Mt. Lebanon, PA (Mt. Lebanon) Hailey Brown Carnegie Mellon Jr. Wellsville, NY (Wellsville) Haley Bryant Carnegie Mellon So. Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer) Sophia Greene Carnegie Mellon So. Indianapolis, IN (Pike) Elise Hall Carnegie Mellon Sr. Hillsboro, MO (Hillsboro Senior) Nina Hill Carnegie Mellon So. Amherst, OH (Amherst Steele) Jillian Jaycox Carnegie Mellon So. West Chester, PA (Unionville) Sara Kelly Carnegie Mellon Jr. Madison, WI (West) Erin Kiekhaefer Carnegie Mellon Jr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto) Catherine Paquette Carnegie Mellon Sr. Bethel, OH (Archbishop McNicholas) Rekha Schnepf Carnegie Mellon So. McLean, VA (Thomas Jefferson HS for Sci. & Tech) Abby Smith Carnegie Mellon So. Ellicott City, MD (Mt. Hebron) Elizabeth Snyder Carnegie Mellon So. Somerset, PA (Somerset) Kelsey Aamoth Case So. Solon, OH (Solon) Erica Bauerbach Case Jr. St. Charles, IL (St. Charles North) Veronica Cole Case So. Lakewood, OH (Lakewood) Anna Duewiger Case Jr. Harrison City, PA (Penn-Trafford) Emilie Dunham Case Sr. Ithaca, NY (Ithaca) Rebecca Frederick Case So. West Chester, OH (Lakota West) Hannah Johnson Case So. Solon, OH (Solon) Dana Jeter Case So. Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie) MacKenzie Michalk Case Jr. Uniontown, OH (Lake) Taylor O’Neil Case So. Dayton, OH (Carroll) Kristen Ruckstuhl Case Jr. Mentor, OH (Mentor) Brooke Simpson Case Sr. Solon, OH (Solon) Laura Wheeler Case So. Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo Central) Maggie Cornelius Chicago So. Springfield, IL (Springfield) Nicole Gorton Chicago So. New Haven, CT (Hopkins) Kristin Greenwood Chicago So. Wayne, PA (Episcopal) Maya Handa Chicago So. Chapel Hill, NC (Chapel Hill) Brianna Hickey Chicago So. Webster Groves, MO (Webster Groves) Kimberly Kucharski Chicago Sr. Orchard Park, NY (Orchard Park) Maya Lewinsohn Chicago So. Portland, OR (Lincoln) Nissa Mai Chicago Jr. Alpharetta, GA (Alpharetta) Annie Marsden Chicago Jr. Salt Lake City, UT (West) Jillian Ojeda Chicago Jr. Princeton Junction, NJ (The Lawrenceville School) Isabella Penido Chicago Jr. Okeechobee, FL (Okeechobee) Hannah Rausch Chicago So. Byfield, MA (Governor’s Academy) Jennifer Uehling Chicago Jr. Erdenheim, PA (Springfield Township) Kathryn Vandervalk Chicago So. Glen Rock, NJ (Glen Rock) Kiko Wemmer Chicago Sr. Menominee, WI (Menominee) Michaela Whitelaw Chicago Sr. Swarthmore, PA (Strath Haven) Elise Wummer Chicago Sr. Castro Valley, CA (Castro Valley) Emily Caesar Emory Sr. Barrington, RI (Barrington) Marissa Gogniat Emory Jr. Monroeville, PA (Gateway Senior) Margaret Gregg Emory Jr. Bryn Mawr, PA (Radnor) Felicia Lombardi Emory So. Brookline, NH (Hollis/Brookline) Meredith Lorch Emory Sr. Concord, MA (Concord-Carlisle) Lydia O’Neal Emory So. Quakertown, PA (Quakertown Community) Shannon Palmer Emory Jr. Audubon, PA (Methacton) Women’s Cross Country (cont’d) Aileen Rivell Emory So. Colts Neck, NJ (Howell) Tamara Surtees Emory Jr. Chagrin Falls, OH (Kenston) Elise Viox Emory Jr. St. Louis, MO (Cor Jesu Academy) Julie Williamson Emory So. Chatham, NJ (Chatham) Hannah Borenstein NYU Jr. Edgemont, NY (Edgemont) Katie Calder NYU Sr. Princeton Junction, NJ (West Windsor-Plainsboro) Lily Corsaro NYU So. York, PA (York Suburban) Emily Cousens NYU Sr. Contoocook, NH (Hopkinton) Sarah Czuprynski NYU Jr. Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) Katie Donnelly NYU So. West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor-Plainsboro) Amanda Gaffney NYU Sr. Holbrook, NY (Sachem North) Francesca Macaluso NYU Jr. Danbury, CT (Danbury) Christina Nunez NYU Jr. Clifton Park, NY (Shenendehowa) Vivian Pitchik NYU Sr. Toronto, Canada, (Harbord Collegiate Institute) Anna Stassen NYU So. Dearborn, MI (Dearborn) Danielle Bessette Rochester Sr. Pittsford, NY (Pittsford Mendon) Betsy Cooley Rochester Jr. Brookline, MA (Brookline) Anya Joynt Rochester So. Schenectady, NY (Guilderland) Jennifer Klemenz Rochester Jr. Avoca, NY (Avoca) Catherine Knox Rochester So. Worcester, MA (Notre Dame Academy) Victoria Stepanova Rochester Jr. Brooklyn, NY (Fiorello LaGuardia) Katherine Thomas Rochester Sr. Delmar, NY (Bethlehem Central) Kathryn Woodworth Rochester Jr. Albany, NY (Colonie) Molly Banta Washington So. Richmond, VA (Trinity Episcopal) Katy Barron Washington Sr. Naperville, IL (Benet Academy) Emily Blagg Washington So. Arlington, VA (Bishop O’Connell) Lucy Cheadle Washington Jr. Seattle, WA (Roosevelt) Tori Cooke Washington So. La Grange, IL (Fenwick) Beatrice Gantzer Washington Jr. Minneapolis, MN (Southwest) Kim Gaspar Washington Sr. Glen Ellyn, IL (Glenbard South) Lizzy Handschy Washington Sr. Fenton, MO (Rockwood Summit) Nicole Migotsky Washington So. Bellevue, WA (Issaquah) Julie Mulvaney-Kemp Washington Jr. Viroqua, WI (Viroqua) Lane Porter Washington So. New Orleans, LA (Metairie Park Country Day) Bri Tiffany Washington So. Eagle, ID (Bishop Kelly) Ellen Toennies Washington So. Breese, IL (Mater Dei Catholic) Alyssa Tutterow Washington Sr. Vienna, VA (James Madison) Kathleen Valadez Washington Sr. Wheaton, IL (Wheaton Warrenville South) Kylie Ziolkowski Washington Sr. La Grange, IL (Lyons Township) Men’s Cross Country Joe Jacobowitz Brandeis Sr. Syosset, NY (Syosset) Grady Ward Brandeis So. Essex Junction, VT (Essex) Brock Allen Carnegie Mellon Sr. West Chester, PA (Unionville) Josh Antonson Carnegie Mellon Jr. Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley) Adam Cantini Carnegie Mellon Sr. Kennett Square, PA (Unionville) Eamon Cullinane Carnegie Mellon Jr. Hampton, NH (Winnacunnet) George Degen Carnegie Mellon Jr. Madison, WI (West) Marc-Daniel Julien Carnegie Mellon So. Skokie, IL (Niles West) Rob Murcek Carnegie Mellon Sr. Lewisburg, PA (Lewisburg) Ken Murphy Carnegie Mellon Sr. Carlisle, PA (Cumberland Valley) Josh Newby Carnegie Mellon Sr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto) Brendan O’Hara Carnegie Mellon Sr. Chicago,