78 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Spring Academic Honors
(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 78 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 9.
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 690 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 78 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, six from the women's golf team, six from the men’s golf team, 10 from the softball team, 16 from the women's outdoor track and field team and 26 from the men's outdoor track and field team.
Women's Tennis
Zoe Angell Jr. Midland, MI (H.H. Dow)
Simran Bedi Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (Sewickley Academy)
Anika Joshi So. Herndon, VA (Westfield)
Divya Venkatarama So. Kendall Park, NJ (South Brunswick)
Sarah Yang Jr. Alpharetta, GA (Northview)
Crystal Zhou Jr. Austin, TX (LASA)
Men's Tennis
Jaden D’Abreo Sr. Portland, OR (Jesuit)
Chaitanya Irkar Jr. Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista)
Akshay Joshi So. Mason, OH (William Mason)
Sebastian Lhuillier So. Manila, Philippines (Laurel Springs)
Nadim Motaghedi Sr. Cerritos, CA (Whitney)
William Wang Jr. Austin, TX (Lake Travis)
Nicholas Wernink Sr. Glen Cove, NY (Friends Academy)
Derek Wong Sr. La Jolla, CA (Francis Parker)
Women's Golf
Steffi Chern Sr. Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Pacific American School)
Sriya Mupparaju Jr. San Diego, CA (Del Norte)
Denise Pan Sr. Houston, TX (St. John’s School)
Sense Sangkagoon Jr. Bangkok, Thailand (Ruamrudee International School)
Alexis Sudjianto Gr. Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Latin School)
Kaylin Yeoh Jr. Potomac, MD (Winston Churchill)
Men's Golf
Stephen Dai Sr. Bellevue, WA (Lakeside School)
Brian Li Gr. Beijing, China (Blair Academy)
Jack Sonne Sr. Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy)
Andrew Wang So. Irvine, CA (Sage Hill School)
Brian Xu Sr. San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines)
David Zhang So. Blacksburg, VA (Blacksburg)
Softball
Kyr Brenneman So. Saint John's, FL (Creekside)
Libby Eichberger Jr. Aurora, IL (Metea Valley)
Faith Lawrence Jr. Peachtree Corners, GA (Norcross)
Grace Lee So. League City, TX (Clear Springs)
Emma Martin Jr. Simi Valley, CA (La Reina)
Kira Monji So. San Diego, CA (Mission Bay)
Abbey Reese Jr. Whitehall, PA (Whitehall)
Allie Rome Jr. West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor Plainsboro South)
Koko Sagae So. San Jose, CA (Santa Teresa)
Amanda Smith Sr. New Cumberland, PA (Trinity)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Elizabeth Barre Gr. Ithaca, NY (Taft)
Norah Czajka Jr. Penfield, NY (Penfield)
Margaret Ann Healy So. Durham, NC (Durham School of the Arts)
Alyssa Hoffman Jr. Watsontown, PA (Warrior Run)
JoJo Huczko Sr. Murrysville, PA (Franklin Regional)
Emily Lannen Sr. Reston, VA (South Lakes)
Jackie Liu So. Naperville, IL (Naperville North)
Carina Sanborn Sr. Ann Arbor, MI (Ann Arbor Pioneer)
Orit Shiang So. Niskayuna, NY (Niskayuna)
Allison Silva Jr. Marlborough, MA (Advanced Math and Science Academy)
Kate Stamper Jr. Mars, PA (North Allegheny)
Taylor Symonette Jr. Westport, CT (Staples)
Sunny Tang Jr. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Avery Tompkins Jr. Kingsley, PA (Scranton Preparatory)
Jolie Wasserman Jr. Briarcliff Manor, NY (Briarcliff)
Sophia Zalewski Sr. Piedmont, CA (Piedmont)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Sam Alligood So. La Jolla, CA (La Jolla Country Day)
Eamon Brady Jr. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South)
John Crawshaw So. Calabasas, CA (Chaminade College Prep)
Victor Crawshaw So. Calabasas, CA (Chaminade College Prep)
Thomas Damiani So. Pottstown, PA (Owen J. Roberts)
Nathaniel Deyak Jr. Iowa City, IA (Iowa City West)
Christian Duckworth So. Wexford, PA (North Allegheny)
Sean Dutton Jr. Chatham, NJ (Chatham)
Jackson Ellinger Jr. Great Falls, VA (Langley)
Jacob Hsu Sr. Arcadia, CA (Arcadia)
Alex Ivanov Sr. Newton, MA (Newton)
Morgan Johnson So. Los Angeles, CA (Phillips Exeter Academy)
Andrew McGovern Sr. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Charlie Murphy Sr. Roanoke, VA (Patrick Henry)
Saaketh Nandakumar So. San Jose, CA (Evergreen Valley)
Micah Nowlin Jr. Huntington Beach, CA (Edison)
Bailey O’Malley Gr. Pittsburgh, PA (Baldwin)
Jeremy Ocloo So. Beltsville, MD (Homeschooled)
Casey Potrebic Jr. Calistoga, CA (Justin-Siena)
Pranav Rajbhandari Sr. Marietta, GA (Walton)
Sebastian Sanso Jr. Santa Cruz, CA (Santa Cruz)
Aleksei Seletskiy Jr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Kenji Tella So. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Austin Weltz Sr. Clarksville, MD (River Hill)
Seth Williams Jr. Rocky River, OH (Rocky River)
Bennett Wong So. San Jose, CA (Lynbrook)
Jackson Wood Sr. Newbury, NH (Beverly)