41 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Winter Academic Honors

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – A total of 41 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the winter sports teams, as announced by the league office.

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 3.500. The winter academic honor roll includes 426 student-athletes representing teams participating in the four men’s and three women’s winter sports for which the UAA sponsors competition. The honored recipients represent approximately 67 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.

Among the 41 Carnegie Mellon student-athletes to earn the honor this winter, six are from the women’s basketball team, six from the men’s basketball team, 15 from the women's swimming and diving team and 14 from the men’s swimming and diving team.

Women's Basketball

Ava Arias Sr. Portland, OR (Leodis V. McDaniel)
Ava Black Sr. Mars, PA (Mars Area)
Savannah Gibbs Sr. Danvers, MA (Deerfield Academy)
Allie Heyer Jr. Western Springs, IL (Fenwick)
Anya Peper So. Denver, CO (Kent Denver)
Nicole Timko Sr. Eagleville, PA (Methacton)

Men's Basketball

Ian Brown So. Wilmette, IL (New Trier)
Nolan Casey Gr. Brooklyn, NY (Packer Collegiate Institute)
Chase Collignon Jr. Hinsdale, IL (Hinsdale Central)
Buckley DeJardin Sr. San Gabriel, CA (St. Francis)
Isaac Higgs Jr. Evansville, IN (Francis Reitz)
Evan Mirazimi So. Hopkinton, MA (Northfield Mount Hermon)

Women's Swimming and Diving

Emma Dreiman Jr. Northville, MI (Northville)
Sophie Elliott Sr. Clarksburg, MD (Poolesville)
Natalia Evans-Gibson So. Darnestown, MD (Richard Montgomery)
Allie Kim So. Los Angeles, CA (Marlborough)
Audrey Lambert Sr. Kansas City, MO (Pembroke Hill)
Esther Lin Sr. Fort Lauderdale, FL (Pine Crest School)
Grace Malinger Sr. Naperville, IL (Naperville Central)
Lizzy Rosenberg So. Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)
Alexandra Scharpf So. Chagrin Falls, OH (Chagrin Falls)
Elizabeth Shaffer Jr. Pittsburgh, PA (Pine-Richland)
Audrey Soetanto Sr. Eden Prairie, MN (Minnetonka)
Eliana Szabo Sr. Hudson, OH (Hudson)
Savannah Xu Sr. Chapel Hill, NC (Chapel Hill)
Anna Zaniolo Jr. Lexington, MA (Lexington)
Jessica Zheng Jr. Rochester Hills, MI (International Academy)

Men's Swimming and Diving

Todd Achuff Sr. Houston, TX (St. John’s School)
Arnav Deshpande Sr. Naperville, IL (Waubonsie Valley)
Paul Deynega Jr. Newton, MA (Newton South)
Miles Haraldsson Jr. Chevy Chase, MD (Bethesda Chevy Chase)
James Kaye So. London, UK (Habs Boys Elstree)
Max Kulbida Sr. Broomfield, CO (Stargate Charter)
Brayden Morford Jr. Medina, OH (Medina)
Alan Pham So. Fresno, CA (Clovis North)
Ljubomir Popovic Jr. Chicago, IL (Maine South)
Jacob Quan Jr. Ashburn, VA (Riverside)
Staten Rector Jr. Brandon, MA (Brandon)
Henry Rosenhagen Jr. Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka)
Cole Venters Jr. Raleigh, NC (Leesville Road)
David Zoota Sr. Scarsdale, NY (Scarsdale)