On Tuesday, CoSIDA announced the D3 Academic All-American list, giving swimmers an impressive showing.
The Academic All-American of the Year award always goes to one man and one woman, and this year Margaret Guo of MIT took the honor for the women. Guo is a senior swimmer and an electrical engineering and computer science major. On the men’s side, senior fencer Glenn Balbus of Johns Hopkins won the prestigious award.
This year, the swimmers dominated the list of Academic All-Ameircans with 32 students earning the honor. Tennis represents the second most amount of athletes at 14, followed by wrestling at 7. In all divisions, the swimmers have the highest population on the list, but in D3 the gap is more noticeable, with swimmers representing more than double the amount of athletes as the second most popular sport does.
On the First Team list for the women, swimmers compile more than half of the honorees. Of those, all are multiple-time honorees except for Emma Paulson of St. Tomas who earned a 3.72 in Accounting. Second Team Academic All-Americans include first time honorees Emily Reale of Messiah who earned a perfect GPA of 4.0 in biochemistry, and Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe of Emory, earning a 3.88 in finance/political science.
On the men’s side, swimming also has a strong showing on the First Team list with championship D3 swimmers like Jack Lindell and Trevor Manz. Lindell, who is a junior at Dennison, earned a 3.45 GPA in biology. Manz, who swims for Kenyon, earned a 3.99 GPA in biochemistry. Manz is returning to the list, but this is Lindell’s first time being honored.
Out of the three swimmers who made the Third Team, all are first timers on the list. Hayes Burdette-Sapp of Emory and Tommy Thetford of Washington and Lee are among these three. Sapp is a junior who maintained a 3.61 GPA in physics/buiness, and Thetford a sophomore who held a GPA of 3.81 in mathematics.
The full list of honorees can be viewed below:
Women’s Honorees
| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | Sport | GPA | Major |
| FIRST TEAM | ||||||
| Elizabeth Aronoff ($) | Emory | Sr. | Shaker Heights, Ohio | Swimming | 3.92 | Neuroscience & behavioral biology |
| Campbell Costley (2) | Denison | Jr. | Glencoe, Ill. | Swimming | 3.95 | English |
| Brooke Donnelly | Washington & Lee | Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | Tennis | 4 | Accounting & business admin. |
| Margaret Guo (1) | MIT | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. | Swimming | 4 | Electrical eng. & computer sci. |
| Haley Kane | Mary Washington | Sr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | Field Hockey | 4 | Psychology |
| Lindsey Liles | Sewanee | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. | Tennis | 4.06 | Biology/English |
| Kirsten Nitz (+) | Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Frankfort, Ky. | Swimming | 3.59 | French/applied health science |
| Emma Paulson | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Jr. | Wayzata, Minn. | Swimming | 3.72 | Accounting |
| Cathleen Pruden (@) | Mount Holyoke | Sr. | Raleigh, N.C. | Swimming | 3.97 | Psychology & education |
| Amy Sebastian (3) | Coe | Sr. | Mundelein, Ill. | Tennis | 4 | Mathematics/Spanish |
| Clare Slagel (!) | Luther | Sr. | Dubuque, Iowa | Swimming | 3.92 | Biology |
| Haley Townsend (!) | Kenyon | Sr. | Greenwood, Ind. | Swimming | 3.95 | International studies |
| Megan Wallenhorst (2) | Salisbury | Sr. | Ellicott City, Md. | Lacrosse | 4 | Business accounting |
| Christine Wright (2) | Clarkson | Sr. | Watertown, N.Y. | Lacrosse | 4 | Electrical engineering |
| Sarah Wright (2) | MIT | Sr. | Christchurch, New Zealand | Rifle | 4 | Biological engineering |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Erika Allen | Augsburg | Sr. | Roseville, Minn. | Ice Hockey | 4 | Exercise science |
| Bridget Balisy (1) | SUNY Plattsburgh | Sr. | Brampton, Ontario | Ice Hockey | 3.9 | Business admin. & accounting |
| Rebecca Gullett | Benedictine | Jr. | Lockport, Ill. | Lacrosse | 4 | Mathematics/computer science |
| Rebecca Hamel | Moravian | Sr. | Whitehall, Pa. | Field Hockey | 4 | Physics/mathematics |
| Kimberly Kahnweiler | Bowdoin | Sr. | Winnetka, Ill. | Field Hockey | 3.79 | Economics |
| Carolyn Kane | Denison | Jr. | Deephaven, Minn. | Swimming | 3.57 | Economics/communication |
| Hannah Lee | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Sr. | Clarksville, Tenn. | Gymnastics | 3.95 | English/Spanish |
| Camille Leonard | SUNY Plattsburgh | Jr. | Oakville, Ontario | Ice Hockey | 3.88 | Social work |
| Kristalyn McAfee (3) | Washington (Mo.) | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas | Swimming | 3.7 | Chemical engineering |
| Lauren Miller | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Highland, Ill. | Tennis | 4 | Biomedical eng./biochem & molecular bio. |
| Emily Reale | Messiah | Jr. | Mt. Joy, Pa. | Swimming | 4 | Biochemistry |
| Marissa Robinson | Kean | Sr. | Bear, Del. | Field Hockey | 3.96 | Special education/psychology |
| Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe | Emory | Jr. | Nacogdoches, Texas | Swimming | 3.88 | Finance/political science |
| Maddy Scozzie (1) | SUNY Cortland | Sr. | Ashburn, Va. | Gymnastics | 3.93 | Childhood education |
| Giovanna Senese (2) | SUNY Plattsburgh | Sr. | Huntley, Ill. | Ice Hockey | 3.98 | Mathematics/physics |
| Sofia Vega (3) | Texas Lutheran | Sr. | Corpus Christi, Texas | Tennis | 3.87 | Biology (pre-veterinary science) |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||||
| Dani Ackerman | SUNY New Paltz | Sr. | Nesconset, N.Y. | Field Hockey | 3.87 | Communication disorders |
| Rachel Bombardier | Castleton | Sr. | Pittsford, Vt. | Ice Hockey/Lax. | 3.99 | Exercise science |
| Geneva Calder | William Smith | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario | Lacrosse | 3.99 | International relations & public policy |
| Amy Enright | Wisconsin-La Crosse | So. | Lake Elmo, Minn. | Gymnastics | 4 | Microbiology |
| Martha Griffin | Trinity (Conn.) | Sr. | Exeter, N.H. | Lacrosse | 3.38 | Neuroscience |
| Abby Jank | Grove City | Jr. | Worthington, Ohio | Swim./Water Polo | 3.87 | Elementary education |
| Brigette Lee (3) | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Shavano Park, Texas | Golf | 3.98 | Biochemistry & molecular biology |
| Shanny Lin | Rensselaer Polytechnic | So. | El Paso, Texas | Swimming | 3.91 | Electrical engineering |
| Leah Lupu | Olivet | Sr. | Ovid, Mich. | Swimming | 4 | Insurance & risk management |
| Cara Machlin | St. Mary’s (Md.) | Sr. | Rockville, Md. | Swimming | 4 | Mathematics |
| Kelsey Millward | Connecticut College | Sr. | Baie-D’Urfe, Québec | Water Polo | 3.93 | International relations/history |
| Caroline Ordian | Redlands | So. | Palm Desert, Calif. | Golf | 3.76 | Business administration |
| Hope Shevchuk | Worcester Polytechnic | Jr. | Burlington, Conn. | Field Hockey | 4 | Chemical engineering (pre-med) |
| Natalie Snyder | Rochester Inst. of Tech. | Sr. | Rockville, Md. | Swimming | 3.88 | Biomedical sciences |
Men’s Honorees
| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | Sport | GPA | Major |
| Glenn Balbus (1) | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | New Fairfield, Conn. | Fencing | 4 | Mechanical engineering |
| Brad Brooks (@) | McDaniel | Sr. | Newark, Del. | Swimming | 4 | Exercise science |
| Matthew Conrad (3) | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Anderson, Ind. | Tennis | 4 | Chemical engineering |
| Erik Cooper | St. Norbert | Sr. | Anchorage, Alaska | Ice Hockey | 3.73 | Accounting |
| Reed Dalton (3) | Washington (Mo.) | Sr. | Kingwood, Texas | Swimming | 3.5 | Systems science & engineering |
| Andrew Greenhalgh (2) | Johns Hopkins | Jr. | Kensington, Md. | Swimming | 3.68 | Molecular & cellular biology |
| Matthew Heinrich ($) | Stevens Tech | Sr. | Hendersonville, Tenn. | Tennis | 4 | Mechanical engineering |
| Michael Holt (#) | Washington & Lee | Sr. | Henrico, Va. | Tennis | 4 | Mathematics |
| CJ Krimbill | Case Western Reserve | Sr. | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Tennis | 3.93 | Chemical engineering |
| Riley Lefever | Wabash | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Wrestling | 3.45 | English |
| Jack Lindell | Denison | Jr. | Edina, Minn. | Swimming | 3.45 | Biology |
| Trevor Manz (2) | Kenyon | Jr. | Eau Claire, Wis. | Swimming | 3.99 | Biochemistry |
| Orion Martin | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Dublin, Ohio | Swimming | 3.88 | Physics/computer science |
| Nicholas Willison | Washington & Jefferson | Jr. | Rockford, Mich. | Swim./Water Polo | 3.99 | Chemistry |
| Jon Zirna (1) | Springfield (Mass.) | Sr. | East Amherst, N.Y. | Gymnastics | 3.89 | Physician assistant |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Abhishek Alla (%) | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Hyderabad, India | Tennis | 3.83 | Civil & environmental engineering |
| Christopher Bradley (3) | Caltech | Jr. | Half Moon Bay, Calif. | Water Polo | 3.8 | Mechanical engineering |
| Brandon Conrad | Lycoming | So. | Bloomsburg, Pa. | Wrestling | 3.95 | Chemistry |
| Daniel Del Gallo | Southern Maine | Jr. | Gardiner, Maine | Wrestling | 3.95 | Philosophy/sociology |
| Mack Farley | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Jr. | Lakeville, Minn. | Golf | 4 | Accounting/economics |
| Timothy Ferriter | Stevens Tech | Sr. | Rochester, N.Y. | Volleyball | 3.64 | Mechanical engineering |
| Jesse Gunter | Baldwin Wallace | Sr. | Akron, Ohio | Wrestling | 3.45 | Business admin (UG)/Accounting (G) |
| Nathan Hughes | Worcester Polytechnic | Sr. | Arlington, Va. | Swimming | 3.95 | Robotics engineering & computer sci. |
| James Jackson (3) | Rensselaer Polytechnic | Sr. | Belfast, Maine | Golf | 3.93 | Biomedical engineering |
| Daryl Neubieser | MIT | Sr. | Saratoga, Calif. | Swimming | 3.92 | Computer science |
| Mason Pulde | Tufts | Jr. | Lexington, Mass. | Ice Hockey | 3.97 | Economics |
| Andrew Rich | Denison | Sr. | McMurray, Pa. | Swimming | 3.62 | Chemistry |
| Brett Stoughton | Calvin | Jr. | Centerville, Ind. | Swimming | 4 | Business finance |
| Jake Tamposi (#) | Williams | Sr. | Hernando Beach, Fla. | Swimming | 3.96 | Economics |
| Drew Van Anrooy | Luther | Sr. | Roseburg, Ore. | Wrestling | 3.4 | Biology |
| Jason Wesseling | Denison | So. | Hudsonville, Mich. | Swimming | 3.97 | English/political science |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||||
| Brady Anderson | Coe | So. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Tennis | 3.94 | Economics |
| Hayes Burdette-Sapp | Emory | Jr. | Decatur, Ga. | Swimming | 3.61 | Physics/business |
| Lance Evans | Wartburg | So. | Solon, Iowa | Wrestling | 3.77 | Pre-veterinary |
| Doug Ganim | Baldwin Wallace | Sr. | Westerville, Ohio | Tennis | 3.83 | Finance |
| Daniel Goldstein | Grinnell | Sr. | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Swimming | 3.86 | Computer science/mathematics |
| Zach Hall | Gordon (Mass.) | Sr. | Sugar Land, Texas | Tennis | 3.94 | Mathematics/economics |
| Tanner Landry | Texas-Dallas | Sr. | The Hills, Texas | Golf | 4 | Finance |
| James Lasher | Allegheny | Sr. | Edinboro, Pa. | Golf | 3.68 | German/managerial economics |
| Michael Mertz | Adrian | Sr. | Farmington, Mich. | Tennis | 3.97 | Biology |
| Braeden Ostepchuk | Norwich | So. | Lethbridge, Alberta | Ice Hockey | 4 | Mechanical engineering |
| Ben Swarr | Messiah | So. | East Earl, Pa. | Wrestling | 3.66 | English |
| Tommy Thetford | Washington & Lee | So. | Birmingham, Ala. | Swimming | 3.81 | Mathematics |
| Daniel Tripicchio | Saint John’s (Minn.) | Jr. | Hudson, Wis. | Ice Hockey | 4 | Accounting |
| Kevin Yee | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Orinda, Calif. | Water Polo | 3.61 | Electrical & computer engineering |
