Today CoSIDA announced their Academic All-American Division 1 At-Large teams, and among the swimmers on the list is backstroke phenom Ryan Murphy. Murphy is joined by 20 other swimmers who made First, Second, or Third Team Academic All-American.
Swimming has by far the largest population on the short list with 21 names, followed by gymnastics with 12 athletes on the list, and tennis with a strong showing of 11.
The list is highlighted by two athletes who won the award for CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year. On the women’s side, the award went to Lauren Beers, a gymnast from Alabama. Anton McKee, a swimmer also from Alabama, won the award for the men.
The women’s First Team list includes includes six swimmers, three of them maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Among these swimmers are Ellen Bradford, a swimmer for Navy who is studying engineering. Bradford was on the First Team list last year as well, and made Third Team in 2014. Danielle Galver of Kentucky and Sarah Gibson of Texas A&M also earned 4.0 GPAs in psychology/political science and biomedical engineering, respectively.
Anton Mckee earned a 4.0 GPA as a major in finance, and is joined by swimmer senior Nathan Lile from Gardner Webb who also earned a perfect GPA. The swimmers take up a large portion of the First Team list with 7, many of them multiple-time winners. Evan Bader, Corey Bowersox, Ryan Murphy, Ty Stewart, and Connor Oslin are all returners to the Academic All-American List.
You can view the full list of honorees below:
Women’s Honorees
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| First Team | ||||||
| Swimming | Rachael Acker (2) (#) | California | Sr. | Palo Alto, Calif. | 3.96 | French |
| Ice Hockey | Shelby Amsley-Benzie (1) (#) | North Dakota | Sr. | Warroad, Minn. | 4 | Chemical engineering |
| Gymnastics | Lauren Beers (1) (*) | Alabama | Gr. | Warren Center, Pa. | 4 | Sports management (G) |
| Field Hockey | Lauren Blazing (1) ($) | Duke | Sr. | Durham, N.C. | 3.99 | Cultural anthropology & political sci. |
| Swimming | Ellen Bradford (1) (#) | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | Knoxville, Tenn. | 4 | Honors systems engineering |
| Tennis | Hayley Carter | North Carolina | Jr. | Hilton Head, S.C. | 3.92 | Economics |
| Skiing | Emilie Cedervärn | New Mexico | Sr. | Falun, Sweden | 4 | Geography |
| Swimming | Danielle Galyer | Kentucky | Jr. | Greenville, S.C. | 4 | Psychology / political science |
| Swimming | Sarah Gibson | Texas A&M | Jr. | San Antonio, Texas | 4 | Biomedical engineering |
| Crew | Rebecca Greenberg | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | Horseheads, N.Y. | 4 | Systems engineering (Honors) |
| Gymnastics | Breanna Hughes | Utah | Sr. | Champlin, Minn. | 3.96 | Human development & family studies |
| Swimming | Faith Johnson (3) | Tennessee | Sr. | High Point, N.C. | 3.94 | Kinesiology |
| Gymnastics | Lindsay Mable (3) | Minnesota | Sr. | Aurora, Colo. | 3.84 | Elementary education |
| Beach Volleyball | Mackenzie Phelps | Grand Canyon | Gr. | Prescott, Ariz. | 4 | Accounting (MS) |
| Swimming | Kelsi Worrell (2) | Louisville | Sr. | Mt. Holly, N.J. | 3.63 | Exercise science |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Swimming | Natalie Beale | Liberty | Sr. | Baltimore, Md. | 4 | Exercise science (pre-professional) |
| Crew | Marissa Beene | Oklahoma | Sr. | Tempe, Ariz. | 4 | Computer science |
| Swimming | Rachel Bootsma | California | Sr. | Eden Prairie, Minn. | 3.41 | Interdisciplinary studies |
| Ice Hockey | Hannah Brandt (2) | Minnesota | Sr. | Vadnais Heights, Minn. | 3.59 | Health & wellness |
| Gymnastics | Mackenzie Brannan | Alabama | So. | Austin, Texas | 4 | Psychology |
| Gymnastics | Kailah Delaney | Utah | Sr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. | 3.88 | Health, society & policy |
| Crew | Kathleen Heinbach | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 4 | Computer engineering |
| Field Hockey | Paula Heuser | Albany | Jr. | Monchengladbach, Germany | 3.83 | Business administration |
| Fencing | Adrienne Jarocki | Harvard | Jr. | Middle Village, N.Y. | 3.77 | Human evolutionary biology |
| Tennis | Maddie Johnson | Drake | Sr. | Onalaska, Wis. | 4 | Psychology |
| Lacrosse | Brooks Lawler | James Madison | Sr. | Big Lake, Alaska | 4 | Anthropology |
| Field Hockey | Stella Schoen | Hofstra | Jr. | Hamburg, Germany | 4 | Economics |
| Beach Volleyball | Katie Spieler | Hawai’i | Gr. | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 4 | Accounting |
| Ice Hockey | Lee Stecklein | Minnesota | Jr. | Roseville, Minn. | 3.85 | Entrepreneurial management |
| Tennis | Renee Villarreal | Southeastern Louisiana | Sr. | Monterrey, Mexico | 4 | Finance |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||||
| Tennis | Breaunna Addison | Texas | Sr. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 3.31 | Sport management |
| Gymnastics | Nicole Artz | Michigan | Jr. | Holland, Mich. | 3.62 | Elementary education |
| Gymnastics | Lauren Feely | Bowling Green State | Jr. | Gurnee, Ill. | 4 | Inclusive early childhood education |
| Rifle | Elizabeth Gratz | West Virginia | So. | Sigel, Ill. | 4 | Business management |
| Tennis | Natalya Krutova | Northwestern State | Sr. | Sevastopol, Ukraine | 4 | Biology |
| Bowling | Janine Kuwahara | Sam Houston State | Jr. | Davao City, Philippines | 4 | Accounting/economics |
| Diving | Lauren Lamendola | South Carolina | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 3.96 | Exercise science |
| Golf | Alessandra Liu | William & Mary | Sr. | Cynwyd, Pa. | 3.95 | Kinesiology & health sciences |
| Gymnastics | Alex McMurtry | Florida | So. | Midlothian, Va. | 4 | Applied physiology/kinesiology & fitness |
| Crew | Muriel Solberg | Brown | Sr. | Rockford, Ill. | 3.88 | Chemistry/economics |
| Lacrosse | Zoe Stukenberg | Maryland | Jr. | Ellicott City, Md. | 4 | Biological sciences |
| Tennis | Aldila Sutjiadi | Kentucky | Jr. | Jakarta, Indonesia | 4 | Mathematical economics |
| Water Polo | Ali Thomason | Michigan | Sr. | San Rafael, Calif. | 3.7 | Neuroscience |
| Gymnastics | Kayla Weber | Western Michigan | Sr. | Canton, Mich. | 4 | Biomedical science |
| Swimming | Samantha Wicks | Boise State | Sr. | Anchorage, Alaska | 3.94 | Health science |
| Tennis | Hannah Wille | Cincinnati | Sr. | St. Louis, Mo. | 4 | Biology (pre-med) |
Men’s Honorees
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| First Team | ||||||
| Tennis | Rishab Agarwal (3) | Mississippi State | Jr. | Hyderabad, India | 4 | Business administration |
| Swimming | Evan Bader (3) | Miami (Ohio) | Sr. | Oxford, Ohio | 3.98 | Chemical engineering/chemistry |
| Golf | Stephen Behr (3) | Clemson | Gr. | Florence, S.C. | 3.92 | Finance |
| Volleyball | Christy Blough | Ohio State | Jr. | Ontario, N.Y. | 3.98 | Biomedical engineering |
| Swimming | Cory Bowersox (1) (#) | Texas | Sr. | Fairfax, Va. | 3.79 | Mechanical engineering |
| Wrestling | Nathan Burak | Iowa | Sr. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 3.83 | Health & human physiology |
| Volleyball | Conrad Kaminski | Stanford | Sr. | New Berlin, Wis. | 3.58 | Mechanical engineering |
| Wrestling | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Jr. | Belle Plaine, Minn. | 3.97 | Aerospace engineering |
| Swimming | Nathan Lile | Gardner-Webb | Sr. | Waynesville, N.C. | 4 | Computer science |
| Swimming | Anton McKee (3) | Alabama | Jr. | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | 4 | Finance |
| Wrestling | Nico Megaludis | Penn State | Sr. | Murrysville, Pa. | 3.51 | Finance |
| Swimming | Ryan Murphy (2) | California | Jr. | Ponte Vedra, Fla. | 3.54 | Business administration |
| Swimming | Connor Oslin (3) | Alabama | Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | 3.93 | Pre-med |
| Swimming | Ty Stewart (2) | Georgia | Sr. | Hattiesburg, Miss. | 3.99 | English/cognitive science |
| Gymnastics | Dennis Zaremski | Stanford | Sr. | New York, N.Y. | 3.92 | Comparative literature |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Skiing | Endre Bjertness | Utah | Jr. | Lommedalen, Norway | 3.77 | Civil engineering |
| Lacrosse | Tyler Cook | High Point | Sr. | Warrenville, Ill. | 4 | Psychology |
| Golf | Jonathan DiIanni | Elon | Sr. | Kernersville, N.C. | 4 | Finance |
| Swimming | Eric Ebert | Niagara | Sr. | Lewiston, N.Y. | 4 | Biology |
| Golf | Martin Eriksson | McNeese State | Sr. | Orebro, Sweden | 3.96 | Finance |
| Golf | Forrest Gamble (2) | Mississippi | Sr. | Birmingham, Ala. | 3.97 | Physics |
| Skiing | Raleigh Goessling | New Hampshire | Sr. | Esko, Minn. | 4 | Communication |
| Ice Hockey | Soren Jonzzon | Quinnipiac | Gr. | Mountain View, Calif. | 3.94 | Biomedical health sciences |
| Tennis | Marko Krickovic | Auburn | Sr. | Munich, Germany | 4 | Finance |
| Ice Hockey | Zac Lynch | Robert Morris (Pa.) | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 3.89 | Manufacturing engineering |
| Water Polo | Mihajlo Milicevic | Southern California | So. | Belgrade, Serbia | 3.77 | Economics |
| Wrestling | Ian Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif. | 3.91 | Petroleum engineering |
| Gymnastics | Emeric Quade | Ohio State | Sr. | Tucson, Ariz. | 3.89 | Biochemistry |
| Wrestling | Zain Retherford | Penn State | So. | Benton, Pa. | 3.72 | Finance |
| Swimming | Pavel Romanov | Alabama | Jr. | Moscow, Russia | 4 | Economics |
| Swimming | PJ Ransford | Michigan | So. | Pittsford, N.Y. | 4 | Mechanical engineering |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||||
| Swimming | Ryan Bailey | U.S. Naval Academy | Jr. | Boardman, Ohio | 3.97 | Operations research |
| Swimming | Weston Christensen | South Dakota State | Jr. | Pierre, S.D. | 4 | Civil engineering |
| Lacrosse | Deemer Class | Duke | Sr. | Baltimore, Md. | 3.62 | Sociology |
| Tennis | Lucas Fumagalli | U.S. Air Force Academy | Jr. | New Braunfels, Texas | 3.81 | Mechanical engineering |
| Golf | JJ Grey | Georgia State | Sr. | Kent, England | 3.79 | Psychology |
| Diving | Dylan Grisell | Florida State | Jr. | Toronto, Ontario | 3.95 | Biology |
| Ice Hockey | Gabe Levin | Denver | Sr. | Marina del Rey, Calif. | 3.96 | Finance |
| Lacrosse | Dylan Molloy | Brown | Jr. | Setauket. N.Y. | 3.71 | Business entrepreneurship |
| Wrestling | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Jr. | Le Sueur, Minn. | 3.78 | Agricultural & food business mgmt. |
| Rifle | Ivan Roe | Murray State | So. | Manhattan, Mont. | 3.9 | Biology/fisheries/aquatic bio |
| Tennis | Robert Skolik | Eastern Illinois | Sr. | Huntington, W.Va. | 4 | Biological sciences |
| Golf | Trevor Torgerson | Oral Roberts | Sr. | Buhler, Kan. | 4 | Biology |
| Gymnastics | Connor Westrick | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | Waterford, Wis. | 3.93 | Systems engineering (Honors) |
| Wrestling | Michael Woulfe | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | Oak Park, Ill. | 3.92 | Physics |
Really great to see some very difficult degrees being pursued by a lot of these swimmers. Some really incredible accomplishments on top of a very demanding athletic schedule. Great job!