Swimmers Dominate D2 CoSIDA Academic All-American Lists

Yesterday, CoSIDA announced the First, Second, and Third Team honorees for the Division 2 Academic All-American Team.

Similar to other divisions, swimmers in D2 dominate the list, representing the largest amount of athletes in one sport at an impressive 29 students. Tennis had the second largest population with 20 athletes on the list, and golf followed with 16.

The highlight award of Academic All-American of the Year went to Seattle Pacific University’s star gymnast Maria Hundley on the women’s side. For the men, the award went to senior swimmer Keith Sponsler of Missouri University of Science and Technology. Sponsler achieved a 3.92 GPA in nuclear engineering and was also selected to be a First Team Academic All-American last year.

The women’s First Team list is comprised half of swimmers with extremely high GPAs. Nancy Claire Smith of Carson-Newman made Second Team with a 4.0 GPA in chemistry, along with two swimmers from Clarion.

Most of the swimmers are on the list for the first time, but some have won this honor before. First Team honorees Hannah Loesch of Wayne State and Hannah Mattar of Ashland were both Academic All-Ameircans in 2015. This year marks Elly Maleski‘s third time on the list, this year as a Second Team member.

The men’s First Team list is also made up of 7 swimmers, many of whom are multiple-time honorees. Matheus Assis and Gianni Ferrero were Academic All-Americans last year, and this year makes three wins for Sponsler. Many of the swimmers, however, appear on the list for the first time, including Second Team honorees Chris Eckard and Brennan Mays.

The full results can be viewed below:

Women’s Honorees

Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Swimming Monica Amaral West Florida Jr. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 3.96 Building Construction
Swimming Vika Arkhipova Wingate Sr. Seversk, Russia 3.9 Marketing
Field Hockey Kayla Bixler Millersville Sr. Holtwood, Pa. 3.98 Chemistry
Tennis Rebecca Bruning (2) Anderson (S.C.) Jr. Athens, Ga. 4 Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Swimming Thalie Carmigniani Lynn Sr. Tours, France 3.99 Bus. Admin. (U) / Fin. Valuation &
Golf Marie Coors (2) Saint Leo Jr. Gross-Zimmern, Germany 4 Economics
Tennis Diana Cotoros West Virginia State Sr. Chisinau, Moldova 4 Business Management
Swimming Kelsey Gouge Florida Southern Sr. Snellville, Ga. 3.89 Sports Management
Ice Hockey Nicole Hensley (2) (%) Lindenwood Sr. Lakewood, Colo. 4 Exercise Science
Gymnastics Maria Hundley (1) (@) Seattle Pacific Sr. Littleton, Colo. 3.7 Psychology
Tennis Patricia Husakova Northeastern State Sr. Trencin, Slovakia 3.94 Health & Human Performance
Swimming Hannah Loesch (3) Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. Pensacola, Fla. 3.89 English (Honors)
Swimming Hannah Mattar (1) Ashland Sr. Lake Orion, Mich. 3.98 Hospitality Management
Swimming Rebecca Matthews Lynn Gr. Montpellier, France 3.92 Applied Psych. (MS) / MBA / Sports
Golf Kasey Petty Findlay Sr. Groveport, Ohio 3.91 Early Childhood Education
SECOND TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Skiing Nichole Bathe Alaska Fairbanks Jr. Madison, Wis. 3.76 Elementary Education
Tennis Jamie Lee Denton St. Mary’s (Texas) Sr. San Angelo, Texas 3.95 English
Tennis Marija Dimitrovska (3) Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. Skopje, Macedonia 4 Industrial Management
Golf Caroline Fredensborg Arkansas Tech So. Roskilde, Denmark 4 Broadcast Journalism
Tennis Franziska Funke Tusculum So. Bochum, Germany 4 Psychology
Tennis Saioa Gomez De Segura Mercyhurst So. Vitoria, Spain 4 Business
Lacrosse Jacqueline Jahelka Adelphi Jr. Garden City, N.Y. 3.84 Education
Golf Calley Lawson (3) Tusculum Sr. Gaithersburg, Md. 4 Elementary Education / Special Edu.
Tennis Cristina Lopez (3) St. Mary’s (Texas) Sr. San Antonio, Texas 3.88 Accounting
Swimming Elly Maleski (2) (@) Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. Cedar, Mich. 3.64 Biomedical Engineering (Honors)
Water Polo Courtney Miller (3) UC San Diego Sr. Honolulu, Hawai’i 3.79 Cognitive Science (Neuroscience
Lacrosse Maggie Monnat Le Moyne Sr. Baldwinsville, N.Y. 3.96 Biology
Swimming Lauren Slayton Clarion Sr. White Lake, Mich. 3.88 Athletic Training
Swimming Nancy Claire Smith Carson-Newman Jr. Franklin, Tenn. 4 Chemistry
Swimming Sarah Zerfoss Clarion Sr. Shavertown, Pa. 3.5 Communications / PR
THIRD TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Field Hockey Anna Behm Kutztown Sr. Kutztown, Pa. 3.47 Leisure & Sport Studies
Tennis Marine Beugre-Guyot Saint Leo Jr. Brou Sur Chantereine, France 3.96 Biology
Crew Rosie Boncheva Barry Sr. Sofia, Bulgaria 3.7 Psychology
Swimming Jaimie Bryan UC San Diego Jr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. 3.6 Physiology / Neuroscience
Field Hockey Molly Cuevas Adelphi Sr. San Jose, Calif. 3.71 Sport Management
Golf Mikaela Hadaway Wingate Jr. Kettering, Ohio 4 Psychology
Lacrosse Bridget Hufnagel Millersville Sr. Lancaster, Pa. 3.8 Social Work
Tennis Lindsay Nochowicz Midwestern State Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. 4 Economics
Golf Becky Koepp SW Minnesota State Sr. Belle Plaine, Minn. 4 Exercise Science
Gymnastics Christine Liautaud Bridgeport Jr. Cary, Ill. 3.88 Business Administration
Field Hockey Sarah Morse Stonehill Jr. Westminster, Mass. 3.76 Finance
Field Hockey Ally Roth East Stroudsburg Sr. Scotrun, Pa. 3.5 Exercise Science
Swimming Rikki Sargent Shippensburg Sr. Olney, Md. 3.98 Psychology (Honors Program)
Swimming Dari Watkins UC San Diego Sr. Seal Beach, Calif. 3.39 Psychology
Tennis Jill Wetmore Lewis Sr. Ottawa, Ill. 4 Air Traffic Ctrl & Transport Mgmt.

Men’s Honorees

Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Swimming Matheus Assis (2) Saint Leo Sr. João Pessoa, Brazil 3.86 Management & Marketing
Wrestling Corbin Bennetts (1) ( Western State Gr. Buena Vista, Colo. 3.96 Biology (U)/Environ. Mgmt. (G)
Swimming Micah Cattell Edinboro Sr. Port Matilda, Pa. 4 Early Education / Special Education
Swimming Michael Cohn UC San Diego Jr. Solana Beach, Calif. 3.97 Music
Skiing Michael Fehrenbach Alaska Fairbanks Jr. Saint Margen, Germany 4 Mechanical Engineering
Swimming Gianni Ferrero (1) Grand Valley State Sr. Idstein, Germany 3.83 Business Administration
Swimming Diego Gimenez Florida Southern Jr. Burgos, Spain 3.9 Computer Science/Economics & Finance
Golf Brad Hawkins Tusculum Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 3.6 Sport Management
Golf Calum Hill (3) Western New Mexico Sr. Kinross, Scotland 3.91 Business Administration
Swimming Evan Jacob Saint Leo Sr. St. Johns, Fla. 3.96 Management
Tennis Renato Lombardi (2) Barry Sr. Lausanne, Switzerland 3.9 Finance
Skiing Adam Martin Northern Michigan Jr. Wausau, Wis. 4 Computer Science /Mathematics
Golf Joey Savoie Saint Leo Jr. Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, 3.9 Accounting & Management
Swimming Keith Sponsler (1) (@) Missouri Science & Tech Sr. Lincoln, Neb. 3.92 Nuclear Engineering
Tennis Ahmed Triki (3) Barry Jr. Tunis, Tunisia 3.41 Finance
SECOND TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Skiing Sean Alexander Alaska Anchorage Sr. Calgary, Alberta 3.75 Management & Economics
Wrestling Adam Cooling Minnesota State, Mankato Jr. Madelia, Minn. 3.85 Exercise Science
Golf John Coultas Florida Southern So. Valrico, Fla. 3.76 Business Administration
Golf Robert Dofflemyer III (3) Lewis Sr. Belvidere, Ill. 3.94 Air Traffic Control Management
Swimming Chris Eckard Malone Sr. Kurnach, Germany 3.96 Business Admin. & Accounting
Wrestling Lukas Gilmore Newberry Jr. Greenville, Mich. 4 Biology
Wrestling Jon Inman Fort Hays State Jr. Branson, Mo. 3.85 Justice Studies
Swimming Brennan Mays Colorado School of Mines So. Colorado Springs, Colo. 4 Petroleum Engineering
Golf Ethan Peterson West Texas A&M Gr. Clovis, N.M. 3.93 Finance & Economics
Tennis Moritz Poswiat King (Tenn.) Jr. Wuppertal, Germany 3.98 Accounting & Finance
Tennis Tom Sizeland Coker Sr. Hamilton, New Zealand 4 Biology (Pre-Med)
Golf David Wachter Anderson (S.C.) Sr. Hickory, N.C. 4 Business
Wrestling Cole Wilson SW Minnesota State Gr. Faribault, Minn. 3.57 Physical Education (U)/ Education (G)
Swimming Drew Wolter (3) Gannon Jr. Clarksville, Md. 3.98 Political Science
Tennis Deni Zmak Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Sr. Pula, Croatia 3.58 Software Engineering
THIRD TEAM
Sport Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Golf Matt Barto Gannon So. Leechburg, Pa. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering
Tennis Carlos Becke Embry-Riddle (Fla.) So. Hildesheim, Germany 4 Business Administration
Swimming Timothy Buff Le Moyne Jr. Latham, N.Y. 3.95 Finance & Marketing
Swimming Miguel Chavez Missouri Science & Tech Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico 3.54 Mechanical Engineering
Swimming Tim Collet Malone Sr. Illingen, Germany 3.92 Business Administration
Swimming Lucas Cuadros (2) Wingate Jr. Cali, Colombia 3.91 Marketing
Fencing Drew Dickinson UC San Diego Sr. El Dorado Hills, Calif. 3.88 Biochemistry / Cell Biology
Golf Nick Forsberg Tusculum Sr. Staples, Minn. 3.73 Sport Management
Water Polo David Maes Fresno Pacific Jr. Clovis, Calif. 3.87 Mathematics
Golf Zach Schuster Tampa Sr. Norton, Mass. 3.93 Finance
Tennis Per-Erik Soler Queens (N.C.) Sr. Nice, France 3.91 Business
Swimming Stefan Szilagyi Shippensburg Sr. Bloomsburg, Pa. 3.84 Exercise Science (Honors Program)
Water Polo Zlatko Vlasic Fresno Pacific Sr. Zagreb, Croatia 3.78 Biology
Tennis Jonas Winkelmann (3) Tusculum Sr. Boblingen, Germany 3.66 Business Administration
Tennis Justin Zhang UC San Diego So. Irvine, Calif. 3.87 Human Biology

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JP Input is too short
8 years ago

Rolla FTW!

The Glovers
8 years ago

Congratulations Keith!

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