Ten SAC Student-Athletes Named to Google Cloud Academic All-America At-Large Teams
AUSTIN, Texas – Ten South Atlantic Conference student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II Men's and Women's At-Large teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
Headlining the selections from the SAC are First Team Academic All-America® selections Anthony Marcinelli from Carson-Newman and Wingate's Giacomo Viazzo for the men, and Tusculum's Franziska Funke and Mackenzie Stevens from Queens for the women. In addition to these first team selections, Lenoir-Rhyne's Noah McRae was a men's second team selection and Wingate's Sydney Homan was a women's second team pick. Earning third team honors for the men were Daniel Belsito and Nicolas Martin of Wingate, along with Carson-Newman's Pade Duke. On the women's side, Carson-Newman's Mary Northcutt was a third team selection.
Thirty-five (23 women, 12 men) student-athletes on the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II At-Large Teams have a 4.00 GPA. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II Women's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.98 GPA, while the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II Men's At-Large First Team had an overall 3.95 GPA.
Nine men and nine women are repeat performers on this year's at-large teams. Three senior men and two senior women earned Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division II At-Large recognition for third time in their respective careers. For the women, Tusculum College tennis player Funke and Mercyhurst University tennis player Saioa Gomez de Segura complete the Google Cloud Academic All-America® triple play with their inclusion on this year's first team.
2017-18 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Team - Division II
FIRST TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Lacrosse |
Cody Bartusiak |
Lynn University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Investment Management |
Swimming |
Andrea Bazzoli |
Drury University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology & Sociology |
Golf |
John Coultas (1,@) |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Business Administration |
Tennis |
Thomas Grinberg |
Saint Leo University |
Jr. |
3.70 |
Economics |
Tennis |
Nils Hoffacker |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration & Management |
Wrestling |
Nolan Kistler (1) |
California Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Criminal Justice |
Golf |
Anthony Marcinelli |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
Swimming |
Stuart Mossop (3) |
Missouri University of Science & Tech. |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Chemical Engineering |
Volleyball |
Robert Poole (2) |
University of Mount Olive |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Chemistry |
Tennis |
Torben Semrau |
Southwest Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Management |
Swimming |
Thomas Steenberg |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Business Administration & Entrepreneurship |
Swimming |
Bernardo Valentim |
California Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
Wrestling |
Brett Velasquez (2) |
St. Cloud State University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Biomedical Sciences |
Swimming |
Giacomo Viazzo |
Wingate University |
So. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
Swimming |
Justin Winnett |
Lindenwood University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biological Sciences |
SECOND TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Tennis |
Chase Bartlett |
St. Edward's University |
So. |
4.00 |
Religious / Theological Studies |
Golf |
Matt Barto (2, @) |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Lacrosse |
Charlie Bertrand |
Merrimack College |
So. |
3.95 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Golf |
Chandler Blanchet (1) |
University of West Florida |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Exercise Science |
Lacrosse |
Zach Bodeau |
Rockhurst University |
So. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice |
Tennis |
Jaime Bueno (3) |
Saint Leo University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Economics |
Golf |
Brad Currier |
Lindenwood University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Fencing |
Ziad Elsissy |
Wayne State University |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Tennis |
Alessandro Evangelisti |
Concordia College (New York) |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Biology |
Tennis |
Tiago Fernandes |
Southern New Hampshire University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
Tennis |
Oliver Frank |
Azusa Pacific University |
Gr. |
3.50/3.81 |
MBA |
Tennis |
Calum Hayes |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
Swimming |
Noah McRea |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Psychology |
Swimming |
Tim Samuelsen |
Missouri University of Science & Tech. |
So. |
3.70 |
Mechanical Engineering |
Lacrosse |
Kyle Souza |
Dominican College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Criminal Justice |
Swimming |
Jonathan Stewart |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Management |
Tennis |
Austin Thomas |
Shepherd University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
Wrestling |
Noel Torres |
Newman University |
Gr. |
3.62/3.50 |
Information Technology (UG) / MBA (G) |
Tennis |
Justin Zhang (2, @) |
UC San Diego |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Human Biology |
THIRD TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Lacrosse |
Connor Bateman |
Rockhurst University |
So. |
3.88 |
Biochemistry |
Tennis |
Mikhail Belov |
Merrimack College |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Electrical Engineering |
Tennis |
Daniel Belsito |
Wingate University |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Sport Management |
Swimming |
Rodrigo Codo Berti |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
3.46 |
Sport Management |
Lacrosse |
Preston DeHerrera |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration & Business Management |
Swimming |
Pade Duke |
Carson-Newman University |
So. |
4.00 |
Chemistry |
Swimming |
Austin Hussain |
Fresno Pacific University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
Golf |
Aniruddh Kedlaya |
Hawai'i Pacific University |
So. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
Swimming |
Niklas Martin |
Wingate University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
Lacrosse |
Brendan McDougal |
Adelphi University |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Physics |
Wrestling |
Tyler Mies |
Newman University |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Healthcare Science |
Golf |
Kalle Nilsson |
Spring Hill College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
Tennis |
Eric Tseng |
UC San Diego |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Cognitive Science / Human Computer Interaction |
Tennis |
Oskar Unger |
Rockhurst University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
Golf |
John VanDerLaan |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Business Administration |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Nolan Kistler, California Baptist University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2017
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2017
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division third team selection in 2017
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division third team selection in 2016
2017-18 Academic All-America® Women's At-Large Team - Division II
FIRST TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Gymnastics |
Kathleen Aberger (3) |
Southern Connecticut State |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Exercise Science |
Gymnastics |
Erin Alderman (3) |
Texas Woman's University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Communication Science |
Swimming |
Catalina Berraud-Galea |
Lynn University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Sport Management |
Swimming |
Andrea Bryson |
St. Cloud State University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Chemistry |
Rowing |
Trista Cripe |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
Tennis |
Lena Dimmer |
New York Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration & Finance |
Tennis |
Franziska Funke (2, &) |
Tusculum College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Management & Economics |
Tennis |
Saioa Gomez de Segura (1, &) |
Mercyhurst University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business |
Swimming |
Christie Halverson |
California Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Nursing |
Golf |
Annika Haynes (3) |
University of Indianapolis |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Finance (UG) / Business Administration (G) |
Golf |
Katharina Keilich (3) |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Sport Management |
Tennis |
Kaylin Kruseman |
St. Mary's University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Marketing |
Lacrosse |
Hunter Leckonby (3) |
Chestnut Hill College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
Field Hockey |
Sydney McCarthy |
East Stroudsburg University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Tennis |
Emma Neil |
University of Nebraska at Kearney |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Social Science 7-12 |
Swimming |
Madeline Pitt (2) |
University of West Florida |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Elementary Education & Special Education |
Swimming |
McKenzie Stevens (3) |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Exercise & Sport Science |
Skiing |
Hailey Swirbul |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
So. |
4.00 |
Civil Engineering |
SECOND TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Tennis |
Oceane Adam |
Hawai'i Pacific University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
TESOL |
Swimming |
Claire Beaty |
Cal State East Bay |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Kinesiology |
Swimming |
Annagrazia Bonsanti |
University of Bridgeport |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Health Sciences |
Lacrosse |
Hannah Doughty |
Lindenwood University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Tennis |
Rebecca Fakas |
Adelphi University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Sports Management |
Swimming |
Samantha Favret |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Occupational Therapy |
Tennis |
Sydney Homan |
Wingate University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Gymnastics |
Schyler Jones |
Texas Woman's University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
Field Hockey |
Courtney Konowal |
Kutztown University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Sport Management |
Tennis |
Karla Miletic |
University of the Sciences |
So. |
4.00 |
Physics |
Ice Hockey |
Maddie Scavotto |
Saint Anselm College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Psychology / Spanish |
Swimming |
Neta Saar |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
THIRD TEAM
Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
Tennis |
Dora Andrejszki |
Lewis University |
Gr. |
3.85/3.90 |
Organizational Leadership |
Swimming |
Daria Belova |
Fresno Pacific University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Kinesiology |
Swimming |
Sammy Dammann |
Biola University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Journalism & Integrated Media |
Lacrosse |
Meghan Datema |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
French / Spanish / Secondary Education |
Lacrosse |
Olivia Hayden |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
Golf |
Jaime Jacob |
Cal State San Marcos |
So. |
3.98 |
Business |
Tennis |
Kirsten Kirby |
Colorado Mesa University |
So. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
Golf |
Elizabeth Leath |
University of Central Missouri |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Accountancy |
Swimming |
Makayla Myers |
Wayne State University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Geology |
Swimming |
Mary Northcutt |
Carson-Newman University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Tennis |
Alexie Portz |
St. Cloud State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biomedical Science |
Swimming |
Katya Rudenko |
Drury University |
Sr. |
3.37 |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Lacrosse |
Lesly Sanchez Alvarez |
Pace University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biology |
Beach Volleyball |
Kaitlyn Sibson |
Eckerd College |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Economics / Management |
Tennis |
Klara Vickov |
Southwest Baptist University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Annika Haynes, University of Indianapolis
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division first team selection in 2017
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2017
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division third team selection in 2017
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division second team selection in 2016