PRINCETON, N.J. -- Following another successful Ivy League winter season that saw 32 teams earn national recognition, the Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected for the winter edition of the 2019-20 Academic All-Ivy.
- 57 honorees earned All-Ivy distinction in 2019-20
- 32 winter sports teams were ranked in 2019-20
- 6 winter sports teams were ranked No. 1 in 2019-20
- 11 recipients led their teams to Ivy League Championships in their respective sports.
- 8 Player of the Year recipients earned Academic All-Ivy honors
The 80 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated eligible student-athletes.
BROWN
Michael Coppolino, Track & Field (Sr., Applied Mathematics-Computer Science – Cumberland, R.I.)
Finished third in the 35lb. weight throw at the Ivy League Championships … His throw at the championships was the fifth best all-time at Brown … Won the weight throw at the URI Invite.
Zach Husanker, Basketball (Sr., Economics and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies – North Salt Lake, Utah)
Team captain … Tied for second in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.5) and ranked 13th in points per game (12.3) … Scored a career-high 27 points in his final game … Selected Ivy League Player of the Week.
Maximo Moyer, Squash (Jr., Applied Mathematics-Economics, Berwyn, Pa.)
Won his match at Middlebury in the No. 1 spot, clinching the team win for the Bears in the fifth game … Won his match at No. 17 MIT in the top position.
Gavin Nieto, Hockey (Sr., Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations – Yorba Linda, California)
Named Second Team All-Ivy … Recorded two shutouts during the season … Reached the 30-plus save mark eight times ... Named ECAC Goalie of the Week ... Started 27 games.
Coley Sullivan, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Applied Mathematics-Economics – Louisville, Ky.)
Broke the 200 backstroke (finished third) and 800 freestyle relay school records at the Ivy League Championships … Also competed in the 100 backstroke, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay at Ivies.
Justine Gaziano, Basketball (Sr., Sociology – Natick, Mass.)
Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Team captain … Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in points per game (16.5), fourth in 3-point percentage (.357), fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.3), and fourth in minutes per game (33.6).
Emma Hansen, Gymnastics (Jr., Health and Human Biology – Cincinnati, Ohio)
Earned First Team All-ECAC on beam ... Garnered ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year laurels ... Gained Second Team All-Ivy Classic on beam ... Earned ECAC All-Academic Team and USAG Scholar-Athlete honors.
Zion Lewis, Track & Field (Sr., Political Science – Canton, Ga.)
Northeast Regional Female Field Athlete of the Year … Named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Ivy League Championships … Won the triple jump at Ivies, setting the all-time Ivy League, school and facility record on her way to First Team honors.
Taylor Seaman, Swimming & Diving (Jr., Psychology – Brighton, Mich.)
Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors for finishing second in both the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke, breaking her own school record in the 100 back, at the Ivy League Championships … Also took third in the 50 freestyle at Ivies.
Gracie Whelan, Track & Field (Jr., Biology – Charlotte, N.C.)
Ivy League Champion in the 400m with her time ranking fourth all-time at Brown … First Team All-Ivy selection in the 400m … Set a school record as part of the 4x400m relay team at the BU Valentine Invite.
COLUMBIA
Albert Gwo, Swimming & Diving (Jr., Computer Science – Mountain View, California)
Qualified for NCAA Championships in 50-yard freestyle...Ivy League champion in 50, 100-yard freestyle...Won Ivy League titles as anchor in 200 and 400 yard medley relays...Four-time First Team All-Ivy League honoree...Set school record in 50 freestyle.
Nian-Guo Liu, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Earth Institute – Athens, Greece)
Set school-records in 200-freestyle and 100-breaststroke...Ivy League champion in 200 and 400 medley relay...Silver medalist in 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Two-time First Team All-Ivy League selection.
Daniel Igobokwe, Track & Field (Sr., African-American Studies – Chelmsford, England)
Two-time Academic All-Ivy League selection...Won Ivy League Heps Triple Jump title...Earned First Team All-Ivy League honors in the triple jump...Won three individual triple jump titles during the year.
Sidarth Kumbla, Fencing (Jr., Economics – San Jose, California)
Two-time Academic All-Ivy League selection...Qualified for NCAA Championships in foil...Finished in fourth place with a 15-8 record at NCAA Northeast Regional...Second Team All-Ivy League honoree after placing fifth in foil at Ivy League Round Robins.
Jack Pihlkar, Track & Field (Jr., Economics – East Northport, N.Y.)
Won Ivy League Heps Weight Throw title...Earned First Team All-Ivy League honors in the weight throw...Set school record in the weight throw with a mark of 64-4 1/2.
Maria Chart, Fencing (Jr., Mechanical Engineering – Truro, United Kingdom)
First Team All-Ivy League selection in saber...Finished second individually in saber with a 14-4 overall record at Ivy League Round Robins...Placed 17th at NCAA Northeast Regional...Went 39-14 in dual matches.
Sienna Durr, Basketball (So – Enrolled at Columbia College – Grinnell, Iowa)
Second Team All-Ivy League selection...Averaged 12.8 points and a team-best 6.1 rebounds...Six double-figure scoring games, three double-doubles...Scored career-high 31 points at Buffalo.
Ester Schreiber, Fencing (Sr., Architecture, Barnard College – Gothenburg, Sweden)
First Team All-Ivy League honoree in foil...Qualified for NCAA Championships in foil...Finished second individually with a 14-4 overall record at Ivy League Round Robins...Went 37-14 in dual matches.
Katie Wasserman, Track & Field (Sr., Biological Studies – Spotswood, N.J.)
Qualified for NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the One Mile...Ran the 16th-best one mile time in the nation...Finished third in the One Mile at Ivy League Heps (4:49.17).
Helen Wojdylo, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Computer Science – Manchester, Mo.)
Finished in the top-6 of alll three of her individual events at Ivy Championships...Ivy League runner-up in the 100-breastroke...Bronze Medalist in the 200 IM at Ivys...Second Team All-Ivy League and ECAC champion in the 100 breastroke...Olympic Trials qualifier.
CORNELL
Morgan Barron, Hockey (Jr., Applied Economics and Management - Halifax, Nova Scotia)
One of 10 finalists for Hobey Baker Memorial Award...ECAC Hockey Player of the Year...All-ECAC Hockey first team...All-Ivy first team...two-time leader in team scoring.
Noah Baughman, Wrestling (Sr., Applied Economics and Management - Doylestown, Ohio)
NCAA Qualifier (2020), EIWA All-Academic Team (2020), 3x first-team All-Ivy League (2017, 2018, 2020). champion at the 2019 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat and Cornell Opens
Matthew Galajda, Hockey (Jr., Hotel Administration - Aurora, Ontario)
Ivy League Co-Player of the Year...All-Ivy first team...one of five finalists for Mike Richter Award...All-ECAC Hockey third team...tied for program record for most shutouts.
Yanni Kaldis, Hockey (Sr., Communications – Montreal, Quebec)
Four-time All-Ivy first team...All-ECAC Hockey first team...most career points for Cornell defenseman in 17 years...team leader in power-play points and blocked shots.
Jack Mahoney, Swimming & Diving (Sr., History - Cheltenham, Pa.)
Finished eighth in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at Ivies in 2020...swam on two school record breaking 400-medley and 400-freestyle relays.
Laura Bagwell-Katalinich, Basketball (Sr., Communications – Minneapolis, Minn.)
Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2020...CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District...Senior CLASS Award Candidate...two-time All-Ivy selection.
Lindsay Browning, Hockey (Jr., Biomedical Engineering - Penfield, N.Y.)
First-Team All-Ivy, All-ECAC Hockey...Ivy, ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Year...second-team USCHO All-American...Cornell single-season records for wins, shutouts and save percentage.
Haley Harder, Equestrian (Sr., Global and Public Health Sciences - Shelburne, Vt.)
Qualified for Zones in intermediate fences after being named the Reserve Champion in the event at the 2020 Regional Championships.
Claire Kao, Track & Field (Sr., Government - Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
First-Team All-Ivy (Pole Vault) ... Broke indoor track & field pole vault record; surpassed her own record at Ivy League Heps
Micah Zandee-Hart, Hocky (Sr., Psychology - Saanichton, B.C.)
First-team All-Ivy...second-team All-ECAC Hockey...third-team USCHO All-American...team captain...four-time All-Ivy...three-time All-ECAC Hockey...two-time All-American
DARTMOUTH
James Foye, Basketball (Sr., Economics – Hamilton, Mass.)
3.97 GPA, two-time captain, 2x Academic All-American, Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team, averaged 9.7 ppg while shooting 42.6 percent on 60 made 3-pointers
Will Graber, Hockey (Sr., Engineering – Broomfield, Colorado)
3.73 GPA, tied for second on the team in scoring with 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points, nine of those points came as a defensman, most on the team
Kipling Weisel, Skiing (Sr., Economics - San Francisco, Calif.)
3.61 GPA, finished 11th in the giant slalom at NCAAs, just missing out on All-America honors, finished in top-seven in five carnival races with one podium
James Bell, Squash (Jr., Economics – Boston, Mass.)
3.57 GPA, competed in all 15 matches, 7-8 overall record, 6-5 at No. 4 singles and 3-4 in Ivy play
John Hall, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Economics – Little Silver, N.J.)
3.52 GPA, team captain, swam in finals of 50, 100 and 200 free at Ivy Championships, helped break Dartmouth record in 800 free relay, named team’s most inspirational member
Paula Lenart, Basketball (Sr., Engineering - Covasna, Romania)
3.64 GPA, started all 27 games, led Dartmouth in rebounding last two years, 2nd in Ivy League in offensive rebounds per game, career highs of 16 points and 17 rebounds
Christina Rombaut, Hockey (Sr., Biology - Rothesay, New Brunswick)
3.35 GPA, two-time captain, played in all 113 games in her career, recorded 13 goals and 24 assists in her career, 2019-20 team MVP
Tricia Mangan, Skiing (Jr., Engineering - Buffalo, N.Y.)
3.78 GPA, team captain, swam in finals of 50, 100 and 200 free at Ivy Championships, tied Dartmouth 50 free record in prelims, received team award for contributing the most to the team
Cha’Mia Rothwell, Track & Field (Sr., Psychology – Durhman, N.C.)
3.57 GPA, won the 60m hurdles at Indoor Heps for fourth straight year (third woman ever to do so), ran a season-best 8.31 seconds for her ninth career Ivy title
HARVARD
Timothy Brownell, Men’s Squash (Sr., Economics - Belmont, Mass.)
Went 13-1 in his final campaign … Helped the team win back-to-back Potter Cup titles at the CSA National Championships … Voted team captain for the second straight season … Primarily served as the team’s No. 6, putting together a 7-1 record at the position … Went 4-0 in matches played at the No. 5 spot … Picked up two wins at the No. 4 spot …Went on a 18-match win streak mid-season … Recorded 11 shutout victoreis on the season.
James Kitch, Skiing (So., Statistics - Belmont, Mass.)
Placed 13th at the NCAA Championships in the freestyle 10k…Named to the EISA All-East Second Team…Collected 339 points through six carnivals for the Crimson…Recorded eight top-20 finishes on the season, highlighted by a second-place finish in the classic 15k at the EISA Regional Championships.
Jack Rathbone, Hockey (So., Psychology - West Roxbury, Mass.)
All-ECAC Hockey First Team…First Team All-Ivy League…One of the top offensive defensemen in college hockey this season, recording 31 points (seven goals, 24 assists) in 28 games. He was No. 3 in the nation among blueliners with 1.11 points per contest, leading all ECAC Hockey defensemen…Notched eight multiple-point efforts…Recorded first two-goal game in 7-3 win over Dartmouth (Nov. 1)…Added career high three assists in win against Princeton (Nov. 8)…Matched career high with three points (goal, assist) against Yale (Feb. 14).
Duncan Rheingans-Yoo, Fencing (Sr., Computer Science/Mathematics - Columbia, Md.)
Posted a 75-10 record on the season with a touch differntial of plus-177...Tabbed First-Team All-Ivy League honors and finished third overall in foil...2020 Ivy League Champion...Posted a perfect record at the Beanpot and against NYU...Qualified for NCAA Championships.
Kieran Tuntivate, Track & Field (Sr., Economics - Wilmington, Del.)
USTFCCCA Northeast Region Male Track Athlete of the Year…Ivy League Heps Most Outstanding Track Athlete… Ivy League Heps champion in both the 3000m and the 5000m…Broke the Harvard and Ivy League record in the 3000m with his time of 7:49.15, ranking 10th nationally…Broke the Harvard record and sits second in the Ivy League in the mile (3:57.36), ranking ninth in the nation…Qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the mile and the 3000m.
Jeannie Boehm, Basketball (Sr., Economics - Winnetka, Ill.)
Second Team All-Ivy selection … Averaged 9.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while also blocking 1.8 shots per game this season to lead the Crimson … Played and started in all 27 games … Surpassed or met four career highs this season in field goals made (9), rebounds (18), assists (8) and blocks (7) … Placed at the top of the Ivy League standings all year, ending the season ranked first in rebounds and 17th in points per game … Accumulated 997 points, 879 rebounds, 244 blocks and 197 assists to etch her name into the Harvard record books … Finished her career ranked second all-time in blocks and fourth in rebounds after 116 games, including 115 starts.
Miki Dahlke, Swimming and Diving (Sr., Applied Mathematics - Mill Valley, Calif.)
Named the Ivy League Career High Point Swimmer at the 2020 Ivy League Championship Meet … Earned five All-Ivy first team honors (100 fly, 200 fly, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay) and two second team honors (500 free, 200 free relay) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200-yard freestyle with an NCAA B-cut time of 1:43.78 obtained during the Crimson's 800-yard freestyle relay at the Minnesota Invitational ... Set the program-record in the 200-yard butterfly at the Minnesota Invitational, touching the wall with a time of 1:56.21 ... Broke Harvard's 200-yard butterfly mark months later at the Ivy League Championships meet with a time of 1:55.21.
Kristin Della Rovere, Hockey (So., Psycology -
Caledon East, Ontario)
Played in all 33 games this season…Led the roster in points (37) and goals (22)…Scored a team-leading six power-play goals along with six game winners…Also led the squad with 10 points on the power-play…Ranked second on the team with 15 assists…Finished the season with a plus-19 rating and 168 shots on goal, both marks leading all Harvard players…One of just four ECAC Hockey players to score a hat trick this season… Only ECAC Hockey player to score two hat tricks…Tallied points in 24 of 33 matchups, approx. 73 percent…WHCA National Player of the Month (Dec. 2019)…ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (Dec. 2019)…Third Team All-ECAC Hockey…Honorable Mention All-Ivy…ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (Dec. 9)
Nellie Ide, Skiing (Jr., Neuroscience - Minneapolis, Minn.)
Placed 16th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships… Recorded a top-15 finish in five of six carnivals, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the slalom at the Bates Carnival…Tallied 239 points for her team through six carnivals.
Gina Kennedy, Squash (Sr., Psychology - Beckenham, U.K.)
CSA Individual national champion and Ramsay Cup champion … Unanimous selection as Ivy League Player of the Year … Unanimous choice for the All-Ivy First Team … Awarded the CSA’s Betty Richey Award, given to a senior who best exemplifies the ideals of squash in her love and devotion to the game … Helped the team earn its sixth straight Howe Cup at the CSA National Championships … Voted team captain along with Amelia Henley… Finished the season with an undefeated 13-0 mark as the team’s number one.
PENN
Aly Abou Eleinen, Squash (So., Philosopy, Politics & Economics - Alexandria, Egypt)
First-team CSA All-America; unanimous first-team All-Ivy; first Penn player to reach CSA Individuals A Division final since 1986; Penn made Potter Cup final for first time
Ben Goldin, Wrestling (So., Undeclared – Orlando, Fla.)
Finished fifth at EIWA Championships at 285; went 12-9 overall in 2019-20 (4-4 vs. EIWA); second-team All-Ivy in 2019; two-time EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient
William Kamps, Swimming & Diving (So., Philosophy, Politics & Economics - Carol Stream, Ill.)
Finished third in 1,650 free and fourth in 400 IM at Ivy League Championships; 2020 Olympic Trials qualifier with in the 400-meter IM and 400-meter freestyle
XitengLin, Fencing (So., Philosophy, Politics & Economics - Guangzhou, China)
NCAA Championships qualifier for second straight year with a fifth-place showing at NCAA Regional; second-team All-Ivy; led sabre group with 54 wins and .711 win percentage
Ray Sellaro, Track and Field (So., Undeclared - Annandale, N.J.)
Second-team All-Ivy (indoor mile); also scored at Heps as member of Penn's 4x800 relay; ran fourth-fastest mile in program history at BU’s David Hemery Valentines Invitational (4:01.40)
Julia Buchholz, Squash (Jr., Philosophy, Politics & Economics - Fort Washington, Pa.)
Finished 13-6 overall (5-2 Ivy League) playing primarily #3 spot; CSA Individual Championships B Division semifinalist; 2019-20 CSA Scholar-Athlete
Vanessa Dib, Fencing (So., Political Science - Beirut, Lebanon)
NCAA Championships qualifier for second straight year with a 11th-place showing at NCAA Regional; went 39-20 (.661 win percentage) in epee
Kendall Grasela, Basketball (Sr., Nursing - Huntingdon Valley, Pa.)
Led Ivy League, seventh nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.81); led Ivy League in assists per game (4.4); her 118 assists are tenth-most in a season at Penn
Sydney Kraez, Gymnastics (So., Biology and Nutrition Sciences - Longmeadow, Mass.)
First-team All-ECAC in vault; second-team All-ECAC on floor exercise; Ivy Classic champion in all-around; her 9.850 on vault is t-2nd at Penn; her 9.900 on floor is t-3rd at Penn
Melissa Tanaka, Track & Field (Jr., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Long Beach, Calif.)
Won 800 at Indoor Heps for second straight season, member of winning 4x800 relay team to help Penn win its third straight Indoor Heps title; has five Ivy Heps titles overall
PRINCETON
Richmond Aririguzoh, Basketball (Sr., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – Ewing, N.J.)
First-Team All-Ivy; Second-Team NABC All-District
Joey Daniels, Track & Field (Sr., Economics - Kitchener, Ontario)
60m hurdles Heps champion; Princeton school record holder in 60m hurdles
Patrick Glory, Wrestling (So., Undecided – Randolph, N.J.)
EIWA Wrestler of the Year; Ivy League Wrestler of the Year; First-team All-Ivy; Hodge Trophy Finalist
Julian Knott, Fencing (Jr., Computer Science – Palo Alto, California)
NCAA Championships qualifier; NCAA Regionals champion; Second-team All-Ivy
Charlie Minns, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Physics - Wallingford, England)
NCAA Championships qualifier in 1-meter and 3-meter diving; Ivy League Career High Point Diver; Second-team All-Ivy
Bella Alarie, Basketball (Sr., Histroy - Bethesda, Md.)
3x Honorable Mention All-American; Unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year; ECAC Player of the Year
Carlie Littlefield, Basketball (Jr., Economics - Waukee, Iowa)
First-team All-Ivy
Elle Ruggiero, Squash (So., Undecided – Malvern, Pa.)
Second-team All-American; First-team All-Ivy
Claire Thompson, Hockey (Sr., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – Toronto, Ontario)
Second-team All-ECAC; Second-team All-Ivy; ECAC Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year finalist
Mimi Lin, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - Forest City, Calif.)
NCAA Championships qualifier in 1-meter and 3-meter diving; Ivy League Career High Point Diver
YALE
Spencer Lovejoy, Squash (Sr., History – Brandford, Conn.)
3.50 GPA, CSA All-American, Skillman Award recipient, top-8 at Nationals, won 5 of 7 league matches. CSA All-American as junior and sophomore too
Allen Siegler, Track & Field (Sr., Psychology - San Diego, Calif.)
3.47 GPA, Silver medalist at ICFA's with a PR in the mile, All-East selection at IC4A's, 5th all-time at Yale with a 4:02.87 mile
Jordan Bruner, Basketball (Sr., African American Studies – Columbia, S.C.)
3.25 GPA, All-Ivy First Team, Ivy League Regular Season Champions, Ivy League Champions, NCAA Qualifiers, back-to-back Ivy champion
Isaac Shelanski, Fencing (Sr., Physics, Philosophy – Washington, D.C.)
3.55 GPA, team captain, 12th overall at Regionals, 7th overall at Ivy's, individual Ivy epee champ in 2019, 1st Team All-American in 2018
Henry Gaissert, Swimming & Diving (Sr., Economics - Dover, Mass.)
3.51 GPA, NCAA qualifier, Ivy Harold Ulen Career High-point Swimmer title, Ivy champ on the 400 free relay team
Lucy Beecroft, Squash (Sr., Psychology - Newcastle, England)
3.55 GPA, CSA All-American, First Team All-Ivy, 13-2 overall, Four-time All-Ivy First Teamer; Four-time All-American
Lucy Burton –Biomedical Engineering, Junior, Minneapolis, Minn.
3.65 GPA, ECAC Hockey Student Athlete of the Year, Academic All-ECAC selection, helped Yale to program record in overall wins, conference wins, ECAC playoff appearance including a victory at Harvard
Anna Zhou, Fencing (Sr., Economics, Psychology - Lexington, Mass.)
3.71 GPA, team captain, finished 9th overall at NCAA Regionals, NCAA qualifier (13th overall as a junior), 3-time NCAA Championship qualifier
Ellen Margaret Andrews, Basketball (Jr., History – Dallas, Texas)
3.93 GPA, CoSIDA Acad3mic All-District, helped Bulldogs to Ivy Madness Tournament, second on team & 5th in ivy with 49 steals, 3-year starter
Megan Gorman, Basketball (Sr., Economics – Vero Beach, Fla.)
3.94 GPA, team captain, Phi Beta Kappa, Ivy Madness qualifiers, second on team & 8th in ivy with 6.4 RPG, 2019 Academic All-Ivy.