PRINCETON, N.J. – 98 Ivy League student-athletes have earned Academic All-Ivy distinctions for spring sports.
Institutions nominated one student-athlete from each of the 13 Ivy League sponsored sports – baseball, women’s golf, men’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse, women’s rowing, men’s lightweight rowing, men’s heavyweight rowing, softball, women’s tennis, men’s tennis, women’s outdoor track & field and men’s outdoor track and field – to be included on the Academic All-Ivy teams. Student-athletes must be in good academic standing to be eligible for the award.
BASEBALL
Charlie Beilenson, Brown (Jr., Los Angeles, CA)
Volunteer with Team Impact, the Alzheimer's Association, Ronald McDonald House, and the Vartan Gregorian School.
Sean Higgins, Columbia (Jr., Sociology - Santa Ana, Calif.)
Started 2020 season opener at Fresno State. As a first-year in 2019, made 11 appearances and started six games. Went 1-5 with 10 strikeouts in 26.0 innings pitched with 11.77 ERA as a first-year.
Trevor Daniel Davis, Cornell (Sr., Government - San Marino, Calif.)
Key member of bullpen over final two seasons, posted 1.93 ERA in 4.2 innings during shortened 2020 season, holding opponents to .118 batting average. Ranked second on team with 14 relief appearances in 2019.
Ben Rice, Dartmouth (Jr., Psychology - Cohasset, Mass.)
Hit .278 with four doubles, two triples, a homer and 11 RBIs as a part-time starter behind the plate as a freshman. Only played seven games for the Big Green the last two years due to the pandemic and selected in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. Earned the 2020 Futures League MVP after hitting .265 in 34 at-bats in the Cape Cod League this summer.
Matt Thomas, Harvard (Sr., Social Studies - Los Angeles, Calif.)
Voted team captain for 2020-21. Started in all six games for Harvard at either catcher or designated hitter in 2020. Went on a four-game hit streak through the final four games. Recorded an RBI single on opening day against Alabama (Feb. 28). Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles in the series finale with the Crimson Tide (Mar. 1). Hit a single and scored a run against Fairfield (Mar. 6) and Stetson (Mar. 8).
Eduardo Malinowski, Penn (Sr., Economics - Spring, Texas)
Played all 14 games in COVID-affected 2021 season. Led team in HR and total bases. Second on team with 12 runs scored, t-2nd in doubles. Led Ivy League, sixth nationally with .471 average in COVID-shortened 2020 season. Led all Ivy players with 16 hits and .735 slugging percentage. Led Penn in HR (2) and RBI (10). Honorable mention All-Ivy (OF) in 2019. Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in 2018. Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2018. First-team All-Ivy (UTIL) in 2018.
Taylor Beckett, Princeton (Sr., Computer Science - Wellesley, Mass.)
Played in 44 games, produced a .277/.372/.366 slash line with two home runs, 18 RBI and 28 runs scored
Harry Hegeman, Yale (Sr., Economics – St. Louis Mo.)
Boasts a 3.71 GPA. Hit .290 with 13 runs and 6 SB in nine games in 2020 Part of 2018 Ivy League Championship team; had .375 on-base percentage in 37 games played.
WOMEN’S GOLF
Alexis Florio, Columbia (Jr., English, and Comparative Literature - Cranston, R.I.)
Led the Lions in stroke average in each of her two seasons with the program. Owns a career 75.67 stroke average with three top-10 performances and seven top-25. Shot a career-low 70 at the Dartmouth Invitational and finished third in 2020. Registered a team-best 74.80 stroke average as a sophomore in 2019-20. As a first-year, led the Lions with a 76.18 stroke average in 2018-19.
Julianne Strauch, Dartmouth (Sr., Biology - Advance, N.C.)
Three-time WGCA All-American Scholar. Played in 11 tournaments in her career with five top-25 finished. Best showing came in first collegiate outing, tying for 11th out of 63 golfers at the Dartmouth Invitational as a freshman. Given the team's Gibby Award in 2020, awarded to the player that has the spirit of the game and works hard both on and off the course.
Jessica Luo, Harvard (Sr., Neuroscience - San Jose, Calif).
Team captain in 2020-21 Competed in all four fall tournaments in 2019-20. Averaged 78.00 strokes per 18 holes. Placed 29th at the Delaware Lady Blue Hen Invitational (Oct. 19-20), carding a three-day total of 231 (77-79-75). Fired a career-low round of 72 in the third round of the Yale Women’s Fall Intercollegiate (Oct. 4-6). Posted a two-day score of 163 (78-85) at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 28-29).
Susan Xiao, Penn (So., Finance (Wharton); Behavioral Economics - Surrey, B.C.)
Played in all four tournaments as a freshman in fall 2019, the program's last season before COVID-19 . Team-low 72.3 stroke average across 11 tournament rounds. Individual medalist at Delaware's Blue Hen Invitational in fall 2019. Shot a 66 in the second round at Blue Hen, program record for low round. Also had top-10 overall finishes at Penn State's Nittany Lion Invitational (her collegiate debut) and Princeton Invitational.
Anabelle Chang, Princeton (Sr., Computer Science - Walnut, Calif.)
First-team All-Ivy League honoree in 2018. WGCA All-American Scholar honoree in 2020.
Kaitlyn Lee, Yale (So., Psychology - Scarsdale, N.Y.)
WGCA All-America Scholar. Placed ninth overall in the Elis' third-place finish at the Dartmouth Invitational. Tied for eighth in Yale's fourth-place finish at the Princeton Invitational. Tied for 34th to help the Bulldogs take third at the Yale Women's Fall Intercollegiate.
MEN’S GOLF
John Robertson, Columbia (Sr., Economics - Cincinnati, Ohio)
Second Team All-Ivy League honoree as a sophomore. Concluded career with 75.61 overall average with a low round of 69, two rounds in the 60s and a 4.63 average vs. par. Career-best finished with a second-place finish at the Matthews Auto Intercollegiate. Placed 11th in the Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate in 2021, his final collegiate competition of his career. Averaged a yearly-best 74.04 score as a sophomore.
Alex Lin, Cornell (Jr., Computer Science - San Carlos, Calif.)
Competed in three events during 2019-20 season. Contributed to scoring in eight of nine career rounds entered in team lineup. Ranked fourth on team with 75.80 scoring average during 2018-19 season. Posted career-best round of 2-under-par 69 at Princeton Invitational in 2019.
Jason Liu, Dartmouth (Sr., Engineering - Windsor, Conn.)
All-Ivy League Second Team in 2019. Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2018. Two-time captain. This is his third selection for the Academic All-Ivy League Team. Led the 2019-20 squad with a 73.73 stroke average. Played in 22 career tournaments with a stroke average of 74.13, six top-10 finishes and 14 top-25 placements.
Grant Fairbairn, Harvard (Sr., Psychology - Orinda, Calif.)
Named a 2019-20 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar. Selected as a John Harvard Scholar . Competed in all three fall tournaments in 2019-20. Averaged 72.43 strokes per 18 holes. Finished second at Fairfield University's Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament (Sept. 7-8), carding a one-under par two-day total of 143 (71-72). Fired a three-under two-day total of 139 (69-70) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Sept. 21-22), placing seventh in a 74-player field. Carded a three-day total of 225 (73-74-78) at Yale's The Macdonald Cup (Sept. 28-29).
Mark Haghani, Penn (Jr., Cognitive Science; Computer Science - Wilson, Wyo.)
In the lineup for all five tournaments played in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 76.2 stroke average across 14 tournament rounds including three rounds at or below par. Finished second among Penn players in three of those five events. Tied for ninth overall at Yale's Macdonald Cup in fall 2019 including a second-round 68. As a freshman, played six of 10 tournaments and was Penn's low scorer once, second in lineup once, and third in lineup twice. 75.7 stroke average across 17 tourney rounds.
Paul Stankey, Yale (Sr., Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Science - Wayzata, Minn.)
Double major and 3.86 GPA. Earned Yale's prestigious Molly Meyer Humanitarian Award. 2020 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division I All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America Led Yale to back-to-back second-place finishes at the Doc Gimmler Invite. Earned medalist honors in Yale's first-place finish at the 2019 Princeton Invitational.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Allison Lanzone, Brown (Sr., Health and Human Biology - Wayne, Pa.)
Two-time Team Captain, 4-Year Starter, 3.77 GPA, Teaching Assistant in Evolutionary Biology, Volunteer with Best Buddies, Research Assistant at Cartilage Research Lab at RI Hospital, cofounder of Grandkids2go.
Rachel Graff, Columbia (Jr., Political Science - Bloomington, Minn.)
Attacker who has seen action in 21 career games with 14 starts. In career, scored 18 goals, registered five assists and 23 points on 43 shots. Also registered 14 ground balls in career. As a sophomore in 2020, played in seven games with six starts and tied for the team lead in goals with seven, along with one assist. As a first-year in 2019, saw action in all 15 contests with eight starts...Netted 13 goals and five assists.
Grace Paletta, Cornell (Sr., Communication - Greenwich, Conn.)
Honorable mention All-Ivy in 2019. Key member of the midfield for her four years. Recorded 45 goals, nine assists and 54 points in her career. Added 40 draw controls, 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.
Claire Marshall, Dartmouth (Sr., Psychology - New Canaan, Conn.)
2019 All-Ivy League Second Team. Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on March 25, 2019. Scored seven goals in just five games in the shortened 2020 season. Started all 16 games as a sophomore and led the team with 41 ground balls. Second on the squad with 54 draw controls, one year after setting the program’s freshman record with 54 draw controls while starting all 16 games.
Celia Concannon, Harvard (Sr., Economics - Garden City, N.Y.)
Co-captain and three-year starter for the Crimson. Matched career high with five ground balls in a 13-4 win at Boston University on March 4, 2020. In 2019, notched a career best 21 ground balls, adding three draw controls and seven caused turnovers. In 2018, made 12 starts, scooping 19 ground balls and causing eight turnovers.
Zoe Belodeau, Penn (Sr., Psychology - Potomac Falls, Va.)
Played one game in COVID-affected 2021 season, scoring six points (5g/1a) in a win over La Salle. Two-time first-team All-Ivy, as a freshman and sophomore (first freshman in program history to earn first-team All-Ivy). Second-team IWLCA All-Region as a freshman and sophomore. Made the Tewaaraton Award Watch List as a freshman and sophomore. Third-team Inside Lacrosse All-America as a freshman. Set Penn's single-season record for draw controls with 103 in 2018, also an Ivy League mark for freshmen. Holds Penn rookie records for goals (45), assists (35) and points (80).
Lucie Gildehaus, Princeton Junior Concord, Mass./Psychology
Played in all five games in 2020. Appeared in 12 career games with four career goals.
Sam Higgins, Yale (Sr., Political Science - Shoreham, N.Y.)
Boasts a .387 GPA. Second team All-Ivy League in 2019 Tied for eighth in league in assists per game (1.2) in 2019. Second on team in assists (nine) in 2018.
MEN’S LACROSSE
Phil Goss, Brown (Sr., Economics and Political Science - San Francisco, Calif.)
3-Time All-American. 2-Time First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Candidate for Senior CLASS Award, 2018 First Team All-Ivy, Led the nation in 2017 with 12.75 saves per game.
Jonathan Donville, Cornell (Sr., Government & History - Oakville, Ontario)
2020 Inside Lacrosse second-team All-American. Senior CLASS Award candidate. Honorable mention All-Ivy in 2019. Team captain as a junior. Posted 51 goals, 38 assists and 89 points in his three seasons.
George Prince, Dartmouth (Sr., History - Bradenton, Fla.)
Recorded one goal and one assist in the extremely abbreviated 2021 season. Squad leader each of the last three years. Led the Big Green with 16 points as a junior, scoring nine goals. Third on the team in goals as a sophomore and second in assists and points (30). Started all 13 games as a rookie, leading the team in assists (18) and points (34).
Kyle Anderson, Harvard (Sr., Government - Downingtown, Pa.)
First three-time captain in program history. 2019 Academic All-Ivy selection. Recorded 98 career points (69 goals and 29 assists) through 29 games played after missing freshman season due to injury. Ranked first on the team in assists with seven, and second in goals/points with five/12 during 2020 season. Honorable Mention All-Ivy performer in 2019. Had a team-high five hat tricks and eight multiple-goal games in 2019.
Adam Goldner, Penn (Sr., Management (Wharton); Finance (Wharton) - Allentown, Pa.)
Played one game in COVID-affected 2021 season, setting a program record with nine goals in a win over Cabrini. Fourth on Penn's all-time list with 115 goals. Scored a program-record 56 goals as a junior in 2019; his 63 points that season are third on Penn's single-season list. Honorable mention USILA All-America in 2019. Second-team All-Ivy in 2019. Tewaaraton Award Watch List in 2019. Helped Penn reach NCAA Championship quarterfinal round in 2019.
Alex Slusher, Princeton (So., Public & International Affairs - Portland, Ore.)
Had seven goals and an assist in five games as a freshman in 2020. Named to Team USA for U19 World Championships.
Chris Hladcuuk, Yale (Sr., Political Science - Jenkintown, Pa.)
Part of Yale's national championship team in 2018 and helped the Bulldogs back to the NCAA title game in 2019. Earned the team's Richard Corrigan Award as the squad's most improved player. Aided the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record and a No. 5 national ranking before their season was cut short due to COVID-19
WOMEN’S ROWING
Freya Keto, Brown (Sr., History - Silver Spring, Md.)
Earned CRCA Scholar-Athlete honors. Raced with the first varsity eight in all six races. Helped the first varsity eight place eighth at the NCAA Championships and the Bears finish eighth as a team at NCAAs. Aided the first varsity eight to a 13-5 record on the year.
Elisa Luo, Columbia (So., Computer Science-Engineering - Vancouver, British Columbia)
Competed for Columbia women's rowing in 2019-20 and listed on team in 2020-21.
Hannah Marks, Cornell (Sr., Sociology and Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies - Hanover, N.H.)
Coxed "A" boat during first round of Princeton Chase during 2019-20 season, coxing "C" boats the rest of the seasons. Coxed second varsity eight boat over first two collegiate seasons, helping team to Grand Finals of 2019 Ivy League Championships.
Katharine Phillips, Dartmouth (Sr., Neuroscience - Wilmette, Ill.)
Rowed in the Club 8+ that came in fourth place at the Head of the Charles as a sophomore. Her V4B was third in the Grand Finals at Sprints. Rowed in the V4B that placed seventh. Rowed in third varsity as a freshman, winning races against Boston College, Rhode Island and Bates.
Caroline Noble, Harvard (Sr., Human Developmental & Regenerative Biology - San Anselmo, Calif.)
Team co-captain in 2020-21… CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Award winner in 2018-19… Stroked the varsity four at the 2019 NCAA Championships, Ivy League Championships and Eastern Sprints Championships… Earned a spot on the varsity eight during her first-year campaign in 2017-18.
Sarah Brunsberg, Penn (Sr., Business Economics & Public Policy; Operations Information & Decisions - London, England
Rowed the Varsity Eight in all of Penn's races during the COVID-affected 2021 season. A regular in the Varsity Eight throughout her career. Team captain in 2021. Rowed in the U.S. Women's Four at the 2021 U23 World Rowing Championships. As a freshman, rowed in Penn's Varsity Eight that finished best-ever third at Ivy Championships. Two-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2021)
Willemijn Ten Cate, Princeton (Sr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Westport, Conn.)
2018 2V Ivy League Champion
Phoebe Campbell, Yale (Jr., History of Art - North Molton, Great Britain)
Was set to sit in Great Britain Eight for the U23 World Championships but Covid protocols kept her from being able to compete 2019-20. Sat in the bow seat of the championship eight that was the second collegiate finisher at the Head of the Charles. Was set to sit in the No. 5 seat of the varsity eight before the spring season was canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. CRCA Scholar Athlete. 2018-19: Sat in the No. 5 seat of the second varsity eight than finished fourth in the petite final at the NCAA Championship. Won a bronze medal with the second varsity eight at the Ivy League Championship.
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING
Max Amsterdam, Columbia (Sr., Computer Science - Wayne, Pa.)
Rowed for the Varsity Eight in the EARC Sprints/IRA National Championships from the 7thseat in 2018-19. Competed in the EARC Sprints and IRA National Championships as the 7thseat for the Varsity Eight in 2017-18.
David Tigerman, Cornell (Sr., Applied Economics and Management - Glencoe, Ill.)
Part of varsity eight that earned bronze at 55th Head of the Charles Regatta. 2019 IRA National Champion with lightweight eight. Member of the IRA Lightweight Crew of the Year in 2019. Won the men’s 2- with partner Andrew Hickey at 2019 Cornell Autumn Classic.
Will Kaufman, Dartmouth (Fifth-year sr., Mathematics - Boulder, Colo.)
Member of the Varsity 8 boat that did not get a chance to compete this year. Helped the Varsity 4+ finish third in the Petite Finals at the 2019 IRA National Championship. Rowed with the Varsity 8 at Eastern Sprints as a sophomore, placing third in the Petite Finals.
Matty Cheng, Harvard (Sr., Economics - Potomac, Md.)
SLD Award nominee. Named to 2019 IRA All-Academic Team. Coxswain in club four at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20-21). Was Coxswain in third varsity eight against Cornell, Penn (Apr. 6). Coxswain in third varsity eight win against Columbia, Georgetown (Apr. 7). Coxswain in second varsity eight win against Dartmouth (Apr. 13). Coxswain in second varsity eight against Navy, Delaware (Apr. 20). Coxswain in second varsity eight against Yale, Princeton (Apr. 27). Coxswain in second varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints (May 19). Coxswain in varsity eight at the IRA National Championships (May 31-June 2).
Alex Beheshti, Penn (Sr., Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) - Hillsborough, Calif.)
First-team IRCA All-America in COVID-affected 2021 season. Helped Penn's Varsity Eight finish second at 2021 IRA National Championships. First-team All-Ivy and EARC Lightweight Crew of the Year member as part of Penn's 2019 EARC Sprints championship Eight. Rowed with that Eight at 2019 Henley Regatta.
Sydney Edwards, Princeton (Sr., Public & International Affairs - Sarasota, Fla.)
Coxswain who won 2021 IRA bronze medal. 2019 IRA silver medal. 2018 IRA silver medal. 2018 Eastern silver medal. 2018 second-team All-Ivy
Keyi Li, Yale (Sr., Global Affairs and Applied Mathematics - Westborough, Mass.)
Double major with a 3.74 GPA ...Rowed at Head of the Charles in fall of 2019 Rowed in varsity four at Eastern Sprints twice, placing fourth in 2018 and second in 2019 … Helped 2019 team win Jope Cup at Sprints.
MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT ROWING
Henry Hollingsworth, Brown (Sr., Enginner - Dover, Mass.)
Earned Second Team IRCA All-America honors. Raced with the first varsity eight in all five races. Helped the first varsity eight place ninth at the IRA National Championships (May 28-29) and the Bears finish fifth as a team at IRAs.
Neil Kennedy, Columbia (Jr., Biomedical Engineering - Fronthill, Ontario, Canada)
As a first-year, rowed at Bow for the Varsity Eight at the EARC Sprints and IRA National Championships.
Iain Kazmierczak, Cornell (Sr., Applied Economics and Management - Tulsa, Okla.)
Competed on the Cornell D 8+ boat in Flight 1 of Cornell Autumn Classic. Rowed in seven regattas on the second varsity eight as a sophomore. Helped the second varsity eight place fourth in the Petite Final at the 2019 EARC Sprints.
Paul Gralla, Dartmouth (Sr., Computer Science - Hamburg, Germany)
IRCA All-America First Team this spring. Member of the Varsity 8 boat that placed third at the 2021 IRA Championships, the first Big Green 1V boat to medal in 29 years. No Dartmouth heavyweight boat had even raced in an IRA Grand Final in 13 years. Raced with the Varsity 8 all four years. IRA Scholar-Athlete.
Toby Satterthwaite, Harvard (Sr., Physics - Cranston, R.I.)
Rowed for Harvard’s lightweight rowing squad his first two seasons before joining the heavyweight team as a junior. Rowed primarily with the second varsity eight across his first two years as a lightweight. Rowed for the heavyweights at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta and did not compete after the race due to the pandemic.
Matt Piegza, Penn (Sr., Finance (Wharton); Real Estate (Wharton) - La Jolla, Calif.)
Rowed in the Varsity Eight at IRA Championships two times (2018, 2021) and at EARC Sprints as a freshman. Varsity Eight member in COVID-affected 2021 season. Rowed in Varsity Eight in all but two races in which he competed across the spring seasons of 2018, 2019 and 2021. 2021 IRCA Scholar Athlete.
Tassilo von Mueller, Princeton (Sr., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Dusseldorf, Germany)
Team captain. 2018 gold medalist in 2V at Eastern Sprints. Two-year member of 1V. Helped 1V to sixth place finish at IRAs in 2019. Finalist for Princeton's Roper Trophy as Outstanding male senior student-athlete.
Daniel Urke, Yale (Sr., Computer Science and Political Science - Wayzata, Minn.)
Double major with a 3.94 GPA. Earned Yale's Delaney Kiphuth Studetn-Athlete Distinction Award as the Bulldogs’ highest male GPA over a four-year career Part of two teams that went on to win National Crew Championships. Won gold at the 2019 Eastern Sprints
SOFTBALL
Katie O'Leary, Brown (Sr., Geological Sciences - Manteca, Calif.)
Teaching Assistant in Geology, member of Church hospitality team welcoming new members to the community and assisting with child care, started in all games during 2020 and 2021.
Maria Pagane, Columbia (Sr., Neuroscience - Orlando, Fla.)
Infielder who earned 2019 Spring Academic All-Ivy League honors. 2019 NFCA All-Region Second Team honoree. Two-time All-Ivy League honoree (2019 First Team, 2018 honorable mention). 2018 NFCA Scholar-Athlete award-wiinner. Two-time Ivy League Player of the Week. As a junior in 2019, hit .344 with five home runs and 22 RBI.
Brianna Straley, Cornell (Sr., Human Biology, Health & Society - Carlsbad, Calif.)
Three-year starter in the outfield. Defensive specialist. Graduated with a .975 fielding percentage. Started 87 of her 88 career games. Hit three home runs with 22 runs scored and 18 RBI over her three seasons.
Abby Shipley, Dartmouth (Sr., Psychology - Louisville, Ky.)
Hit .294 with the team’s only home run (tying the game in the final frame) in the abbreviated five-game season this spring. Hit .414 and led the team in RBIs in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Finished career as a .324 hitter with four doubles, a triple, three homers and 15 RBIs in 74 at-bats in a career of what could have been.
Lindsay G. Poulos, Harvard (So., Psychology - Granite Bay, Calif.)
Made eight appearances in her first year in 2020. Pitched 25 innings during the 2020 season allowing only five earned runs. Posted a season era of 1.40. Pitched a career high 6.1 innings against Furman on 2/28/20 with five strikeouts.
Abigail Abramson, Penn (Sr., Neuroscience - Cheshire, Conn.)
Made four pitching appearances across Penn's 10-game schedule during COVID-affected 2021 season. Had a team-low 1.31 earned-run average across 16.0 innings. Tossed a complete game against Saint Joseph's, allowing one run and four hits while striking out a career-high eight in a 2-1 victory.
Allie Reynolds, Princeton (Sr., Neuroscience - Littleton, Colo.)
Second-team All-Ivy League honoree in 2019. Led team in innings pitched in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Maya Seifert, Yale (Jr., History of Science & History of Medicine - Valparaiso, Ind.)
Started three games in the outfield. Scored runs in wins over Santa Clara and Hofstra. Appeared in 32 games and started 28. Sixth on the team with a .296 average. Batted .355 in 15 Ivy League games. Had a six-game hitting streak midseason. Co-recipient of the Andy Van Etten Award, bestowed upon the player or players who represent the ideals of Yale Softball that go beyond statistics.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Sophia Reddy, Brown (Jr., Applied Mathematics-Economics - Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Significant contributor to the team starting her freshman year. 23 singles career wins and 11 in doubles.
Michelle Xu, Columbia (Jr., Computer Science - Vienna, Va.)
As a first-year, saw regular season action at the lower singles and doubles positions. Finished 18-6 overall in singles and 15-6 overall in doubles. Registered a 4-5 dual match record, 15-1 tournament record, and 13-4 vs. Northeast Region opponents. Teamed with Julia Haynes for a 13-5 overall doubles record on year. Claimed Cissie Leary Invitational doubles championship with partner Julia Haynes (3-0 record).
Valerie Ho, Cornell (Jr., Hotel and Restaurant Administration - Silver Spring, Md.)
Became second freshman in program history to earn All-Ivy League singles honors after being named to 2019 second team. Led team in 2019 dual season victories with 10-7 record. Competed exclusively at Nos. 1 and 2 singles positions during truncated 2020 dual season.
Abigail Chiu, Dartmouth (Sr., Government - Austin, Texas)
Four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete. Played all of her doubles matches at the No. 1 position throughout her junior year. Qualified for the ITA All-America Championship in doubles as a sophomore. Won 23 singles matches and 29 doubles matches during her career.
Anna Li, Harvard (Sr., Statistics - Wexford, Pa.)
Regular contributor in the lineup for three seasons before the pandemic wiped her junior dual season and her senior campaign. Finished career ranked tied for third in doubles wins (since 2008-09) in a single season at Harvard with 21 in 2018. Compiled 40 doubles victories in her career, a number that sits just outside the program’s top 10. Combined with Annika Ringblom in 2018 to win 15 doubles matches, tied for the third most by a duo in single season. Totaled a 24-10 singles record in her career.
Iuliia Bryzgalova, Penn (Jr., Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) - Moscow, Russia)
Unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year as well as first-team All-Ivy in singles and second-team All-Ivy doubles in 2019. Finished 2019-20 ranked No. 13 nationally in singles. Quarterfinalist at 2019 Oracle ITA Fall National Championships. Finalist at Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships (fall 2019). ITA Northeast Regional doubles champion with Marija Curnic … Oracle ITA Fall National Championship qualifier with Curnic. Concluded the year ranked No. 39 with Curnic.
Brianna Shvets, Princeton (Jr., Public & International Affairs - Pennington, N.J.)
First Team All-Ivy League in singles (2019), First Team All-Ivy League in doubles (2019) Ranked No. 17 in singles (Feb., Mar. 2020), Defeated six nationally-ranked singles opponents in 2019-20 including No. 1 Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine in February, Helped Princeton earn the No. 5 national team ranking in 2019-20.
Lauren Gillinov, Yale (Sr., Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology - Moreland Hills, Ohio)
Recipient of the 2021 Delaney Kiphuth Student-Athlete Distinction Award. Gillinov, a senior from, Moreland Hills, Ohio, is a Molecular, Cellular, Dev. Biology with a 3.98 GPA. She is also member of Trumbull College. Gillinov posted 19 singles and 12 doubles victories in just two and half years of competition and earned ITA Scholar Athlete honors.
MEN’S TENNIS
Roger Chou, Brown (Jr., - Austin, TX)
Starter in Singles and Doubles, 3-time ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete, achieved ITA doubles ranking of #78Volunteer for the Farmlink Project in Summer 2020, helped move 70k lbs of surplus produce to food banks and families in need by locating farms with excess inventory. Co-founded a free college application essay revision service in summer 2021, helped 10+ students gain acceptance into top universities, including MIT, Berkeley, University of North Carolina, John Hopkins.
Jack Lin, Columbia (Sr., Biological Sciences - Markham, Ontario, Canada)
Named to 2019 Spring Academic All-Ivy League. 2020 ITA All-American in doubles and 2019 ITA All-American in singles. 2019 ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch. Four-time All-Ivy League selection and three-time First Team All-Ivy League selection (2019 singles, 2018-19 doubles). Named 2018 ITA Northeast Region Rookie of the Year. Career singles record: 69-24 overall, 18-8 dual, 23-8 tournament, 47-25 in doubles.
Konstantin Kirovski, Cornell (Jr., Information Science - Belgrade, Serbia)
Posted 3-0 record in 2019-20 doubles matches alongside Evan Bynoe and Daniel Soyfer ... 3-1 in career singles matches during dual seasons ... Teamed with Bynoe to reach doubles bracket final of Ivy Plus Invitational in 2019
Peter Conklin, Dartmouth (Sr., Economics - Fairfield, Conn.)
Went 13-3 in singles, including a perfect 9-0 dual record, and 14-6 in doubles as a junior in 2019-20. Won 18 matches in singles and in doubles as a sophomore. Had a 17-6 singles record and 18-8 mark in doubles as a rookie as well, giving him 48 career singles victories and 50 in doubles. Father played tennis at Boston College. Plays classical guitar.
Brian Shi, Harvard (Jr., Economics - Jericho, N.Y.)
Holds a 24-11 record in singles play at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in dual matches. Posted a 26-17 doubles record in the No. 1 spot. Recorded a 4-1 singles record against Ivy League opponents in 2018-19. Received All-Ivy Second Team recognition in doubles and singles in 2018-19.
Jonah Jurick, Penn (Jr., Finance; Real Estate - New York, N.Y.)
Went 4-1 at No. 4 singles and 1-2 at No. 3 doubles in COVID-affected 2021 season. Competed in two events in fall 2019, playing both singles and doubles. Went a combined 6-0, with a 3-0 record in doubles (with Noah Makarome) and a 3-0 record in singles against Bucknell, Temple and Wagner. Went 1-2 in singles in shortened 2020 spring season. As a freshman, posted a 4-0 record in singles without dropping a set.
Kabir Sarita, Princeton (Sr., Operations Research & Financial Engineering - West Windsor, N.J.)
Won his singles flight at the 2019 Ralston/Neufeld Invite, had a 35-19 career singles record
Alan Sou, Yale (Sr., Statistics & Data Science - Hong Kong)
Sou's current plans after graduation are to remain in Hong Kong and pursue a technology consultant job at PWC. 2019-20: Won three singles matches, all in straight sets. Posted a 4-4 mark in doubles. Won both his matches with partner Daniel Gale at the season-opening Ivy Plus Tournament at Yale. Finished with a 10-6 record at the No. 6 position in singles. Won 13 matches overall. Was in 2-0 in doubles in dual matches. Finished 7-6 overall in doubles.
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Felicia Renelus, Brown (Sr., - Valley Stream, N.Y.)
Top 10 all-time at Brown in triple jump; Ivy League scorer, Took first in both the long jump (18-4.5) and the triple jump (40-1.5) against Providence. Her 40-1.5 mark in the triple jump ranks ninth all-time at Brown. Won the triple jump (40-0.5) at the UConn Northeast Invite with the mark ranking 10th all-time. Came in second in the 4x100 (49.94) at the Ocean State Invitational.
Rachel Marsh, Columbia (Jr., Psychology - Garland, Texas)
Competes in the sprints. Opened collegiate campaign with a 7.91 in the 60-meter dash. Set a personal-record in the 200-meter dash with a 25.18 time at the Armory Last Chance. Clocked a PR in the 60-meter dash at the Ivy Leauge Indoor Meet in 7.85.
Brooke Overholt, Cornell (Jr., Nutritional Sciences - St. Mary's, Ontario)
Ran in 400 hurdles at 2019 NCAA DI East Region Prelims Rounds. Contributed to breaking freshman record in the indoor 4x400. Ran for fourth-best time in program history in 400 hurdles. Notched third-place in 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay at 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Championships
Zoe Dainton, Dartmouth (Jr., Hispanic Studies - Hingham, Mass.
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete. Third in the high jump at the 2020 Indoor New England Championship. DartmouthSports.com Female Athlete of the Week on Jan. 17, 2019 after clearing 5-7 in the high jump to win the event at the Dartmouth Relays.
Olivia Okoli, Harvard (Sr., Neuroscience - Lagos, Nigeria)
Team captain. 2020 Winter Academic All-Ivy. 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. Second all-time in Harvard history in the outdoor 200m (23.90). 3x 1st Team All-Ivy honoree (2017-18: 4x400m relay (indoor), 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay (outdoor). 4x 2nd Team All-Ivy honoree (2020: 200m, 4x400m relay (indoor); 2019: 100m (outdoor), 60m (indoor)).
Camille Dickson, Penn (Sr., Economics - Buda, Texas)
Competed in all seven regular-season events in COVID-affected outdoor season. Totaled 13 first-place finishes between sprints and long jump. Set program record in long jump three times during the spring. Competed at 2021 Outdoor NCAA East Prelims and improved her seed (29) with a 20th-place finish in the LJ. Member of 4x400 relay that set eighth-fastest time in program history. Holds top-10 spots in four other individual events.
Sophie Cantine, Princeton (Sr., Anthropology - Seattle, Wash.)
NCAA XC Championships Participant (2018), NCAA XC Regional Participant (2018), USTFCCCA All-Region XC (2018), Ivy League Scorer Mile (Indoor 2018, 2019, 2020) Ivy League Scorer DMR (Indoor 2020), Ivy League Scorer 4x800 (Indoor 2018, 2019), Ivy League Scorer 1,500 (Outdoor 2019), USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019-20)
Jocelyn Chau, Yale (Jr., Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry - Toronto, Ontario)
Second on Yale’s all-time list for 1500m outdoors (4:19.07). Third on Yale’s all-time list for 1000m indoors (2:47.56). 10th on Yale’s all-time list for 500m indoors (1:16.43).
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Kevin Boyce, Brown (Sr., - Columbus, Ohio)
key contributor in 400m and relays, Ran a personal best 11.16 in the 100m against Providence, finishing fourth. Also took first in both the 200m (23.31) and 4x100 (43.09) versus the Friars. Took fourth in the 4x100 (42.71) at the UConn Northeast Invite. Won the 4x100 (42.91) at the Ocean State Invitational.
Luke Ciarelli, Columbia (Sr., Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics - Dearborn, Mich.)
As a first-year in 2018-19, set a personal best mark of 6-6.25/1.99m in the high jump at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 8) finishing sixth. Posted best finish of the indoor season in the high jump with a third place mark of 6-5.50/1.97m at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 2).
Jonathan Plass, Cornell (Sr., Architecture – Philadelphia)
Finished fourth with 4x800m relay team at both 2018 and 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships. Earned 800m PR at 2019 Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
Nick Feffer, Dartmouth (Sr., Computer Science - Boalsburg, Pa.)
Two-time All-Ivy League Second Team performer in the 4x800m at the 2019 Outdoor Heps as well as the 4x880m at the 2019 Indoor Heps. Also a member of the cross country team. Musically inclined with the trumpet and on the piano.
Erick Duffy, Harvard (Sr., Psychology - North Andover, Mass.)
Team captain. In pole vault, collected five top-five finishes in 2020, including third at Ivy League Heps (5.05m). Qualified for 2019 NCAA Championships, earning USTFCCCA Honorable Mention recognition (5.20m, 19th). Named a 2019 Second Team All-Ivy League selection. Named a 2018 2nd Team All-Ivy League selection with a then-career-high 5.26m at the Ivy Outdoor Heps.
Chudi Ikpeazu, Penn (Sr., Philosophy; Legal Studies & Business Ethics - Parkland, Fla.)
Male Field Athlete of the Day at 2021 Philly Mets after he won the discus with a throw that put him second on the program's all-time list. Qualified for 2021 Outdoor NCAA East Prelims but opted not to compete to retain his year of eligibility. Also won discus at Quaker Invitational, his first outdoor throws since 2019. Finished 14th in discus at 2019 NCAA East Prelims. Scored in discus at 2018 and 2019 Outdoor Ivy Heps, also scored in shot put in 2018.
Eli Krahn, Princeton (Sr., Operations Research & Financial Engineering - Marine on St. Croix, Minn.)
NCAA XC Championships Participant (2018), NCAA XC Regional Participant (2018), Ivy League Champion DMR (Indoor 2020), First Team All-Ivy League DMR (Indoor 2020), Ivy League Scorer Mile (Indoor 2020)
Nick Dahl, Yale (Sr., Statistics and Data Science - Philadelphia, Pa.)
Double major with a 3.89 GPA ... Won mile and earned first team All-Ivy at 2020 Indoor Heps Championships Won mile and earned All-East at 2019 Indoor IC4As … Earned team MVP award for 2019-20.