DePaul University Athletics
DePaul Sets Record Total for BIG EAST All-Academic Team
7/20/2021 11:29:00 AM | CROSS COUNTRY, ATHLETICS, MEN'S BASKETBALL, MEN'S GOLF, MEN'S SOCCER, MEN'S TENNIS, SOFTBALL, TRACK AND FIELD, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, WOMEN'S SOCCER, WOMEN'S TENNIS, WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, ACADEMICS
A total of 189 student-athletes recognized by conference office for academic achievements
CHICAGO – A record-setting total of 189 student-athletes were recognized today by the BIG EAST Conference as the league announced the All-Academic Team. At least 170 student-athletes earned the academic recognition from the conference office for the fifth straight year.
More than 3,000 student-athletes from across the BIG EAST were selected to the 2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 11 member schools and five affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
There are 3,075 honorees for the 2020-21 academic year across the conference. Affiliate student-athletes made up 175 of the honorees. Prior to today's announcement, a DePaul then record of 177 student-athletes were honored in 2018-19. That topped the previous school record of 172 accomplished after the 2017-18 season.
DePaul's BIG EAST All-Academic Team Year-by-Year
2005-06: 107
2006-07: 127
2007-08: 133
2008-09: 144
2009-10: 166
2010-11: 148
2011-12: 150
2012-13: 151
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 163
2015-16: 159
2016-17: 170
2017-18: 172
2018-19: 177
2019-20: 174
2020-21: 189
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Men's Basketball: Kobe Elvis, Brendan Favre, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Oscar Lopez Jr., Jason Malonga, Courvoisier McCauley, Charlie Moore, Pauly Paulicap, Max Williams, Pantelis Xidias
Women's Basketball: Jorie Allen, Dee Bekelja, Kayla Caudle, Deja Church, Jolene Daninger, Courtney Fredrickson, Lexi Held, Kendall Holmes, Nadège Jean, Hannah Purcell, Keke Rimmer, Darrione Rogers
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field: Tyler Ackerman, Chris Ahlers, Joe Davies, Julian Davis, Thomas Elwood, Jaylen Grigsby, Jules Gueguen, Henry Harper, Joe Knanishu, Shane Knanishu, Ben Litwin, Brian Mada, Charlie McIntyre, Paul Monteleone, Alex Murray, Adam Nelson, Michael Parry, Tony Pavloski, Damian Rodriguez, Ryan Taylor, Jarel Terry, Andy Thompson, Brendan Van Voorhis
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field: Esther Aldana, Charlotte Anderson, Olivia Borowiak, Terece Brown, Ericka Burgess, Tori Carroll, Lorie Cashdollar, Rutendo Chimbaru, Rebecca Chouinard, Noelle DeJaynes, Lizzie De Joie, Violet Harper, Margaret Hastings, Alexa Havon, Isabel Ingram, Kate Jacobs, Alicia Jones, Siarah Jones, Billie Martin, Mackenzie Mescher, Kindle Miles, Mackenna Orie, Kiara Pauli, Talia Saleh, Jordyn Showers, Bella Uscila, Lesley Viveros, Kiersten Walker, Valarie Whitted
Men's Golf: Grant Boyson, Perry Chong, David Griggs, Noah Kolar, Artemiy Yalovenko
Men's Soccer: Michael Anderson, Cameron Beezley, Justin Bohlig, Matthew Brickman, Brayden Callipari, Gandhi Cruz, Boris Del Valle, Marek Gonda, David Gripman, Grant Herbek, Jacob Huth, Dan Iscra, Timmy Iscra, McKay LaHood, Michael Lantry, Kristian Malinich, Tyler Moran, Drew Nuelle, Eddie Perry, Omar Ramadan, Youssef Ramadan, Robert Rao, Jack Richards, Santiago Rodriguez, Jacob Seeto, Patrick Watkins
Women's Soccer: Jackie Batliner, Kristin Boos, Sarah Cohen, Jade Eriksen-Russo, Mollie Eriksson, Bella Hanisch, Avery Hay, Mikaela Hoard, Jessica Lazo, Jenna Ling, Nathalia Lopez, Megan Malecha, Samantha McKibben, Elena Milam, Ellie Mink, Mira Nepomuceno, Maria Nordness, Sydney Parker, Grace Phillpotts, Aubrey Ramey, Bina Saipi, Beth Smyth, Mary Tierney, Morgan Turner, Adrian Walker, Gwen Walker, Brooke Weitzel
Softball: Pearl Barroso, Jessica Cothern, Krista Dalgarn, Grace Frazier, Julyana Gomez, Maranda Gutierrez, Natalie Halvorson, Skylor Hilger, Erin Hocker, Brooke Johnson, Payton Lundberg, Tori Meyer, Gabby O'Riley, Kate Polucha, Riley Pool, Zoie Rettig, Ariana Rodriguez, Angela Scalzitti, Nicole Sullivan, Audrey Tumbarello, Payton Viles, Taylor Young
Men's Tennis: Christopher Casati, Lars Peder Minsaas, Phasu Sirinit, Boris Spanjaard, Fran Tonejc, Vito Tonejc, Tripp Tuff, Luuk Wassenaar, Tamas Zador
Women's Tennis: Lenka Antonijevic, Aspasia Avgeri, Hristina Djokic, Marija Jovicic, Yuliya Kizelbasheva, Alina Kuzmenkova, Valentina Martin, Kaya Rand, Maddie Yergler
Volleyball: Isabelle Banez, Donna Brown, Isabell De La Rosa, Allison Dennemann, Sierra Ellison, Avarie Evans-Allen, Mireya Garcia, Hanna Karl, Rachel Krasowski, Phoenix Lee, Molly Murrihy, Bailey Nelson, Jill Pressly, Emma Price, Mariah Robinson, Ella Siddall, Meredith Wallace
More than 3,000 student-athletes from across the BIG EAST were selected to the 2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 11 member schools and five affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
There are 3,075 honorees for the 2020-21 academic year across the conference. Affiliate student-athletes made up 175 of the honorees. Prior to today's announcement, a DePaul then record of 177 student-athletes were honored in 2018-19. That topped the previous school record of 172 accomplished after the 2017-18 season.
DePaul's BIG EAST All-Academic Team Year-by-Year
2005-06: 107
2006-07: 127
2007-08: 133
2008-09: 144
2009-10: 166
2010-11: 148
2011-12: 150
2012-13: 151
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 163
2015-16: 159
2016-17: 170
2017-18: 172
2018-19: 177
2019-20: 174
2020-21: 189
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Men's Basketball: Kobe Elvis, Brendan Favre, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Oscar Lopez Jr., Jason Malonga, Courvoisier McCauley, Charlie Moore, Pauly Paulicap, Max Williams, Pantelis Xidias
Women's Basketball: Jorie Allen, Dee Bekelja, Kayla Caudle, Deja Church, Jolene Daninger, Courtney Fredrickson, Lexi Held, Kendall Holmes, Nadège Jean, Hannah Purcell, Keke Rimmer, Darrione Rogers
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field: Tyler Ackerman, Chris Ahlers, Joe Davies, Julian Davis, Thomas Elwood, Jaylen Grigsby, Jules Gueguen, Henry Harper, Joe Knanishu, Shane Knanishu, Ben Litwin, Brian Mada, Charlie McIntyre, Paul Monteleone, Alex Murray, Adam Nelson, Michael Parry, Tony Pavloski, Damian Rodriguez, Ryan Taylor, Jarel Terry, Andy Thompson, Brendan Van Voorhis
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field: Esther Aldana, Charlotte Anderson, Olivia Borowiak, Terece Brown, Ericka Burgess, Tori Carroll, Lorie Cashdollar, Rutendo Chimbaru, Rebecca Chouinard, Noelle DeJaynes, Lizzie De Joie, Violet Harper, Margaret Hastings, Alexa Havon, Isabel Ingram, Kate Jacobs, Alicia Jones, Siarah Jones, Billie Martin, Mackenzie Mescher, Kindle Miles, Mackenna Orie, Kiara Pauli, Talia Saleh, Jordyn Showers, Bella Uscila, Lesley Viveros, Kiersten Walker, Valarie Whitted
Men's Golf: Grant Boyson, Perry Chong, David Griggs, Noah Kolar, Artemiy Yalovenko
Men's Soccer: Michael Anderson, Cameron Beezley, Justin Bohlig, Matthew Brickman, Brayden Callipari, Gandhi Cruz, Boris Del Valle, Marek Gonda, David Gripman, Grant Herbek, Jacob Huth, Dan Iscra, Timmy Iscra, McKay LaHood, Michael Lantry, Kristian Malinich, Tyler Moran, Drew Nuelle, Eddie Perry, Omar Ramadan, Youssef Ramadan, Robert Rao, Jack Richards, Santiago Rodriguez, Jacob Seeto, Patrick Watkins
Women's Soccer: Jackie Batliner, Kristin Boos, Sarah Cohen, Jade Eriksen-Russo, Mollie Eriksson, Bella Hanisch, Avery Hay, Mikaela Hoard, Jessica Lazo, Jenna Ling, Nathalia Lopez, Megan Malecha, Samantha McKibben, Elena Milam, Ellie Mink, Mira Nepomuceno, Maria Nordness, Sydney Parker, Grace Phillpotts, Aubrey Ramey, Bina Saipi, Beth Smyth, Mary Tierney, Morgan Turner, Adrian Walker, Gwen Walker, Brooke Weitzel
Softball: Pearl Barroso, Jessica Cothern, Krista Dalgarn, Grace Frazier, Julyana Gomez, Maranda Gutierrez, Natalie Halvorson, Skylor Hilger, Erin Hocker, Brooke Johnson, Payton Lundberg, Tori Meyer, Gabby O'Riley, Kate Polucha, Riley Pool, Zoie Rettig, Ariana Rodriguez, Angela Scalzitti, Nicole Sullivan, Audrey Tumbarello, Payton Viles, Taylor Young
Men's Tennis: Christopher Casati, Lars Peder Minsaas, Phasu Sirinit, Boris Spanjaard, Fran Tonejc, Vito Tonejc, Tripp Tuff, Luuk Wassenaar, Tamas Zador
Women's Tennis: Lenka Antonijevic, Aspasia Avgeri, Hristina Djokic, Marija Jovicic, Yuliya Kizelbasheva, Alina Kuzmenkova, Valentina Martin, Kaya Rand, Maddie Yergler
Volleyball: Isabelle Banez, Donna Brown, Isabell De La Rosa, Allison Dennemann, Sierra Ellison, Avarie Evans-Allen, Mireya Garcia, Hanna Karl, Rachel Krasowski, Phoenix Lee, Molly Murrihy, Bailey Nelson, Jill Pressly, Emma Price, Mariah Robinson, Ella Siddall, Meredith Wallace
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