NCAA honors spring Elite 88 athletes
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has named 35 student-athletes as Elite 88 award winners from the spring championships season.
The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship.
| Sport (Division) | Name | Institution | Major (GPA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Repeat award winner | |||
| Baseball (I) | Michael Roth | South Carolina | International Business (3.823) |
| Baseball (II) | Zach North | West Florida | Communication Arts and Advertising (3.970) |
| Baseball (III) | Michael Dirkx | Buena Vista | Biology (4.0) |
| (M) Golf (I) | Ben Greene | Kennesaw State | Finance (4.0) |
| (M) Golf (II) | D.J. Milligan | Cal State-Monterey Bay | Business (3.960) |
| (M) Golf (III) | Jordan Millice * | Wittenberg | Business Management (3.911) |
| (W) Golf (I) | Amy Anderson | North Dakota State | Accounting (4.0) |
| (W) Golf (II) | Marianne Andersson | Florida Southern | Business Administration – Finance (4.0) |
| (W) Golf (III) | Melanie Walsh | Washington Univ.-St. Louis | English (4.0) |
| (M) Lacrosse (I) | Patrick Rogers | Denver | Finance (3.925) |
| (M) Lacrosse (II) | Ian Wild | Mercyhurst | Business Finance (3.905) |
| (M) Lacrosse (III) | D.J. Hessler | Tufts | Biomedical Engineering (3.490) |
| (W) Lacrosse (I) | Monica DeMairo | Duke | Sociology (3.982) |
| (W) Lacrosse (II) | Kristin Jones | Adelphi University | History (3.893) |
| (W) Lacrosse (III) | Lindsay Menton | Gettysburg College | Sociology (3.771) |
| Rowing (I) | Petra Weiss | Brown | Economics (3.961) |
| Rowing (II) | Bethany Brun * | Mercyhurst | Social Work and Psychology (3.963) |
| Rowing (III) | Abigail Jamiel | Ithaca College | Art History (3.921) |
| Softball (I) | Chelsea Garcia | Oklahoma State | Secondary Education and Mathematics (4.0) |
| Softball (II) | Kendra Huettl | Minn. State-Mankato | Pre-Nursing (3.990) |
| Softball (III) | Kelsey Kittleson * | Luther College | Biology (4.0) |
| (M) Tennis (I) | Greg Hirshman * | Stanford | Economics and Math (3.957) |
| (M) Tennis (II) | Filip Cojbasic | Columbus State | Business Administration (3.969) |
| (M) Tennis (III) | Bryan Chow | Williams College | Political Science (4.0) |
| (W) Tennis (I) | Taylor Ormond | Baylor | English (3.929) |
| (W) Tennis (II) | Kelly McBryan | Indiana Univ. of Pa. | Sports Administration (4.0) |
| (W) Tennis (III) | Carolyn Warren | Johns Hopkins | International Studies (4.0) |
| (M) Outdoor T&F (I) | Philip Adam | Rice | Economics and Policy Studies (3.917) |
| (M) Outdoor T&F (II) | Brian Holik | Angelo State | Exercise Science (3.978) |
| (M) Outdoor T&F (III) | Vladimir Sobes | MIT | Nuclear Science and Engineering (4.0) |
| (W) Outdoor T&F(I) | Whitney Carlson | North Dakota State | Zoology (4.0) |
| (W) Outdoor T&F (II) | Kristen McGlynn | Adams State | English and Creative Writing (4.0) |
| (W) Outdoor T&F (III) | Christina Rhodes * | Bridgewater College (Va.) | Liberal Studies (4.0) |
| (M) Volleyball (NC) | Ryan Wolf | Pennsylvania State | Accounting (3.821) |
| (W) Water Polo (NC) | Monica Coughlan * | Stanford | Biology (3.815) |