Fall Academic All-Ivy -- 2009-10

Thursday, December 03, 2009


The Ivy League released its list of student-athletes selected for All-Ivy Academic honors in fall sports today. 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 five men and women from its eligible student-athletes. The full list, alphabetically by institution, follows. For the all-time Academic All-Ivy list; please click here.

2009-10 FALL ACADEMIC ALL-IVY

Brown University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Mark Callahan

Sr.

Syracuse, N.Y.

Commerce, Organizations & Entrepreneurship

Football

First-Team All-Ivy; Center for Ivy League's top offense

Paul Grandstrand

Jr.

Orono, Maine

Engineering

Soccer

First-Team All-Ivy as a goalkeeper; Earned a 10-3-6 record with five shutouts; Led Brown to the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Kent Holland

Sr.

Orinda, Calif.

Commerce, Organizations & Entrepreneurship

Water Polo

First-Team CWPA All-North; CWPA Northern Division Champion

John Loeser

Sr.

Weston, Conn.

Mathematics

Cross Country

Second-Team All-Ivy; Earned 10th place at the Ivy Cross Country Championships

Chris Perkins

Sr.

Bridgeton, Mo.

Engineering

Football

First-Team All-Ivy as a defensive back; Led Brown in tackles

Bridget Ballard

Sr.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Neuroscience

Soccer

Team co-captain; CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District; Second-Team All-Ivy

Katherine Hyland

Jr.

Riegelsville, Pa.

History

Field Hockey

Second-Team All-Ivy; Brown’s second-leading scorer with 16 points

Melissa Kim

Sr.

Bethesda, Md.

Architectural Studies

Soccer

Team co-captain; CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Third-Team Academic All-District; Second-Team All-Ivy

Brianna Williamson

Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Development Studies

Volleyball

Started in all 23 matches; Led Brown in kills (226) and kills per set (2.6); Ranked top three on team in service aces, digs, blocks and attack percentage

Ariel Wright

Sr.

Oakland, Calif.

Biomedical Engineering

Cross Country

First-Team All-Ivy; Finished in seventh place at the Ivy Cross Country Championships


Columbia University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Bayo Adafin

Jr.

Rochester, Minn.

Economics

Soccer

Honorable mention All-Ivy; led Columbia in scoring

Brendan Martin

Jr.

Smithtown, N.Y.

Economics

Cross Country

First-Team All-Ivy; USTFCCCA All-Region

Kyle Merber

So.

Dix Hills, N.Y.

Undecided

Cross Country

Second-Team All-Ivy; USTFCCCA All-Region

Lou Miller

Sr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

History

Football

Team captain; First-Team All-Ivy; Led Columbia in sacks

Andrew Shalbrack

Sr.

Doylestown, Pa.

Political Science

Football

Honorable Mention All-Ivy; Four-year starter

Lauren Cooke

Jr.

San Rafael, Calif.

Mechanical Engineering

Soccer

Started all 17 games on defense

Jackie Drouin

Jr.

Lawrenceville, Ga.

Political Science

Cross Country

Second-Team All-Ivy; USTFCCCA All-Region

Meggie Ford

Sr.

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Economics & Political Science

Soccer

Honorable Mention All-Ivy

Sophie Reiser

Sr.

Seattle, Wash.

Political Science

Soccer

CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Third-Team Academic All-America; First-Team All-Ivy

Hannah Smith

Jr.

North Vancouver, B.C.

History

Field Hockey

NFHCA All-Region


Cornell University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Matt Bouraee

Sr.

Manaquan, N.J.

Natural Resources

Soccer

First-Team All-Ivy; Led Cornell in scoring with 16 points on five goals and six assists; Finished career tied for seventh all-time with 48 points

Scott Brody

Jr.

Edison, N.J.

Policy Analysis & Management

Soccer

Played nearly 1100 minutes, posting a 1.40 goals-against average and a .770 save percentage; Finished with 57 saves, tied for fourth in the Ivy League, despite not playing in the last five games of the season

Chris Costello

Sr.

Katonah, N.Y.

Natural Resources

Football

CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District; First-Team All-Ivy; Finished second in the league and 13th nationally in tackles (104)

Brett Sumpio

Jr.

Woodbridge, Conn.

Applied Economics & Management

Soccer

Scored two goals and added a pair of assists for six points, tying his career high

Bryan Walters

Sr.

Bothell, Wash.

Economics

Football

Second-Team All-Ivy as a wide receiver and a return specialist; Finished career as the Ivy League’s all-time leader in career punt return yardage (972) and kick return yardage (2,790)

Katie Kirnan

Sr.

Pennington, N.J.

American Studies

Field Hockey

Started all 15 games helping Cornell to a 10-5 record; Ranked third on the team with nine points on four goals and one assist

Megan Mushovic

Sr.

Coronado, Calif.

Applied Economics & Management

Volleyball

Finished career as the Ivy League’s all-time career dig leader (2,040); Ranked first in League games only this season with 5.63 digs per game

Stephanie Pancoast

Sr.

Westford, Mass.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Cross Country

Second-Team All-Ivy; Finished ninth at the Ivy Cross Country Championships; Finished 12th at the NCAA Northeast Regional to garner All-Region honors

Lena Russomagno

Jr.

Wilmington, Del.

Soccer

Team captain; Anchored Cornell defense that allowed 10 fewer goals overall 11 fewer goals in Ivy play from previous season

Kate Thompson

Jr.

Vancouver, B.C.

Biological Sciences

Field Hockey

Started all 15 games; Registered two goals and two assists for six points


Dartmouth College

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Tom Robbins

Jr.

Evanston, Ill.

Environmental & Earth Sciences

Cross Country

Second-Team All-Ivy; Finished ninth at the Ivy Cross Country Championships to lead Dartmouth to a third-place finish

Curtis Roby

Jr.

New York, N.Y.

English

Tennis

Advanced to the finals of the Big Green Invitational; Earned victories at the Wilson/ITA Regionals and Harvard Invitational

Tanner Scott

Jr.

Kenilworth, Ill.

Economics

Football

Led Dartmouth with 45 receptions and 510 receiving yards, plus caught three touchdowns

Derek Stenquist

Sr.

Hudson, Mass.

Biology

Soccer

Missed first five games with an injury, but played in last 13, starting the final seven; Played in three NCAA Tournaments in his career

Chris Zablocki

Sr.

Essex, Conn.

History

Cross Country

Top Dartmouth runner at NCAA Regionals, finishing 14th at 31:24

Morgan Covington

Sr.

Katy, Texas

Psychology

Volleyball

Led Dartmouth in blocks; Finished her career fourth all-time in blocks

Carley Markovitz

Sr.

South Pasadena, Calif.

Government

Tennis

Posted a victory at the NTC Invitational; Earned two wins in both doubles and singles at the Big Green Invitational

Ally O’Dea

So.

Irvine, Calif.

Undecided

Soccer

Honorable Mention All-Ivy; Led Dartmouth with 19 points including nine goals; Ranked third in the Ivy League in scoring

Virginia Peisch

Jr.

Koenigstein, Germany

Government

Field Hockey

First-Team All-Ivy for the second consecutive year; Scored 21 points with a team-best 15 assists

Amy Schuman

So.

Lee, N.H.

Undecided

Cross Country

Led Dartmouth at the Ivy Cross Country Championships by finishing 24th (18:19) to help the Big Green finish sixth


Harvard University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Andre Akpan

Sr.

Grand Prairie, Texas

Economics

Soccer

Two-time All-American; Four-time All-Ivy selection; 2009 Ivy League Player of the Year; Holds Harvard records in points (125) and assists (33) and is second all-time in goals (46)

Egen Atkinson

Sr.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Economics

Water Polo

Team captain; Second on Harvard with 28 goals with 10 multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks

Daniel Chenoweth

Sr.

Geneseo, Ill.

Sociology

Cross Country

2009 Ivy Cross Country Individual Champion; First-Team All-Ivy; Two-time USTFCCCA All-Region; Two-time top 45 finisher at the NCAA Championships

Jon Takamura

Sr.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Economics

Football

Second-Team All-Ivy; Led Harvard in interceptions and sacks

Collin Zych

Jr.

Plano, Texas

Economics

Football

First-Team All-Ivy; Harvard team MVP; Led Ivy League in pass breakups and passes defended and was third in solo tackles

Melanie Baskind

So.

Framingham, Mass.

Undecided

Soccer

Two-time All-Ivy; CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Third-Team Academic All-District

Elizabeth Goodman-Bacon

Sr.

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Psychology

Field Hockey

Team co-captain; Four-year starter; Started all 17 games at midfield

Lizzy Nichols

Sr.

Princeton, N.J.

History & Literature and History of Art & Architecture

Soccer

Team captain; Four-time All-Ivy; CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-District; Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist

Claire Richardson

Jr.

St. Paul, Minn.

Neurobiology

Cross Country

First-Team All-Ivy; Finished 100 out of 254 at the NCAA Championships; Two-time NCAA Qualifier in cross country

Katherine Sheeleigh

Jr.

New Vernon, N.J.

Economics

Soccer

Three-time All-Ivy; CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Third-Team Academic All-District


University of Pennsylvania

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Jake Levin

So.

Columbia, Md.

Undecided

Soccer

Second-Team All-Ivy; Anchored Penn defense that posted six shutouts

Michael McMullen

Sr.

Voorhees, N.J.

Cognitive Science

Sprint Football

First-Team All-CSFL; Finished with a team best three interceptions and two fumble recoveries, along with 34 tackles and two touchdowns

Luis Ruffolo

Jr.

Webster, N.Y.

Biological Basis of Behavior

Football

Started nine games on the offensive line for a unit that ranked third in the Ivy League in rushing and ranked first in fewest sacks allowed

Andrew Samson

Jr.

West Bloomfield, Mich.

Marketing

Football

First-Team All-Ivy for the second straight year; Led Ivy League kickers in scoring and made field goals for the second straight season

Kevin Sullivan

Sr.

Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Chemistry

Cross Country

Penn's second finisher at the Ivy Cross Country and NCAA Regional Championships

Michelle Drugan

Sr.

Altadena, Calif.

Heath Care Management & Policy

Soccer

Second-Team All-Ivy; Finished third on the team with four goals and four assists for 12 points

Meredith Kotowski

Sr.

Marion, Mass.

Political Science

Golf

Penn’s top finisher in two fall tournaments and finished second in two other events

Katie Rose

Sr.

Garden City, N.Y.

Finance

Field Hockey

Second-Team All-Ivy; Tallied a goal and finished second on the team with three assists

Elizabeth Semmens

Sr.

Brooklyn, N.Y.

English

Volleyball

2009 Ivy League Player of the Year; Unanimous first-team All-Ivy; Helped lead Penn to its first Ivy title in six years

Madison Wojciechowski

Jr.

Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Science Technology & Society

Volleyball

First-Team All-Ivy; Finished eighth in the nation with 5.55 digs per set; Helped lead Penn to its first Ivy title in six years


Princeton University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Ben Harms

Sr.

Hightstown, N.J.

Politics

Soccer

Second-Team All-Ivy

Dan Kopolovich

Sr.

McKeesport, Pa.

History

Football

Second-Team All-Ivy at defensive back; National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist

Rob Speare

Jr.

Wallingford, Pa.

Physics

Cross Country

NCAA Qualifier

Douglas Wigley

Sr.

Portola Valley, Calif.

Economics

Water Polo

CWPA East Region Most Valuable Player, All-East and Men’s Varsity First-Team All-South

Mark Zalewski

Sr.

St. Louis, Mo.

History

Water Polo

CWPA All-East and Men’s Varsity First-Team All-South

Christina Bortz

Sr.

Emmaus, Pa.

Politics

Field Hockey

Second-Team All-Ivy

Sarah Cummings

Jr.

Newport, Calif.

Economics

Cross Country

First-Team All-Ivy

Jennifer King

Jr.

Greenwich, Conn.

Computer Science

Field Hockey

Second-Team All-Ivy

Reilly Kiernan

Sr.

Pelham, N.Y.

Sociology

Cross Country

First-Team All-Ivy

Alyssa Pont

Sr.

Sterling, Va.

Politics

Soccer

First-Team All-Ivy


Yale University

Name

Year

Hometown

Major

Tim Handlon

Sr.

Valparaiso, Ind.

Political Science

Football

Recorded two interceptions and three forced fumbles; Was second on team with 68 tackles

Jeff Perrella

Jr.

Westfield, N.J.

Economics

Cross Country

Yale's second finisher at the Ivy Cross Country and NCAA Regional Championships

Jordan Raybould

Sr.

Kansas City, Mo.

History

Soccer

Team captain; Started 16 of 17 games with one assist

Rich Scudellari

Sr.

Saratoga, Calif.

Engineering

Football

Earned varsity letters as a holder in each of the past three seasons; Also saw time at fullback and wide receiver

Ben Wescoe

Sr.

La Jolla, Calif.

History of Art

Golf

Won both matches at Ivy match play event; Yale's top finisher (seventh overall) at the Big Five Invitational; Placed second at the Macdonald Cup

Caitlin Collins

Sr.

Raytown, Mo.

Biomedical Engineering

Soccer

Honorable Mention All-Ivy

Cat Dailey

Sr.

Newport Beach, Calif.

History

Volleyball

CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District; Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy

Sarah Lederhandler

Sr.

Miami, Fla.

Biomedical Engineering

Tennis

Team captain; Won her first-round singles match and advanced to the round of 16 in doubles at the ITA Northeast Regional

Ashley McCauley

Sr.

Rye, N.Y.

American Studies

Field Hockey

First-Team All-Ivy; Two-time Ivy League Player of the Week

Julia Weiser

Sr.

Houston, Texas

Biology

Field Hockey

Second-Team All-Ivy


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