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AUSTIN, TEXAS – For the second year in a row,
senior swimmer Ruben Gimenez of the University of Bridgeport and senior diver Kristin Day of Clarion University headline the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s and Women’s At-Large teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Gimenez has been selected as the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for Division II Men’s At-Large while Day has been named the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for Division II Women’s At-Large. It is the second consecutive year that Gimenez and Day have earned the top honor.
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2014-15 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
The Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large program includes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.
A computer science/finance major with a 3.98 G.P.A., Gimenez won the 50 freestyle individual title at the 2015 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships after taking first place in the 100 breaststroke and the 100 freestyle at the 2014 NCAA national championship meet.
A chemistry major with a concentration in biochemistry, Day has a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. She received the Elite 89 Award at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships. The Elite 89 Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative G.P.A. participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
A three-time NCAA Division II national champion and eight-time career All-American, Day won the NCAA D2 one meter national title this year, while finishing fourth on the three-meter board. In 2014, she won both NCAA championships, setting national title scoring records in both disciplines. For her efforts, she was named the CSCAA NCAA Division II Diver of the Year.
Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large Teams
Gimenez is one of seven repeaters on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large first team. Seven is a lucky number for swimming student-athletes, as seven populate the 15-member men’s first team.
Senior swimmer
Alex Bryson from St. Cloud State University and junior swimmer
Keith Sponsler from Missouri University of Science and Technology move up from the 2014 second team to join Gimenez on the 2015 first team.
Bryson is a mechanical engineering major with a 3.83 G.P.A.. A four-time NCAA All-American, Bryson was an NCAA Division II national championships qualifier in each of his four seasons with the Huskies.
Sponsler is the reigning Great Lakes Valley Conference Swimmer of the Year. A nuclear engineering major with a 3.90 G.P.A, he claimed two All-American awards at the 2015 NCAA Division II national championship meet. Sponsler has earned eight All-American trophies during his first three seasons at Missouri S & T.
Tusculum College senior tennis student-athlete
Lukas Winkelmann and Western State Colorado University junior wrestler
Corbin Bennetts are repeat first team performers. Winkelmann also was named to the first team in 2013 as well. Academically, he holds a 3.98 G.P.A. with his pre-medicine major. The South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, Winkelmann is the first player in Tusculum history to earn a spot on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American team.
A biology major with a 3.95 G.P.A., Bennetts was an All-American in 2015 as he was the runner-up at 141 pounds in the NCAA Division II national championship meet. Bennetts is a two-time winner of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Elite 89 Award. He was the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Wrestler of the Year following his junior season.
Minot State University senior golfer
Kowan O’Keefe and Mars Hill University senior lacrosse student-athlete
Ryan Sage complete the list of returning Capital One Academic All-America® selections on the first team. A second team pick in 2014, O’Keefe is the first MSU Beaver to earn AAA honors twice since Minot State joined the NCAA Division II.
O’Keefe holds a 3.94 G.P.A. with a double major of chemistry and mathematics. He won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Dr. William Britton Scholar-Athlete Award this year, given to the top male student-athlete in the league. O’Keefe is a three-time All-NSIC performer who posted a 75.1 stroke average this season.
Sage makes a big jump, as he was a third team choice in 2014. A biology major with a 3.96 G.P.A., Sage helped the Lions win the 2015 SAC tournament title. He finished fourth in the league with his 40 goals. Sage was seventh on the league charts with his 48 points. On the 2015 NCAA list, the All-SAC second team pick was fifth in goals per game (2.86) and 11th in points per game (4.14).
Two wrestling student-athletes and two tennis players are second team Capital One Academic All-America® selections after finding a place on the 2014 team. Newberry College senior wrestler
Jared Holliday and Gannon University senior
Matt Turek were named to the second and third teams, respectively, last year.
Holliday is an international business major with a 3.64 G.P.A. On the mat, he had 27 wins in his senior season, tying for the team lead in total victories. During the 2014-15 season, Holliday was the champion at the King (Tenn.) Open while placing fifth at the NCAA Super Region II tournament. He finished sixth at the 2014 NCAA Division II national championship tournament to claim a spot on the All-American team.
Turek has a 3.47 G.P.A. with an accounting major. He is a two-time All-American and a three-time NCAA national championship meet qualifier. Turek was fourth nationally as a junior and eighth as a sophomore (in the 125-pound weight class). Turek posted an 18-4 overall record and an 11-1 mark in dual meets during the 2014-14 season.
University of Indianapolis junior
Luke Hubert and Lewis University senior
Armand Levandi are two of 14 tennis student-athletes to find a place on the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large teams. Hubert repeats as a member of the second team, while Levandi moves up from the 2014 third team.
Hubert helped UIndy win the program’s first-ever regional title in 2015. He won both of his singles matches during the Greyhounds’ regional competition. The chemistry and biology major has a 3.97 G.P.A. On the courts, Hubert compiled an 18-7 singles record and a 20-4 doubles ledger. He did not lose a doubles match in GLVC regular season play.
The 2014-15 ITA Senior Player of the Year, Levandi is a business administration major with a 3.63 G.P.A. A two-time GLVC Player of the Year, Levandi helped the Flyers advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in four seasons and registered a combined record of 76-8 in 2014-15. He finished 35-4 in singles play and a combined 31-4 in doubles action and placed second overall at the USTA/ITA National Small College Singles Championship.
The rest of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® first team includes
Vince Bellino (tennis) of Merrimack College,
Edgar Bub (tennis) of the University of Mount Olive,
Gianni Ferrero (swimming) of Grand Valley State University,
Soren Holm (swimming) of Wayne State (Mich.) University,
Tyler Maranville (golf) of Tiffin University,
Ben McPhail (wrestling) of St. Cloud State,
Juan Tolosa (swimming) of Florida Southern College, and
Issam Zeraidi (swimming) of Wingate University.
The second team includes
Matheus Assis (swimming) of Saint Leo University,
Lucas Cuadros (swimming) of Wingate,
Michael Decsey (swimming) of Gannon,
Jayd Docken (wrestling) of Augustana (S.D.) College,
Robert Dofflemyer III (golf) and
Eric Fitterer (volleyball) of Lewis,
Fabian Groetsch (tennis) and
Renato Lombardi (tennis) of Barry University,
Matthew Martin (tennis) of Mississippi College,
Jan Meyer (tennis) of Asuza Pacific University,
Zachary Sardina (golf) of California State University, Chico, and
Benjamin Taylor (lacrosse) of the University of District of Columbia.
The third team is comprised of
Seiji Borja (wrestling) of Newberry,
Anthony DeSana (lacrosse) of Seton Hill University,
Nick Ferreiro (lacrosse) of the University of Tampa,
Jon George (lacrosse) of Lindenwood University,
Calum Hill (golf) of Western New Mexico University,
Alex Hussain (swimming) of Fresno Pacific University,
Connor Kudrick (tennis) of Wingate,
Shane Latchman (tennis) of Benedict College,
Travis Mays (golf) of the University of Central Missouri,
Patrick McRae (golf) of Goldey-Beacom College,
Nate Rodriguez of Ouachita Baptist University,
Ahmed Triki (tennis) of Barry,
Guillaume Vanelven (tennis) of Saint Leo,
Jonas Winkelmann (tennis) of Tusculum, and
Drew Wolter (swimming) of Gannon.
Twenty eight members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Men’s At-Large teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., including six student-athletes who maintain a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 15 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large Teams
Day is one of seven repeat selections on the first team. She is joined on the 15-member first team by Clarion senior swimming teammate
Emilee Gysegem, who earned second team Capital One Academic All-America® honors in 2014. She has a 4.00 G.P.A. with a business management major (sports management minor). Gysegem won the 2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 400 individual medley title with a time of 4:27.09. In 2013, she set the first of several 400 IM school records (4:26.69) on her way to All-American status at the national championship meet.
The remaining five Capital One Academic All-America® veterans on the first team include two golfers, one gymnast, one tennis player and one lacrosse student-athlete. Lynn University senior
Jessica Bradley and Newman University senior
Kendall Anderson are the two golfers. Bradley was a first team performer in 2014, while Anderson was a second team member.
Bradley is a two-time WGCA national Player of the Year for NCAA Division II women’s golf, helping the Fighting Knights claim two national team championships (2013, 2014). This year, she is the top-ranked women’s golfer in the NCAA Division II Golfstat Cup. Bradley has three tournament victories and 10 top-10 showings in 11 tournaments this season, earning her second consecutive Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year trophy with a scoring average of 73.78. In the classroom, Bradley has a 3.90 G.P.A. with a major in sports management.
A sports communications major with a 4.00 G.P.A., Anderson helped the Jets finish sixth in the NCAA Division II Super Regional tournament. She was Newman’s top scorer (76.04), placing her number 36 on the NCAA Division II charts. Anderson earned six top 10 finishes her final season, winning one individual title along the way. She is a two-time All-Heartland Conference first team selection.
Seattle Pacific University junior gymnast
Maria Hundley won two individual national championships this season (uneven bars, balance beam) at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships in Philadelphia. Her two victories increased her career total to five national championships as she won the same two events and the vault in 2014.
One of only two women’s gymnasts to make Capital One Academic All-America® this year, Hundley has a 3.76 G.P.A. with her psychology major. She received second team laurels in 2014. Hundley won the Ron Grady Award as SPU’s Athlete of the Year for the second year in row this season.
Two 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® third team picks move up to the 2015 first team: Post University senior lacrosse student-athlete
Miranda Polaski and St. Mary’s (Texas) University senior tennis player
Mariana Rong. Polaski has a 3.99 G.P.A. as a biology major, while Rong checks in with a 3.94 G.P.A. with her double major in biology and chemistry.
Post’s Class of 2015 valedictorian, Polaski scored a career-high 49 goals this year to go with 85 draw controls, 76 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers. Each of the aforementioned numbers put her in the Central Atlantic Conference top five. Polaski is fourth in the NCAA Division II in ground balls and eighth in draw controls. She had 12 assists for 61 points.
Rong, who is ranked No. 31 nationally in singles, was the ITA South Central Region Senior Player of the Year. A three-time Heartland Conference Player of the Year, Rong helped the Rattlers win three consecutive league championships. This year, she recorded an overall singles record of 24-3 and an overall doubles record of 27-3. St. Mary’s advanced to the national quarterfinals in 2015.
Four Capital One Academic All-America® veterans made the 2015 AAA second team. Wayne State (Mich.) junior swimmer
Elly Maleski and Southwest Baptist University senior tennis player
Fanni Varga hold serve, making the second team for the second consecutive year. University of West Florida tennis player
Fernanda Amaral and Lindenwood junior ice hockey player
Nicole Hensley make the move from the 2014 third team to the 2015 second squad.
A biomedical engineering major with a 3.77 G.P.A., Maleski was a four-time first team All-American in 2015 (three relays, one individual). She added one honorable mention All-American relay swim to her 2015 national honors. Maleski was a three-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion (two relays plus 100 backstroke) in 2015. In her collegiate career, she has 12 first team All-American awards and five GLIAC titles (four relays, one individual).
Varga has a 3.81 G.P.A. with a management major. She led the Bearcats to the 2015 NCAA Division II final four before Southwest fell 5-1 to eventual national champion Armstrong State. The Central Region Senior Player of the Year, Varga also received the ITA Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sportsmanship Award for her region. She was named an ITA All-American for the second straight year.
Amaral is a business management major with a 3.96 G.P.A.. She recorded a 17-5 ledger at number five singles this season. Amaral was 22-3 overall at the number two doubles flight. The Argos fell to Lynn in the 2015 regional championship match.
Hensley is an exercise science major with a 4.00 G.P.A.. She earned first team All-College Hockey America honors this year, helping Lindenwood to its best season in program history. Hensley recorded a 2.71 GAA and a .916 save percentage during her junior campaign as the Lions won a school-record 10 games. In May, Hensley participated in the inaugural U.S. Women’s National Team Goaltending Development Camp in Blaine, Minnesota.
University of Alaska Fairbanks senior swimmer
Danielle Lyons is a Capital One Academic All-America® third team pick after earning a first team nod in 2014. She holds a 3.92 G.P.A. with a biological sciences major. This year, Lyons earned All-Conference honors at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships in the 400 individual medley. She was a two-time All-American at the 2014 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
The rest of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® first team includes
Rebecca Bergen (crew) of Nova Southeastern University,
Dani Crouse (field hockey) of LIU Post,
Linda Fritschken (tennis) of Barry,
Alexa Froccaro (lacrosse) of Adelphi University,
Lucy Kauffman (field hockey) of Shippensburg University,
Hannah Mattar (swimming) of Ashland University,
Melissa Menchella (lacrosse) of Lindenwood, and
Tanya Timko (tennis) of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The second team includes
Jessica Bombard (lacrosse) of Tiffin,
Rebecca Bruning (tennis) of Anderson (S.C.) University,
Courtney Cochefski (gymnastics) of Texas Woman’s University,
Marie Coors (golf) of Saint Leo,
Rachel Dickinson (field hockey) of Millersville University,
Mary Hanson (swimming) of California Baptist University,
Lauren Howard (tennis) of West Liberty University,
Gina Lirange (field hockey) of Bentley University,
Tyne Potgieter (swimming) of Lynn,
Rebecka Surtevall (golf) of Arkansas Tech University, and
Maike Tweesman (swimming) of Lindenwood.
The third team is comprised of
Masha Andrianova (tennis) of Southern Nazarene University,
Jasmine Arzadon (swimming) of Wingate,
Liz Bird (swimming) and
Courtney Miller (water polo) of the University of California, San Diego,
Jackie Chisholm (field hockey) of Saint Michael’s College,
Marija Dimitrovska (tennis) of Texas A & M University – Kingsville,
Manuela Ferreira (swimming) and
Hannah Loesch (swimming) of Wayne State (Mich.),
Calley Lawson (golf) of Tusculum,
Cristina Lopez (tennis) of St. Mary’s (Texas),
Samantha McCuskey (crew) of Florida Institute of Technology,
Erin Plachy (swimming) of Tampa,
Gabrielle Shipley (golf) of Grand Valley State, and
Mariah Smither (crew) of Humboldt State University.
Twenty nine members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Women’s At-Large teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., including 11 student-athletes who maintain a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 15 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.93.
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