WALTHAM, Mass. – The University Athletic Association named its Winter 2019-20 Academic All-UAA team, and Brandeis University student-athletes earned 63 accolades.
Within the UAA, All-Academic recognition is awarded to student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.300. The 3.300 minimum cumulative grade point average is the same academic standard used as a qualifying threshold by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the nomination of Academic All-America® candidates in all sports. In total, 661 student-athletes from all eight UAA schools across six sports earned Academic All-UAA honors.
The Brandeis honorees are:
Women's Basketball
Samira Abdelrehim Jr. Burlington, Conn. (Lewis S. Mills)
Sophie Trachtenberg Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Classen School)
Men's Basketball
Austin Clamage Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest Academy)
Sam Nassar So. Milford, Conn. (Jonathan Law)
Women's Fencing
Devon Brown Jr. Concord, Mass. (Concord-Carlisle)
Dakota Levy Sr. Merion Station, Pa. (Barrack)
Mia Li So. Wuxi, China (Jiangsu Xishan Senior)
Jess Spear Jr Spofford, N.H. (Keene)
Madeleine Vibert Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (West Career and Technical Academy)
Men's Fencing
Chris Armstrong Sr. Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)
Sam Chestna Sr. Middleborough, Mass. (Homeschooled)
Trevor Filseth Sr. Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)
Alexander Holtmann Jr. Bad Ueberkingen, Germany (Kaufmaennische Schule Geislingen)
Harrison Kaish So West Windsor, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro North)
Shawn Pyatetsky Sr. Fair Lawn, N.J. (Fair Lawn)
Garrett Tordo Jr. Framingham, Mass. (Framingham)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Bridget Cifuni Jr. Georgetown, Mass. (Brooks School)
Leah Kunins Jr. Gulfport, Fla. (St. Petersburg)
Emily McGovern Jr. Chatham, N.J. (Chatham)
Gabriela Mendoza So. Surprise, AZ (Paradise Honors)
Rebecka Sokoloff So. Northborough, Mass. (Bancroft School of Academics)
Natalie Westrick So. Lincoln, R.I. (Lincoln)
Natalya Wozab Sr. Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Tom Alger Sr. Plymouth, Mass. (Sacred Heart)
Jonathan Ayash So. Newton, Mass. (Newton South)
Joe Beletti-Naccarato Jr. Delmar, N.Y. (Bethlehem Central)
Mitchell Goldman So. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)
Junhan Lee Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
Brendon Lu So. Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge)
Rafi Rubenstein So. Longmeadow, Mass. (Longmeadow)
Justin Weissberg Sr. Long Beach, N.Y. (Long Beach)
Daniel Wohl Jr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (East Chapel Hill)
Tamir Zitelny Sr. Syosset, N.Y. (Syosset)
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Sonali Anderson So. Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater)
Danielle Bertaux Sr. Prides Crossing, Mass. (Beverly)
Andrea Bolduc Jr. Auburn, Mass. (Auburn)
Jac Guerra So. Guilford, Conn. (Guilford)
Lydia Harris Sr. Damariscotta, Maine (Lincoln Academy)
Natalie Hattan So. Sugar Land, Texas (Clements)
Tessa Holleran Jr. Norwell, Mass. (Norwell)
Erika Karlin So. Hagerstown, Md. (North Hagerstown)
Mahala Lahvis Jr. Portland, Ore. (Grant)
Erin Magill So. Moretown, Vt. (Harwood Union)
Willa Moen Sr. Ashland, Ore. (Ashland)
Hannah Walsh So. Fairfield, Maine (Lawrence)
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Jack Allan Sr. Wrentham, Mass. (King Phillip Regional)
Breylen Ammen Jr. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional)
Aaron Baublis Jr. Westborough, Mass. (Westborough)
Aaron Corin Sr. Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional)
Matthew Driben So. Reading, Pa. (Wyomissing Area)
Reese Farquhar So. Newton, Mass. (Newton North)
Brian Gao Sr. Hopkinton, Mass. (Hopkinton)
Jacob Grant So. Rockville Center, N.Y. (South Side)
Jacob Judd Gr. West Hartford, Conn. (Conard)
Michael Leung Jr. Stoneham, Mass. (Stoneham)
Josh Lombardo Jr. Westbrook, Maine (Westbrook)
Dion Morris-Evans So. Canal Fulton, Ohio (Northwest)
Mark Murdy Jr. Plantsville, Conn. (Southington)
Jamie O'Neill So. Auburndale, Mass. (Newton North)
Churchill Perry Sr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Westminster Academy)
Aaron Portman So. Wheeling, Ill. (Adlai Stevenson)
Alec Rodgers Sr. Wakefield, Mass. (Wakefield Memorial)
Kevin Truong Jr. Milford, Mass. (Milford)