WALTHAM, Mass. – The University Athletic Association named its Winter 2020-21 Academic All-UAA team, and Brandeis University student-athletes earned 78 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.
The Brandeis honorees are:
Women's Basketball
Samira Abdelrehim Sr. Burlington, Conn. (Lewis S. Mills)
Francesca Marchese So. Staten Island, N.Y. (Staten Island Academy)
Tathiana Pierre So. Jericho, N.Y. (Sacred Heart Academy)
Courtney Thrun Sr. Regina, Sask., Canada (Wilbraham & Monson Acad., Mass.)
Sophie Trachtenberg Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Classen School)
Men's Basketball
Austin Clamage Sr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest Academy)
Nolan Hagerty Jr. Yarmouth, Maine (Yarmouth)
Sam Nassar Jr. Milford, Conn. (Jonathan Law)
Collin Sawyer Gr. New London, Conn. (New London)
Women's Fencing
Monica Aponte So. San Juan, P.R. (St. John's School)
Devon Brown Sr. Concord, Mass. (Concord-Carlisle)
Mia Li Jr. Wuxi, China (Jiangsu Xishan Senior)
Rachel Liu So. Quindao, China (Baylor School, TN)
Maggie Shealy So. Chapel Hill, N.C. (East Chapel Hill)
Samantha Shortall So. Norwell, Mass. (Norwell)
Jess Spear Sr. Spofford, N.H. (Keene)
Paula Thornton So. Marietta, Ga. (Campbell)
Maddie Vibert Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (West Career and Tech Academy)
Alexander Wicken So. Norwich, Conn. (Norwich Free Academy)
Men's Fencing
Alexander Holtmann Sr. Bad Ueberkingen, Germany (Kaufmaennische Schule Geislingen)
Dexin Huang So. Guilford, Conn. (Guilford)
Harrison Kaish Jr. West Windsor, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro North)
Lucas Lin Jr. Plano, Texas (Plano West)
Gabe Lobo-Berg So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep CDS)
Josh Shuster So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Staten Island Technical)
Elliot Siegel So. Newton, Conn. (Hopkins School)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Elizabeth Brown Jr. Pembroke, Mass. (Pembroke)
Sofia Chevez Sr. New York, N.Y. (Beacon School)
Bridget Cifuni Sr. Georgetown, Mass. (Brooks School)
Bailey Gold So. Berkeley Heights, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Becky Goodfellow So. Lakeville, Mass. (Apponequet Regional)
Audrey Kim Sr. Livingston, N.J. (Livingston)
Leah Kunins Sr. Gulfport, Fla. (St Petersburg)
Emily McGovern Sr. Chatham, N.J. (Chatham)
Gabriela Mendoza Jr. Surprise, Ariz. (Paradise Honors)
Ema Rennie So. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Scioto)
Francesca Sirignano So. Needham, Mass. (Needham)
Aria Smith So. Elkridge, Md. (St. Timothy's School)
Rebecka Sokoloff Jr. Northborough, Mass. (Bancroft School of Academics)
Katheryn Wetzel So. San Diego, CA (Canyon Crest Academy)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Jonathan Ayash Jr. Newton, Mass. (Newton South)
James Barno So. Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Ballston Spa)
Joe Beletti-Naccarato Sr. Delmar, N.Y. (Bethlehem Central)
Chase Chen Sr. Villanova, Pa. (The Hill School)
Benjamin Francis Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Friends School)
Brendon Lu Jr. Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge)
Daniel Wohl Sr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (East Chapel Hill)
Women's Indoor Track and Field
Sonali Anderson Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater)
Andrea Bolduc Sr. Auburn, Mass. (Auburn)
Kate Danziger Jr. Potomac, Md. (Winston Churchill)
Sydney D'Amaddio So. Amston, Conn. (RHAM)
Natalie Hattan Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Clements)
Tessa Holleran Sr. Norwell, Mass. (Norwell)
Erika Karlin Jr. Hagerstown, Md. (North Hagerstown)
Mahala Lahvis Sr. Portland, Ore. (Grant)
Yahni Lapa So. West Newton, Mass. (Newton North)
Erin Magill Jr. Moretown, Vt. (Harwood Union)
Victoria Morrongiello So. Staten Island, N.Y. (Susan E Wagner)
Bridget Pickard So. Westwood, Mass. (Westwood)
Gabby Tercatin Jr. Needham, Mass. (Needham)
Hannah Walsh Jr. Fairfield, Maine (Lawrence)
Men's Indoor Track and Field
Armin Alirezaei So. Waltham, Mass. (Newton North)
Breylen Ammen Sr. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury)
Aaron Baublis Sr. Westborough, Mass. (Westborough)
Casey Brackett So. Wakefield, Mass. (Wakefield)
Dean Campbell So. Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. (Manchester Essex Regional)
Taylor Diamond So. Roslyn Heights, N.Y. (Roslyn)
Reese Farquhar Jr. Newton, Mass. (Newton North)
Jacob Grant Jr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (South Side)
Jac Guerra Jr. Guilford, Conn. (Guilford)
Jonathan Hau So. Taipei, Taiwan (Taipei American School)
Josh Lombardo Sr. Westbrook, Maine (Westbrook)
Dion Morris-Evans Jr. Canal Fulton, Ohio (Northwest)
Mark Murdy Sr. Plantsville, Conn. (Southington)
Jamie O'Neill Jr. Auburndale, Mass. (Newton North)
Aaron Portman Jr. Wheeling, Ill. (Adlai E Stevenson)
Domenick Raphael Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Xaverian)
Kevin Truong Sr. Milford, Mass. (Milford)