IRVINE, Calif. – UC San Diego placed 36 scholar-athletes on The Big West Winter All-Academic Team, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. The 36 honorees tied UC Santa Barbara for the most among Big West institutions. The Winter All-Academic Team is composed of student-athletes from men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming and diving teams.
To be eligible, scholar-athletes must carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00, be at least a sophomore academically with one full year at the institution prior to this season and compete in 50 percent of their team's contests.
Triton senior swimmer
Sabrina Bennani was highlighted for her perfect 4.0 GPA. Bennani is majoring in human biology.
UC SAN DIEGO HONOREES
Men's Basketball (1)
| Aidan |
Burke |
Junior |
Business Economics |
3.80 |
Women's Basketball (5)
| Erin |
Condron |
Junior |
Human Biology |
3.42 |
| Sabrina |
Ma |
Senior |
International Business |
3.57 |
| Nicki |
Polocheck |
Junior |
Media Industries & Communication |
3.98 |
| Rosa |
Smith |
Senior |
Public Health |
3.90 |
| Damilola |
Sule |
Graduate |
Business Analytics |
3.44 |
Men's Swimming (14)
| Adrian |
Bellido |
Senior |
Structural Engineering |
3.61 |
| Shane |
Burns |
Senior |
International Studies -- International Business |
3.21 |
| Jacob |
Cairns |
Junior |
Business Economics |
3.04 |
| Hunter |
Cehelnik |
Sophomore |
Business Economics |
3.10 |
| Charlie |
Franz |
Sophomore |
Structural Engineering |
3.37 |
| Robert |
Griswold |
Senior |
Mechanical Engineering |
3.94 |
| Samuel |
Kan |
Senior |
Business Economics |
3.73 |
| Skyler |
Kao |
Senior |
International Studies -- International Business |
3.47 |
| Filip |
Kurial |
Senior |
Aerospace Engineering |
3.96 |
| William |
Miller |
Senior |
Human Biology |
3.96 |
| Colton |
Milne |
Senior |
Human Biology |
3.83 |
| Jack |
O'Shaughnessy |
Sophomore |
Business Economics |
3.20 |
| Jacob |
Wang |
Junior |
International Studies -- International Business |
3.20 |
| Bekzhan |
Yessengeldy |
Senior |
Computer Science |
3.49 |
Women's Swimming (16)
| Iris |
Bayan |
Junior |
Psychology |
3.78 |
| Sophia |
Bell |
Junior |
Sociology -- Social Inequality |
3.82 |
| Sabrina |
Bennani |
Senior |
Human Biology |
4.00 |
| Eva |
Boehlke |
Junior |
Human Biology |
3.83 |
| Sydney |
Borick |
Sophomore |
Psychology/Social Psychology |
3.51 |
| Chloe |
Braun |
Senior |
International Studies -- International Business |
3.82 |
| Bianca |
Fernandez |
Sophomore |
International Studies -- Polotical Science |
3.20 |
| Danielle |
Greenwood |
Sophomore |
Sociology -- Law and Society |
3.82 |
| Hayley |
Gregory |
Junior |
Human Biology |
3.71 |
| Edana |
Huang |
Junior |
Bioengineering |
3.26 |
| Minh-Nha |
Kawamura |
Senior |
Neurobiology |
3.87 |
| Asia |
Kozan |
Junior |
Human Biology |
3.45 |
| Kelsey |
Leung |
Junior |
General Biology |
3.76 |
| Audrey |
Moore |
Senior |
General Biology |
3.61 |
| Sydney |
Niles |
Junior |
General Biology |
3.72 |
| Brooke |
Shumway |
Sophomore |
Marine Biology |
3.14 |
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
