LA JOLLA, Calif. — Twelve UC San Diego scholar-athletes have been recognized by College Sports Communicators (CSC) as the organization announced its Academic All-District At-Large selections Tuesday.
 
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the classroom and competition. The honor is part of the CSC Academic All-America® program, which separately recognizes honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and the College Division — for each gender.
 
The At-Large designation includes awardees from 23 NCAA sports. Of those, UC San Diego sponsors men's/women's fencing, men's golf, women's rowing, men's volleyball and men's/women's water polo.
 
To be eligible, scholar-athletes must hold a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and meet sport-specific participation minimums. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration.
 
The 20225-26 Triton honorees include five fencers, one rower and two players each from men's volleyball, men's water polo and women's water polo. Four Tritons are repeat Academic All-District selections: Zara Fearns (women's fencing), Jim Garrison (men's volleyball), Jacob Levy (men's fencing) and Sofia Munatones (women's water polo).
 
MEN'S FENCING
Ben Kim: Epee; Sophomore; Computer Science; 3.82 GPA; Pleasanton, Calif.

• All-Region Honorable Mention
• MPSF All-Academic

Jacob Levy: Foil; Senior; General Biology; 3.83 GPA; Fresno, Calif.

• 2025 CSC Academic All-District honoree
• MPSF Men's Foil Champion
• All-MPSF First Team
• All-Region Honorable Mention
• MPSF All-Academic

WOMEN'S FENCING
Zara Fearns: Saber; Senior; Clinical Psychology; 4.00 GPA; San Mateo, Calif.

• 2025 CSC Academic All-District honoree
• MPSF Women's Saber Champion
• All-MPSF First Team
• All-Region Second Team
• MPSF All-Academic

Katherine Kim: Foil; Sophomore; Social Psychology; 3.83 GPA; Tustin, Calif.

• All-American Honorable Mention
• MPSF Women's Fencer of the Year
• MPSF Women's Foil Champion
• All-MPSF First Team
• All-Region Second Team
• MPSF All-Academic

Emily Naka: Saber; Sophomore; Business Economics; 3.97 GPA; Tokyo, Japan

• MPSF All-Academic
• 2025 USFCA All-Academic, Scholar of Distinction

WOMEN'S ROWING
Melinda Pullin: Coxswain; Junior; Human Biology; 3.75 GPA; Berkeley, Calif.

• Varsity eight coxswain for the Tritons
• 2025 CAA Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2025 CRCA Scholar-Athlete

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Keegan Cook: Libero; Redshirt Sophomore; Mechanical Engineering; 3.76 GPA; Coto de Caza, Calif.

• 2025 Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, Highest Honors
• 2025 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference

Jim Garrison: Middle Blocker; Redshirt Senior; Computer Science; 3.65 GPA; Manhattan Beach, Calif.

• 2024 CSC Academic All-District honoree
• All-American Honorable Mention
• All-Big West Honorable Mention

MEN'S WATER POLO
Finn Bugelli: Utility; Junior; Aerospace Engineering; 3.51 GPA; La Jolla, Calif.

• Big West Fall All-Academic Team
• Played in 30 of 31 games
• Finished with 25 goals, 25 drawn exclusions (second-most on the team), 21 steals and seven multi-goal games

Mark Laurlund: Utility; Junior; Psychology; 3.50 GPA; Alamo, Calif.

• Big West Fall All-Academic Team
• Played in 30 of 31 games
• Ranked second in The Big West and led the Tritons with 41 assists
• Third on the team with 56 points, had at least one steal in 18 games

WOMEN'S WATER POLO
Sofia Munatones: Attacker; Senior; Japanese Studies; 3.77 GPA; Huntington Beach, Calif.

• 2025 CSC Academic All-District honoree
• Played in all 24 games
• Finished with 28 goals, 18 assists, 46 points and 22 steals
• Had 12 sprint wins, the eighth-most in The Big West

Sydney Munatones: Attacker; Senior; Public Health; 3.67 GPA; Huntington Beach, Calif.

• All-Big West Honorable Mention
• 2025 Big West Spring Academic All-Conference
• Played in all 24 games
• Had 32 assists, the most on the team and the eighth-most in The Big West
• Led the team and ranked fifth in The Big West with 17 sprint wins
• Finished with 13 goals, 45 points and 20 steals

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 83 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.