STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford set a new program-best with 18 student-athletes earning recognition as All-America Scholar-Athletes as announced by the College Gymnastics Association this week.
Stanford led the NCAA with 18 honors, half of which were named to the first team for compiling a GPA of 3.50 or above.
As a team, the Cardinal registered the second-highest GPA in the NCAA with a 3.479, trailing only Nebraska (3.505).
Stanford's first-team representatives include Drew Burton, Josiah Eng, David Jessen, Robert Neff, Joey Ringer, Taylor Seaton, Luke Sturm, Barrett Weiss and Drew Willoughby.
The CGA selected 86 gymnasts to the first team, earning a GPA of 3.50-4.0, while naming 65 gymnasts to the second team for GPAs 3.20-3.49.
Stanford continued its storied history as one of the nation's elite programs in 2017 with the Cardinal finishing fourth as a team at the NCAA Finals whilecollecting three individual NCAA Championships.
Throughout the year Stanford registered 15 wins over top-10 opponents, including three ranked in the top five. Three Cardinal gymnasts combined for nine All-America honors as Akash Modi claimed two NCAA Individual Championships in the All-Around and on parallel bars while Robert Neff took the NCAA Championship on high bar.
2017 CGA All-Academic Scholar-Athletes
First Team
Drew Burton
Josiah Eng
David Jessen
Robert Neff
Joey Ringer
Taylor Seaton
Luke Sturm
Barrett Weiss
Drew Willoughby
Second Team
Jacob Barrus
Grant Breckenridge
Jordan DeClerk
Connor Lewis
Andrew Misiolek
Akash Modi
Bailey Perez
Ryan Sheppard
Gareth Weiss