STANFORD, Calif. – The College Gymnastics Association (CGA) announced their annual academic awards on Monday morning and Stanford was well represented once again, earning team and individual honors.
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The Cardinal placed second nationally with a 3.541 team GPA, trailing only Illinois (3.657) in the team rankings. Penn State (3.454), Michigan (3.45), and Willian & Mary (3.438) rounded out the top five. The CGA's top-10 academic teams for men's gymnastics are:
- Illinois – 3.657
- Stanford – 3.541
- Penn State – 3.454
- Michigan – 3.450
- William & Mary – 3.438
- Springfield – 3.410
- Nebraska – 3.341
- California – 3.201
- Simpson – 3.187
- Navy – 3.181
Honorable Mention: Ohio State, Army West Point, Oklahoma
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The CGA also recognized 15 Cardinal student-athletes with All-American Scholar-Athlete awards, thirteen of whom receiving first-team accolades with a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Second-team all-America selections were awarded for attaining a GPA between 3.499 and 3.2.
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Seniors J.R. Chou and Riley Loos were also recognized for being designated First Team Academic All-America Scholar-Athletes for all four years of their eligibility.
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First Team
4.0 grade point averages: Michael Artlip, Penn State; Major Bain, Greenville; Corban Barstow, Army West Point; Mark Berlaga, Stanford; Joseph Buselmeier, Army West Point; Asher Cohen, Nebraska; Ian Dinmore, Navy; Maksim Farkhadau, Illinois; William Fleck, Penn State; Michael Fletcher, Illinois; Aidan Giusti, California; Alek Kuzmenchuk, William & Mary; Yu-Chen Lee, California; Brody Malone, Stanford; Vishal Mandava, Navy; Connor McCool, Illinois; Noah Newfeld, California; Matthew Petros, Navy; Johnathan Pinc, Army West Point; Ethan Poole, Greenville; Dominic Ramalho, Springfield; Morgan Seyler, Oklahoma; Jake Sweeten, Simpson; Matthew Underhill, Penn State; Ignacio Yockers, Oklahoma
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3.999-3.90 grade point averages: Ashton Anaya, Illinois; Tyler Beekman, Springfield; Brandon Briones, Stanford; Alan Camillus, Oklahoma; Elijah Cruz, Greenville; Will Lavanakul, California; Connor Micklos, Illinois; Moritz Mueller, Nebraska; Ian Raubal, Penn State; Connor Van Loo, Navy; William Welsby, Springfield; David Willett, Michigan
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3.899-3.80 grade point averages: Malcolm Baytop, William & Mary; Syam Buradagunta, Navy; Andrae Butler, Springfield; Arun Chhetri, Stanford; Kelton Christiansen, Oklahoma; Josh Cook, Illinois; Aidan Cuy, William & Mary; Jacob Harmon, Ohio State; Sebastian Ingersoll, Illinois; Dylan Kolak, Illinois; Charlie Kramer, Greenville; Nicolas Kuebler, Stanford; Luke McFarland, Stanford; Kevin Laurino, Greenville; David Pochinka, Illinois; Tyler Rockwood, Ohio State; Matthew Rosendahl, Navy; Christopher Scales, California; Kyle Shuttle, Michigan; Jasper Sith-Gordon, California; Gustavin Suess, Springfield; Nate Warren, Penn State; Virgil Watkins, Michigan
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3.799-3.70 grade point averages: Arthur Ashton, Ohio State; J.R. Chou, Stanford; Dylan Colangelo, Springfield; Tate Costa, Illinois; Casey Cummings, Michigan; Nicky Franz, Greenville; Kacper Garnczarek, Penn State; Luke James, Nebraska; Felix Kriedemann, Springfield; Ian Lasic-Ellis, Stanford; Toby Liang, Nebraska; Evan Manivong, Illinois; Rithik Puri, Michigan; Ethan Sipos, Simpson; Milo Stanley, Simpson; Matthew Szot, Stanford; Timothy Templeton, Springfield; Ryan Vanichtheeranont, Illinois; Adam Wooten, Michigan
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3.699-3.60 grade point averages: Patrick Armstrong, Army West Point; Owen Carney, Springfield; Taylor Christopulos, Nebraska; Emre Dodanli, Oklahoma; Mark Fu, William & Mary; Zachary Grandados, Michigan; Will Hauke, Illinois; Chris Hiser, Nebraska; Thomas Hoagland, Greenville; Kalvin Kingshill, Army West Point; Riley Loos, Stanford; Karim Madkour, Simpson; Brandon Nguyen, Stanford; Jackson Pophal, Army West Point; Mclain Seyler, Oklahoma; Tyler Shimizu, California; Evan Sikra, William & Mary; Daniel Simmons, Oklahoma; Colin Stenger, Michigan; Thomas Thackston, Ohio State
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3.599-3.50 grade point averages: Jeremy Bischoff, Stanford; Matthew Browne, Springfield; William Champagne, Navy; Carter Cochardo, Springfield; Noah Dhaliwal, Springfield; Liam Doherty-Herwitz, Nebraska; Jacob Foster, Greenville; James Friedman, Nebraska; Sabastian Gordon, Navy; Ian Gunther, Stanford; Donovan Hewitt, Ohio State; Yan Inhaber-Courchesne, Illinois; Denis Irimiea, Air Force; Samuel Kaplan, Springfield; Garrett Kasiski, William & Mary; Kameron Nelson, Ohio State; Jadon Roberson, Ohio State
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Second Team
3.499-3.40 grade point averages: Javier Alfonso, Michigan; Crew Bold, Michigan; Caleb Churchill, Army West Point; Collin Cunane, California; Erik Engelke, Navy; Nikolai Kolesnikov, Oklahoma; Charlie Miles, Air Force; Robert Noll Jr., Michigan; Colton O'Brien, Springfield; Seth Ornelas, California; Zachary Patrick, William & Mary; Christopher Read, Michigan; Derek Schlagenhauf, Penn State; Charlie Schneider, Simpson; Luke Smigliani, Ohio State
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3.399-3.30 grade point averages: Camden Bontempo, Simpson; Alex Catchpole, Simpson; Ethan Dick, Penn State; Donovan Diviney, Greenville; Christopher Duane, Simpson; Brigham Frentheway, Oklahoma; Juan Gomez, Springfield; Kazuki Hayashi, Ohio State; Caleb Hickey, Navy; Steven Lukasik, Michigan; Hunter Mamawal, Army West Point; Zach Martin, Stanford; Sam Metzler, Air Force; Noah Pace, Army West Point; Ricky Pizem, William & Mary; Frederick Richard, Michigan; Noah Sano, California
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3.299-3.20 grade point averages: Michael Avery, Greenville; Connor Bowman, William & Mary; Garrett Braunton, Air Force; Taylor Burkhart, Stanford; Brandon Campbell, Penn State; Zach Connelly, Greenville; Khalen Curry, California; William Harrington, William & Mary; Connor Jenkins, Simpson; Aidan Li, California; Jelani Sweet, California; Oliver Zavel, Air Force
Fourteen gymnasts have been designated First Team Academic All-America Scholar-Athletes by the College Gymnastics Association for all four years of their eligibility: Malcolm Baytop, William & Mary; Alan Camillus, Oklahoma; J.R. Chou, Stanford; Aidan Cuy, William & Mary; Aidan Giusti, California; Kalvin Kingshill, Army West Point; Riley Loos, Stanford; Evan Manivong, Illinois; Connor McCool, Illinois; Moritz Mueller, Nebraska; Dominic Ramalho, Springfield; Morgan Seyler, Oklahoma; Nate Warren, Penn State; David Willett, Michigan
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