The student-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania are just that -- student athletes! They come to Penn not just to be members of the University's NCAA Division I athletic programs, but also to receive one of the finest undergraduate educations in the United States and the world.
Penn Athletics is proud of the legacy set forth by these student-athletes, and the numerous honors that have been bestowed on them over the years. The department also works hard to recognize and honor those student-athletes who raise the bar for their classmates and set the standard both in the classroom and in the athletic venues...
*Three of Penn’s five major senior student-athlete awards are based strictly on a letterwinner or participant’s grade-point average, and the other two have a GPA minimum that must be met in order to be eligible.
*At the homecoming football game, Penn recognizes on-field the men’s and women’s teams that boasted the best overall GPA from the previous academic year.
In the latest NCAA Academic Progress Report (APR), released in May 2017, Penn had 17 of 28 eligible programs receive Public Recognition commendations for finishing in the top 10 percent among all Division I programs in their sport including 14 which had a perfect score of 1,000. (Five programs -- men’s heavyweight rowing, men’s lightweight rowing, sprint football, men’s and women’s squash -- are not included in the APR, as their sports do not conduct NCAA championships.)
Click here to view a list of Penn's all-time NCAA Postgraduate Scholars
Click here to view a list of Penn's all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America recipients
Click here to view a list of Penn's all-time Academic All-Ivy recipients Â
Below is a list of the 2016-17 academic honors received by Penn’s student-athletes; this list is updated throughout the year.
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Chelsea Duggan
Haley Gelberg
Gina Guccione
Reina Kern (Scholar of Distinction)
Claire Kneizys
Jasmine Li
Paige Meily
Kelsey Mendell
Alexa Murray
Ava Rosati (Scholar of Distinction)
Karen Seid
Nick Demes
Justin Watson
Natalie Borden
Emma Cullen
Kellie Flavin
Rachel Graham
Alex Hartke
Kristen Ho
Morgan Hunker
Alex Kothe
Kyra Levi - co-Scholar Athlete of the Year
Caroline Mitsch
Tara Mills
Olivia Neistat
Ally Podsednik
Valerie Rube
Nicole Swirbalus
Kelly Tan - co-Scholar Athlete of the Year
Kevin Gayhardt
Eric Persky
Brett Hanson (heavyweight)
Lauren Hochman (heavyweight)
Joel Kagan (heavyweight)
Kevin Kelly (heavyweight)
William Schmidt (heavyweight)
Sabrina Stanich (heavyweight)
Jeremy Wright (heavyweight)
Julia Hansen (lightweight)
Casey Howshall (lightweight)
Matt Lieber (lightweight)
Genny Liebes (lightweight)
Landis Walsh (lightweight)
Zoey Binder
Sarah Henry
Laurie Ellen Moore
Natalie Reynolds
Regina Salmons
Alex Takei
Mark Andrew
Hunter Brakovec (honorable mention)
Virginia Burns (honorable mention)
Emilio DeSomma (honorable mention)
Zach Fisher (honorable mention)
Ellie Grimes (honorable mention)
Alec Hsing (honorable mention)
Cole Hurwitz (honorable mention)
Jordan Hurwitz (honorable mention)
Libby Jardaleza (honorable mention)
Kevin Su (honorable mention)
Wes Thomas (honorable mention)
Taylor Uselis (honorable mention)
Michael Wen (honorable mention)
Nia Akins
Sean Clarke
Colin Daly
Kevin Monogue
Noah Kennedy-White
Ashley Montgomery
Calvary Rogers
Lisa Sesink-Clee
Maddie Villalba
Clarissa Whiting
Cleo Whiting
Casey Kent
Brooks Martino
Gavin Barger, men's soccer
Olivia Blaber, women's soccer
Patrick Boyle, sprint football
Nick Demes, football
Chris Hatler, men's cross country
Claire Kneizys, field hockey
Paige Meily, field hockey
Ashley Montgomery, women's cross country
Sydney Morton, volleyball
Josh Pompan, men's tennis
Mark Andrew, men's swimming
Virginia Burns, women's swimming
Dana Kong, women's fencing
Marwan Mahmoud, men's squash
Brooks Martino, wrestling
Caroline Moore, gymnastics
Michelle Nwokedi, women's basketball
Calvary Rogers, men's track & field
Reeham Salah, women's squash
John Vaiani, men's fencing
Leah Allen, softball
Elliot Bok, men's heavyweight rowing
Alex Condon, women's lacrosse
Jake Cousins, baseball
Kevin Gayhardt, men's lacrosse
Megan Kelly, women's lacrosse
Noah Kennedy-White, men's track & field
Jasper Liu, men's lightweight rowing
Molly Minnig, women's track & field
Lexi Slotkoff, women's rowing
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (fall)
Nick Demes, football
Jimmy Gammill, football
Nathan Kirchmier, football
Claire Kneizys, field hockey
Paige Lombard, women's soccer
Ashley Montgomery, cross country - Performer of the Year
Louis Vecchio, football
Justin Watson, football - Performer of the Year
Nick Whitton, football
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (winter)
Casey Kent, wrestling (men's at-large)
Kyra Levi, gymnastics (women's at-large)
Erin Lo, women's golf (women's at-large)
Brooks Martino, wrestling (men's at-large)
Mike McCurdy, sprint football (men's at-large)
Marie Stephan, women's squash (women's at-large)
Sydney Stipanovich, women's basketball
Kelly Tan, gymnastics (women's at-large)
John Vaiani, men's fencing (men's at-large)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (spring)
Alex Condon, women's lacrosse - Performer of the Year
Lauren D'Amore, women's lacrosse
Kana Daniel, women's tennis
Tim Graul, baseball
Noah Kennedy-White, men's track & field
Jasper Liu, men's rowing
Amay Poria, men's golf
Natalie Reynolds, women's rowing - Performer of the Year
Regina Salmons, women's rowing
