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List of Academic All-America Team Members of the Year

The Overall Academic All-America Team Member of the Year is the annual most outstanding singular athlete of the set of specific sport athletes selected the All-America Team Member of the Year for their specific sport. This is a list of the annual selection by College Sports Communicators (CSC; known before the 2022–23 school year as the College Sports Information Directors of America, or CoSIDA) and its Academic All-America sponsor of the individual athlete selected as the most outstanding of the approximately 2,000 annual Academic All-America selections. Since the 2019 awards, one winner has been chosen for each of four divisions. Three of the divisions correspond directly to the three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—Division I, Division II, and Division III. A fourth division, introduced with the 2019 award cycle, is for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) members.[1] The College Division currently includes U.S. four-year institutions that are not NCAA or NAIA members, Canadian universities and colleges, and two-year colleges.[2] The College Division was introduced in 1996, covering not only those institutions in today's College Division but also NCAA institutions outside Division I and NAIA members. After the 2011 award cycle, NCAA Divisions II and III were spun off from the College Division and given their own Academic All-America teams.[3] NCAA Division I has had its own Academic All-America team since 1996—originally as the University Division, and since 2012 under its own name.[4] Between 1988 and 1995, only one winner was chosen per year across all institutions participating in the program.[5] The Academic All-America program recognizes combined athletic and academic excellence of the nation's top student-athletes.

Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
Awarded forthe yearly outstanding Academic All-America team member
CountryUnited States and Canada
Presented byCollege Sports Communicators
Currently held byCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Samantha Pirosko, Gannon
Owen Grover, Wartburg
Grace Beyer, UHSP
Websitehttp://academicallamerica.com

Currently, each team selects Academic All-District honorees in each sport across the United States and Canada. First team All-District honorees make the All-America team ballots. Currently, all 16 Academic All-American teams (Men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track & field, men's baseball, women's softball, men's American football, women's volleyball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's at-large teams) has one Academic All-American of the Year for each NCAA division and NAIA. One of these 16 sport-by-sport Academic All-America Team Members of the Year is selected as the overall Academic All-America of the Year for each division.[6]

Five individuals have been named winners twice—Sarah Pavan of Nebraska in 2007 and 2008 for what was then called the University Division, Maryanne Gong of MIT in Division III and Leah Esposito of Carroll College in Montana in the College Division in 2016 and 2017, Giovanna Tapigliani of Missouri Baptist in the NAIA in 2021 and 2022, and Caitlin Clark of Iowa in Division I in 2023 and 2024.

Tables of winners

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Single program (1987–1995)

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Year Winner School Sport
1987–88 Michael Smith[7] Brigham Young Basketball
1988–89 James Martin[7] Penn State Wrestling
1989–90 Alec Kessler[7] Georgia Basketball
1990–91 Al Parker[7] Tennis
1991–92 Tommy Vardell[7] Stanford Football
1992–93 Jim Hansen[7] Colorado
1993–94 Carl Erikson[7] Oberlin Tennis
1994–95 Rebecca Lobo[7] UConn Basketball
Rob Zatechka[7] Nebraska Football

Two-division era (1996–2010)

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University Division

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Year Winner School Sport
1995–96 Todd Fuller[7] NC State Basketball
1996–97 Danny Wuerffel[7] Florida Football
1997–98 Peyton Manning[7][8] Tennessee
1998–99 Matt Stinchcomb[7] Georgia
1999–2000 Chad Pennington[7] Marshall
2000–01 Ruth Riley[7] Notre Dame Basketball
2001–02   Stacey Dales-Schuman[7] Oklahoma
2002–03 Theresa Kulikowski[7] Utah Gymnastics
2003–04 Emeka Okafor[7] UConn Basketball
2004–05 Alex Smith[8] Utah Football
2005–06   Christine Sinclair[7] Portland Soccer
2006–07   Sarah Pavan[7] Nebraska Volleyball
2007–08
2008–09 Galen Rupp[7][9] Oregon Track and field
2009–10 Justine Schluntz[7] Arizona Swimming
2010–11 Maya Moore[7][8] UConn Basketball

College Division

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Year Winner School Sport
1995–96 Chris Palmer[7] Saint John's (MN) Football
1996–97 Julie Roe[7] Millikin Basketball
1997–98 Brad Gray[7] MIT Football
1998–99 Kelly Schade[7] Simpson Softball
1999–2000 Korey Coon[7] Illinois Wesleyan Basketball
2000–01 Emily Bloss[7] Emporia State
2001–02 T.J. Hess[7] Widener Football
2002–03 Ashley Rowatt[7] Kenyon Swimming
2003–04 Kristen Shields[7] Whitworth Track and Field
2004–05 Carli Dale[7] Juniata Volleyball
2005–06 Josh Lamberson[7] Northwest Missouri State Football
2006–07 Jamie Wolf[7] Clarion Diving
2007–08 Troy Ruths[7] Washington (MO) Basketball
2008–09 Greg Micheli[7][9] Mount Union Football
2009–10 Jessica Pixler[7] Seattle Pacific Track and cross country
2010–11 Shannon Gagne[7] New Haven

Four-division era (2011–present)

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Division I

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Year Div. I Winner School Sport
2011–12 Brooke Pancake[10] Alabama Golf
2012–13 Barrett Jones[11] Football
2013–14 Kim Jacob[12] Gymnastics
2014–15 Matt Brown[13] Penn State Wrestling
2015–16 Carson Wentz[14] North Dakota State Football
2016–17 Sarah Gibson[15] Texas A&M Swimming
2017–18 Katie Ledecky[8] Stanford
2018–19 Lexi Jacobus[16] Arkansas Track & field
2019–20 Justin Herbert[17] Oregon Football
2020–21 Mac Jones[18] Alabama
2021–22 Aliyah Boston[19] South Carolina Basketball
2022–23 Caitlin Clark[20] Iowa
2023–24 Caitlin Clark[21]

Division II

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Year Div. II Winner School Sport
2011–12 Bryan Lippincott[22] Concordia Baseball
2012–13 Kari Daugherty[23] Ashland Basketball
2013–14 Lauren Battista[24] Bentley
2014–15 Kristin Day[25] Clarion Diving
2015–16 Jason Vander Laan[26] Ferris State Football
2016–17 Marie Coors[27] Saint Leo Golf
2017–18   Alicja Konieczek[28] Western State Colorado Cross country and track and field
2018–19 Charlie Bertrand[29] Merrimack Lacrosse
2019–20 Amanda Kautzer[30] Michigan Tech Skiing
2020–21 Rachel Massaro[31] Queens Swimming
2021–22 Trevor Bassitt[19] Ashland Track and field
2022–23 John Matocha[20] Colorado Mines Football
2023–24 Samantha Pirosko[21] Gannon Basketball

Division III

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Year Div. III Winner School Sport
2011–12 Drew Golz[32] Wheaton Baseball and Soccer
2012–13 Colton Hunt[33] Randolph Basketball
2013–14 Christy Cazzola[34] Wisconsin–Oshkosh Cross-country and Track
2014–15 John Coleman[35] Clarkson Baseball and basketball
2015–16 Maryann Gong[36][37] MIT Cross country and track
2016–17
2017–18 Cooper Cook[38] Nebraska Wesleyan Basketball
2018–19 Abby Bertics[39] MIT Volleyball
2019–20 Bebe Wang[40] Denison Swimming
2020–21 Hanna Hull[41] Virginia Wesleyan Softball
2021–22 Esther Seeland[19] Messiah Track and field
2022–23 Kenadee Wayt[20] Mount Union
2023–24 Owen Grover[21] Wartburg Football

College Division / National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

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Year College Division / NAIA Winner(s)[a] School Sport
2011–12 Jamie Achten[42] Lee Soccer
2012–13   Mia Persson[43] Lindsey Wilson
2013–14   Stephen Lunney[44] Martin Methodist
2014–15   Wanessa Siqueira[45] Park Volleyball
2015–16 Leah Esposito[46][47] Carroll Cross country and track
2016–17
2017–18 Kyle Steigenga[48] Cornerstone Basketball
2018–19 Christina Klouda[49] Cumberlands Swimming
  Margaret Pham[2] British Columbia Field hockey
2019–20 Grace Barry[50] Concordia Basketball
2020–21   Giovanna Tapigliani[51][19] Missouri Baptist Volleyball
2021–22
2022–23 Mackenzie Selvius[20] Spring Arbor Soccer
2023–24 Grace Beyer[21] UHSP Basketball
  1. ^ Note: College Division (2011–2019); NAIA (2018–present)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "New Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division for the NAIA Being Added For 2018-19 Academic Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. May 22, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Margaret Pham of British Columbia Named 2018-19 Google Cloud College Division Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Brown, Gary (November 2, 2011). "New Academic All-America program: For the first time CoSIDA will announce teams in all divisions". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Capital One Academic All-District ® Men's Basketball Teams Released" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. February 3, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "ESPN The Magazine Annual Academic All-America® Of The Year Recipients" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Academic All-America program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "MIT DISTANCE RUNNER MARYANN GONG SELECTED AS CoSIDA DIVISION III ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® OF THE YEAR" (PDF). CoSIDA. July 19, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Allen, Scott (July 19, 2018). "Katie Ledecky wins top academic honor among all Division I athletes". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Bellamy, Ron (July 9, 2009). "On track on and off it". The Register-Guard. p. C.15. ProQuest 377871402. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Golfer Brooke Pancake of Alabama named 2011–12 Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 9, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Barrett Jones of Alabama named Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  12. ^ "Alabama's Jacob crowned Capital One Division I Academic All-America of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "NCAA Champion Wrestler Matt Brown of Penn State Named Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz, Selected Second in the NFL Draft, Is Division I Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 21, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  15. ^ "Texas A&M Swimmer Sarah Gibson Selected CoSIDA Division I Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 20, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  16. ^ "Lexi Jacobus of Arkansas Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Quarterback Justin Herbert of Oregon Named 2019-20 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Mac Jones of Alabama Named 2020-21 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  19. ^ a b c d "Four Standouts Earn 2021-22 Divisional Academic All-America® Overall Team Member of the Year Honors for NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d "2022-23 Top 4 chosen for Overall Academic All-America® of the Year honors in NCAA and NAIA divisions". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  21. ^ a b c d "2023-24 Top 4 chosen for Overall Academic All-America® of the Year honors in NCAA and NAIA divisions" (Press release). College Sports Communicators. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Bryan Lippincott of Concordia-St. Paul named as Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  23. ^ "Kari Daugherty of Ashland named 2012–13 Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  24. ^ "Bentley's Battista named Capital One D2 Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  25. ^ "Women's Diving Standout Kristin Day of Clarion Selected as Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  26. ^ "Division II Academic All-America® of the Year Selected: Ferris State Senior QB Jason Vander Laan" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  27. ^ "Women's Golf Standout Marie Coors of Saint Leo Named CoSIDA Division II Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 19, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  28. ^ "Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Standout Alicja Konieczek of Western State Colorado Named Google Cloud Division II Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 18, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  29. ^ "Charlie Bertrand of Merrimack Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  30. ^ "Amanda Kautzer of Michigan Tech Named 2019-20 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  31. ^ "Rachel Massaro of Queens of Charlotte Named 2020-21 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  32. ^ "Two-sport standout Drew Golz of Wheaton (Ill.) honored as Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year". College Sports Information Directors of America. August 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  33. ^ "Basketball standout Colton Hunt of Randolph College named Capital One Division III All-America of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  34. ^ "Cazzola named Capital One Academic D3 All-America of the Year" (Press release). July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  35. ^ "Dual Sport Standout John Coleman of Clarkson Selected Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  36. ^ "MIT's Maryann Gong Named Division III Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  37. ^ "MIT Distance Runner Maryann Gong Selected as CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 18, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  38. ^ "Nebraska Wesleyan's Cooper Cook Selected Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 18, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  39. ^ "Abby Bertics of MIT Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  40. ^ "Men's Swimmer Bebe Wang of Denison Named As 2019-20 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  41. ^ "Hanna Hull of Virginia Wesleyan Named 2020-21 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  42. ^ "Lee University soccer standout Jamie Achten named Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  43. ^ "Soccer standout Mia Persson of NAIA champion Lindsey Wilson College selected 2012–13 Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  44. ^ "Lunney Named Top Capital One Academic All-America honoree in College Division" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  45. ^ "Volleyball Standout Wanessa Siqueira of Park Named as Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  46. ^ "Carroll College Women's Track & Field/XC Standout Leah Esposito Selected CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  47. ^ "Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Standout Leah Esposito Named as CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 17, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  48. ^ "Men's Basketball Standout Kyle Steigenga of Cornerstone Named as Google Cloud College Division Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 16, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  49. ^ "Christina Klouda of Cumberlands Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  50. ^ "Women's Basketball Player Grace Barry of Concordia (Neb.) Named As 2019-20 NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  51. ^ "Giovanna Tapigliani of Missouri Baptist Named 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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