List of Academic All-America Team Members of the Year explained

Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
Awarded For:the yearly outstanding Academic All-America team member
Presenter:College Sports Communicators
Country:United States & Canada
Holder:Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Samantha Pirosko, Gannon
Owen Grover, Wartburg
Grace Beyer, UHSP
Website:http://academicallamerica.com

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. 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.[2] 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.[3] Between 1988 and 1995, only one winner was chosen per year across all institutions participating in the program.[4] The Academic All-America program recognizes combined athletic and academic excellence of the nation's top student-athletes.

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.[5]

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

Single program (1987–1995)

YearWinnerSchoolSport
1987–88 Basketball
1988–89James Martin Wrestling
1989–90 Basketball
1990–91Tennis
1991–92 Football
1992–93 Jim Hansen
1993–94Carl Erikson Tennis
1994–95Basketball
Football

Two-division era (1996–2010)

University Division

YearWinnerSchoolSport
1995–96Basketball
1996–97 FloridaFootball
1997–98 Tennessee
1998–99 Georgia
1999–2000
2000–01 Notre DameBasketball
2001–02 Oklahoma
2002–03 UtahGymnastics
2003–04 UConnBasketball
2004–05 UtahFootball
2005–06 PortlandSoccer
2006–07 NebraskaVolleyball
2007–08
2008–09 [6] OregonTrack and field
2009–10 Swimming
2010–11 UConnBasketball

College Division

YearWinnerSchoolSport
1995–96Chris PalmerSaint John's (MN)Football
1996–97 Julie RoeMillikinBasketball
1997–98 Brad GrayMITFootball
1998–99Kelly SchadeSimpsonSoftball
1999–2000Korey CoonIllinois WesleyanBasketball
2000–01Emily BlossEmporia State
2001–02T.J. HessWidenerFootball
2002–03Ashley RowattKenyonSwimming
2003–04Kristen ShieldsWhitworthTrack and Field
2004–05Carli DaleJuniataVolleyball
2005–06Josh LambersonNorthwest Missouri StateFootball
2006–07Jamie WolfClarionDiving
2007–08Troy RuthsWashington (MO)Basketball
2008–09Greg MicheliMount UnionFootball
2009–10Jessica PixlerSeattle PacificTrack and cross country
2010–11Shannon Gagne[7] New Haven

Four-division era (2011–present)

Division I

YearDiv. I WinnerSchoolSport
2011–12 [8] AlabamaGolf
2012–13 [9] Football
2013–14 [10] Gymnastics
2014–15 [11] Wrestling
2015–16 [12] Football
2016–17 [13] Swimming
2017–18 [14]
2018–19[15] ArkansasTrack & field
2019–20 [16] OregonFootball
2020–21 [17] Alabama
2021–22Aliyah Boston[18] South CarolinaBasketball
2022–23Caitlin Clark[19] Iowa
2023–24Caitlin Clark[20]

Division II

YearDiv. II WinnerSchoolSport
2011–12 [21] ConcordiaBaseball
2012–13 [22] Basketball
2013–14 [23]
2014–15 [24] Diving
2015–16 [25] Football
2016–17 [26] Golf
2017–18 [27] Cross country and track and field
2018–19[28] MerrimackLacrosse
2019–20 [29] Skiing
2020–21 [30] Swimming
2021–22AshlandTrack and field
2022–23Colorado MinesFootball
2023–24GannonBasketball

Division III

YearDiv. III WinnerSchoolSport
2011–12 [31] WheatonBaseball and Soccer
2012–13 [32] Basketball
2013–14 [33] Cross-country and Track
2014–15 [34] Baseball and basketball
2015–16 [35] [36] Cross country and track
2016–17
2017–18 [37] Basketball
2018–19[38] Volleyball
2019–20 [39] Swimming
2020–21 [40] Softball
2021–22Esther SeelandMessiahTrack and field
2022–23Kenadee WaytMount Union
2023–24WartburgFootball

College Division / National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

YearCollege Division / NAIA Winner(s)SchoolSport
2011–12 [41] LeeSoccer
2012–13 [42]
2013–14 [43]
2014–15 [44] Volleyball
2015–16 [45] [46] Cross country and track
2016–17
2017–18 [47] Basketball
2018–19[48] Swimming
[49] British ColumbiaField hockey
2019–20 [50] Basketball
2020–21 [51] Volleyball
2021–22
2022–23Mackenzie SelviusSpring ArborSoccer
2023–24UHSPBasketball

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. New Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division for the NAIA Being Added For 2018-19 Academic Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . May 22, 2018 . March 12, 2019.
  2. Web site: New Academic All-America program: For the first time CoSIDA will announce teams in all divisions. December 8, 2011. November 2, 2011. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Brown, Gary. https://web.archive.org/web/20130605055237/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2011-11-01/new-academic-all-america-program. June 5, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Capital One Academic All-District ® Men's Basketball Teams Released. March 22, 2011. February 3, 2011. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  4. Web site: ESPN The Magazine Annual Academic All-America® Of The Year Recipients. March 22, 2011. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  5. Web site: Academic All-America program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). March 22, 2011. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  6. Web site: On track on and off it. subscription. . The Register-Guard. Bellamy, Ron. March 6, 2024. July 9, 2009. C.15.
  7. Web site: MIT DISTANCE RUNNER MARYANN GONG SELECTED AS CoSIDA DIVISION III ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® OF THE YEAR . CoSIDA. March 8, 2024. July 19, 2016.
  8. Golfer Brooke Pancake of Alabama named 2011–12 Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year. February 21, 2013. August 9, 2012. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  9. Barrett Jones of Alabama named Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year. August 9, 2013. August 8, 2012. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  10. Alabama's Jacob crowned Capital One Division I Academic All-America of the Year. August 3, 2014. August 1, 2014. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  11. NCAA Champion Wrestler Matt Brown of Penn State Named Capital One Division I Academic All-America® of the Year. July 2, 2015. July 24, 2015. College Sports Information Directors of America. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725065903/http://capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/node/416. July 25, 2015 .
  12. North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz, Selected Second in the NFL Draft, Is Division I Academic All-America® of the Year . July 21, 2016 . September 5, 2016 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  13. Texas A&M Swimmer Sarah Gibson Selected CoSIDA Division I Academic All-America® of the Year . July 20, 2017 . August 4, 2017 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  14. News: Katie Ledecky wins top academic honor among all Division I athletes . Allen . Scott . 2018-07-19 . The Washington Post . 2018-07-25 . en-US.
  15. Lexi Jacobus of Arkansas Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 1, 2019 . August 4, 2019.
  16. Quarterback Justin Herbert of Oregon Named 2019-20 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 23, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  17. Mac Jones of Alabama Named 2020-21 NCAA Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 19, 2021 . August 20, 2021.
  18. Web site: Four Standouts Earn 2021-22 Divisional Academic All-America® Overall Team Member of the Year Honors for NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA . 2023-08-02 . academicallamerica.com . en.
  19. Web site: 2022-23 Top 4 chosen for Overall Academic All-America® of the Year honors in NCAA and NAIA divisions . 2023-08-02 . academicallamerica.com . en.
  20. 2023-24 Top 4 chosen for Overall Academic All-America® of the Year honors in NCAA and NAIA divisions . College Sports Communicators . en . August 13, 2024 . August 13, 2024.
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224701/http://www.cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3773. November 3, 2012. Bryan Lippincott of Concordia-St. Paul named as Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year. March 16, 2024. August 8, 2012. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  22. Kari Daugherty of Ashland named 2012–13 Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 7, 2013 . August 23, 2013.
  23. Bentley's Battista named Capital One D2 Academic All-America® of the Year. College Sports Information Directors of America . July 31, 2014 . August 3, 2014.
  24. Women's Diving Standout Kristin Day of Clarion Selected as Capital One Division II Academic All-America® of the Year . July 1, 2015 . July 24, 2015. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725065216/http://capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/node/415 . July 25, 2015 .
  25. Division II Academic All-America® of the Year Selected: Ferris State Senior QB Jason Vander Laan . July 20, 2016 . September 5, 2016 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  26. Women's Golf Standout Marie Coors of Saint Leo Named CoSIDA Division II Academic All-America® of the Year . July 19, 2017 . August 4, 2017 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  27. Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Standout Alicja Konieczek of Western State Colorado Named Google Cloud Division II Academic All-America® of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 18, 2018 . January 27, 2019.
  28. Charlie Bertrand of Merrimack Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 31, 2019 . August 4, 2019.
  29. Amanda Kautzer of Michigan Tech Named 2019-20 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 22, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  30. Rachel Massaro of Queens of Charlotte Named 2020-21 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 18, 2021 . August 18, 2021.
  31. Web site: Two-sport standout Drew Golz of Wheaton (Ill.) honored as Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224620/http://www.cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3771. March 15, 2024. November 3, 2012. August 7, 2012. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  32. Basketball standout Colton Hunt of Randolph College named Capital One Division III All-America of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 6, 2013 . August 23, 2013.
  33. Cazzola named Capital One Academic D3 All-America of the Year . July 29, 2014 . July 29, 2014.
  34. Dual Sport Standout John Coleman of Clarkson Selected Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year . March 16, 2024 . July 24, 2015 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725012704/http://capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/node/414 . July 25, 2015 .
  35. MIT's Maryann Gong Named Division III Academic All-America® of the Year . July 19, 2016 . September 5, 2016 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  36. MIT Distance Runner Maryann Gong Selected as CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® of the Year . July 18, 2017 . August 4, 2017 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  37. Nebraska Wesleyan's Cooper Cook Selected Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 18, 2018 . January 27, 2019.
  38. Abby Bertics of MIT Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 30, 2019 . August 4, 2019.
  39. Men's Swimmer Bebe Wang of Denison Named As 2019-20 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 21, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  40. Hanna Hull of Virginia Wesleyan Named 2020-21 NCAA Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 17, 2021 . August 17, 2021.
  41. Lee University soccer standout Jamie Achten named Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year. February 21, 2013. August 6, 2012. College Sports Information Directors of America.
  42. Soccer standout Mia Persson of NAIA champion Lindsey Wilson College selected 2012–13 Capital One College Division Academic All-America® of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 5, 2013 . August 23, 2013.
  43. Lunney Named Top Capital One Academic All-America honoree in College Division . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 28, 2014 . July 29, 2014.
  44. Volleyball Standout Wanessa Siqueira of Park Named as Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year . June 30, 2015 . July 24, 2015 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725062831/http://capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/node/413 . July 25, 2015.
  45. Carroll College Women's Track & Field/XC Standout Leah Esposito Selected CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America® of the Year . July 18, 2016 . September 5, 2016 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  46. Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Standout Leah Esposito Named as CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America® of the Year . July 17, 2017 . August 4, 2017 . College Sports Information Directors of America.
  47. Men's Basketball Standout Kyle Steigenga of Cornerstone Named as Google Cloud College Division Academic All-America® of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 16, 2018 . January 27, 2019.
  48. Christina Klouda of Cumberlands Named 2018-19 Google Cloud NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 29, 2019 . July 29, 2019.
  49. Margaret Pham of British Columbia Named 2018-19 Google Cloud College Division Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 2, 2019 . August 4, 2019.
  50. Women's Basketball Player Grace Barry of Concordia (Neb.) Named As 2019-20 NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . July 20, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
  51. Giovanna Tapigliani of Missouri Baptist Named 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year . College Sports Information Directors of America . August 16, 2021 . August 16, 2021.

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