Three repeat winners and one school with multiple winners highlight the Elite 89 awards from the NCAA 2013 fall championships.
Loren Shealy, a junior field hockey student-athlete at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Maggie Harding, a senior women’s volleyball student-athlete at Pennsylvania State University and David Lonnberg, a junior men’s water polo student-athlete at St. Francis College Brooklyn all won the Elite 89 award during their respective championships in 2012.
In addition, Hope College (Michelle Kerr – women’s cross country, and Jayne Kessel – women’s volleyball) featured two student-athletes named as award winners.
The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championships.
All GPAs are based on a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and competing at the championship.
The 22 award winners by sport and division (I, II, III or National Collegiate), school and major of study and GPA are:
|
Sport (Division) |
Name |
Institution |
Major (GPA) |
|
Men’s Cross Country (I) |
Reed Kamyszek |
Syracuse |
Biochemistry and Psychology (4.0) |
|
Men’s Cross Country (II) |
Ben Barrows |
Central Missouri |
Mathematics (4.0) |
|
Men’s Cross Country (III) |
Nathan Rosenbaum |
Ohio Northern |
Mechanical Engineering (4.0) |
|
Women’s Cross Country (I) |
Devin McMahon |
Cornell |
Biological Sciences (4.0) |
|
Women’s Cross Country (II) |
Emma Love |
West Texas A&M |
Sports and Exercise Science (4.0) |
|
Women’s Cross Country (III) |
Michelle Kerr |
Hope |
Nursing (4.0) |
|
Field Hockey (I) |
*Loren Shealy |
North Carolina |
Business Administration (4.0) |
|
Field Hockey (II) |
Lucy Kauffman |
Shippensburg |
Biology (3.925) |
|
Field Hockey (III) |
Haley Quillen |
Salisbury |
Mathematics (3.932) |
|
Football (FCS) |
Carson Wentz |
North Dakota State University |
Physical Education (4.0) |
|
Football (II) |
Trevor Adams |
Northwest Missouri State |
Biology and Psychology (3.940) |
|
Football (III) |
Hank Spencer |
Mount Union |
Computer Science (4.0) |
|
Men’s Soccer (I) |
Michael Shipp |
Notre Dame |
Science Pre-Professional Studies (4.0) |
|
Men’s Soccer (II) |
Brad Campion |
Southern New Hampshire |
History and Social Studies Education (3.968) |
|
Men’s Soccer (III) |
Nathan Eagan |
Messiah |
Marketing (4.0) |
|
Women’s Soccer (I) |
Katie Yensen |
Virginia Tech |
Biology (3.980) |
|
Women’s Soccer (II) |
Bryony Parker |
American International |
Psychology and Communications (3.990) |
|
Women’s Soccer (III) |
Emily Jorgens |
Trinity (Texas) |
Business Administration (4.0) |
|
Women’s Volleyball (I) |
*Maggie Harding |
Penn State |
Food Sciences (4.0) |
|
Women’s Volleyball (II) |
Kara Pioske |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Biology (3.990) |
|
Women’s Volleyball (III) |
Jayne Kessel |
Hope |
Chemistry (4.0) |
|
Men’s Water Polo |
*David Lonnberg |
St. Francis Brooklyn |
Political Science (3.985) |
*Repeat award winner
For more information on the Elite 89 award winners, log on to www.NCAA.com/elite89.
