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NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award
The NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award honors the exceptional achievements of student-athletes. This prestigious accolade is given to those who have not only excelled at a national championship level in their sport but have also achieved the highest academic standards among their peers. The Elite Scholar-Athlete is proudly awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
Fall
| Sport | Name | School | Major | Year | GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI Field Hockey | Lara Beekhuis | Harvard | Psychology | Junior | 4.00 |
| DII Field Hockey | Payton Keeler | Newberry | Physical Education | Junior | 4.00 |
| DIII Field Hockey | Megan Chang | Johns Hopkins | Neuroscience | Senior | 4.00 |
| DI Women's Cross Country | Grace Hartman | NC State | Psychology | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Women's Cross Country | Ella Buhlke | Nebraska at Kearney | Biology | Senior | 4.00 |
| DIII Women's Cross Country | Helena Janku | California Santa Cruz | Environmental Science | Senior | 4.00 |
| DI Men's Cross Country | Peter Visser | Weber State | Film Studies and English | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Men's Cross Country | Dillon Labonte | Southern New Hampshire | Electrical Engineering | Senior | 4.00 |
| DIII Men's Cross County | Grant Matthai | Wisconsin-La Crosse | Statistics | Senior | 4.00 |
| NC Men's Water Polo | Timothy Kerr | UC Davis | Electrical Engineering | Junior | 4.00 |
| DI Women's Soccer | Seven Castain | TCU | Writing with Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Women's Soccer | Kylie Hinrichs | Washburn | Biology | Junior | 4.00 |
| DIII Women's Soccer | Regan Cannon | WashU | Undeclared | Junior | 4.00 |
| DI Men's Soccer | Aidan Payne | NC State | Accounting | RS Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Men's Soccer | Jack Toolin | Southern New Hampshire | Accounting | Sophomore | 4.00 |
| DIII Men's Soccer | Michael Constant | Emory | Applied Mathematics | Junior | 4.00 |
| DI Women's Volleyball | Asia Thigpen | Kentucky | Human Health Sciences | Freshman | 3.953 |
| DII Women's Volleyball | Cassie Sieling | Concordia | Mathematics | Senior | 4.00 |
| DIII Women's Volleyball | Graycee Mosley | East Texas Baptist | Biochemistry | Senior | 4.00 |
| DI Football | Mason Kaplan | Illinois State | Psychology | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Football | Issac Gray | Harding State | Accounting | Junior | 4.00 |
| DIII Football | Tucker Johnson | North Central | Business Economics | Sophomore | 3.968 |
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Winter
| Sport | Name | School | Major | Year | GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC Rifle | Martin Voss | Kentucky | Sports Leadership | Senior | 4.00 |
| NC Skiing | Mia Hunt | Denver | Kinesiology & Sports Studies and Economics | Senior | 3.992 |
| DII Women's Swimming & Diving | Marit Reckmann | Catawba | Biology and Chemistry | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Men's Swimming & Diving | Randy Keener | Findlay | Mathematics | Senior | 4.00 |
| DI Women's Indoor Track & Field | Ela Velepec | Nebraska | Biological Sciences | Sophomore | 4.00 |
| DII Women's Indoor Track & Field | Margaux Basart | Colorado School of Mines | Quantum Engineering | RS Senior | 4.00 |
| DIII Women's Indoor Track & Field | Kayla Behnke | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Computer Science | Grad | 4.00 |
| DI Men's Indoor Track & Field | Zach McGlynn | North Dakota State | Agricultural Engineering | Senior | 4.00 |
| DII Men's Indoor Track and Field | Owen Fraser | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Senior | 4.00 |
| DIII Men's Indoor Track and Field | Basheer Alramahi | John Carroll | Biology | Senior | 4.00 |
| NC Women's Wrestling | Megan Edwards | Elmira College | History | Junior | 4.00 |
| DII Men's Wrestling | Crew Howard | Nebraska at Kearney | Business Administration | Grad | 4.00 |
| DIII Men's Wrestling | Samuel West | Central College | Business Management | Senior | 4.00 |
Spring
| Sport | Name | School | Major | Year | GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |