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Denison's BeBe Wang Repeats to Headline 2019-20 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's At-Large Team
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Bebe Wang
AUSTIN, Texas – Denison University senior swimmer
Bebe Wang leads the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division III Men's At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A physics major with a 3.91 grade-point average from Naperville, Illinois, Wang was named the Academic All-America® Men’s Team Member of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Note: Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America® awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
Wang is a five-time national champion and 15-time All-American, and earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in May. He entered this year's NCAA Championships with the nation's fastest time in the 200-yard individual medley and the third-fastest time in the 200-yard freestyle. A three-time College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American, Wang received the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Male Scholar-Athlete Award from Denison in April.
Among the 45 student-athletes selected to the Academic All-America® Division III Men's At-Large teams, 11 men carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 15 members of the men’s at-large first team carry an average G.P.A. of 3.92.
Sixteen men are repeat Academic All-America® selections. Swimmer
Bouke Edskes of MIT and tennis student-athlete
Bernardo Neves of Washington University in St. Louis are now three-time Academic All-America® first-team selections.
Other men’s student-athletes to repeat as CoSIDA Academic All-America® honorees: Wang and fellow first-teamers
Gianluca Baggetta (Utica, ice hockey) and
Tyler Radtke (St. Olaf, skiing) repeated their first-team honors; first-teamers
Walker Anderson (Hobart, tennis),
Justin Britton (Carnegie Mellon, swimming),
Trevor Maxfield (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, swimming) and
Michael O’Neil (Gustavus Adolphus, tennis) were second-team honorees last year; first-teamers
Drake Horton (Denison, swimming) and
David Lehman (Stevens Institute of Technology, volleyball) achieved third-team distinction in 2019; first-teamer
Victor Gliva (Augsburg, wrestling) was a first-team selection in 2018; second-teamer
Brian Peccie (Washington and Lee, golf) was a first-team honoree last year; second-teamer
Brendan Markovic (Randolph-Macon, lacrosse) moved up from the third-team last year; second-teamer
Connor Rodericks (Connecticut College, ice hockey) was a third-team honoree in 2018; and
Tim Sestak (Wesleyan, ice hockey) repeated last year’s third-team honor.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Walker Anderson (2) |
Hobart College |
Jr. |
4 |
History / Psychology |
| Ice Hockey |
Tom Aubrun |
Norwich University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Business Management |
| Ice Hockey |
Gianluca Baggetta (1) |
Utica College |
Gr. |
3.99/3.97 |
Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation |
| Swimming |
Justin Britton (2) |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Jr. |
4 |
Information Systems |
| Swimming |
Bouke Edskes (*) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Wrestling |
David Flynn |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Management |
| Wrestling |
Victor Gliva (#) |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Swimming |
Drake Horton (3) |
Denison University |
Jr. |
3.8 |
Data Analytics |
| Volleyball |
David Lehman (3) |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Computer Engineering |
| Swimming |
Trevor Maxfield (2) |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Applied Mathematics |
| Tennis |
Bernardo Neves (*) |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Tennis |
Michael O'Neil (2) |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
4 |
Philosophy / Economics |
| Skiing |
Tyler Radtke (1) |
St. Olaf College |
Sr. |
4 |
Economics |
| Swimming |
Sam Ubellacker |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Electrical Engineering / Computer Science |
| Swimming |
Bebe Wang (1) |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Physics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Fencing |
Chris Armstrong |
Brandeis University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Chemistry / Physics |
| Wrestling |
Stanley Bleich |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Religion |
| Ice Hockey |
Ryan Bloom |
University of New England |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Neuroscience |
| Golf |
Brett Buckingham |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Marketing / Management |
| Skiing |
MacIntyre Henderson |
Babson College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Finance & Real Estate |
| Golf |
Harrison Hicks |
University of Texas at Dallas |
Sr. |
4 |
Neuroscience |
| Water Polo |
Clyde Huibregtse |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mathematics for Computer Science / Physics |
| Volleyball |
Evan Lindley |
New York University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Chemistry |
| Swimming |
Jamie Lovette |
Williams College |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Computer Science / Mathematics |
| Lacrosse |
Brendan Markovic (3) |
Randolph-Macon College |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Finance |
| Golf |
Brian Peccie (1) |
Washington and Lee University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Economics / Mathematics |
| Skiing |
Paul Rechberger |
Castleton University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| Ice Hockey |
Connor Rodericks (^) |
Connecticut College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Economics |
| Golf |
Daniel Settecerri |
Hope College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biology |
| Tennis |
Boris Sorkin |
Tufts University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Biochemistry |
| Golf |
Rob Wuethrich |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Accounting |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Matthew Chen |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism |
| Ice Hockey |
Gabriel Chicoine |
Norwich University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Swimming |
Giorgio DelGrosso |
New York University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Individualized Study |
| Tennis |
Vishnu Joshi |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Computer Engineering / Computer Science |
| Ice Hockey |
Conlan Keenan |
SUNY Geneseo |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Communication |
| Wrestling |
Tyler Marsh |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Lacrosse |
Peter Pittroff |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Communication |
| Tennis |
Tyler Raclin |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Computer Science |
| Lacrosse |
Dylan Rice |
Christopher Newport University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| Water Polo |
Zack Rossman |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Computer Science |
| Wrestling |
Ben Sarasin |
University of Chicago |
So. |
3.95 |
Economics |
| Lacrosse |
Max Scott |
Oberlin College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Ice Hockey |
Tim Sestak (3) |
Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Molecular Biology / Biochemistry |
| Tennis |
Nate Wang |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Biochemistry |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Bebe Wang, Denison University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2019
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2018
(^) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2018
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019 and 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John’s University (Minn.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rklinkner@csbsju.edu | (320) 363-3127