Related
•
2020-21 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
• Download new Academic All-America program logos
Mason Nissley of Messiah Leads 2020-21 Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's At-Large Team
NCAA Division III M/W At-Large Release: PDF |
doc
Mason Nissley
AUSTIN, Texas – Messiah University sophomore volleyball student-athlete
Mason Nissley headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division III Men's At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A finance major with a 4.0 grade-point average from Manheim, Pennsylvania, Nissley was named the Academic All-America® Men’s Team Member of the Year.
Nissley was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year and an AVCA first-team All-American in 2021. He helped lead the Falcons to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship, a 17-3 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Nissley set a Division III record for kills per set with 5.69 and finished the season with 370.
Among the 45 student-athletes selected to the Academic All-America® Division III Men's At-Large teams, 14 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 15 members of the men’s at-large first team carry an average GPA of 3.92.
Nine men are repeat Academic All-America® selections, including three-time honoree tennis student-athlete
Walker Anderson of Hobart College, who repeated his Academic All-America® first-team selection from 2020 and received second-team distinction as a sophomore in 2019.
Other men’s student-athletes to repeat as CoSIDA Academic All-America® honorees: first-teamers
Boris Sorkin (Tufts, tennis) and
Rob Wuethrich (Illinois Wesleyan, golf) were second-team selections in 2020, while
Gabriel Chicoine (Norwich, ice hockey) and
Vishnu Joshi (Johns Hopkins, tennis) were earned third-team distinction a year ago; second-teamer
Paul Rechberger (Castleton, skiing) repeated his honor from 2020, and
Matthew Chen (Case Western Reserve, tennis) and
Dylan Rice (Christopher Newport, lacrosse) were third-team honorees last year; and
Cameron Marous (Ohio Northern, lacrosse) collected his second third-team award after earning his first in 2018-19.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Golf |
Andrew Abel |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Finance |
| Tennis |
Walker Anderson (#) |
Hobart College |
Sr. |
4 |
History & Psychological Science |
| Tennis |
Nick Aney |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Biochemistry |
| Ice Hockey |
Gabriel Chicoine (2) |
Norwich University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Swimming |
Kevin Fang |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science |
| Lacrosse |
Ryan Gebhardt |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Finance |
| Tennis |
Vishnu Joshi (2) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Computer Engineering/Computer Science |
| Volleyball |
Peter Klembczyk |
Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Computer Engineering |
| Ice Hockey |
Conor Landrigan |
Utica College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Economics |
| Golf |
Jason Li |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Business Administration |
| Swimming |
Justin Liu |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Biological Engineering |
| Volleyball |
Mason Nissley |
Messiah University |
So. |
4 |
Finance |
| Tennis |
Boris Sorkin (1) |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Biochemistry |
| Swimming |
Jeff Vitek |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| Golf |
Rob Wuethrich (1) |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Accounting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SECOND TEAM |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Volleyball |
Jarrett Anderson |
Springfield College |
So. |
3.94 |
Applied Exercise Science |
| Wrestling |
Bradan Birt |
Millikin University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Sports Management |
| Wrestling |
Benjamin Bogart |
Concordia-Moorhead |
Sr. |
4 |
Physics & Mathematics |
| Swimming |
Forrest Campbell |
John Carroll University |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Education |
| Tennis |
Matthew Chen (2) |
Case Western Reserve University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism |
| Lacrosse |
Ian Evans |
St. John Fisher College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Psychology |
| Lacrosse |
Tyler Gallagher |
University of Lynchburg |
Gr. |
3.88/3.90 |
Biomedical Science (UG)/Public Health (G) |
| Tennis |
Isaac Gorelik |
Tufts University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Data Science and Applied Math |
| Swimming |
Henry Hu |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| Wrestling |
Brett Kaliner |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Quantitative Finance |
| Swimming |
Brendan King |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering / Mathematics |
| Wrestling |
Shane Liegel |
Loras College |
So. |
3.93 |
Business Administration & Accounting |
| Swimming |
Liam Picozzi |
Denison University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Health, Exercise & Sport Studies |
| Skiing |
Paul Rechberger (1) |
Castleton University |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| Lacrosse |
Dylan Rice (2) |
Christopher Newport University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Finance |
| Lacrosse |
Tyler Sceviour |
RIT |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biomedical Sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| THIRD TEAM |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sport |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Tennis |
Theo Bourghelle |
New Jersey City University |
Jr. |
4 |
Global Business |
| Wrestling |
Kyle Briggs |
Wartburg College |
Sr. |
3.32 |
Business Administration |
| Ice Hockey |
Lucas Carroll |
University of Wisconsin-Stout |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Tennis |
Jeffrey Chen |
Brandeis University |
Jr. |
3.6 |
Economics/Business |
| Ice Hockey |
Daniil Gerasimov |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting/Finance |
| Swimming |
Victor Kontopanos |
Randolph-Macon College |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemistry & Engineering Physics |
| Water Polo |
Jayden Kunwar |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science |
| Lacrosse |
Cameron Marous (3) |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Marketing/Finance |
| Tennis |
Tarquin McGurrin |
The University of Scranton |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting (UG)/MBA (G) |
| Lacrosse |
Jack Mulvihill |
St. John Fisher College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Biology |
| Golf |
Benjamin Peticca |
Washington & Jefferson College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| Wrestling |
Zeke Smith |
Loras College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Engineering/Spanish |
| Tennis |
Benjamin van der Sman |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Systems Science & Engineering |
| Swimming |
Kamaron Wilcox |
Hope College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Mathematics & Physics |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Mason Nissley, Messiah University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2020
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2020
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2019
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2020 & second-team selection in 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John’s University (Minn.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rklinkner@csbsju.edu | (320) 363-3127