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Capobianco, Zampese, Roddy and Garcia Marcos Highlight 2022-23 Academic All-America® Men's Swimming & Diving Teams
Four talented student-athletes headline 2022-23 men's swimming & diving Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the inaugural Academic All-America® men’s swimming and diving teams as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Andrew Capobianco from Indiana University,
Matteo Zampese from Florida Southern College,
Kellen Roddy from Johns Hopkins University, and
Alberto Garcia Marcos of Keiser University lead the Academic All-America® teams by being named as the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III as well as the NAIA, respectively.
Men’s swimming and diving had previously been a part of the men’s at-large team until the 2022-23 season.
Special thanks to ESPN's Holly Rowe for introducting our Team Members of the Year in the videos below.
NCAA Division I
Andrew Capobianco, a senior from Holly Springs, North Carolina, has 3.58 cumulative grade-point average as an exercise science major. Capobianco has qualified in three diving events — platform, 1-meter and 3-meter — in the upcoming NCAA Division I National Championships. Capobianco is a two-time 3-meter NCAA diving champion. He has been named the Big Ten Diver of the Year four times in his career and has been named an All-American 10 times.
There are three repeat selections to the Division I Academic All-America® team:
Jake Foster (University of Texas),
Derek Maas (University of Alabama) and
Leon MacAlister (Stanford University).
The Division I team boasted a 3.85 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.87.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Andrew Capobianco |
Indiana University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Exercise Science BSK, SPH |
| Coby Carrozza |
University of Texas |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Advertising |
| Anze Fers Erzen |
Texas A&M University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| Preston Forst |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Management Science & Engineering |
| Carson Foster |
University of Texas |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Communication & Leadership |
| Jake Foster (1) |
University of Texas |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biology |
| Leon MacAlister (3) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Economics |
| Ron Polonsky |
Stanford University |
So. |
4.00 |
Undeclared |
| Conner Pruitt |
Auburn University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Björn Seeliger |
University of California, Berkeley |
Jr. |
3.76 |
Economics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Cam Auerbach |
University of Alabama |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Marketing major |
| Christian Bart |
Oakland University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Public Administration |
| Luke Brice |
University of Tennessee |
Gr. |
3.93/3.90 |
History & Geography (UG) / Geography (G) |
| Alexander Colson |
Arizona State University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Noah Duperre |
University of Texas |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Psychology |
| Derek Maas (1,4) |
University of Alabama |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration (MBA) |
| Léon Marchand |
Arizona State University |
So. |
3.53 |
Computer Science |
| Josh Matheny |
Indiana University |
So. |
3.77 |
Economics |
| Luke Maurer |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
3.65 |
Economics |
| Luke McDivitt |
University of Utah |
Gr. |
3.94/3.93 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Alfonso Mestre |
University of Florida |
Sr. |
3.59 |
Finance |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Andrew Abruzzo |
University of Georgia |
Gr. |
3.55/3.58 |
Business Analytics |
| William Christenson |
University of Minnesota |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Ty Coen |
University of Arizona |
Gr. |
3.94/4.00 |
Public Health |
| Anton Down-Jenkins |
University of North Carolina |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Media & Journalism |
| Will Goldman |
University of St. Thomas |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Griffin Hadley |
University of Tennessee |
So. |
3.83 |
Journalism & Electronic Media |
| Dylan Hawk |
University of California, Berkeley |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
| Marcus Holmquist |
Harvard University |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Economics |
| Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar |
NJIT |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Conrad Molinaro |
West Virginia University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Drew Nixdorf |
University of Wisconsin |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Jackson Schultz |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Jared Simpson |
Harvard University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Applied Mathematics |
| Clark Wakeland |
University of Michigan |
Gr. |
3.90/3.90 |
Aerospace Engineering |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(4) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
NCAA Division II
Matteo Zampese, who is a junior from Bologna, Italy, has a 4.00 as a graphic design major. Zampese is a repeat Academic All-America® first team selection. Zampese helped the Mocs finish in 11th place at the NCAA Division II National Championship as he finished in the top three swimmers as he placed second in the 200 individual medley, the 100 breaststroke, and a third place finish in the 200 breaststroke. He won the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and 200 individual medley at this year's Sunshine State Conference Championships. Zampese is a 12-time All-American.
Division II had six repeat selections:
Lane Austin (Colorado Mesa University)
Luka Cvetko (Wayne State University),
Mahmoud Elgayar (Colorado Mesa),
Cade Hamond (University of Indianapolis),
Ben Sampson (Colorado Mesa) and Zampese. Elgayar has been named to the Academic All-America® team four times.
The Division II team boasted a 3.84 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.86.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Daniel Aizenberg |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business Administration / Global Management / Finance |
| Lane Austin (5,8) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Gr. |
3.68 |
Business Administration / Marketing (UG) / MBA (G) |
| Charles Burroughs |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Cade Hammond (1) |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Criminal Justice |
| Kyle Micallef |
Florida Southern College |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Accounting |
| Ludwig Mueller |
Florida Southern College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science |
| Andrew Rodriguez |
Drury University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Integrated Leadership (G) |
| Ben Sampson (3) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Sport Management |
| Tim Stollings |
University of Findlay |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
| Matteo Zampese (1) |
Florida Southern College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Graphic Design |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jacob Berkheimer |
William Jewell College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Civil Engineering |
| Cedric Buessing |
University of Indianapolis |
So. |
3.81 |
Business Administration & Management |
| Robert Catron |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Electrical Engineering |
| Luka Cvetko (2) |
Wayne State University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Computer Science |
| Mahmoud Elgayar (2,5,8) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Asger Hartvig |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Math |
| Ethan Hathcock |
Wingate University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Biology / History |
| Trevor Jones |
Wayne State University |
So. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Diego Mas |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Finance |
| Micah McRea |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Politics & Law / Sociology |
| Stewart Nowinski |
Wayne State University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Dietetics |
| Jon Osa |
University of Missouri-St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Finance |
| Jacob Troescher |
Colorado Mesa University |
So. |
3.83 |
Computer Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Patrick Agnew |
Bloomsburg University |
Gr. |
3.58/3.60 |
Sports Management (G) |
| Logan Brockway |
West Chester University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Finance |
| Dalton Fink |
West Chester University |
So. |
3.98 |
Pre-Business Management |
| Nathan Fubio |
Fairmont State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration / MBA |
| Adam Hornak |
University of Findlay |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Data Analytics |
| Dominik Karacic |
Drury University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Economics |
| Seth Krause |
Colorado School of Mines |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Computer Science |
| Stephen McCallum |
Gannon University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Sean Rorke |
Pace University |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Digital Cinema & Filmmaking |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(8) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2019-20
NCAA Division III
Kellen Roddy, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio, has a 3.98 GPA as a chemical and biomolecular engineering major. Roddy helped the Blue Jays to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships as he won his second consecutive national title in the 1,650 freestyle race. He also added a fifth-place finish in the 500 freestyle. Roddy has been named an All-American six times in his career. He is a full-time undergraduate researcher in the Desai Lab at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Department.
Four members of the Division III team were selected last year:
Drew Albrecht (Kenyon College),
Adam Janicki (MIT),
Tobe Obochi (MIT) and
Kyle Staubi (Worchester Polytechnic Institute).
The Division III Academic All-America® team had a 3.90 average GPA with the first team boasting a 3.92.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Drew Albrecht (2) |
Kenyon College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Molecular Biology |
| Jack Grabinski |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology & Environmental Studies |
| Roderick Huang |
MIT |
So. |
4.00 |
Mathematics / Computer Science |
| Arthur Kiselnikov |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Business Economics |
| Jake Meyer |
Emory University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Business Administration |
| Tobe Obochi (3) |
MIT |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| Forrest Peterson |
Calvin University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Engineering |
| Spencer Pruett |
Kenyon College |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Physics |
| Kellen Roddy |
Johns Hopkins University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
| Jesse Ssengonzi |
University of Chicago |
Jr. |
3.72 |
Computer Science & Economics |
| Kyle Staubi (3) |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Brandon Stride |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Computer Science / Mathematics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lucas Bumgarner |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Business Administration |
| Ben Catton |
Hope College |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business / Economics |
| Ethan Chuang |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance & Economics |
| Anthony Fitzgerald |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Political Science |
| Ryan Gibbons |
Emory University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Quantitative Sciences |
| Adam Janicki (3) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science & Engineering |
| Alex McCormick |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Harrison Neal |
Drew University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business / Computer Science |
| Kyle Wu |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Computer Science |
| Larry Yu |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Physics |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Frank Applebaum |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Jr. |
3.72 |
Philosophy, Politics & Economics / Psychology |
| Nathan Berry |
Bates College |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Psychology |
| Garrett Clasen |
University of Chicago |
Jr. |
3.67 |
Economics |
| Noah Hargrove |
Kenyon College |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Economics & Math |
| Jacob Heeres |
Calvin University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| James Kyle |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Ethan Lowder |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Physics |
| Jaden Luo |
MIT |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Chemistry / Biology / Physics |
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
NAIA
Alberto Garcia Marcos, a senior from Madrid, Spain, has a 3.93 GPA as a business administration major. He was named the NAIA Men's Swimmer of the Year after leading Keiser to its fifth straight national championship. It marked the Garcia Marcos’ second straight NAIA Men's Swimmer of the Year honor. Garcia Marcos claimed national championship titles in the 800 freestyle relay, the 200 freestyle relay, the 100 butterfly, the 100 backstroke, the 100 freestyle, and the 400 freestyle relay. Garcia Marcos earned All-America honors in eight different events this season.
The NAIA team boasted a 3.86 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.84.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Malte Ahrens |
Lindsey Wilson College |
So. |
3.91 |
Media Studies |
| Andre Bazzana |
Milligan University |
So. |
3.88 |
Graphic Design |
| Mason Beall |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Biochemistry / Sociology |
| Ian Clifford |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Environmental Studies |
| James de Goede |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Business Administration |
| Creed Farthing |
University of the Cumberlands |
So. |
4.00 |
Information Technology Sciences |
| Alberto Garcia Marcos |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| Mikhi Hassim |
St. Ambrose University |
So. |
3.81 |
Exercise Science |
| Nicholas Klenner |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Engineering |
| Petter Kolaas |
St. Ambrose University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
History / Political Science |
| Will Thilwind |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Psychology |
| Charles Wolfram |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Political Science |
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106