Emory University saw 30 student-athletes named to the 16th annual University Athletic Association Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team, as announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
In total, 152 student-athletes across the eight member institutions were honored, with 21 being chosen as the most outstanding performer or most valuable player in their sport by their respective UAA coaches' group. Of this esteemed group, Emory's own Nolan Lahmann, Jeff Echols and Dylan Yin were the only three athletes to earn the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
The UAA Presidents Council created the special recognition in 2009 with the original recommendation to establish this honor coming from the UAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was supported by the Athletic Administrators and Delegates Committees.
To be selected to the Presidents Council, a student-athlete much achieve both a 3.50 or greater grade point average and have earned First Team All-Association recognition in their respective sport.
Emory honorees:
Lorenzo Avalos – Men's Soccer
Nikki Boon – Women's Track and Field
Michael Burry – Men's Golf
Eva Carchidi – Women's Track and Field
Ashley Chu – Softball
Carys Code – Women's Golf
Katie Cohen – Women's Swimming and Diving
Chayse Corfman – Women's Soccer
Michelle Davidson – Women's Soccer
Dawit Dean – Men's Track and Field
Mackenzie Duford – Softball
Jeff Echols – Men's Swimming and Diving
Josh Grand – Men's Soccer
Brigid Hanley – Women's Cross Country
Deborah Hong – Volleyball
Ella Hoyle – Softball
Audrey Johnson – Women's Track and Field
Emily Kantrovitz – Women's Tennis
Ava Kennedy – Women's Swimming and Diving
Nolan Lahmann – Men's Swimming and Diving
Kate LaRocco – Volleyball
Christian Liew – Men's Tennis
Alexandra Loucopoulos – Women's Basketball
Kevin Mu – Men's Golf
Kaitlyn Nimmer – Volleyball
Liyang Sun – Men's Swimming and Diving
McKee Thorsen – Men's Swimming and Diving
Ryan Winkler – Men's Soccer
Dylan Yin – Men's Swimming and Diving
Ellie Zerr – Softball
