Rice 2024 Scholar-Athletes Honorees
2/26/2024 1:22:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, R Association
Rice Athletics and the Office of Academic Advising jointly hosted the 38th Annual Scholar Athlete Celebration on Sunday at the R Room. The award winners were chosen based on character and accomplishment in school and in sport.
Rice President Reginald DesRoches, Provost Amy Dittmar, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman, FAR Leo Costello and athletic director Tommy McClelland were in attendance for the evening. Director of Principles of Economics Program and Senior Lecturer James DeNicco delivered the keynote speech. Gabe Baker, a former Rice football standout and Bob Quin Award winner, played the school's alma mater, "Rice's Honor," to open the program.
Sponsored by the 'R' Association, Rice University Scholar Athletes are selected from a pool of Honor Athletes (3rd, 4th, and 5th year student-athletes that maintain a 3.4 GPA) during the spring semester of every academic year. Each varsity team may honor up to three roster members with the title of Scholar Athlete and awardees are determined by the OAAA (Office of Academic Advising for Athletics) in conjunction with the Athletics Department coaching staff.
2024 Rice Scholar Athletes
Baseball: Mark Perkins
Football: Chike Anigbogu, Christian Francisco, Luke McCaffrey
Golf: Blake Benson
Men's Basketball: Cameron Sheffield
Men's Cross Country: Travis Dowd
Men's Tennis: Yasha Zemel
Men's Track: Shaun Kerry, Will McDermott
Soccer: Natalie Gorji
Swimming: Megan Schultze
Volleyball: Lola Foord
Women's Basketball: Destiny Jackson
Women's Cross Country: Katlyn Schmeltzer
Women's Tennis: Allison Zipoli
Women's Track: Johanna Bangala, Elena Siemens
2024 Rice Honor Athletes
Baseball: Jack Ben-Shoshan, Micah Davis, Reed Gallant, Pierce Gallo, Guy Garibay Jr., Graiden West
Football: Jordan Campbell, Wiley Green, Geron Hargon, Jaggar Hebeisen, Van Heitmann, Tim Horn, Conor Hunt, Mike Leone, Nate Kamper, Weston Kropp, Juma Otoviano, Cedric Patterson III, Trey Phillippi, Joshua Williams
Golf: Raghav Chugh, Jay Kirchdorfer, Rodrigo Martin
Men's Basketball: Max Fiedler, Jackson Peakes
Men's Tennis: Eduardo Morais
Men's Track: Cal Abdulky, Ese Amata, Daniel Cohen, Patrick Elizondo, Cadan Hanson, Timothy Hays, Thomas Ma, Elliot Metcalf, Jackson Moran, Andrew Murray, Zach Neuman, Ronen Oosthuizen, Tyler Strothman, Davis Thames, Sam Welsh, Caleb Wilson, Wesley Wright
Soccer: Catarina Albuquerque, Natalie Diaz, Mariana Elizondo, Mikala Furuto, Gabriela Quintero
Swimming: Morgan Bartley, Lauren Brantley, Shannon Campbell, Saloni Dalal, Briana Gellineau, Arielle Hayon, Lauren Hurt, Amelia Kane, Ahalya Lettenberger, Imogen Meers, Sydney Morgan, Elizabeth Myers, Hunter Smith
Volleyball: Danyle Courtley, Sahara Maruska, Izzy Rawlings
Women's Basketball: Maya Bokunewicz
Women's Tennis: Federica Trevisan
Women's Track: Sydney Bogan, Christelle Bonzil, Julianna Dickman, Morgan Fey, Maggie Forbes, Gal Kadmon, Eliza Kraule, Darcey Lonsdale, Arayna Mickles, Elena Schwegman, Ellie Schweiker, Savannah Simms, Josie Taylor, Ava White
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