WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (July 18, 2017)—In addition to winning the 2017 Eastern College Athletic Conference title, the William & Mary men's gymnastics team continued to build upon the program's outstanding legacy of academic excellence last season with the selection of 15 gymnasts as College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Additionally, W&M placed third nationally in the team standings with a combined grade point average of 3.454.
With the impressive accomplishments, Tribe gymnasts continue to lead the nation with more individual All-America Scholar-Athlete honors than any other program in men's gymnastics. In total, 79 Tribe gymnasts have combined to earn 203 All-American Scholar-Athlete honors.
Having claimed academic team titles in three of the last four years, the Tribe's eight first-place finishes is more than any other program since the inception of the award in 1991. The program won the national academic team titles in 1991, 1992, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 while placing second six times (1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013). Additionally, W&M has finished third on four occasions (1999, 2006, 2011, 2017).
Twelve W&M gymnasts earned first-team All-American Scholar-Athlete designation by the CGA for the 2017 season: Jacopo Gliozzi, David Allen, Mitchell Campbell, Mat Turnansky, Peter Makey, Aria Sabbagh, Rob Meyer, Neal Courter, Griffin Antle, Jake Feldmann, Jeremiah McReynolds and Nate Winneg. Courter, Sabbagh and Turnansky earned first-team distinction all four years, increasing the number of Tribe gymnasts who have accomplished the impressive feat to 14.
Second-team All-American Scholar-Athlete designation were awarded to Jack Hasenkopf, Jake Honsberger and Nick Van Dyke.
College Gymnastics Association's Top 10 Academic Teams
1. Nebraska – 3.505
2. Stanford – 3.479
3. William & Mary – 3.454
4. Oklahoma – 3.308
5. Penn State – 3.284
6. Minnesota – 3.280
7. Navy – 3.210
8. Illinois-Champaign – 3.151
9. California-Berkeley – 3.127
10. Springfield – 3.047
Honorable Mention: Michigan, Illinois-Chicago, Ohio State, Iowa, Air Force, Army
