WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's gymnastics team continued to build upon the program's outstanding legacy of academic excellence with the selection of 13 gymnasts as College Gymnastics Association (CGA) First Team All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Additionally, W&M placed fourth nationally in the team standings with a combined grade point average of 3.607.
The W&M gymnasts who garnered the distinction include: Alek Kuzmenchuk, Spencer Schrandt, Malcolm Baytop, Ian Creelman, Aidan Cuy, Cutter Fugett, Jordan Kula, Collin Lillie, Andrew Lyubovsky, Zane Petras, Sam Lee, Christian Marsh and Kevin Portofee.
Highlighting the impressive group are a trio of standouts – Creelman, Fugett and Schrandt – who earned first-team honors all four years.
W&M success continues a long-standing tradition of excellence in the classroom by Tribe men's gymnasts, as the program won the national academic team titles in 1991, 1992, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018, while placing second eight times (1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2019, 2020).
Additionally, W&M has finished third on four occasions (1999, 2006, 2011, 2017).
W&M's nine academic titles rank tied for first nationally with Stanford.
College Gymnastics Association's Top 10 Academic Teams
1. Stanford – 3.846
2. Michigan – 3.681
3. Minnesota – 3.638
4. William & Mary – 3.607
5. California-Berkeley – 3.474
6. Springfield – 3.425
7. Penn State – 3.338
8. Illinois – 3.317
9. Ohio State – 3.248
10. Nebraska – 3.221
Honorable Mention: Navy, Oklahoma, Army, Iowa, Air Force