The student-athletes at the University of Pennsylvania are just that -- student athletes. They come to Penn not just to be members of the University's NCAA Division I athletic programs, but also to receive one of the finest undergraduate educations in the United States and the world.
Penn Athletics is proud of the legacy set forth by these student-athletes, and the numerous honors that have been bestowed on them over the years. The department also works hard to recognize and honor those student-athletes who raise the bar for their classmates and set the standard both in the classroom and in the athletic venues...
*Three of Penn’s five major senior student-athlete awards are based strictly on a letterwinner or participant’s grade-point average, and the other two have a GPA minimum that must be met in order to be eligible.
*Each year, the department hosts an event to honor the student-athletes who had a perfect 4.0 GPA for a semester or academic year.
*At the homecoming football game, Penn recognizes on-field the men’s and women’s teams that boasted the best overall GPA from the previous academic year.
In the latest NCAA Academic Progress Report (APR), released in June 2012, Penn had 17 of 28 eligible programs receive Public Recognition commendations for finishing in the top 10 percent among all Division I programs in their sport. (Five programs -- men’s heavyweight rowing, men’s lightweight rowing, sprint football, men’s and women’s squash -- are not included in the APR, as their sports do not conduct NCAA championships.)
*Click here to view a list of Penn’s all-time NCAA Postgraduate Scholars
*Click here to view a list of Penn’s all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America recipients
*Click here to view a list of Penn’s all-time Academic All-Ivy recipients
Below is a list of the 2012-13 academic honors received by Penn’s student-athletes; this list is updated throughout the year.
NFHCA National Academic Squad (field hockey)
Alex Agathis
Kyle deSandes-Moyer
Mandy Epstein
Elizabeth Hitti
Alex Iqbal
Carly Sokach
ECAC Scholar Athlete of the Year (gymnastics)
Haleigh Zillges
Joe Bonadies, football
Olivia Chang, women's golf
Alex Dayneka, women's soccer
Jonny Dolezal, men's soccer
Sol Eskenazi, women's tennis
Mike Kiley, men's cross country
Scott Lopano, football
Whit Shaw, sprint football
Dani Shepherd, volleyball
Carly Sokach, field hockey
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (fall)
Erin Beck, women's soccer
Chris Bush, football
Sebastian Jaskowski, football
Connor Loftus, football
Scott Lopano, football
Alex Reddy, men's soccer
Dani Shepherd, volleyball
Dave Twamley, football
Click here to view 2011-12 academic honors
Click here to view 2010-11 academic honors
Click here to view 2009-10 academic honors
