Wingate University is first among North Carolina’s colleges and universities with 154 Academic All-America® honorees during this millennium (Duke is second, UNC is third). Wingate is second in NCAA Division II during the same time frame, trailing only Colorado School of Mines. Wingate’s 163 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among South Atlantic Conference schools. Below is a list of Wingate’s Academic All-America® honorees.
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| Name |
Year |
Sport |
Team |
Major |
| Ann Hancock |
1990 |
Basketball |
Third |
English |
| Patti Webster |
1993 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
English |
| Sherry Winn |
1994 |
Basketball |
Third |
Accounting |
| Cindy Irvin |
1994 |
Softball |
First |
Biology |
| Nessy Brewer |
1995 |
Basketball |
First |
Psychology |
| Cindy Irvin |
1995 |
Softball |
First |
Biology |
| Patrick Bartlett |
1998 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
Business Administration |
| Stephanie Kraemer |
1999 |
Softball |
First |
Athletic Training |
| Patrick Bartlett |
1999 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Business Administration |
| Patrick Bartlett |
2000 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Business Administration |
| Laura Rudnick |
2001 |
Softball |
Third |
Athletic Training |
| Jenna Calomeris |
2001 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Communications |
| *Jenna Calomeris |
2002 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Communications |
| Cris Mechereffe |
2002 |
At-Large (Golf) |
Third |
Business Administration |
| Kelli Miller |
2002 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Communication Studies |
| Remy Nsengiyumva |
2002 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Lindsay Hinson |
2002 |
Volleyball |
Third |
Biology |
| David Yount |
2003 |
Baseball |
Third |
Sport Management |
| Lindsay Hinson |
2003 |
Volleyball |
First |
Biology |
| David Yount |
2004 |
Baseball |
Second |
Sport Management |
| Marius Dan |
2004 |
At-Large (Men’s Tennis) |
Second |
Finance |
| Christy Cousins |
2005 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Communications |
| Jessica Herman |
2005 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Biology |
| Sarah Utz |
2005 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Biology |
| Rebecca Brezovec |
2005 |
Volleyball |
First |
Sociology |
| Robert Dawson |
2005 |
Men’s Soccer |
Third |
History |
| Heather Schlick |
2005 |
Women’s Soccer |
Third |
Spanish |
| Jessica Herman |
2006 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Biology |
| Kerrin Sheldon |
2006 |
Men’s Soccer |
Second |
Communications |
| Heather Schlick |
2006 |
Women’s Soccer |
First |
Spanish |
| *Rebecca Brezovec |
2006 |
Volleyball |
First |
Sociology |
| Frank Marino |
2006 |
Football |
First |
Finance |
| Rebekah Moody |
2007 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Amber Hines |
2007 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Biology and Chemistry |
| Kerrin Sheldon |
2007 |
Men’s Soccer |
First |
Communications |
| Melissa DeLuca |
2007 |
Volleyball |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Anna Atkinson |
2008 |
Basketball |
First |
Biology |
| Rebekah Moody |
2008 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Amber Hines |
2008 |
Track/XC |
First |
Biology and Chemistry |
| Anna Atkinson |
2009 |
Basketball |
First |
Biology |
| Evan Schaller |
2009 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Second |
Accounting |
| Amber Hines |
2009 |
Track/XC |
First |
Biology and Chemistry |
| Jayce Watson |
2009 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Mathematics |
| Nicole Moody |
2010 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Psychology |
| Lara Golesorkhi |
2010 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Psychology and Sociology |
| Ralph Curiel |
2010 |
Football |
First |
History |
| Stormi Gale |
2010 |
Volleyball |
Third |
Biology |
| Nicole Moody |
2011 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Psychology |
| Austin Lowe |
2011 |
Football |
Second |
Accounting |
| Grace Krauser |
2011 |
Volleyball |
First |
Sociology |
| Liz Willis |
2011 |
Volleyball |
Second |
Biology |
| Jacob Karr |
2012 |
Baseball |
Second |
Accounting |
| Marko Blazevski |
2012 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Valerie Dembny |
2012 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Braden Jackson |
2012 |
At-Large (Golf) |
First |
Accounting |
| Matthew Lichtenstein |
2012 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
History |
| Lindsay Taylor |
2012 |
At-Large (Diving) |
Second |
Elementary Education |
| Ryan Burris |
2012 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Religious Studies |
| Lindsay Lippencott |
2012 |
Track/XC |
Second |
Biology |
| Andrew Nallenweg |
2012 |
Football |
Second |
Biology |
| Grace Krauser |
2012 |
Volleyball |
First |
Sociology |
| Marko Blazevski |
2013 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Valerie Dembny |
2013 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Elementary Education |
| Kelli Ferguson |
2013 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
Chemistry |
| Reed Miller |
2013 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Finance |
| Binyam Belachew |
2013 |
Track/XC |
Second |
Pre-Medicine |
| Cameron Burrows |
2013 |
Men’s Soccer |
Third |
Marketing |
| Brandon Ellington |
2013 |
Football |
Second |
Sport Management |
| Kayla Saliga |
2014 |
Softball |
First |
Chemistry |
| Valerie Dembny |
2014 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Reed Miller |
2014 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Finance |
| Marko Blazevski |
2014 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Keeley Wood |
2014 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Communications |
| Binyam Belachew |
2014 |
Track/XC |
First |
Biology |
| James Lawson |
2014 |
Track/XC |
Second |
English |
| Steve Hammond |
2014 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Sport Management |
| Will Poteat |
2014 |
Football |
First |
Accounting |
| Eric Mapoles |
2014 |
Football |
Second |
Finance |
| Nick Napolitano |
2014 |
Football |
Second |
Marketing |
| Jon Jimenez |
2014 |
Football |
Second |
Sport Management |
| Brandon Ellington |
2014 |
Football |
Second |
Sport Management |
| Jasmine Arzadon |
2015 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Biology |
| Lucas Cuadros |
2015 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Second |
Marketing |
| Issam Zeraidi |
2015 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Connor Kudrick |
2015 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
Pre-Pharmacy |
| Alyssa Johnson |
2015 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Elementary Education |
| Kaitlyn Brunworth |
2015 |
Women’s Soccer |
Third |
Biology |
| Cameron Burrows |
2015 |
Men’s Soccer |
First |
Business Marketing |
| Eric Mapoles |
2015 |
Football |
First |
Finance |
| Chris Birozes |
2015 |
Football |
Second |
Finance |
| Shelly Stumpff |
2015 |
Volleyball |
Third |
Mathematics and Education |
| Vika Arkhipova |
2016 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Marketing |
| Lucas Cuadros |
2016 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Marketing |
| Mikaela Hadaway |
2016 |
At-Large (Golf) |
Third |
Psychology |
| Alyssa Johnson |
2016 |
Track/XC |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Kaitlyn Brunworth |
2016 |
Women’s Soccer |
First |
Biology |
| Damian Gaona |
2016 |
Men’s Soccer |
Third |
Biology |
| Mikaela Hadaway |
2017 |
At-Large (Golf) |
First |
Psychology |
| Andrea Ternera |
2017 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
Management |
| Leif-Henning Kluver |
2017 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Finance |
| Lucas Cuadros |
2017 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Marketing |
| Vika Arkhipova |
2017 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Marketing |
| Alyssa Johnson |
2017 |
Track/XC |
First |
Elementary Education |
| Jacob Troutman |
2017 |
Track/XC |
Second |
Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Valerie Griesche |
2017 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Biology |
| Filipe Checco |
2017 |
Men’s Soccer |
First |
Sport Management |
| Chris Birozes |
2017 |
Football |
Second |
Finance |
| Zack Singleton |
2017 |
Football |
Second |
Community and Commercial Recreation |
| Ty Andrus |
2018 |
Baseball |
First |
Criminal Justice |
| Giacomo Viazzo |
2018 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Chemistry |
| Niklas Martin |
2018 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Marketing |
| Daniel Belsito |
2018 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Third |
Sport Management |
| Sydney Homan |
2018 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Exercise Science |
| Valerie Griesche |
2018 |
Track/XC |
First |
Biology |
| Anna Holmquist |
2018 |
Volleyball |
Second |
Political Science |
| Mary Claire Coyne |
2019 |
Softball |
First |
Accounting |
| Sydney Homan |
2019 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Exercise Science |
| Michela Verpelli |
2019 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
First |
Marketing |
| Markus Furst |
2019 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Exercise Science |
| Giacomo Viazzo |
2019 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Niklas Martin |
2019 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Marketing |
| Austin Hilburn |
2019 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Mathematics |
| Abbey Frail |
2019 |
Women’s Soccer |
First |
History |
| Andrew Strickland |
2019 |
Football |
Second |
Accounting |
| Mary Claire Coyne |
2020 |
Softball |
Second |
Accounting |
| Daniel Belsito |
2020 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
First |
Sport Management |
| Markus Furst |
2020 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Exercise Science |
| Giacomo Viazzo |
2020 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Tucker Mullis |
2021 |
Football |
First |
Management |
| Andrew Strickland |
2021 |
Football |
First |
Accounting |
| Jonas Soerensen |
2021 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Roy Stepanov |
2021 |
At-Large (Tennis) |
Second |
Finance |
| Tucker Mullis |
2021 |
Football |
First |
Management |
| Andrew Strickland |
2021 |
Football |
First |
Accounting |
| Corey Avant |
2022 |
Baseball |
Third |
Mathematics |
| Anna Miram |
2022 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
Third |
Mathematics and Marketing |
| Jonas Soerensen |
2022 |
At-Large (Swimming) |
First |
Finance |
| Owen Marshall |
2022 |
Men’s Soccer |
Third |
Finance |
| Ethan Hathcock |
2023 |
Men’s Swimming |
Second |
Biology and History |
| Savanna Brooks |
2023 |
Softball |
First |
Exercise Science |
| Corey Avant |
2023 |
Baseball |
Third |
Mathematics |
| Leah Knowles |
2023 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Third |
Elementary Education |
| Kaleigh Wilgeroth |
2023 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Third |
Criminal Justice |
| Dennis Trukawka |
2023 |
Track/XC |
Second |
Psychology |
| Harry Bircumshaw |
2023 |
Men’s Soccer |
Third |
Accounting |
| Hana Kubalova |
2024 |
Women’s Swimming |
Third |
Marketing |
| Jack Wisniewski |
2024 |
Men’s Swimming |
Second |
Sport Management |
| Ney Chagas Filho |
2024 |
Men’s Swimming |
Third |
Finance |
| Savanna Brooks |
2024 |
Softball |
First |
Exercise Science |
| Cam Harris |
2024 |
Baseball |
Third |
Management |
| Bastian Mrochen |
2024 |
Track/XC |
Second |
Psychology |
| Kaleigh Wilgeroth |
2024 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Second |
Criminal Justice |
| Leah Knowles |
2024 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Third |
Elementary Education |
| Jordan Hyland |
2024 |
At-Large (Golf) |
Third |
MBA |
| Laura Holt |
2024 |
Women's Soccer |
Third |
Sociology |
| Sydney Morland |
2024 |
Volleyball |
Third |
Psychology |
| Ney Chagas Filho |
2025 |
Men’s Swimming |
Second |
Finance |
| Florian Walcher |
2025 |
Men’s Tennis |
Third |
Exercise Science and Psychology |
| Savanna Brooks |
2025 |
Softball |
First |
Exercise Science |
| Kaleigh Wilgeroth |
2025 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
First |
Criminal Justice |
| Megan Millard |
2025 |
At-Large (Lacrosse) |
Third |
Exercise Science |
| Jordan Hyland |
2025 |
At-Large (Golf) |
Second |
MBA |
| Amber Lawless |
2025 |
Track/XC |
Third |
Educational Studies |
*Academic All-America® of the Year (one selected in each sport); WU student-athletes named AAAOTY:
Jenna Calomeris (Women’s At-Large, 2002) and
Rebecca Brezovec (Volleyball, 2006)
