Two Gator Gymnasts Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator gymnasts Leah Clapper and Megan Skaggs are College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans for the second consecutive season.
Skaggs appears on CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large first team for the second straight year. Clapper is on the 2022 CoSIDA second team.
Today’s announcement brings Florida’s 2022 total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to three as Charla Echols was named to softball’s team earlier this month.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_6_7_softball-2Dechols-2Dnamed-2Dto-2Dcosida-2Dacademic-2Dall-2Damerica-2Dteam.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=5AGDLxnK2IoJT3zba0uEJZ8OVkH0OXJdXRsQyH3JqJK_rCgDb_aKZtt8PMYqY2Ew&s=AFod8UNXmu7jc5dl11mRh30qeogQmQ024wizMYkgyVI&e= > Since 1984, nine Gator gymnasts earned 14 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
Clapper in 2022:
* Anchored balance beam lineup with a 9.975 to take second versus Arkansas
* 9.95 in season opener shared beam win with Sloane Blakely. Used same score to share win versus LSU
* Shared second in NCAA Auburn Regional final beam standings (9.95)
* Gator Gymnastics’ Graduate Scholar-Athlete of the Year
* Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
* SEC Academic Honor Roll
* Named the 2022 Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the INFLCR NIL Summit<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_6_13_gymnastics-2Dleah-2Dclapper-2Dand-2Dmegan-2Dskaggs-2Drecognized-2Dat-2Dinaugural-2Dnil-2Dsummit.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=5AGDLxnK2IoJT3zba0uEJZ8OVkH0OXJdXRsQyH3JqJK_rCgDb_aKZtt8PMYqY2Ew&s=eKKwmvdg7Oe6wq0gCIcz3cuWXrL13g4VcQragdCzS30&e= >
Skaggs in 2022:
* Joined teammate Trinity Thomas as only gymnasts with five All-America honors in NCAA competition. Third overall in NCAA Championships’ all-around.
* All-America all-around first-team in the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) regular-season awards
* Shared second in SEC Championships all-around (39.65). Equaled collegiate-best of 9.95 to tie for second in SEC uneven bars and balance beam final standings. Third consecutive All-SEC honor.
* Set or matched collegiate best for every event in 2022 – all-around (39.725) and 9.95 for each apparatus
* First or second in seven all-around appearances, with a 39.60 or better in last five meets
* Gator Gymnastics’ Most Consistent (58 for 58 routines)
* SEC Academic Honor Roll
* Graduated April 2022 with master’s degree in Entrepreneurship
* Received the 2022 Athlete Advocate of the Year Award at the INFLCR NIL Summit<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_6_13_gymnastics-2Dleah-2Dclapper-2Dand-2Dmegan-2Dskaggs-2Drecognized-2Dat-2Dinaugural-2Dnil-2Dsummit.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=5AGDLxnK2IoJT3zba0uEJZ8OVkH0OXJdXRsQyH3JqJK_rCgDb_aKZtt8PMYqY2Ew&s=eKKwmvdg7Oe6wq0gCIcz3cuWXrL13g4VcQragdCzS30&e= >
2021-22 Academic All-America(r) Women’s At-Large Team NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
Sport
Name
School
Yr.
Major
Fencing
Marina Arrese
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Gr.
Business (U) / Management (G)
Tennis
Chloe Beck
Duke
Jr.
Psychology
Beach Volleyball
Mollie Ebertin
Southern California
Gr.
Sociology (U) / Marketing (G)
Water Polo
Makenzie Fischer
Stanford
Gr.
Mechanical Engineering
Swimming
Brooke Forde
Stanford
Gr.
Human Biology (U) / Epidemiology (G)
Lacrosse
Siena Gore
Kennesaw State
Gr.
Industrial Engr. Tech. (U) / Systems Engineering (G)
Swimming
Sophie Hansson
North Carolina State
Sr.
Business Management
Lacrosse
Elli Kluegel
Loyola Maryland
Gr.
Biology (U) / Emerging Media (G)
Swimming
Morgan Liberto
Alabama
Gr.
Political Science (U) / Public Administration (G)
Rowing
Grace McGinley
Stanford
Sr.
Classics a& Linguistics
Swimming
Robin Neumann
California
Sr.
Global Studies
Swimming
Felicia Pasadyn
Harvard
Sr.
Integrative Biology
Swimming
Delaney Schnell
Arizona
Sr.
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Gymnastics
Megan Skaggs
Florida
Gr.
Advertising (U) / Entrepreneurship (G)
Rifle
Verena Zaisberger
West Virginia
Sr.
Music / French
SECOND TEAM
Sport
Name
School
Yr.
Major
Gymnastics
Leah Clapper
Florida
Gr.
Advertising (U) / Journalism & Communications (G)
Swimming
Donna dePolo
Nevada, Reno
Sr.
Physics
Swimming
Kaitlyn Dobler
Southern California
So.
Astronautical Engineering
Swimming
Hanna Everhart
Duquesne
Sr.
Physician Assistant Studies
Tennis
Kit Gulihur
North Florida
Sr.
Psychology
Ice Hockey
Sophie Jaques
Ohio State
Sr.
Civil Engineering
Tennis
Marija Jovicic
DePaul
Gr.
Computer Science
Golf
Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir
Eastern Kentucky
Gr.
Finance (U) / MBA (G)
Tennis
Jill Lambrechts
Southern Illinois Edwardsville
Jr.
Biological Sciences
Gymnastics
Ona Loper
Minnesota
Gr.
Epidemiology (U) / Epidemiology (G)
Gymnastics
Payton Murphy
Western Michigan
Jr.
Nursing
“Gymnastics
Abby Paulson
Utah
Jr.
Kinesiology
Ice Hockey
Emma Polusny
St. Cloud State
Gr.
MBA (G)
Gymnastics
Lexy Ramler
Minnesota
Gr.
Entrepreneurial Mgmt. (U) / Human Resources (G)
Beach Volleyball
Megan Rice
Loyola Marymount
Gr.
Management (G)
Tennis
Natasha Subhash
Virginia
Jr.
Commerce
Fencing
Elizabeth Tartakovsky
Harvard
Jr.
Economics
Gymnastics
Natalie Wojcik
Michigan
Sr.
Spanish / Linguistics / Psychology
Lacrosse
Nikki Zaccaro
California
Gr.
Film & Media / Political Science (U) / Global Access (G)
THIRD TEAM
Sport
Name
School
Yr.
Major
Tennis
Habiba Aly
South Dakota
Gr.
Media & Comm. (U) / Comm. & Media Studies (G)
Lacrosse
Catriona Barry
Duke
Gr.
Public Policy (U) / Management Studies (G)
Fencing
Sylvie Binder
Columbia
Sr.
American Studies
Fencing
Casey Chan
Brown
Jr.
Chemistry
Tennis
Eva Chivu
Georgia State
Sr.
Psychology
Rowing
Lindsay Eliasen
Minnesota
Gr.
Computer Science
Swimming
Kara Holt
Tennessee
Jr.
Neuroscience
Tennis
Tenika McGiffin
Tennessee
Gr.
Kinesiology (U) / Sport Management (G)
Gymnastics
Lea Mitchell
Michigan State
Gr.
Journalism (G)
Skiing
Lisa Olsson
New Hampshire
Sr.
Business Admin. / Information Systems & Business Analytics
Golf
Ali Schrock
Illinois State
Jr.
Finance
Tennis
Elizabeth Scotty
North Carolina
Jr.
Political Science
Field Hockey
Ellie Shahbo
Harvard
Jr.
Neuroscience
Golf
Chiara Tamburlini
Ole Miss
Jr.
Finance
