UC San Diego honored 12 of its student-athletes on April 5 in honor of National Student Athlete Day. The National Consortium for Academic and Sports established National Student Athlete Day in 1987. When recognizing UCSD student-athletes, Director of Athletics Earl Edwards and Senior Associate Athletic Director Ken Grosse noted that UCSD athletes’ average GPA is often higher than the schoolwide average. The accomplishments of these students on and off the field, court, track, or pool contribute to the high-caliber university that is UCSD.
Jaimie Bryan – Women’s Swimming & Diving
College: Muir
Major: physiology and neuroscience, senior
GPA: 3.68
Accolades: Four-year NCAA Championship qualifier, 100 and 200 breastroke All-American
Cameron McElfresh – Men’s Soccer
College: Revelle
Major: nanoengineering, senior
GPA: 3.56
Accolades: First team All-American goalkeeper, CCAA Defensive Player of the Year
Mateusz Kucz – Men’s Golf
College: Earl Warren
Major: economics, junior
GPA: 3.71
Accolades: Two-time CCAA All-Academic, helped UCSD earn Johnson Shootout tournament title
Kendall Baker – Softball
College: Thurgood Marshall
Major: human development, junior
GPA: 3.85
Accolades: Second team All-CCAA second baseman (sophomore year), starter in all 26 games this year
Eric Tseng – Men’s Tennis
College: Eleanor Roosevelt
Major: cognitive science, junior
GPA: 3.84
Accolades: Three-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete, has always been either No. 1 or No. 2 singles player
Haley Anderson – Women’s Basketball
College: Marshall
Major: human development, senior
GPA: 3.66
Accolades: Helped lead team to 2017 CCAA regular season championship, three-time CCAA All-Academic
Alec Flowers – Men’s Volleyball
College: Marshall
Major/Year: economics, senior
GPA: 3.61
Accolades: 2016 MPSF All-Academic, Triton Athletics Council member
Justin Zhang – Men’s Tennis
College: Muir
Major/Year: human biology, junior
GPA: 3.90
Accolades: No. 3 singles player, CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team
Kristin Semancsin – Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
College: Revelle
Major/Year: chemical engineering, junior
GPA: 3.79
Accolades: UCSD’s second finisher at the 2017 CCAA Championships, CCAA and USTFCCA All-Academic
Lauren Boyer – Women’s Water Polo
College: Sixth
Major/Year: literature/writing, senior
GPA: 3.60
Accolades: 2016 Second Team All-WWPA, 177 career goals
Malek Bashti – Men’s Soccer
College: Muir
Major/Year: microbiology, junior
GPA: 3.77
Accolades: All-CCAA honorable mention, CCAA All-Academic
Lauren Iannetta – Women’s Rowing
College: Roosevelt
Major/Year: history, senior
GPA: 3.43
Accolades: Second varsity eight boat gold medalist at the 2016 WIRA Championships, bronze medalist in 2015
