Stanford’s Brooke Forde and Louisville’s Nic Albiero are the 2020-21 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-America NCAA Division I At-Large members of the year, the organization announced Friday.
Both swimmers are now two-time first-team selections after being named in 2019-20.
While some sports have their own category for this award, swimming falls into the ‘At-large’ section, joined by sports such as field hockey, lacrosse, golf and tennis.
Forde, who recently completed her fourth season at Stanford but will use her fifth year of eligibility while pursuing a Masters, is coming off of winning an Olympic silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay.
Forde was a human biology major at Stanford, earning a 3.96 GPA while also winning the 2021 NCAA title in the women’s 400 individual medley.
1/2 Congrats to all @CoSIDAAcadAA @NCAA Division I At-Large Academic All-America® M&W Team honorees, announced today! What a summer for Women’s Team Member of the Year, @GoStanford @stanfordwswim‘s Brooke Forde; also was a #Tokyo2020 USA silver medalist! https://t.co/UBUy9asX7o
— CoSIDA (@CoSIDAnews) August 6, 2021
Last season, the women’s award also went to a swimmer: Kentucky’s Asia Seidt.
Albiero, also opting to use his extra year of eligibility as he pursues a one-year MBA program, was a health & human performance in exercise science major, maintaining a 3.95 GPA at the University of Louisville.
This past season Albiero became just the third male swimmer at Louisville to win an individual NCAA title, claiming the men’s 200 butterfly.
2/2 @NCAA Div I @CoSIDAAcadAA Men’s At-Large Academic All-America® Team is led by Team Member of the Year sr swimmer & NCAA nat’l champ (200 fly) Nick Albiero from @GoCards @UofLswim_dive. Congrats to all honorees in this highly-competitive AAA category! https://t.co/7evB5SLuYI
— CoSIDA (@CoSIDAnews) August 6, 2021
A total of 45 women and 47 men were selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Division At-Large teams, including 21 of each gender holding 4.0 GPAs.
In order to be nominated to the All-America team, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve on their respective team with at least a cumulative GPA of 3.30.
Joining Forde as swimmers and divers named to the women’s first-team are Virginia’s Paige Madden, NC State’s Sophie Hansson, Nebraska’s Abigail Knapton and Michigan State’s Amanda Ling.
In addition to Albiero, men’s selections among swimmers and divers include Alabama’s Derek Maas, U.S. Naval Academy’s Micah Oh and Alabama’s Nicholas Perera.
FULL LIST OF WOMEN’S AT-LARGE SELECTIONS
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Tennis | Emily Arbuthnott (1) (#) | Stanford University | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Economics |
| Tennis | Aspasia Avgeri | DePaul University | Gr. | 3.95/4.00 | Finance |
| Beach Volleyball | Olivia Blackburn | TCU | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Kinesiology MS |
| Gymnastics | Leah Clapper | University of Florida | Jr. | 3.99 | Advertising |
| Golf | Allisen Corpuz | University of Southern California | Gr. | 3.82/3.67 | Masters: Global Supply Chain Management |
| Tennis | Alba Cortina Pou | University of Alabama | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Finance (UG) / Marketing (G) |
| Swimming | Brooke Forde (1) | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.96 | Human Biology |
| Golf | Lois Kaye Go (1) (#) | University of South Carolina | Sr. | 4.00 | Finance / Accounting |
| Swimming | Sophie Hansson | North Carolina State University | Jr. | 3.83 | Business Management |
| Crew | Annika Hoffmann (2) | University of Michigan | Sr. | 4.00 | Political Science / Comparative Literature |
| Swimming | Abigail Knapton | University of Nebraska | Sr. | 3.93 | Psychology |
| Tennis | Ashley Lahey (1) | Pepperdine University | Sr. | 3.96 | Sports Medicine |
| Swimming | Amanda Ling | Michigan State University | Sr. | 4.00 | English |
| Swimming | Paige Madden (3) | University of Virginia | Sr. | 3.84 | Kinesiology |
| Gymnastics | Lexy Ramler | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.69 | Entrepreneurial Management |
| Field Hockey | Meghan Schneider | University of Louisville | Sr. | 4.00 | Biology |
| Gymnastics | Megan Skaggs | University of Florida | Gr. | 3.97/3.70 | Advertising (UG) / Entrepreneurship (G) |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Swimming | Kylee Alons | North Carolina State University | Jr. | 3.8 | Industrial Engineering |
| Swimming | Faith Anderson (2) | James Madison University | Sr. | 3.99 | Psychology |
| Fencing | Marina Arrese | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Jr. | 4.00 | Business |
| Fencing | Stefani Deschner | University of Notre Dame | Sr. | 3.94 | Pre-Professional Studies / Theology |
| Bowling | Sarah Florence | Youngstown State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Public Health |
| Tennis | Annette Goulak | UCLA | Sr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
| Swimming | Courtney Harnish | University of Georgia | Sr. | 3.70 | Marketing |
| Lacrosse | Elli Kluegel | Loyola University Maryland | Sr. | 4.00 | Biology |
| Swimming | Morgan Liberto | University of Alabama | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Political Science (UG) / Public Administration |
| Gymnastics | Ona Loper | University of Minnesota | Gr. | 3.75/4.00 | Epidemiology |
| Swimming | Maggie MacNeil | University of Michigan | Jr. | 3.66 | Psychology |
| Swimming | Robin Neumann (3) | University of California | Sr. | 3.94 | Global Studies |
| Tennis | Christina Rosca (1) | Vanderbilt University | Gr. | 3.75/4.00 | Neuroscience (UG) / Medicine, Health & Society |
| Gymnastics | Natalie Wojcik | University of Michigan | Jr. | 3.71 | Psychology / Spanish / Linguistics |
| Ice Hockey | Grace Zumwinkle | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.56 | Finance |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Tennis | Kaede Amano | University of North Dakota | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Communications (UG) / Intl. Studies / Kinesiology (G) |
| Tennis | Sara Daavettila | University of North Carolina | Sr. | 3.38 | Communication Studies |
| Crew | Isabella Gonzales | University of Alabama | Sr. | 4.00 | Political Science |
| Ice Hockey | Emilie Harley | Robert Morris University | Sr. | 4.00 | Biology |
| Tennis | Ilze Hattingh | Arizona State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Parks & Recreation Management |
| Lacrosse | Caroline Kwon | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 3.96 | Mathematics |
| Lacrosse | Lila Nazarian | Syracuse University | Gr. | 3.94/3.85 | Public Administration |
| Beach Volleyball | Nicole Nourse | University of Southern California | So. | 3.96 | Business Administration |
| Water Polo | Maddie O’Reilly | University of Michigan | Sr. | 3.77 | Sport Management |
| Golf | Maja Stark | Oklahoma State University | So. | 4.0000 | Pre-Psychology |
| Ice Hockey | Lexi Templeman | Robert Morris University | Sr. | 4.0000 | Accounting |
| Lacrosse | Nicole Victory | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 3.83 | Robotics & Control Engineering |
| Gymnastics | Anastasia Webb | University of Oklahoma | Sr. | 3.39 | Health, Medicine & Society |
FULL LIST OF MEN’S DIVISION 1 AT-LARGE SELECTIONS
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Swimming | Nick Albiero (1) | University of Louisville | Sr. | 3.95 | Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science |
| Gymnastics | Jack Baldwin | Pennsylvania State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Golf | Ford Clegg | Mississippi State University | Jr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| Lacrosse | Phil Goss (1) (#) | Brown University | Sr. | 4.00 | Economics & Political Science |
| Volleyball | Miki Jauhiainen (1) ($) | Brigham Young University | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Computer Science (G) |
| Swimming | Eric Knowles (1) ($) | North Carolina State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Materials Science Engineering |
| Ice Hockey | Jack LaFontaine | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.83 | English |
| Swimming | Derek Maas | University of Alabama | Sr. | 4.00 | Biology / Premed |
| Swimming | Micah Oh (1) | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 4.00 | Honors Applied Mathematics |
| Tennis | Jannik Opitz (1) (%) | Western Michigan University | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Applied Statistics |
| Swimming | Nicholas Perera | University of Alabama | Jr. | 4.00 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Water Polo | Nicolas Saveljic | UCLA | Gr. | 3.85/3.85 | Education |
| Tennis | Carl Söderlund (2) | University of Virginia | Gr. | 3.73/3.72 | Commerce |
| Wrestling | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Business (Communication) |
| Gymnastics | Shane Wiskus | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.40 | Business & Marketing Education |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Water Polo | Tyler Abramson | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.60 | Management Science & Engineering |
| Wrestling | Myles Amine | University of Michigan | Gr. | 3.40/3.82 | Business Administration (UG) / Sport Mgmt. (G) |
| Swimming | Cade Auerbach | University of Alabama | Sr. | 4.00 | Finance / Economics / Math |
| Wrestling | Paul Bianchi | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Sr. | 4.00 | Sport Management |
| Swimming | Ben Bramley | Purdue University | Jr. | 3.89 | Finance |
| Swimming | Andrew Capobianco ($) | Indiana University | Jr. | 3.75 | Exercise Science |
| Lacrosse | Christian Daniel (3) | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 3.84 | Astrophysics |
| Lacrosse | Conor Gaffney (2) ($) (&) | Lehigh University | Gr. | 3.95/4.00 | Mechanical Engineering & Finance (UG) |
| Lacrosse | Chris Gray | University of North Carolina | Sr. | 3.65 | Management & Society |
| Wrestling | Shane Griffith | Stanford University | Jr. | 3.54 | Science, Technology & Society |
| Wrestling | Zach Hartman | Bucknell University | Jr. | 3.91 | Biology (Pre-Med) |
| Ice Hockey | Austin Kamer | Michigan State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Chemical Engineering |
| Wrestling | Nick Lee | Pennsylvania State University | Sr. | 3.53 | Health Policy & Administration |
| Ice Hockey | Strauss Mann | University of Michigan | Jr. | 3.91 | Business Administration |
| Tennis | Charlie Morkel | UNC Asheville | Sr. | 4.00 | Mathematics & Economics |
| Tennis | Sam Riffice | University of Florida | Jr. | 3.72 | Political Science |
| Tennis | Andrew Ton | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 3.77 | Quantitative Economics |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Sport | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Lacrosse | Alex Akins | University of Detroit Mercy | Gr. | 3.90/4.00 | MBA |
| Lacrosse | Michael Altmann | Hofstra University | Gr. | 3.57/3.81 | Management (UG) / Marketing (G) |
| Swimming | Nate Biondi | University of California, Berkeley | Sr. | 3.57 | American Studies |
| Tennis | Axel Geller | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.80 | Economics |
| Wrestling | Hayden Hidlay | North Carolina State University | Gr. | 3.52/4.00 | Business Admin. (UG) / Nonprofit Management (G) |
| Fencing | Finn Hossfeld | Duke University | So. | 3.88 | Public Policy |
| Wrestling | Mason Kauffman | Northern Illinois University | Sr. | 4.00 | Kinesiology |
| Golf | David Laskin | University of Arizona | Sr. | 3.75 | Finance |
| Fencing | Nestor Levin | U.S. Air Force Academy | Jr. | 3.86 | Engineering Chemistry |
| Swimming | Alex Liang | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.61 | Economics |
| Gymnastics | Andrew Lyubovsky | William & Mary | Sr. | 3.83 | Computer Science / Neuroscience |
| Tennis | Francisco Rocha | Middle Tennessee State University | Jr. | 4.00 | Economics / Business Administration |
| Tennis | Fermin Ruiz Crespo | Alabama A&M University | Sr. | 4.00 | Civil Engineering |
| Tennis | Pascal Wagemaker | Georgia Southern University | Sr. | 4.00 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Skiing | Joey Young | University of Colorado | Sr. | 3.85 | Finance / Accounting |
(1) – 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team selection
(2) – 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection
(3) – 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team selection
(#) – 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team selection
(%) – 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection
($) – 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection
(&) – 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection
This might sound weird, but as one of the seniors above it hit me that this is likely the last award/article/time that I’ll be recognized as a “swimmer.” Not super emotional or anything, but feels a bit strange. After a week of watching the olympics, I’m just really excited to see what happens to swimming over the next decade and I know I’ll always be a huge fan of the sport because it really is amazing.
Strong work to everyone on this list! Outstanding!
Congratulations Brooke and Nick, as well as others who made the team! That is awesome.
Pat Forde must be a really proud dad! He wrote a beautiful piece of article about his daughter at the Olympics here. A great read.
https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/08/05/tokyo-olympics-brooke-forde-silver-medal-daily-cover
Both natives of Louisville, KY!