Ten Athletes Named Fall Academic All-Ivy

HANOVER, N.H. - The Ivy League released its annual list of student-athletes selected for Academic All-Ivy honors in fall sports and the Big Green had 10 starters or key reserves on a varsity team that were given the honor.

Each fall student-athlete that makes a major contribution to their team and is able to maintain a 3.0 grade point average is eligible for Academic All-Ivy honors. The senior-laden squad had eight seniors and two juniors on the list with five athletes as two-time selections.

First up for the Big Green is senior Tom Robbins (Evanston, Ill.), a runner on the Dartmouth cross country team. The chemistry major earned first team All-Region honors for the second consecutive year after placing in the top-25 at the NCAA Regional Championship. He also picked up his consecutive second team All-Ivy award at the 2010 Ivy League Heps Championship in New York City and it's his second time on the Academic All-Ivy list.

Senior Tanner Scott (Kenilworth, Ill.) of the football team is a two-time All-Academic honoree. The economics major helped his team to its first winning season in 13 years with a 6-4 record. Scott was also named to the Academic All-District First Team and was a Campbell Trophy semi-finalist. He caught 21 passes for the Big Green, finishing with 309 yards and highlighted by a 62-yard touchdown.

A sociology major as well as a member of the men's soccer team, senior Andrew Olsen (Norwell, Mass.) made the academic squad for the first time. Olsen was a co-captain for the team leading the Big Green in scoring with six goal and five assists. He tallied two game winning goals during Dartmouth's run in the NCAA Tournament. Olsen was an Academic All-District First Team honoree and was honorable mention All-Ivy.

Olsen's teammate, senior Bryan Giudicelli (Emerald Hills, Calif.) also earned his first academic honors. He was central to the Big Green's defensive effort during the 12-7-1 season. Giudicelli was named a first team Academic All-District honoree and had his second All-Ivy award with his honorable mention nod. He is a sociology major.

Senior Curtis Roby (New York, N.Y.) was the men's tennis representative after being part of Dartmouth's doubles team that won their draw at the National Tennis Center Invitational. The senior was the Big Green's captain with a 3.63 GPA and is an English major.

On the women's side first up is junior Amy Schuman (Lee, N.H.) of the women's cross country team. This is the second time in a row Schuman has been selected as she was one of Dartmouth's top finishers at the Heptagonal Championship. The Hispanic studies major also won the Dartmouth Invitational, helping her team to a first place finish at its own Invitational.

A government major, the field hockey team's selection was senior Virginia Peisch (Koenigstein, Germany). She was named first team All-Ivy for her third career All-Ivy nod. Peisch led the nation in assists per game and became Dartmouth's all-time assist leader with 55. She wrapped up her career fourth in points, third in points per game as well as first in assists.

Katie Davis (San Marino, Calif.), a senior on the women's soccer team was a second team All-Ivy selectee. She was the team's co-captain, helping the Big Green to a five-game unbeaten streak late in the season as Dartmouth finished second in the Ivy League. Davis is a government major.

A history student-athlete and member of the women's tennis team, Molly Scott (Trabuco Cyn, Calif.) joins the other eight Big Green athletes. She was a top-four finisher at the ITA Regionals after losing to the eventual champion in the semi-finals. Suffered an injury early in the fall season and only competed in three of the Big Green's fall matches.

Rounding out the list for Dartmouth was women's volleyball junior Amber Bryant (Libertyville, Ill.). The engineering major set Dartmouth's single-season digs record with 485 along with the Big Green's single-match digs record (40). Being named all-academic is a first for Bryant.