Fall Academic All-Ivy Team Announced

1/13/2020 3:27:00 PM | Field Hockey, Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Rugby, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Athletics

Ivy League Release

10 student-athletes selected to Fall Academic All-Ivy Team

By: Mike Miezejeski

HANOVER, N.H. – Ten Dartmouth student-athletes were selected for the Fall Academic All-Ivy League Team as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.

To qualify for a spot on the league's top academic team, these student-athletes have made major contributions to their teams while maintaining at least a 3.0 grade point average. The Big Green's 10 honorees are listed below in alphabetical order.

Henry Baldwin, Sr.
Men's Soccer / Poulsbo, Wash. / Engineering
•   3.62 GPA
•   One of two Big Green players to start all 16 matches
•   Second on the team in minutes played
•   Fourth on the team with a pair of goals

Chuyang Guan, Sr.
Women's Tennis / San Antonio, Texas. / Economics
•   3.36 GPA
•   had a strong fall, going 12-8 over four tournaments in singles and doubles
•   won 14 singles matches last spring to lead the team

David Horneffer, Sr.
Men's Tennis / Brookfield, Wis. / Economics
•   3.76 GPA
•   advanced to second round of doubles at ITA All-America Championship
•   2019 First Team All-Ivy League in doubles
•   18-13 last season

Jason Liu, Jr.
Men's Golf / Windson, Conn. / Engineering
•   3.78 GPA
•   2-time captain
•   All-Ivy League Second Team in 2019
•   led team in stroke average this fall with two top-10 finishes in three tournaments

Samuel Morton, Jr.
Cross Country / Larchmont, N.Y. / Computer Science
•   3.68 GPA
•   2019 All-Northeast Region
•   Dartmouth top runner at NCAA Pre-National meet and NCAA Northeast Regional

Marin Pennell, Jr.
Women's Rugby / Breckenridge, Colo. / Environmental Earth Sciences
•   3.80 GPA
• Team captain
• Scored on a try in the win over Quinnipiac
• Named to the USA U20 touring squad on the back row for the Women's Tri Nations Cup

Bonnie Shea, Jr.
Women's Soccer / Atlanta, Ga. / Neuroscience
•   3.88 GPA
•   First Team All-Ivy League
•   United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region and All-Academic
• Helped Dartmouth rank second in the league in fewest goals allowed

Katie Spanos, Sr.
Field Hockey / Hummelstown, Pa. / Biology
•   3.53 GPA
•   Team captain
•   NFHCA All-Northeast Region Second Team
•   Second Team, All-Ivy League
• Led the Big Green in goals (8) and points (21) with two game-winning goals

Carly Tower, Sr.
Volleyball / Windermere, Fla. / Psychology
•   3.62 GPA
• Third on the team in block assists (39) and blocks/set (0.75)
• Posted attack percentage of .222
•   10th all-time at Dartmouth with 206 blocks

Jack Traynor, Sr.
Football / Lake Forest, Ill. / Engineering
•   3.66 GPA
•   Bushnell Cup Winner as Ivy Defensive MVP
•   3-time unanimous All-Ivy League First Team
•   All-New England and FCS ADA Academic All-Star
•   Campbell Trophy Semifinalist