Jake Mitchell Earns First-Team Academic All-American Honors
Jake Mitchell swimming at the 2024 NCAA Championship at IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Jake Mitchell Earns First-Team Academic All-American Honors

The senior is one of 10 to be named to College Sports Communicators 2023-24 Academic All-America ® Men's Swimming & Diving Team First-Team.
 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida swimmer Jake Mitchell tabbed First-Team Academic All-American honors, as selected by College Sport Communicators (CSC) on Wednesday. 
 
The senior is a Health Education and Behavior major with a 3.68 GPA. He competed in four events at this year's NCAA National Championships, where the Florida men put together a team effort to finish third in the Nation with 378 points to marks the second-best score in program history. Jake earned three All-American honors after placing in the top 16 in the 200-yard Free, 500-yard Free and 800 Free Relay.
 
The native of Carmel, Indiana was a member of the winning 800 Free Relay Team at this year's SEC Championships, along with placing second in the 500-yard Free, fourth in the 200-yard Free and sixth in the 1650-yard Free.
 
Mitchell represented Team USA at the 2020 Olympic Games in Toyko, where he finished eighth in the men's 400m Freestyle. He is set to compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, IN. The meet begins on June 15 and concludes June 23.
 
Seven of the 30 members of the Academic All-America® Division I men's swimming & diving teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 10 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.89.
 
2023-24 Academic All-America Men's Swimming & Diving Team – NCAA Division I
 
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Coby Carrozza (1) University of Texas Sr. 3.91 Advertising
Noah Duperre (2) University of Texas Sr. 3.95 Psychology
Martin Espernberger University of Tennessee So. 3.93 Electrical Engineering
Quinn Henninger Indiana University Jr. 3.86 Finance
Jonny Kulow Arizona State So. 4.00 Microbiology
Josh Matheny (2) Indiana University Jr. 3.82 Economics
Mason Mathias Auburn University Jr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Jake Mitchell University of Florida Sr. 3.68          Health Education & Behavior
Ron Polonsky (1) Stanford Jr. 3.97 Computer Science
Björn Seeliger (1) University of California, Berkeley Sr. 3.75 Business Administration
 
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Andrew Bell University of Massachusetts So. 4.00 Computer Sciences & Mathematics
Brian Benzing Towson University Sr. 3.76 Sports Marketing
Cameron Cash University of Pittsburgh Jr. 3.71 Biology
Tomer Frankel Indiana University Sr. 3.55      Environmental Management
Tyler Kopp University of California, Berkeley Sr. 3.95 Business & Economics
Luke Maurer (2) Stanford Sr. 3.70 Economics
Rick Mihm Stanford Sr. 3.98 Economics
Aidan Stoffle Auburn University Gr. 3.78/4.00 Business Administration
Carson Tyler Indiana University Jr. 3.91 Political Science
Lyle Yost The Ohio State University Gr. 3.95/3.87 Education
 
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Tommaso Baravelli Florida State University So. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
Will Grant Harvard University Sr. 3.79 History
Jesco Helling Florida State University Sr. 3.97 Chemical Engineering
Matthew Jensen University of California, Berkeley Sr. 3.53 Data Science
Justin Lisoway University of Hawai'i at Manoa Sr. 4.00 Computer Science
Jake Marcum Alabama Gr. 3.62 Biology
Chris Mykkanen SMU Gr. 4.00/4.00 Civil Engineering
Baylor Nelson Texas A&M So. 3.67 Journalism
Bar Soloveychik University of Minnesota Jr. 3.90 Computer Science
Nate Stoffle Auburn University Jr. 3.81 Information Systems Management
 
 
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:  Jonny Kulow, Arizona State
 
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
 
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