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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