33 Eagles Placed on 2021-22 UAA President's Council Scholar-Athlete Team

33 Eagles Placed on 2021-22 UAA President's Council Scholar-Athlete Team

Thirty-three Emory University student-athletes were named to the 13th-annual University Athletic Association President's Council Scholar-Athlete Team, as announced by the conference on Thursday. This is the first year since 2019-20 that this award has been given out as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 2021-22 team comprises a record 166 student-athletes representing all UAA member institutions across 10 men's sports and nine women's sports. To achieve this recognition, a student-athlete is required to earn First Team All-Association honors and must carry a 3.50 or greater cumulative grade point average through the playing season of their sport. Student-athletes must have completed one full year at that institution to qualify. The 33 selections for the Eagles were the second most amongst all UAA institutions.

The Emory representatives included:

Robby Wacker - Baseball

Matthew Schner - Men's Basketball

Claire Brock - Women's Basketball

Annika Urban - Women's Cross Country

Logan Ryan - Men's Golf

Max Schwarz - Men's Golf

Josh Berman - Men's Soccer

Nate Sampson - Men's Soccer

Lucas Bumgarner - Men's Swimming & Diving

Sean Byman - Men's Swimming & Diving

Logan D'Amore - Men's Swimming & Diving

Nicholas Goudie - Men's Swimming & Diving

Jason Hamilton - Men's Swimming & Diving

Jake Meyer - Men's Swimming & Diving

Will O'Daffer - Men's Swimming & Diving

Ryan Soh - Men's Swimming & Diving

Fiona Arwood - Women's Swimming & Diving

Cailin Chinn - Women's Swimming & Diving

Clio Hancock - Women's Swimming & Diving

Penelope Helm - Women's Swimming & Diving

Sammie Kass - Women's Swimming & Diving

Caroline Maki - Women's Swimming & Diving

Nina Turcanu - Women's Swimming & Diving

Josie Uerling - Women's Swimming & Diving

Zoe Walker - Women's Swimming & Diving

Nolan Shah - Men's Tennis

Christina Watson - Women's Tennis

Dean Dawit - Men's Track & Field

Liam Fost - Men's Track & Field

David Gibbons - Men's Track & Field

Spencer Moore - Men's Track & Field

Alex Devaux - Women's Track & Field

Tara Martin - Volleyball

Matthew Schner and Lucas Bumgarner highlighted was the lone Emory honoree who also earned UAA Player of the Year in his respective sport, men's basketball, this past season.

The UAA Presidents Council created the special recognition in 2009.  The original recommendation to establish the honor came from the UAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was supported by the Athletic Administrators and Delegates Committees.