Davis, Calif. - UC Davis landed a record 17 student-athletes on National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-Academic award lists when the organization announced the 2021-22 winners on Friday.
Sarah Finkel,
Amber Nusser,
Malena Palmer, and
Carly Sweeney were First Team All-Academic honorees.
Nicole Beales and
Maddie Gregory made the Second Team with
Keely Laughlin an Honorable Mention.
Beales,
Katelyn Blake,
Sophia Calamari,
Lena Cullen,
Caspian Ellis,
Sarah Finch, Finkel, Gregory,
Gracie Howell, Kat Merk,
Cami Nembach, Nusser, Palmer, Sweeney,
Laura Wise and
Lindsey Wright were each named to the NCEA Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 marked Finkel and Laughlin's third time receiving All-Academic status.
To qualify for the All-Academic First Team, riders had to compete in a minimum of 70 percent of their schools' competitions, not including demos and exhibitions, while earning a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better between the previous spring and fall quarters.
The All-Academic Second Team was decided by riders who reached 60 percent of their school's meets, not including demos or exhibitions, while carrying a 3.0 GPA. Riders earning Honorable Mention competed in at least 50 percent of meets with a GPA of 3.0.
The NCEA Academic Honor Roll list does not carry a competition requirement but does require student-athletes to have earned at least a 3.25 GPA.
NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
Sarah Finkel, UC Davis
Amber Nusser, UC Davis
Malena Palmer, UC Davis
Carly Sweeney, UC Davis
NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM
Nicole Beales, UC Davis
Maddie Gregory, UC Davis
NCEA ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Keely Laughlin, UC Davis
NCEA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Nicole Beales, UC Davis
Katelyn Blake, UC Davis
Sophia Calamari, UC Davis
Lena Cullen, UC Davis
Caspian Ellis, UC Davis
Sarah Finch, UC Davis
Sarah Finkel, UC Davis
Maddie Gregory, UC Davis
Gracie Howell, UC Davis
Katarina Merk, UC Davis
Cami Nembach, UC Davis
Amber Nusser, UC Davis
Malena Palmer, UC Davis
Carly Sweeney, UC Davis
Laura Wise, UC Davis
Lindsey Wright, UC Davis
