Ten Yale Student-Athletes Honored
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Ivy League has released its list of student-athletes selected for 2011-12 Academic All-Ivy honors in its spring sports, and 10 Yale student athletes were recognized. The 10 men and women were starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each Ivy institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes.
Here are Yale's honorees:
Erik Blumenkranz, Sr., Men’s Tennis,
Economics (Portola Valley, Calif.)
Team captain; played mostly in the No. 4 singles spot in the
spring; had a 13-10 doubles record.
Lily Boettcher, Sr., Women’s Golf, American
Studies (Tulso, Okla.)
Team captain; tied for 25th at the Ivy League Championship with a
255 (85-88-82).
Dara Dickson, Sr., Women’s Rowing,
Anthropology/Italian (Lafayette, Calif.)
Sat in the varsity eight for the third straight season; helped the
Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish at the Ivy League
Championship.
David Kahan, Sr., Men’s Rowing, Modern
Middle Eastern Studies (Arlington, Va.)
Helped the Yale varsity eight to a bronze medal at the IRA National
Championship.
Steph Kent, Sr., Women’s Tennis, Psychology
(Washington Depot, Conn.)
Captained the Bulldogs to the Ivy League title; went undefeated in
doubles in Ivy play.
Jonathan Martin, Sr., Men’s Rowing,
History/International Studies (Harpenden, England)
Sat in the varsity eight that finished 12th in the nation at the
IRA regatta.
Michael Pratt, Sr., Men’s Lacrosse,
Economics (Garden City, N.Y.)
Honorable mention All-Ivy; first team All-New England; team
captain; finished with seven goals, 52 groundballs and eight caused
turnovers.
Lindsey Raymond, Sr., Women’s Track &
Field, Economics (Acton, Mass.)
Earned All-East recognition; placed fourth in the 10,000m at the
Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships.
Eric Shultz, Sr., Baseball, Economics (Beverly
Hills, Calif.)
Went 5-2 with two saves, a 2.13 ERA and 29 strikeouts; led Yale
pitching staff in wins and appearances (25).
Virginia Waldrop, Sr., Softball, Humanities
(Houston)
Appeared in 42 games, starting 40; recorded two doubles, five RBI
and a career-high 11 runs.
