NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- 16 members of the Yale gymnastics team have been named Scholastic All-Americans by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) for 2024-25. The WCGA announced the awards Monday.
Yale finished with the 13th best GPA in the country, registering a combined cumulative mark of 3.76. Overall, 1,218 student-athletes earned a 3.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale, 76.8% of all reporting gymnasts, the most ever by total number and percentage (since available records in 2008). There were 302 (19.04%) student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA. This was the fifth year in a row with more than 1,000 Scholastic All-America winners. The average GPA was a 3.6558 which is the highest (since available records in 2015), 69 institutions had a team GPA of a 3.5 or better, and in ten of the last eleven years, at least one institution each year has had 100% of its athletes qualify for this prestigious award.
First year
Ellie Kearns posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Bulldogs. Here are the other Elis who earned WCGA honors:
- Lauren Holt (Rochester, Mich.); Junior; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Ella Tashjian (Manchester, Vt.); Sophomore; Education Studies
- Claire Qu (Fremont, Calif.); Senior; Computer Science
- Gigi Sabatini (Clarks Summit, Pa.); Junior; Undeclared
- Hana Strause (Foster City, Calif.); Junior; Economics
- Lauren Luu (Bellevue, Wash.); Sophomore; Biomedical Engineering
- Chloe DeJoy (Mason, Ohio); Sophomore; Mechanical Engineering
- Megan Brueck (Cincinnati, Ohio); Junior; Environmental Studies
- Lily Aucoin (Woodlands, Texas); Sophomore; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Oren Aviad (Woodbridge, Conn.); Senior; Neuroscience
- Evangeline Chu (San Carlos, Calif.); Sophomore; Neuroscience
- Allie Forbes (Edmonton, Alb.); First Year; Undeclared
- Ellie Kearns (Hillsborough, Calif.); First Year; Undeclared
- Hailey Kriz (Westborough, Mass.); First Year; Undeclared
- Charlotte Zaun (Bernardsville, N.J.); First Year; Undeclared
- Lauren Burt (Golden, Colo.); First Year; Undeclared
