Brown 2018-19 Winter Academic All-Ivy Selections Announced
4/11/2019 12:58:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Track & Field, Wrestling
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University had 10 student-athletes garner Winter Academic All-Ivy accolades in an announcement made by the Ivy League on Thursday. The five men and five women were key contributors to their respective winter teams with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average.
Senior Shayna Mehta of women's basketball earned the honor for a second consecutive season.
MEN
Ian Butterbrodt | Wrestling | Senior | North Andover, Mass. | Biology
- First Team All-Ivy ... Advanced to the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships ... Placed second at 285 pounds at the 2019 EIWA Championships.
Zach Giuttari | Hockey | Junior | Warwick, R.I. | Engineering
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Led the team in power-play goals, game-winning goals, blocked shots and a +8 rating as a defenseman ... Assistant captain.
Jason Katz | Track & Field | Senior | Wyckoff, N.Y. | Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- First Team All-Ivy ... Won the long jump for the second straight year at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships ... Broke the school record in the event ... It was also the fourth-best mark in Heps meet history.
Obi Okolie | Basketball | Senior | Ajax, Ontario | Sociology
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year ... Started all 30 games ... Scored in double figures in 19 of Brown's last 21 games, including 13-of-14 Ivy League games.
Coley Sullivan | Swimming & Diving | Junior | Louisville, Ky. | Applied Mathematics-Economics
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Broke his own school record in the 100 backstroke at the Ivy League Championships, finishing second ... Also finished third in the 200 backstroke and fifth in the 200 IM at Ivies ... Broke the 200 IM school record at Ivies along with four relay records ... Captain.
WOMEN
Gabrielle Hechtman | Gymnastics | Senior | Bellmore, N.Y. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- First Team All-ECAC on vault, finishing third at the ECAC Championships ... USAG qualifier on vault ... Won the vault title on Jan. 11.
Shayna Mehta | Basketball | Senior | San Francisco, Calif. | Biology
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Finished her career with 1,785 points, ranking second in program history – and 11th in Ivy League history ... Ranked third in the league in points per game (16.5), first in steals per game (3.2), first in minutes per game (35.9), third in assists per game (4.3), and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.2).
May Stern | Track & Field | Junior | Providence, R.I. | Psychology
- First Team All-Ivy ... Won the 400 meters at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships ... Her time ranked third all-time in program history and was the fastest at Brown in 10 years.
Sarah Welch | Swimming & Diving | Junior | Beverly, Mass. | Health and Human Biology and Public Health
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Broke her own school record in the 200 backstroke while placing second at the Ivy League Championships ... Scored in all three of her individual events at Ivies ... Team captain.
Isabel Young | Squash | Junior | McLean, Va. | Science, Technology, and Society
- Played at No. 2 for the season ... College Squash Association Scholar Athlete.
Senior Shayna Mehta of women's basketball earned the honor for a second consecutive season.
MEN
Ian Butterbrodt | Wrestling | Senior | North Andover, Mass. | Biology
- First Team All-Ivy ... Advanced to the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships ... Placed second at 285 pounds at the 2019 EIWA Championships.
Zach Giuttari | Hockey | Junior | Warwick, R.I. | Engineering
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Led the team in power-play goals, game-winning goals, blocked shots and a +8 rating as a defenseman ... Assistant captain.
Jason Katz | Track & Field | Senior | Wyckoff, N.Y. | Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- First Team All-Ivy ... Won the long jump for the second straight year at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships ... Broke the school record in the event ... It was also the fourth-best mark in Heps meet history.
Obi Okolie | Basketball | Senior | Ajax, Ontario | Sociology
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year ... Started all 30 games ... Scored in double figures in 19 of Brown's last 21 games, including 13-of-14 Ivy League games.
Coley Sullivan | Swimming & Diving | Junior | Louisville, Ky. | Applied Mathematics-Economics
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Broke his own school record in the 100 backstroke at the Ivy League Championships, finishing second ... Also finished third in the 200 backstroke and fifth in the 200 IM at Ivies ... Broke the 200 IM school record at Ivies along with four relay records ... Captain.
WOMEN
Gabrielle Hechtman | Gymnastics | Senior | Bellmore, N.Y. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- First Team All-ECAC on vault, finishing third at the ECAC Championships ... USAG qualifier on vault ... Won the vault title on Jan. 11.
Shayna Mehta | Basketball | Senior | San Francisco, Calif. | Biology
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Finished her career with 1,785 points, ranking second in program history – and 11th in Ivy League history ... Ranked third in the league in points per game (16.5), first in steals per game (3.2), first in minutes per game (35.9), third in assists per game (4.3), and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.2).
May Stern | Track & Field | Junior | Providence, R.I. | Psychology
- First Team All-Ivy ... Won the 400 meters at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships ... Her time ranked third all-time in program history and was the fastest at Brown in 10 years.
Sarah Welch | Swimming & Diving | Junior | Beverly, Mass. | Health and Human Biology and Public Health
- Second Team All-Ivy ... Broke her own school record in the 200 backstroke while placing second at the Ivy League Championships ... Scored in all three of her individual events at Ivies ... Team captain.
Isabel Young | Squash | Junior | McLean, Va. | Science, Technology, and Society
- Played at No. 2 for the season ... College Squash Association Scholar Athlete.
Players Mentioned
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