Brown 2019 Spring Academic All-Ivy Selections Announced
6/20/2019 2:04:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Crew, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Crew, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Track & Field, Women's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University had 10 student-athletes garner Spring 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 spring teams with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average.
MEN
Rufus Biggs | Crew | Senior | Marlow, UK | History
- Two-time team captain ... Member of the 1V8 for three seasons ... Helped the Bears earn Most Improved Team at IRAs and place sixth overall in the Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy standings ... Received the Bronze Medal at Eastern Sprints.
Luke McCaleb | Lacrosse | Junior | Chevy Chase, Md. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- Captain ... Team leader in goals (36), assists (23) and points (59) … Ranks 13th among Brown's all-time career scorers with 153 career points (86 goals, 67 assists).
Owen Russell | Track & Field | Senior | Attleboro, Mass. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- NCAA Regional qualifier ... Placed 14th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Regional ... Second Team All-Ivy in the hammer throw ... Runner-up in the hammer throw at the Ivy League Championships.
Mark Sluys | Baseball | Senior | Gig Harbor, Wash. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- First Team All-Ivy … Captain … Recorded a .325 batting average in Ivy League games … Led the Bears with seven home runs … Had a .578 slugging percentage in Ivy games.
Jacob Walker | Tennis | Junior | Bethesda, Md. | Applied Mathematics-Economics
- Went 10-7 in singles, going 2-2 in Ivy play ... Was 10-10 in doubles, 3-3 in conference action ... Had wins over the No. 38 (Princeton) and No. 50 (Columbia) ranked doubles teams ... Captain ... Ranked No. 74 in the ITA for doubles.
WOMEN
Zion Lewis | Track & Field | Junior | Canton, Ga. | Political Science
- First Team All-Ivy and Ivy Champion in the long jump ... Second Team All-Ivy in the 4x100m relay ... Placed third in the triple jump at the Ivy League Championships ... Team Captain.
Maigrie McDougal | Water Polo | Senior | Sacramento, Calif. | Biology
- Totaled 31 goals, 15 assists, and 30 steals on the season … Ranked second on the team in ejections drawn (39) and third in field blocks (14) … Scored two or more goals in each of eight games.
Anna Odell | Crew | Junior | Austin, Texas | Environmental Science
- Competed in the first varsity boat all season, placing second in the Ivy League and ninth as a team at NCAAs ... Coxed the first varsity eight in all 13 races.
Cat Seitz | Softball |Senior | Poway, Calif. | Health and Human Biology
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy … Led the Ivy League with 14 doubles, ranking fifth most in a single-season in program history … Ranked first in Ivy play in doubles (nine) and fifth in homers (four) … Led the team in runs (27), hits (37), doubles (140), home runs (six), and RBIs (18).
Zoe Verni | Lacrosse | Senior | Mamaroneck, N.Y. | Economics and International Relations
- CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team selection ... Second-Team All-Ivy ... Captain ... Ranked third on the team in ground balls (29) and was fourth in caused turnovers (18) ... Added 12 goals and two assists for 14 points ... Started every possible game of her career (60).
MEN
Rufus Biggs | Crew | Senior | Marlow, UK | History
- Two-time team captain ... Member of the 1V8 for three seasons ... Helped the Bears earn Most Improved Team at IRAs and place sixth overall in the Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy standings ... Received the Bronze Medal at Eastern Sprints.
Luke McCaleb | Lacrosse | Junior | Chevy Chase, Md. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- Captain ... Team leader in goals (36), assists (23) and points (59) … Ranks 13th among Brown's all-time career scorers with 153 career points (86 goals, 67 assists).
Owen Russell | Track & Field | Senior | Attleboro, Mass. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- NCAA Regional qualifier ... Placed 14th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Regional ... Second Team All-Ivy in the hammer throw ... Runner-up in the hammer throw at the Ivy League Championships.
Mark Sluys | Baseball | Senior | Gig Harbor, Wash. | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations
- First Team All-Ivy … Captain … Recorded a .325 batting average in Ivy League games … Led the Bears with seven home runs … Had a .578 slugging percentage in Ivy games.
Jacob Walker | Tennis | Junior | Bethesda, Md. | Applied Mathematics-Economics
- Went 10-7 in singles, going 2-2 in Ivy play ... Was 10-10 in doubles, 3-3 in conference action ... Had wins over the No. 38 (Princeton) and No. 50 (Columbia) ranked doubles teams ... Captain ... Ranked No. 74 in the ITA for doubles.
WOMEN
Zion Lewis | Track & Field | Junior | Canton, Ga. | Political Science
- First Team All-Ivy and Ivy Champion in the long jump ... Second Team All-Ivy in the 4x100m relay ... Placed third in the triple jump at the Ivy League Championships ... Team Captain.
Maigrie McDougal | Water Polo | Senior | Sacramento, Calif. | Biology
- Totaled 31 goals, 15 assists, and 30 steals on the season … Ranked second on the team in ejections drawn (39) and third in field blocks (14) … Scored two or more goals in each of eight games.
Anna Odell | Crew | Junior | Austin, Texas | Environmental Science
- Competed in the first varsity boat all season, placing second in the Ivy League and ninth as a team at NCAAs ... Coxed the first varsity eight in all 13 races.
Cat Seitz | Softball |Senior | Poway, Calif. | Health and Human Biology
- Honorable Mention All-Ivy … Led the Ivy League with 14 doubles, ranking fifth most in a single-season in program history … Ranked first in Ivy play in doubles (nine) and fifth in homers (four) … Led the team in runs (27), hits (37), doubles (140), home runs (six), and RBIs (18).
Zoe Verni | Lacrosse | Senior | Mamaroneck, N.Y. | Economics and International Relations
- CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team selection ... Second-Team All-Ivy ... Captain ... Ranked third on the team in ground balls (29) and was fourth in caused turnovers (18) ... Added 12 goals and two assists for 14 points ... Started every possible game of her career (60).
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Crew
Sprints
/ Women's Track & Field
A/M
/ Men's Lacrosse
AT
/ Women's Water Polo
/ Women's Crew
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
C/INF
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/ Men's Tennis
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