Awards & Championships
We cherish each of our participants for the quality individuals they are becoming, and for the selflessness they bring to making a difference for their kids in Vietnam. At the same time, we're proud of the many outstanding athletic and academic achievements of the the CFC family.
To date, 59 All-Americans, 31 national champions and 1 world champion have taken part in Coach for College, as well as 4 Olympians, including 1 double Olympic medalist. At least 124 CFC participants have served as their team captain, and 20 as SAAC president.
We also feature CFC participants' notable postgraduate scholarships and fellowships here.
Diving - Harvard CFC '24
Nina Janmyr
Sweden National Team - 2024
Silver Medal (European Championships) -2024
Sailing - Stanford CFC '23
Michelle Lahrkamp
National champion - 2023 (both Open Fleet & Women's Fleet), 2024 (both W Team & Fleet)
All-American - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
National Sailor of the Year - 2020
Squash - Harvard CFC '23
Molly Stoltz
National champion (team) - 2023
Swimming - UNC CFC '23
Elizabeth Sowards
Set school record - 1 event
Softball - Princeton CFC '21, '23
Serena Starks
Ivy League Player of the Year - 2023
Diving - Northwestern CFC '22
Markie Hopkins
All-American - 2020
All-American Hon. Mention - 2022
Field Hockey - Princeton CFC '22
Hannah Davey
All-American - 2019, 2022
Fencing - Harvard CFC '21
Danny Solomon
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
Ivy League Champion - 2020
Track & Field - Princeton CFC '21
Tia Rozario
National record holder (Singapore) - Triple jump & long jump
Volleyball - Stanford CFC '19
Morgan Hentz
National champion - 2016, 2018, 2019
All-American - 2017, 2018, 2019
Swimming - Northwestern CFC '19
Maddie Smith
All-American - 2020, 2021
All-American Hon. Mention in 5 events - 2021
Set school record - 4 events
Track & Field - Duke CFC '19
Michaela Reinhart
All-American - 2022
Squash - Harvard CFC '19
Hannah Craig
All-American - 2020
National champion (team) - 2018, 2019, 2020
Ireland national champion (individual) - 2017
Undefeated record throughout her college career
Fencing - UNC CFC '19
Justine de Grasse
Canada National Team - 2020
Volleyball - Ohio State CFC '18 & '19
Taylor Hughes
All-American Hon. Mention - 2016
Competed professionally - 2021
Wrestling - Duke CFC '18
Mitch Finesliver
Bronze medal (European Championships) - 2021
All-American - 2019
ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2019
Duke Student-Athlete of the Year (M) - 2019
Swimming - Indiana CFC '18
Marie Chamberlain
All-American - 2016
Volleyball - Iowa CFC '18
Molly Kelly
Academic All-American of the Year - 2018
Set Iowa record - Digs in a season, digs in a match
Diving - Harvard CFC '18
Georgina Milne
All-American - 2020
Conference Champion (individual) - 2020
Swimming - Duke CFC '18
Alyssa Marsh
All-American in 4 events - 2020
All-American Hon. Mention in 5 events - 2019
Duke Student-Athlete of the Year (F) - 2020
Set Duke record - 7 events
Basketball - Princeton CFC '18
Carlie Littlefield
Princeton record - Steals in a game
Cross Country - Northwestern CFC '18
Kelly O'Brien
Set Northwestern record - 1 event
Volleyball - Princeton CFC '17
Cara Mattaliano
Ivy League Player of the Year - 2015, 2016
Competed professionally - 2017-2018
Volleyball - Ohio State CFC '17
Darcy Taig
National champion - 2016, 2017
Soccer - Miami CFC '17
Lexi Castellano
Competed professionally - 2021 - Present
Softball - South Carolina CFC '17
Kaylea Snaer
Set South Carolina record - Doubles per game, walks per game, and career walks
Ltw Rowing - Stanford CFC '17
Reagan Damoose
National champion - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Swimming - Harvard CFC '17
Daniel Chang
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
Set Harvard record - 1 event
Softball - Princeton CFC '17
Allison Harvey
Ivy League Rookie of the Year - 2017
Swimming - UNC CFC '16
Abby Fisher
Set UNC record - 1 event
Swimming - Pitt CFC '16
Kinga Cichowksa
Poland national champion - 6 times
Rowing - Princeton CFC '16
Claire Collins
All-American - 2017, 2018, 2019
Olympics - 2021, 2024
Track & Field - Indiana CFC '16
Paul Galas
Canada national team - 2017
Soccer - Harvard CFC '16
Mia Bladin
National U-24 Ultimate Frisbee Team - 2019
Gold Medal - 2019 U-24 World Championship
Swimming - UNC CFC '16
Caroline Baldwin
All-American - 2017
All-American Honorable Mention - 2015, 2016
Gold, Silver & Bronze - 2017 World Univ. Games
Set UNC record - 6 events
Rowing - Rhode Island CFC '16
Meg Ellis
Set URI and conference record - 1 event
RI Distinguished Athlete of the Year (F) - 2018
Ltw Rowing - Florida CFC '16
Ciara Lusnia
Set Erg record - 1 world record, 2 USA records
National champion - 2018, 2019
Diving - Miami CFC '15
Wally Layland
All-American Hon. Mention - 2016, 2017, 2018
Soccer - Harvard CFC '15
Alika Keene
Competed professionally - 2019
Jamaica U-17 and U-20 National Team
Swimming - Ohio State CFC '15
Michael DiSalle
Set Ohio State record - 3 events
Track & Field - Indiana CFC '15
Derrick Morgan
All-American - 2014
Rowing - Wisconsin CFC '14
Hannah Schwartz
All-American - 2015, 2016
Volleyball - BC CFC '12 & '15
Kellie Barnum
Set Boston College record - Career assists in conference
Field Hockey - Harvard CFC '14
Marissa Balleza
Set Harvard record - Career goals & career points
Basketball - Pitt CFC '14
Brianna Kiesel
WNBA - 2015-2017
Competed professionally - 2015 - Present
Tennis - Duke CFC '14
Mary Clayton
Duke Tennis Hall of Fame
Gymnastics - UNC CFC '12 & '14
Kristin Aloi
Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award - 2015
Track & Field - Minnesota CFC '14
Jeff Cottrell
All-American - 2012
Ice Hockey - Ohio State CFC '14
Cara Zubko
Competed professionally - 2016-2017
Tennis - Duke CFC '14
Alyssa Smith
National champion (team) - 2014
Laura McKenna - BC CFC '13
Laura McKenna
All-American - 2012, 2013
National champion - 2010
Rowing - Ohio State CFC '13
Dara Schnoll
National champion - 2013
Track & Field - Bates CFC '13
Melanie Ehrenberg
Set Bates record - 3 events
Swimming - Pitt CFC '13
Dani des Tombe
Set Pitt record - 3 events
Team MVP - 2014
Cheerleading - Louisville CFC '13
Lexi Berra
National champion - 2011
Track & Field - Maryland CFC '12
Zack Ray
All-American - 2013
Rowing - UVA CFC '12
Katie Fanikos
National champion - 2012
Swimming - Florida State CFC '12
Stephanie Sarandos
All-American Hon. Mention - 2010
Lacrosse - UNC CFC '12
Zoë Skinner
National champion - 2013
Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award - 2013
Lacrosse - Virginia Tech CFC '11
Ryan Rotanz
Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award - 2012
Swimming - UVA CFC '11
Claire Crippen
All-American - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
ACC champion (individual) - 2008, 2009, 2011
Set UVA record - 1 event
Track & Field - Duke CFC '11
Sean-Patrick Oswald
Set Duke record - 3 events
Track & Field - Virginia Tech CFC '11
Aunye Boone
Set Virginia Tech record - 1 event
Virginia Tech Rookie of the Year - 2009
Rowing - Boston College CFC '11
Emily Charnowski
ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2012
Gymnastics - UNC CFC '10 & '11
Kara Wright
CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2008
Team MVP - 2009
Soccer - Duke CFC '10
Ryan McDaniel
Team MVP - 2009
Field Hockey - UVA CFC '10
Lauren Elstein
Elite 88 Award - 2009
Swimming - Duke CFC '09
Jordan Charles
Set Duke record - 2 events
Rowing - UNC CFC '09
Kelsey Grich
Team MVP - 2009, 2010
Rowing - UVA CFC '09
Caroline Sweeny
National champion - 2010
Tennis - Duke CFC '08
Reka Zsilinska
National champion - 2009
All-American - 2008, 2009
NCAA Tournament MVP - 2009
Gymnastics - Iowa CFC '23
Adeline Kenlin
All-American - 2021, 2022
Track & Field - Duke CFC '21
Tia Rozario
National record (Singapore) - Triple jump
Soccer - Princeton CFC '23
Ella Gantman
Pyne Prize (Senior of the Year) - 2023
Gymnastics - Stanford CFC '23
Ava Sorrento
Canada National Team - 2022
Water Polo - Princeton CFC '22
Jovana Sekulić
All-American - 2022, 2023
Olympics - 2024
Cross country - NC State CFC '22
Julia Zachgo
National champion (team) - 2021
Track & Field - Louisville CFC '21
Aliyah Welter
All-American - 2021, 2023
All-American Hon. Mention - 2022
Track & Field - Stanford CFC '16, '17, '21
Rachel Reichenbach
All-American - 2019
Fencing - Harvard CFC '21
Cynthia Liu
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019, 2020
Diving - Northwestern CFC '17 & '19
Olivia Rosendahl
NCAA national champion (ind.) - 2017, 2018
USA Diving national champion (ind.) - 2017
All-American - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
5th at World Championships - 2019
Softball - Duke CFC '19
Peyton St. George
All-American - 2022
Lacrosse - Princeton CFC '19
Connor McCarthy
All-American Hon. Mention - 2020
Rugby - Harvard CFC '19
Justina Hewitt
National champion - 2019
Swimming - UNC CFC '19
Maddie Smith
All-American Hon. Mention - 2018
Diving - UNC CFC '15 & '19
Jack Nyquist
All-American - 2016
All-American Hon. Mention - 2014, 2015
Set UNC record - 1 event
Fencing - Duke CFC '18
Eoin Gronningsater
All-American - 2018, 2019
ACC Fencer of the Year - 2018
Duke Student-Athlete of the Year (M) - 2020
CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2020
Field Hockey - UNC CFC '18
Malin Evert
National champion - 2018
All-American - 2017
Field Hockey - Duke CFC '18
Jillian Wolgemuth
All-American - 2019
USA national team - 2020-2024
Field Hockey - UNC CFC '18
Feline Günther
National Champion - 2018, 2019
Tennis - Utah CFC '18
Santiago Sierra
Mexico National Team - Davis Cup, 2016
Golf - UNC CFC '18
Bryana Nguyễn
UNC Student-Athlete of the Year - 2018
Competed professionally - 2018-Present
Diving - Stanford CFC '17
Haley Farnsworth
National champion (team) - 2017, 2018, 2019
All-American - 2019
Tennis - UNC CFC '17
Marika Akkerman
National champion (team) - 2015, 2018
Softball - Pitt CFC '17
Olivia Gray
Set Pitt record - Assists in a game
Squash - Harvard CFC '17
Amelia Henley
All-American - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
National champion (team) - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
U-19 European champion (individual) - 2016
Tennis - St. Mary's CFC '17
Hannah Petersen
Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award - 2018
Track & Field - Duke CFC '17
Maddie Price
All-American - 2015, 2016, 2017
Set Duke record - 8 events
Canada National Team - 2019 - 2024
Olympics - 2021, 2024
Canada national record - 1 event
Lacrosse - Vermont CFC '16
Elise Koehl
Set Vermont record - Goals scored in a game
Rowing - Ohio State CFC '16
Anna Ralph
National champion - 2014, 2015
Fencing - Stanford CFC '16
Sean Strong
All-American - 2018, 2019
Rugby - Harvard CFC '16
Caitlin Weigel
All-American - 2017, 2018
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
Basketball - Indiana CFC '16
Amanda Cahill
CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2017, 2018
Competed professionally - 2018-Present
Track & Field - Harvard CFC '16
Myles Marshall
All-American - 2018
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
Softball - Stanford CFC '16
Carolyn Lee
CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2019
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2019
Wrestling - Harvard CFC '16
Henry Cousins
Harvard Scholar-Athlete of the Year (M) - 2017
Soccer - Mount Holyoke CFC '16
Suz Rose
Set Mount Holyoke record - Career games started and minutes played
Track & Field - Duke CFC '14 & '16
Connor Hall
All-American Hon. Mention - 2017
Set Duke record - Pole Vault
Track & Field - South Carolina CFC '15
Erika Rucker
All-American - 2012, 2013
Gold & Bronze medal - 2012 Junior World Championships
Softball - Pitt CFC '15
Savannah King
Set Pitt record - Wins, complete games, innings, appearances
Soccer - Louisville CFC '15
Tim Kübel
All-American - 2016, 2017
Player of the Year semifinalist - 2016, 2017
ACC Freshman of the Year - 2014
Competed professionally - MLS, 2018-2019
Diving - Miami CFC '15
Kara McCormack
All-American - 2013, 2014
All-American Hon. Mention - 2012
ACC Diver of the Year - 2013
NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist - 2016
Track & Field - Missouri CFC '15
Alyssa Applebee
All-American - 2016
Set Missouri record - Indoor Pole Vault
Lacrosse - Northwestern CFC '14
Spring Sanders
USA National Team - 2017
Maureen Barron - BC CFC '14
Maureen Barron
Set Boston College record - 4 events
Team MVP - 2014
Basketball - NC State CFC '14
Marissa Kastanek
CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2012, 2013
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - 2012, 2013
NC State Student-Athlete of the Year - 2013
Competed professionally - 2013 - Present
Volleyball - Georgia Tech CFC '14
Courtney Felinski
Competed professionally - 2015 - Present
Rowing - Harvard CFC '14
Molly Moore
USA National Team - 2019
World Champion - PR3 Pairs, 2019
Track & Field - Syracuse CFC '14
Donald Pollitt
All-American - 2013, 2015
Syracuse Track & Field Athlete of the Year - 2013, 2014
Swimming - Pitt CFC '14
Mackenzie Meixner
Set Pitt record - 1 event
Ice Hockey - Princeton CFC '14
Jaimie McDonell
Team MVP - 2015
Track & Field - Harvard CFC '13
Hannah Mayer
All-American Hon. Mention - 2014
Gymnastics - UNC CFC '13
Michelle Ikoma
Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award - 2012, 2014
Soccer - Boston College CFC '13
Zoe Lombard
USA National Handball Team - 2015 - Present