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, 32 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 126 CFC participants have served as their team captain, and 20 as SAAC president.
We also feature CFC participants' notable postgraduate scholarships and fellowships here.


Swimming - Harvard CFC '24
Alexandra Bastone

Set school record - 1 event

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

Volleyball - Harvard CFC '19
Bella Almanza

Competed professionally - 2024

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
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
Set school record - Javelin

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

Tennis - UNC CFC '13
Tessa Lyons

National champion (team) - 2013

Soccer - UVA CFC '12
Ari Dimas

National champion - 2009

Fencing - Duke CFC '12
Becca Ward

Bronze medals (ind. + team) - 2008 Olympics
World champion (individual & team) - 8 times
NCAA champion - 2009, 2011, 2012
All-American - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Field Hockey - UNC CFC '12
Loren Shealy

S.I. Female College Athlete of the Year - 2013
Elite 89 Award - 2012, 2013, 2014
USA National Team - 2015 - 2018

Cross Country - Duke CFC '12
Andrew Brodeur

Team MVP - 2011

Rowing - UVA CFC '11
Betsy Nilan

National champion - 2010, 2012

Swimming - UNC CFC '11
Katura Harvey

All-American - 2009
ACC champion (individual) - 2009
Set UNC record - 2 events

Cross Country - Virginia Tech CFC '11
Devin Cornwall

ACC Freshman of the Year - 2006

Gymnastics - UNC CFC '11
Christine Nguyễn

EAGL Gymnast of the Year - 2008, 2009
USA national team - 2006

Swimming - Miami CFC '11
Alicia Casillas

All-American - 2007, 2008

Track & Field - Virginia Tech CFC '11
Keith Ricks

All-American - 2012

Lacrosse, Football - Duke CFC '10
Matt Anderson

National champion - 2010
Elite 88 Award - 2010

Tennis - UNC CFC '10
Shinann Featherston

All-American - 2011, 2012

Swimming - Virginia Tech CFC '10
Jessica Earl

Set Virginia Tech record - 1 event

Lacrosse - UNC CFC '09
Jennifer Russell

National Player of the Year finalist - 2010
All-American - 2009, 2010
USA National Team - 2008-Present

Tennis - Duke CFC '08
Amanda Granson

National champion - 2009
All-American - 2008

Volleyball - UNC CFC '08
Lauren Prussing

UNC Scholar-Athlete of the Year - 2009

Lacrosse - Duke CFC '08
Ned Crotty

National Player of the Year - 2010
Leading National Scorer - 2009
All-American - 2008, 2009, 2010
National champion - 2010
USA National Team - 2010, 2014, 2018
Competed professionally - 2010 -2018

Soccer - UNC CFC '21
Aria Nagai

National Champion - 2024

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

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 (ind.) - 2017, 2024
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