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.
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To date, 61 All-Americans, 35 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 127 CFC participants have served as their team captain, and 20 as SAAC president.
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We also feature CFC participants' notable postgraduate scholarships and fellowships here.


Swimming - Duke CFC '22
KyAnh Truong

Set school record - 200 Freestyle Relay,
200 Medley Relay
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Soccer - UNC CFC '21
Aria Nagai

National champion - 2024
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Diving - Harvard CFC '24
Nina Janmyr

Sweden National Team - 2024
Silver Medal (European Championships) -2024
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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

Swimming - UNC CFC '23
Elizabeth Sowards

Set school record - 800 Freestyle Relay
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Squash - Harvard CFC '23
Molly Stoltz

National champion (team) - 2023
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Track & Field - Mt. Holyoke CFC '25
Sachi Robinson

​Set school record - 4x800 and Distance Medley
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Track & Field - Mt. Holyoke CFC '25
Kim Beaver

​Set school record - 4x800 and Distance Medley
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Track & Field - Mt. Holyoke CFC '24
Dalia Luckhardt

​Set school record - 4x800
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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
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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
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Track & Field - Duke CFC '19
Michaela Reinhart

All-American - 2022
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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
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Volleyball - Ohio State CFC '18 & '19
Taylor Hughes

All-American Hon. Mention - 2016
Competed professionally - 2021
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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
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Volleyball - Iowa CFC '18
Molly Kelly

Academic All-American of the Year - 2018
Set Iowa record - Digs in a season, digs in a match
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Diving - Harvard CFC '18
Georgina Milne

All-American - 2020
Conference Champion (individual) - 2020
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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
Competed professionally - 2022 to present
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Cross Country - Northwestern CFC '18
Kelly O'Brien

Set Northwestern record - 1 event
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Volleyball - Princeton CFC '17
Cara Mattaliano

Ivy League Player of the Year - 2015, 2016
Competed professionally - 2017-2018
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Volleyball - Ohio State CFC '17
Darcy Taig

National champion - 2016, 2017
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Soccer - Miami CFC '17
Lexi Castellano

Competed professionally - 2021 - Present
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Softball - South Carolina CFC '17
Kaylea Snaer

Set South Carolina record - Doubles per game, walks per game, and career walks
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Ltw Rowing - Stanford CFC '17
Reagan Damoose

National champion - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
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Swimming - Harvard CFC '17
Daniel Chang

All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
Set Harvard record - 1 event
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Softball - Princeton CFC '17
Allison Harvey

Ivy League Rookie of the Year - 2017
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Swimming - UNC CFC '16
Abby Fisher

Set UNC record - 1 event

Swimming - Pitt CFC '16
Kinga Cichowksa

Poland national champion - 6 times
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Rowing - Princeton CFC '16
Claire Collins

All-American - 2017, 2018, 2019
Olympics - 2021, 2024
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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
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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
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Ltw Rowing - Florida CFC '16
Ciara Lusnia

Set Erg record - 1 world record, 2 USA records
National champion - 2018, 2019
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Diving - Miami CFC '15
Wally Layland

All-American Hon. Mention - 2016, 2017, 2018
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Soccer - Harvard CFC '15
Alika Keene

Competed professionally - 2019 to present
Jamaica National Team - 2022 to present
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Swimming - Ohio State CFC '15
Michael DiSalle

Set Ohio State record - 3 events
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Track & Field - Indiana CFC '15
Derrick Morgan

All-American - 2014
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Rowing - Wisconsin CFC '14
Hannah Schwartz

All-American - 2015, 2016
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Volleyball - BC CFC '12 & '15
Kellie Barnum

Set Boston College record - Career assists in conference
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Field Hockey - Harvard CFC '14
Marissa Balleza

Set Harvard record - Career goals & career points
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Basketball - Pitt CFC '14
Brianna Kiesel

WNBA - 2015-2017
Competed professionally - 2015 - Present
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Tennis - Duke CFC '14
Mary Clayton

Duke Tennis Hall of Fame
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Gymnastics - UNC CFC '12 & '14
Kristin Aloi

Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award - 2015
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Track & Field - Minnesota CFC '14
Jeff Cottrell

All-American - 2012

Ice Hockey - Ohio State CFC '14
Cara Zubko

Competed professionally - 2016-2017
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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
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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
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Cheerleading - Louisville CFC '13
Lexi Berra

National champion - 2011
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Track & Field - Maryland CFC '12
Zack Ray

All-American - 2013
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Rowing - UVA CFC '12
Katie Fanikos

National champion - 2012
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Swimming - Florida State CFC '12
Stephanie Sarandos

All-American Hon. Mention - 2010
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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
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Rowing - Boston College CFC '11
Emily Charnowski

ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2012
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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

Swimming - Harvard CFC '24
Alexandra Bastone

Set school record - 500 Freestyle,1650 Freestyle
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Swimming - Davidson CFC '23
Jeremy Kemp

​Set school record - 400 Medley Relay
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Gymnastics - Iowa CFC '23
Adeline Kenlin

All-American - 2021, 2022
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Track & Field - Mt. Holyoke CFC '23
Aria Mallare

​Set school record - 4x200
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Track & Field - Duke CFC '21
Tia Rozario

National record (Singapore) - Triple jump
Set school record - Triple jump
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Rugby - Harvard CFC '25
Charlotte Gilmour

​National champion - 2023 (15s), 2024 (7s & 15s)
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Wrestling - Iowa CFC '25
Ava Bayless

​National champion (individual) - 2024
All-American - 2024, 2025
National champion (team) - 2024, 2025
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Rugby - Harvard CFC '25
Eseta Pale

​All-American - 2025
​National champion - 2024 (15s)
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Soccer - Princeton CFC '23
Ella Gantman

Pyne Prize (Senior of the Year) - 2023
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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
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Volleyball - Stanford CFC '19
Morgan Hentz

National champion - 2016, 2018, 2019
All-American - 2017, 2018, 2019
US national team - 2020 to present​​
Competed professionally - 2020 to present

Swimming - Northwestern CFC '19
Maddie Smith

All-American - 2020, 2021
All-American Hon. Mention in 5 events - 2021
Set school record - 4 events
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Volleyball - Harvard CFC '19
Bella Almanza

Competed professionally - 2024
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Lacrosse - Princeton CFC '19
Connor McCarthy

All-American Hon. Mention - 2020
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Rugby - Harvard CFC '19
Justina Hewitt

National champion - 2019
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Swimming - UNC CFC '19
Maddie Smith

All-American Hon. Mention - 2018
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Diving - UNC CFC '15 & '19
Jack Nyquist

All-American - 2016
All-American Hon. Mention - 2014, 2015
Set UNC record - 1 event
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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
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Field Hockey - Duke CFC '18
Jillian Wolgemuth

All-American - 2019
USA national team - 2020-2025
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Field Hockey - UNC CFC '18
Feline Günther

National Champion - 2018, 2019
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Tennis - Utah CFC '18
Santiago Sierra

Mexico National Team - Davis Cup, 2016
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Golf - UNC CFC '18
Bryana Nguyá»…n

UNC Student-Athlete of the Year - 2018
Competed professionally - 2018 to present
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Diving - Stanford CFC '17
Haley Farnsworth

National champion (team) - 2017, 2018, 2019
All-American - 2019
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Tennis - UNC CFC '17
Marika Akkerman

National champion (team) - 2015, 2018
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Softball - Pitt CFC '17
Olivia Gray

Set Pitt record - Assists in a game
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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
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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
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Rowing - Ohio State CFC '16
Anna Ralph

National champion - 2014, 2015
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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
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Basketball - Indiana CFC '16
Amanda Cahill

CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2017, 2018
Competed professionally - 2018-Present
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Track & Field - Harvard CFC '16
Myles Marshall

All-American - 2018
All-American Hon. Mention - 2019
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Softball - Stanford CFC '16
Carolyn Lee

CoSIDA Academic All-American - 2019
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2019
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Wrestling - Harvard CFC '16
Henry Cousins

Harvard Scholar-Athlete of the Year (M) - 2017
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Soccer - Mount Holyoke CFC '16
Suz Rose

Set Mount Holyoke record - Career games started and minutes played
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Track & Field - Duke CFC '14 & '16
Connor Hall

All-American Hon. Mention - 2017
Set Duke record - Pole Vault
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Track & Field - South Carolina CFC '15
Erika Rucker

All-American - 2012, 2013
Gold & Bronze medal - 2012 Junior World Championships
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Softball - Pitt CFC '15
Savannah King

Set Pitt record - Wins, complete games, innings, appearances
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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
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Lacrosse - Northwestern CFC '14
Spring Sanders

USA National Team - 2017
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Maureen Barron - BC CFC '14
Maureen Barron

Set Boston College record - 4 events
Team MVP - 2014
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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
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Rowing - Harvard CFC '14
Molly Moore

USA National Team - 2019
World Champion - PR3 Pairs, 2019
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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
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Soccer - Boston College CFC '13
Zoe Lombard

USA National Handball Team - 2015 - Present
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Tennis - UNC CFC '13
Tessa Lyons

National champion (team) - 2013
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Soccer - UVA CFC '12
Ari Dimas

National champion - 2009
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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
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Cross Country - Duke CFC '12
Andrew Brodeur

Team MVP - 2011

Rowing - UVA CFC '11
Betsy Nilan

National champion - 2010, 2012
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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 Nguyá»…n

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

Swimming - Miami CFC '11
Alicia Casillas

All-American - 2007, 2008
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Track & Field - Virginia Tech CFC '11
Keith Ricks

All-American - 2012
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Lacrosse, Football - Duke CFC '10
Matt Anderson

National champion - 2010
Elite 88 Award - 2010
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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