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Ten Winter Student-Athletes Named To Academic All-Ivy League Team
Courtesy: Harvard Athletic Communications
Release: 03/31/2008
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*Cambridge**, Mass.** --* The Ivy League has announced the names of the
80 student-athletes -- including 10 from Harvard -- who have been named
to the winter 2007-08 Academic All-Ivy League team.
The honorees are starters or key reserves on officially recognized
varsity teams who have cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.0.
Each of the eight Ivy League schools nominates five men and five women
from its eligible student-athletes.
Harvard's swimming and diving programs led the way this year with a
total of three selections - two from the men's team and one from the
women's.
Senior swimmers Pat Quinn and Geoff Rathgeber helped the Crimson to
the Eastern championship this season. Quinn was a four-time EISL
champion in 2008, winning the 200 freestyle relay, setting a pool
record; the 400 medley relay, setting pool, meet and EISL records; the
200 medley relay, setting a pool record; and the 400 freestyle relay,
setting a meet record. He also placed third in 100 freestyle at the EISL
Championships.
Rathgeber, a seven-time EISL champion this season alone, helped set four
pool records during EISL Championships (200 IM, 400 medley relay, 200
free relay, 200 medley relay). He tied for the Moriarty Trophy (high
point scorer) and claimed the Ulen Trophy for career high scoring.
Competing at the NCAA Championships March 27-29 in Federal Way, Wash.,
Rathgeber earned All-America honors in the 200 IM and honorable mention
All-America in the 400 IM. This is Rathgeber's second Academic All-Ivy
selection (2006-07).
Women's swimming and diving's Samantha Papadakis, the Ivy League
champion in one-meter diving, shared honors as the Ivy League
Championships Diver of the Meet and was one of nine members of the
Harvard women's swimming and diving team to earn All-Ivy League
recognition two weeks ago. Papadakis also placed third in the
three-meter diving. She finished her Ivy career with two championships
and eight top-four finishes--including three runner-up honors--in her
eight events at the meet. She is a five-time All-Ivy selection.