LA JOLLA, Calif. - The UC San Diego Athletics Department announced its fourth annual All-Academic Team on Thursday, recognizing the top student on each qualifying team for their performance in the classroom.

To qualify for the award, the student-athletes must be currently enrolled at UCSD and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher through the 2011 fall quarter. The student-athlete must also have been a member of the team the previous season.

"We take pride in continuing to recognize our student-athletes for their performance in the classroom in addition to their athletic accomplishments," UCSD Director of Athletics Earl W. Edwards said. "That balance between excelling both academically and athletically is really what we're all about."

Recipients of the UC San Diego All-Academic Team award receive a $500 scholarship towards tuition and expenses.

2011-12 UC San Diego All-Academic Team

Sport	Name	College	Major
Baseball	Elias Tuma	Muir	Cognitive Science
Men's Basketball	Brandon Blanchard	Roosevelt	Management Science
Men's Cross	Ben Rich	Marshall	Biochemistry
Men's Crew	Peter Dvorak	Sixth	Mechanical Engineering
Men's Fencing	Michael Fong	Sixth	Bioengineering
Men's Soccer	Andisheh Bagheri	Marshall	Physiology & Neuroscience
Men's Swimming & Diving	Luke Calkins	Warren	Mechanical Engineering
Men's Tennis	Austin West	Warren	Management Science
Men's Track & Field	Clint Rosser	Muir	Environmental Engineering
Men's Volleyball	Sebastian Brady	Roosevelt	Political Science
Men's Water Polo	Brian Donohoe	Muir	History
Women's Basketball	Rachel Marty	Marshall	Bioengineering
Women's Cross Country	Kathryn Turner	Roosevelt	Urban Studies & Planning
Women's Crew	Ellen Umeda	Muir	Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Women's Soccer	Sara Spaventa	Muir	Psychology
Women's Swimming & Diving	Kelsey Quigley	Roosevelt	Cognitive Science
Women's Tennis	Zoe Sophos	Roosevelt	Political Science
Women's Track & Field	Eva Isaacs	Revelle	Physics
Women's Volleyball	Lizzy Andrews	Sixth	Molecular Biology
Softball	Anne Wethe	Roosevelt	International Studies