The University Athletic Association (UAA) has just announced the 132 members of its 14th Annual Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team.
The honor is granted to student-athletes from UAA member institutions who earned both First Team All-Association honors during the 2022-23 year and a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or greater. Additionally, student-athletes must have attended their institution for at least one full year.
Of the 132 honorees, 11 represented New York University, listed below:
Ian Adler - Men's Fencing
Natalie Bruns - Women's Basketball
Cam Dunn - Baseball
John Gassler - Baseball
Jason Geyer - Wrestling
Haley Holz - Women's Volleyball
Charles Hsieh - Men's Golf
Brian Kim - Men's Fencing
Caitlin Marshall - Women's Swimming & Diving
Thomas Pritchard - Men's Swimming & Diving
Darren Yen - Men's Fencing
Bruns received an additional honor as the UAA Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. She is one of 21 Presidents Council Scholar-Athletes from this year's selection to be named the most outstanding performer by their respective coaches' group.
Adler, Kim and Yen all competed for NYU at the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championships. Adler's season accolades also included being named Men's DIII Epee Athlete of the Year, First Team DIII All-American and Northeast All-Region by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). Kim was also a First Team All-American and Northeast All-Region selection while also receiving USFCA All-Academic, Scholar of Distinction accolades. Yen was a Second Team DIII All-American and also cited as a USFCA All-Academic, Scholar of Distinction.
Dunn and Gassler were the lone Violets from the baseball team to pick up All-Region 4 accolades from both
D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Geyer, the 2023 UAA Champion at 184 pounds and four-time Athlete of the Week, placed fourth at the NCAA Northeast Regionals.
Holz, co-captain of the women's volleyball squad for the second year in a row, ended her previous season as an American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American and Region 4 Player of the Year.
Hsieh, who graduated from NYU in 2023 with a Bachelor's of Science in Business, received First Team All-UAA and UAA All-Tournament Team honors and was also named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large.
Marshall was the 2023 National Runner-Up in the 200 butterfly and the UAA 500 freestyle champion. She also swam on the winning 800 freestyle relay team at the UAA Championships.
Pritchard was the UAA 500 freestyle champion and placed sixth in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle at the National Championships.
