May 22, 2007

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Ten Yale student-athletes were honored as the Ivy League released its list of those selected for Academic All-Ivy recognition in spring sports Tuesday. To be eligible, student-athletes had to be starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and women from its eligible student-athletes.

Name	Year	Hometown	Major
Christine Alford	Sr	Sydney, Australia	Anthropology
Tennis	Second team All-Ivy in singles and doubles; 6-1 in singles play
Emily Cleveland	Sr	Devon, Pa.	History of Art
Crew	First team All-Ivy; Coxswain for Yale's varsity eight (2nd in nation) and won the Eastern Sprints
Lindsay Donaldson	Jr	Lincoln, Mass.	History
Track and Field	2nd in the 3,000 run and 3rd in 1,500 at Heptagonals; NCAA qualifier; 2nd in 5,000 at Penn Relays
Manuel Gonzales-Luna	Jr	Houston, Tex.	Biomedical Engineering
Lightweight Crew	Coxswain for Yale varsity eight that won three of five dual races this spring
Christina Guerland	Sr	Auburn, Calif.	Political Science
Softball	Honorable mention All-Ivy; top 10 in school history for games, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, putouts and assists
Chris Kempner	Sr	Greenwich, Conn.	Political Science
Lacrosse	Second team All-Ivy; Finished third on team in goals (20) and points (38); 22nd in nation in assists per game
Lindsay Levin	Sr	Port Washington, N.Y.	History
Lacrosse	2nd team All-Ivy; tied for team lead in ground balls (34); helped anchor a defense that allowed only eight goals per game
Mark Matza	Sr	Southbury, Conn.	Biology
Golf	Two top-five finishes this spring
Dan O'Brien	Jr	Providence, R.I.	Economics
Track and Field	Heptagonal champion at 110-meter hurdles; third at IC4A's; NCAA qualifer
Hunter Swartz	Sr	Seattle, Wash.	Economics
Heavyweight Crew	Second team All-Ivy; stroke for the Yale varsity eight that is ranked fourth in the nation