Columbia Athletics Celebrates the Class of 2023
5/17/2023 10:50:00 AM | General
181 student-athletes will graduate from Columbia College, Barnard College and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
NEW YORK — Columbia University and Columbia Athletics celebrated the Commencement of its 269th academic year Wednesday, May 17 on the Morningside Heights Campus in the City of New York.
The Columbia Athletics Class of 2023 comprises 181 student-athletes responsible for delivering two team national championships, two individual national titles and nine team Ivy League Championships. Additionally, the Class of 2023 features six student-athletes who earned All-America honors, five student-athletes who claimed at least one individual Ivy League championship, two who garnered an Ivy League Player of the Year awards and two that were named Most Outstanding Performer at an Ivy League Championship event at least once.
Columbia student-athletes earned a variety of on-campus awards over the last few days. Four were named to the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society and several others earned other various honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Rebecca Collins-Pfeiffer (CC), Women's Rowing
Frederique Fyhr (CC), Field Hockey
Zoe Meshel (CC), Archery
McKenzy Metter (CC), Volleyball
Robert Harron Award
Anne Walsh (CC), Women's Golf
Multicultural Affairs Chord Recipients
Tiffany Bautista (CC), Track & Field
Julia Jordahl-Henry (CC), Track & Field
Lilian Kennedy (CC), Women's Basketball
Rachel Marsh (CC), Track & Field
Black Graduation Athletic Achievement Award
Nixon McKenzie (CC), Track & Field
King's Crown Leadership Excellence Awards
These awards recognize the significant contributions of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering students to the Columbia community. They are presented across eight categories to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering individuals.
Thomas Thibault (CC), Football (Columbia Spirit)
Rachel Marsh (CC), Track & Field (Innovation & Enhancement)
Anne Walsh (CC), Golf (Health & Wellness)
Campbell Award
This award, named for Bill Campbell '62CC, who was Chair Emeritus of the University's Board of Trustees, celebrates a student leader at each school who exemplifies exceptional leadership and builds Columbia spirit.
Lilian Kennedy (CC), Women's Basketball
Scholar-Athlete Award
This award is presented by the Offices of the Deans for Columbia College and Columbia Engineering to a graduating student who has distinguished himself or herself as a varsity athlete and scholar.
Noelle Foster (CC), Volleyball
Elisa Luo (SEAS), Women's Rowing
Departmental Honors
Rebecca Collins-Pfeiffer (CC), Women's Rowing (Comparative Literature & Society)
McKenzy Metter (CC), Volleyball (French)
Prizes in Humanities
Rebecca Collins-Pfeiffer (CC), Women's Rowing (Deutscher Verein Prize in German)
McKenzy Metter (CC), Volleyball (Senior French Prize)
Columbia Athletics Class of 2023
Tiffany Bautista, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Kayla-Rae Gordon, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (BC)
Shirley Green, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Julia Jordahl-Henry, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Anna Jordahl-Henry, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (BC)
Alexis Knight, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Rachel Marsh, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Angela Saidman, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Isabel Schmidt, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Seneca Willen, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Nate Beimel, Baseball (CC)
Andrew Blake, Baseball (CC)
Michael Decker, Baseball (CC)
Weston Eberly, Baseball (CC)
Philip Healy, Baseball (CC)
Camron Hubble, Baseball (CC)
Dane Miller, Baseball (SEAS)
John San Jule, Baseball (CC)
Hayden Schott, Baseball (CC)
Justin Tucker, Baseball (SEAS)
Jafar Vohra, Baseball (SEAS)
Ben Blizard, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Jonathan Suckow, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Nicholas Leavell, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Casey Fellows, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Olivia Ricard, Women's Swimming & Diving (BC)
Caden Bell, Football (CC)
Cameron Burt, Football (CC)
Cameron Coleman, Football (SEAS)
Conner Collins, Football (CC)
Dominic Dodson, Football (CC)
Jack Ertz, Football (CC)
Alex Felkins, Football (CC)
Michael Fluegel, Football (CC)
Will Hamilton, Football (CC)
Ryan Hamilton, Football (CC)
Jackson Heath, Football (CC)
Joseph Green, Football (CC)
Jaydel Jenkins, Football (CC)
Luke Painton, Football (CC)
Matt Klenk, Football (SEAS)
Parker Lefton, Football (CC)
Cole Matthiesen, Football (CC)
Fara'Ad McCombs, Football (CC)
Tavehon McGarry, Football (CC)
Hugh McLean, Football (CC)
Zachary Minch, Football (CC)
Mitch Moyer, Football (CC)
Stewart Newblatt, Football (CC)
Ernest Robertson, Football (CC)
Jayden Rolle, Football (CC)
David Sawyer, Football (CC)
Thomas Thibault, Football (CC)
Scott Valentas, Football (CC)
Ryan Young, Football (CC)
Nnamdi (Cameron) Shockley-Okeke, Men's Basketball (CC)
Ashton Daniel, Men's Fencing (SEAS)
Theodore Lombardo, Men's Fencing (CC)
Joon Paik, Men's Fencing (CC)
Noe Schouker, Men's Fencing (CC)
Alan Temiryaev, Men's Fencing (CC)
Christopher Walker, Men's Fencing (CC)
Andrew Zheng, Men's Fencing (CC)
Patrick Healy, Men's Golf (CC)
Michael Lee, Heavyweight Rowing (CC)
Johnny Stankard, Heavyweight Rowing (CC)
Archer Staunton, Heavyweight Rowing (CC)
John Theodore, Heavyweight Rowing (CC)
Christopher Balthazar, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Tyler Berg, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Nixon McKenzie, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Juan Zarate-Sanchez, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
James Chung, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Nathanial Gramentine, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Jahi Hernandez, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Matthew Lange, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (SEAS)
William O'Brien, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (SEAS)
John Jack Gallagher, Lightweight Rowing (CC)
Caiti Levin, Lightweight Rowing (BC)
Aidan Mahaffey, Lightweight Rowing (CC)
Lucia Nuovo, Lightweight Rowing (CC)
Michael Ritter, Lightweight Rowing (CC)
Keenan Foley, Men's Soccer (CC)
Max Gonzalez, Men's Soccer (CC)
Brian Timoney, Men's Soccer (CC)
Ryan Wallace, Men's Soccer (CC)
Hugh Camiener, Men's Squash (CC)
Chaitanya Shah, Men's Squash (CC)
Michael Chang, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Keegan Drew, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Andy Lee, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Thomas Shepanzyk, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Aiichiroh Shirakata, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Ray Yang, Men's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Daniel Conley, Wrestling (CC)
Danny Fongaro, Wrestling (CC)
Gunnar Fuss, Wrestling (CC)
Matt Kazimir, Wrestling (SEAS)
Chimenum Tasie-Amadi, Wrestling (CC)
Sam Wustefeld, Wrestling (SEAS)
Bailey Bubba Gleaves, Softball (CC)
Katherine LoVerde, Softball (CC)
Danielle Mandichak, Softball (CC)
Megan Ryono, Softball (CC)
Nidhi Kanchumarthi, Archery (BC)
Sachiko Keane, Archery (CC)
Zoe Meshel, Archery (CC)
Kaitlyn Davis, Women's Basketball (CC)
Sienna Durr, Women's Basketball (CC)
Madison Hardy, Women's Basketball (CC)
Lilian Onyiuke-Kennedy, Women's Basketball (CC)
Jaida Patrick, Women's Basketball (CC)
Hannah Pratt, Women's Basketball (CC)
Carly Rivera, Women's Basketball (CC)
Jacqueline Armetta, Women's Rowing (BC)
Lauren Arrington, Women's Rowing (SEAS)
Rebecca Collins-Pfeiffer, Women's Rowing (CC)
Michelle Drandell, Women's Rowing (CC)
Lucinda Gebbie, Women's Rowing (CC)
Sierra Good, Women's Rowing (CC)
Ashleigh Lackey, Women's Rowing (CC)
Elisa Luo, Women's Rowing (SEAS)
Georgina Seal, Women's Rowing (CC)
Elise Smith, Women's Rowing (CC)
Caitlin Walsh, Women's Rowing (CC)
Maylis Whetsel, Women's Rowing (SEAS)
Yana Botvinnik, Women's Fencing (BC)
Nora Burke, Women's Fencing (CC)
Karina Leung, Women's Fencing (CC)
Ariana Mangano, Women's Fencing (CC)
Natalie Minarik, Women's Fencing (CC)
Caroline Nixon, Women's Fencing (CC)
Daniella Timofeyev, Women's Fencing (CC)
Rachel Zhang, Women's Fencing (CC)
Elizabeth Brissette, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Sarah Considine, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Ellie Decker, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Frederique Fyhr, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Meredith Heaney, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Zoe Metalios, Women's Field Hockey (CC)
Christine Shao, Women's Golf (CC)
Annie Sun, Women's Golf (CC)
Lauren Grela, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (CC)
Emily Rooney, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (SEAS)
Claire Briglio, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Ingrid Corrigan, Women's Lacrosse (BC)
Gianna Danese, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Justine Decker, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Chandler Jean-Jacques, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Madison Levinson, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Kayla Nitahara, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Ella Sangree, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Lindsay Schuster, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Isabel Sondey, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Adele Swanson, Women's Lacrosse (CC)
Jordan Beverina, Women's Soccer (CC)
Ally Clark, Women's Soccer (CC)
Hannah Deljkic, Women's Soccer (BC)
Madison McCaw, Women's Soccer (CC)
Colleen "Blake" Turner, Women's Soccer (SEAS)
Elizabeth (Daisy) Lentz, Women's Squash (CC)
Ellie McVeigh, Women's Squash (CC)
Isabelle Arevalo, Women's Swimming & Diving (SEAS)
Isabella Fratesi, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Olivia Jubin, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Tina Le, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Karen Liu, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Kaleigh McGrady, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Jessica Peng, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Jing-e Tan, Women's Swimming & Diving (CC)
Shivani Amineni, Women's Tennis (CC)
Julia Haynes, Women's Tennis (CC)
Sophie Raiszadeh, Women's Tennis (BC)
Michelle Xu, Women's Tennis (CC)
Noelle Foster, Volleyball (CC)
Saj McBurrows, Volleyball (CC)
McKenzy Metter, Volleyball (CC)
Vanessa Pan, Volleyball (BC)
Kiara Robichaud, Volleyball (CC)
Chloe Rutledge, Volleyball (CC)
Pierce Ashley Woodall, Volleyball (CC)
Due to individual circumstances, several of these student-athletes could return to compete for Columbia Athletics in the 2023-24 academic year.
