Ten Bruins Selected to Academic All-District At-Large Teams
June 26, 2024 | Men's Golf, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics, Bruin Athletics
Ten Bruins were named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Teams, which recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom.
Men's water polo players Gray Carson and Noah Rowe and men's golfer Pablo Ereño were selected to the Men's At-Large Team, along with two-time men's volleyball NCAA Champion Ethan Champlin. The Women's At-Large Team features six Bruins from four different sports – Emma Malabuyo and Brooklyn Moors from gymnastics, Elsa Couvillon from rowing, Brooke Doten from women's water polo and Peri Brennan and Jessie Smith from beach volleyball.
All six women's student-athletes are eligible for CSC Academic All-America consideration while Ereño and Champlin are eligible on the men's side.
Sophomore utility Gray Carson (Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS) was a member of the nation's NCAA runner-up team in men's water polo. He scored 14 goals, had eight steals, drew three exclusions, had two assists and added one field block while playing all 28 games for the Bruins, who had the best record in the country at 25-3. Carson, who is majoring in business economics, was an ACWPC All-Academic honoree in 2022.
Sophomore attacker Noah Rowe (North Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS) was also a member of the NCAA second-place men's water polo team. The geography/environmental studies major scored 12 goals, had 24 assists, 14 steals, 10 drawn exclusions and added nine field blocks on the year.
Senior outside hitter Champlin was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2024 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament after hitting .376 with 42 kills, 21 digs to lead UCLA to its 21st NCAA title and second in as many years. Champlin, a CSC Academic All-American last year, earned MPSF All-Academic recognition in 2024. The Oceanside, Calif. native was honored as an AVCA First Team All-American, All-MPSF First Team selection and a semifinalist for the 2023-24 AAU Sullivan Award. In UCLA's 31 matches, Champlin led the Bruins in both kills (270) and digs (167).
Junior Ereño was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and GCAA West All-Region for the first time in his career in 2023-24. This marks Ereño's second Academic All-District recognition. The mathematics/economics major posted a 70.78 scoring average this season, which is good for fifth-best in UCLA single-season history. Ereño ranked second on the squad with six top-10 finishes, eight top 20s, 22 rounds under par and 15 rounds in the 60s. The Spaniard excelled in the Spring 2024 portion of the schedule, posting top 10s in five of the last six tournaments of the season.
Malabuyo earns her second consecutive Academic All-District award. The junior communication major from Milpitas, Calif. is a two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection and was a first-team 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner. In 2024, Malabuyo earned regular season All-America honors on balance beam and was the Pac-12 runner-up on the event. She also claimed a share of the 2024 NCAA Regional title on uneven bars. She will be headed to Paris for the 2024 Olympics after her bronze medal finish at the Asian Championships earned her an Olympic individual qualifying spot for the Philippines.
Moors is a junior sociology major from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and a two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection. The 2020 Canadian Olympian excelled on floor exercise in 2024, winning a share of the NCAA Regional title and finishing as runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships. She also earned All-Pac-12 honors on the event. Moors recorded a season and career-high of 9.950 on floor and averaged 9.879, recording three individual victories. She was honored this year as a winner of the UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award.
A three-year rower for the Bruins, Couvillon was named UCLA's 2024 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. An outstanding student in the classroom, Couvillon completed her degree in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her time as a Bruin. She was also a two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete honoree. On the water, she competed in the varsity four, second varsity eight, and third varsity eight crews during her three years in Westwood.
Graduate student attacker Brooke Doten (Davis, Calif./Davis HS) was a starting member of the Bruins' undefeated NCAA National Championship Women's Water Polo team this year (26-0). It marked just the fifth time in NCAA Women's Water Polo history and the third time in UCLA history that a team won the NCAA title with an unblemished record. She attained her degree in communications and attained her Marketing Certificate in grad school at UCLA this year. She scored 13 goals, drew eight exclusions, had six field blocks, and added two steals on the year. Doten is a four-time ACWPC All-Academic award winner (2020-23), a four-time MPSF All-Academic Team selection (2021-24), and was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll three times (2021-23).
Senior sociology major Peri Brennan (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) went 32-7 on the year, all on court two, for the nation's NCAA runner-up team in beach volleyball. Brennan is a two-time AVCA All-American (second team in 2023 and 2024) and was also an AVCA Top Flight Award winner in 2023. The two-time All-Pac-12 performer (first team in 2023 and second team in 2024), was also named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team in 2024. She also has twice been named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021 and 2022).
Junior communications major Jessie Smith (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel HS) went 24-13 on the year, including going 16-6 on court three and 8-7 on court four. The former Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022) was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2022 and to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team that season. A six-time member of the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll, she was a constant start on the nation's NCAA runner-up team in beach volleyball.
Men's water polo players Gray Carson and Noah Rowe and men's golfer Pablo Ereño were selected to the Men's At-Large Team, along with two-time men's volleyball NCAA Champion Ethan Champlin. The Women's At-Large Team features six Bruins from four different sports – Emma Malabuyo and Brooklyn Moors from gymnastics, Elsa Couvillon from rowing, Brooke Doten from women's water polo and Peri Brennan and Jessie Smith from beach volleyball.
All six women's student-athletes are eligible for CSC Academic All-America consideration while Ereño and Champlin are eligible on the men's side.
Sophomore utility Gray Carson (Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS) was a member of the nation's NCAA runner-up team in men's water polo. He scored 14 goals, had eight steals, drew three exclusions, had two assists and added one field block while playing all 28 games for the Bruins, who had the best record in the country at 25-3. Carson, who is majoring in business economics, was an ACWPC All-Academic honoree in 2022.
Sophomore attacker Noah Rowe (North Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS) was also a member of the NCAA second-place men's water polo team. The geography/environmental studies major scored 12 goals, had 24 assists, 14 steals, 10 drawn exclusions and added nine field blocks on the year.
Senior outside hitter Champlin was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2024 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament after hitting .376 with 42 kills, 21 digs to lead UCLA to its 21st NCAA title and second in as many years. Champlin, a CSC Academic All-American last year, earned MPSF All-Academic recognition in 2024. The Oceanside, Calif. native was honored as an AVCA First Team All-American, All-MPSF First Team selection and a semifinalist for the 2023-24 AAU Sullivan Award. In UCLA's 31 matches, Champlin led the Bruins in both kills (270) and digs (167).
Junior Ereño was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and GCAA West All-Region for the first time in his career in 2023-24. This marks Ereño's second Academic All-District recognition. The mathematics/economics major posted a 70.78 scoring average this season, which is good for fifth-best in UCLA single-season history. Ereño ranked second on the squad with six top-10 finishes, eight top 20s, 22 rounds under par and 15 rounds in the 60s. The Spaniard excelled in the Spring 2024 portion of the schedule, posting top 10s in five of the last six tournaments of the season.
Malabuyo earns her second consecutive Academic All-District award. The junior communication major from Milpitas, Calif. is a two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection and was a first-team 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner. In 2024, Malabuyo earned regular season All-America honors on balance beam and was the Pac-12 runner-up on the event. She also claimed a share of the 2024 NCAA Regional title on uneven bars. She will be headed to Paris for the 2024 Olympics after her bronze medal finish at the Asian Championships earned her an Olympic individual qualifying spot for the Philippines.
Moors is a junior sociology major from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and a two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection. The 2020 Canadian Olympian excelled on floor exercise in 2024, winning a share of the NCAA Regional title and finishing as runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships. She also earned All-Pac-12 honors on the event. Moors recorded a season and career-high of 9.950 on floor and averaged 9.879, recording three individual victories. She was honored this year as a winner of the UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award.
A three-year rower for the Bruins, Couvillon was named UCLA's 2024 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. An outstanding student in the classroom, Couvillon completed her degree in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her time as a Bruin. She was also a two-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete honoree. On the water, she competed in the varsity four, second varsity eight, and third varsity eight crews during her three years in Westwood.
Graduate student attacker Brooke Doten (Davis, Calif./Davis HS) was a starting member of the Bruins' undefeated NCAA National Championship Women's Water Polo team this year (26-0). It marked just the fifth time in NCAA Women's Water Polo history and the third time in UCLA history that a team won the NCAA title with an unblemished record. She attained her degree in communications and attained her Marketing Certificate in grad school at UCLA this year. She scored 13 goals, drew eight exclusions, had six field blocks, and added two steals on the year. Doten is a four-time ACWPC All-Academic award winner (2020-23), a four-time MPSF All-Academic Team selection (2021-24), and was named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll three times (2021-23).
Senior sociology major Peri Brennan (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) went 32-7 on the year, all on court two, for the nation's NCAA runner-up team in beach volleyball. Brennan is a two-time AVCA All-American (second team in 2023 and 2024) and was also an AVCA Top Flight Award winner in 2023. The two-time All-Pac-12 performer (first team in 2023 and second team in 2024), was also named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team in 2024. She also has twice been named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021 and 2022).
Junior communications major Jessie Smith (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel HS) went 24-13 on the year, including going 16-6 on court three and 8-7 on court four. The former Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2022) was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2022 and to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team that season. A six-time member of the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll, she was a constant start on the nation's NCAA runner-up team in beach volleyball.
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