Randolph - Macon College issued the following announcement on Aug. 4
Randolph-Macon senior swimmer Victor Kontopanos (North Chesterfield, Va./Home School) earned a spot on the 2020-21 Academic All-America Men's At-Large Third Team for NCAA Division III, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Earlier this summer, Kontopanos was voted Academic All-District by CoSIDA for the second time.
Kontopanos graduated this past May with a grade point average of 4.09 as a double major in Chemistry and Engineering Physics and a minor in Physics. He received the 2020-21 George P. Compton Award as the top senior male student-athlete at R-MC in recognition of outstanding athletic accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership and sportsmanship. Kontopanos also won the 2020-21 Robert Doggett, Jr. Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among graduating senior Yellow Jacket student-athletes.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Kontopanos also earned Academic All-District honors as a sophomore. He was a three-time member of the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team. Kontopanos made Dean's List every semester and was on the ODAC All-Academic Team four times.
During his junior season, Kontopanos was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's swimming. He was All-ODAC First Team for the third time and VaSID All-State First Team. Kontopanos won the 200 Fly at the ODAC Championships in a personal-best time of 1:51.27, setting program, meet and ODAC records. He also placed second in the 100 Fly and third in the 500 Free at the ODAC Championships. One of the top all-around swimmers in program history, Kontopanos is on the R-MC Men's All-Time Top Times list in 11 different events.
2020-21 Academic All-America Men's At-Large Team - NCAA DIVISION III
FIRST TEAM
Sport, Name, School, Yr., GPA, Major
Golf, Andrew Abel, Illinois Wesleyan University, Sr., 3.78, Finance
Tennis, Walker Anderson, Hobart College, Sr., 4.00, History & Psychological Science
Tennis, Nick Aney, Gustavus Adolphus College, Jr., 3.99, Biochemistry
Ice Hockey, Gabriel Chicoine, Norwich University, Sr., 3.96, Mechanical Engineering
Swimming, Kevin Fang, MIT, Sr., 4.00, Computer Science
Lacrosse, Ryan Gebhardt, Stevens Institute of Technology, Sr., 3.93, Finance
Tennis, Vishnu Joshi, Johns Hopkins University, Sr., 3.90, Computer Engineering/Computer Science
Volleyball, Peter Klembczyk, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Sr., 3.96, Computer Engineering
Ice Hockey, Conor Landrigan, Utica College, Sr., 3.98, Economics
Golf, Jason Li, Carnegie Mellon University, Sr., 3.57, Business Administration
Swimming, Justin Liu, MIT, Sr., 4.00, Biological Engineering
Volleyball, Mason Nissley, Messiah University, So., 4.00, Finance
Tennis, Boris Sorkin, Tufts University, Sr., 3.93, Biochemistry
Swimming, Jeff Vitek, Johns Hopkins University, Jr., 3.91, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Golf, Rob Wuethrich, Illinois Wesleyan University, Sr., 3.86, Accounting
SECOND TEAM
Sport, Name, School, Yr., GPA, Major
Volleyball, Jarrett Anderson, Springfield College, So., 3.94, Applied Exercise Science
Wrestling, Bradan Birt, Millikin University, Sr., 3.58, Sports Management
Wrestling, Benjamin Bogart, Concordia-Moorhead, Sr., 4.00, Physics & Mathematics
Swimming, Forrest Campbell, John Carroll University, Jr., 3.73, Education
Tennis, Matthew Chen, Case Western Reserve University, Sr., 3.92, Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism
Lacrosse, Ian Evans, St. John Fisher College, Jr., 3.98, Psychology
Lacrosse, Tyler Gallagher, University of Lynchburg, Gr., 3.88/3.90, Biomedical Science (UG)/Public Health (G)
Tennis, Isaac Gorelik, Tufts University, Jr., 3.98, Data Science and Applied Math
Swimming, Henry Hu, MIT, Sr., 4.00, Computer Science & Engineering
Wrestling, Brett Kaliner, Stevens Institute of Technology, Sr., 3.92, Quantitative Finance
Swimming, Brendan King, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Jr., 4.00, Electrical Engineering / Mathematics
Wrestling, Shane Liegel, Loras College, So., 3.93, Business Administration & Accounting
Swimming, Liam Picozzi, Denison University, Jr., 3.83, Health, Exercise & Sport Studies
Skiing, Paul Rechberger, Castleton University, Sr., 4.00, Business Administration
Lacrosse, Dylan Rice, Christopher Newport University, Sr., 3.91, Finance
Lacrosse, Tyler Sceviour, RIT, Sr., 3.98, Biomedical Sciences
THIRD TEAM
Sport, Name, School, Yr., GPA, Major
Tennis, Theo Bourghelle, New Jersey City University, Jr., 4.00, Global Business
Wrestling, Kyle Briggs, Wartburg College, Sr., 3.32, Business Administration
Ice Hockey, Lucas Carroll, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Sr., 4.00, Mechanical Engineering
Tennis, Jeffrey Chen, Brandeis University Jr., 3.60, Economics/Business
Ice Hockey, Daniil Gerasimov, Augsburg University, Sr., 4.00, Accounting/Finance
Swimming, Victor Kontopanos, Randolph-Macon College, Sr., 4.00, Chemistry & Engineering Physics
Water Polo, Jayden Kunwar, Johns Hopkins University, Jr., 3.92, Computer Science
Lacrosse, Cameron Marous, Ohio Northern University, Sr., 3.97, Marketing/Finance
Tennis, Tarquin McGurrin, The University of Scranton, Gr., 4.00/4.00, Accounting (UG)/MBA (G)
Lacrosse, Jack Mulvihill, St. John Fisher College, Sr., 3.86, Biology
Golf, Benjamin Peticca, Washington & Jefferson College, Sr., 4.00, Biochemistry
Wrestling, Zeke Smith, Loras College, Jr., 3.98, Engineering/Spanish
Tennis, Benjamin van der Sman, Washington University in St. Louis, Sr., 3.86, Systems Science & Engineering
Swimming, Kamaron Wilcox, Hope College, Jr., 3.97, Mathematics & Physics
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