Rickert, Paquette & Sosnowski Named to A-10 All-Academic Team
3/4/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Rickert & Paquette chosen for second-straight season
WASHINGTON - The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its swimming & diving All-Academic teams on Tuesday, naming GW's Marlee Rickert, Olivia Paquette and Ben Sosnowski to the list. All three have been awarded for their academic success and for being key contributors to GW's success at the 2025 A-10 Championships.Â
A graduate student from Leesport, Pa., Rickert won her fourth A-10 Championship as a member of GW swimming & diving while maintaining a 3.95 GPA. Rickert scored 35 points for the Buff & Blue at the 2025 A-10 Championships, with her best finish coming in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.70). Rickert appeared in two A-finals in Hampton, claiming fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (54.12) and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.15). Rickert is a two-time CSCAA's Second Team selection, two-time CSC Academic All-District selection, and now is a two-time A-10 All-Academic Team selection.
Paquette picks up the award after being named to the A-10 All-Academic Team for the second year in a row. She has now won three A-10 Championships in three seasons, which includes three of the last four diving gold medals, while holding a 3.93 GPA. Paquette took gold in the 1-meter dive (288.35) and silver in the 3-meter dive (284.15) at the 2025 A-10 Championships. The junior from Laguna Niguel, Calif., is also a two-time CSCAA Second Team selection, and a CSC Academic All-District selection.Â
Sosnowski, who has held a 4.0 GPA through every semester at GW, swam to a conference record in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:55.71) at the 2025 A-10 Championships. The sophomore reached the podium in every event in Hampton, also claiming third in the 200-yard IM (1:47.13) and in the 400-yard IM (3:49.85). This is Sosnowski's first major academic award in college.
Men's All-AcademicÂ
Guil Ware, Davidson
Liam McDonough, Davidson
Ryan Shute, Davidson
Christian Taylor, Fordham
Tate Anderson, George Mason
Ben Sosnowski, George Washington
Felix Jedbratt, La Salle
Andrew Bell, Massachusetts
Aidan Kreiley, St. Bonaventure
Alexander Behr, St. Bonaventure
Women's All-Academic
Annica Valmassei, Davidson
Haley Scholer, Duquesne
Lexi Sundgren, Duquesne
Orla Egan, Duquesne
Sydney Severini, Duquesne
Ainhoa Martin, Fordham
Ali Tyler, George Mason
Marlee Rickert, George Washington
Olivia Paquette, George Washington
Melissa Nwakalor, Richmond
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