NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The 2024-25 ICSA All-Academic team has been reviewed and selected including four Christopher Newport sailors. This year, Laura Smith, Noah Hubbard, Josh Bendura, and Gabby Byrne each were recognized among an impressive list of total honorees. 

Juniors and seniors who have participated as a competitor or alternate in seven regattas (2024-25) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale earn ICSA All-Academic Team recognition. 

Smith was a double major in Political Science and Classical Studies and is a two-time All-Academic Team selection after also earning the prestigious recognition in 2024. This year's quartet join an elite group of former Captains to collect All-Academic laurels:

2017 - Kaitlyn Reilly
2018 - Benjamin Kempton
2019 - Anna Patterson, Spencer Charney
2020 - Anna Patterson
2022 - Luke Hayes
2024 - Ellie McFall, Laura Smith, Gail Schneider
2025 - Josh Bendura, Gabby Byrne, Noah Hubbard, Laura Smith

Bendura is a skipper from Richmond, Va. and is majoring in Business Management. Byrne was a senior crew from McLean, Va. who earned a degree in Social Work. Hubbard, from Fredericksburg, Va., is majoring in Business Management.

2024-25 ICSA  All-Academic Sailing Team
Patrick Gardiner, Arizona State University
Peter Joslin, Boston College
Peter Busch, Boston College
Emily Marlas, Boston College
Michael Kirkman, Boston College
Jack Redmond, Boston College
Sophia Hacket, Boston College
Paige Roby, Boston College
Myles Hazen, Brandeis University
Timmy Gee, Bowdoin College
Benjamin Stevens, Bowdoin College
Isabelle Tsuchitori, Bowdoin College
Lauren Russler, Bowdoin College
Kique Ruiz, Bowdoin College
Holliss Hirsch, Bowdoin College
Aidan Michelow, Bowdoin College
Kyra Phelan, Bowdoin College
Ethan Danielson, Bowdoin College
Brianna Ross, Brown University
Caroline Keeffe-Jones, Brown University
Charles Case, Brown University
Daniel van Heeckeren, Brown University
Emily Mueller, Brown University
Francesca Edmands, Brown University
Guthrie Braun, Brown University
Helen Horangic, Brown University
Janelle Li, Brown University
Kaitlyn Hamilton, Brown University
Katharine Doble, Brown University
Katherine McNamara, Brown University
Keller Morrison, Brown University
Leyton Borcherding, Brown University
Mason Stang, Brown University
Menasha Leport, Brown University
Olivia Miller, Brown University
Savannah Young, Brown University
William Salerno, Brown University
Jack Cariaso, Boston University
Grace Murphy, Boston University
Gavin Monaghan, Boston University
Joy Kim, Boston University
Benjamin Luu, Boston University
Tiare Sierra, Boston University
Nicholas Thibodeau, Boston University
Bianca Weber, University of California at Berkeley
Cecilia Roe, Connecticut College
Skylor Sweet, Connecticut College
Duncan Craine, Connecticut College
Izzy Wu-Karr, Connecticut College
Aurora Kreyche, Connecticut College
Sophia Rey, Connecticut College
Clifton Carragher, Connecticut College
Nicholas Reeser, US Coast Guard Academy
Daniel Neville, US Coast Guard Academy
Jack Derry, US Coast Guard Academy
Colman Schofield, US Coast Guard Academy
Luke Zylinski, US Coast Guard Academy
Ellison Fleming, Clemson University
Paige Phillips, Clemson University
Nilah Miller, Clemson University
Clay Myers, California Maritime Academy
Laura Smith, Christopher Newport University
Noah Hubbard, Christopher Newport University
Joshua Bendura, Christopher Newport University
Gabrielle Byrne, Christopher Newport University
Sophia Browne, College of Charleston
Grace Beard, College of Charleston
Emily Alfortish, College of Charleston
Axel Stordahl, College of Charleston
Chase O'Malley, Columbia University
Alexander Yuen, Columbia University
Amelia Neumann, Cornell University
Theodore Taylor, Cornell University
Sophia Devling, Cornell University
Sophia Fogarty, Cornell University
Kate Constan, Cornell University
Reese Bragg, Dartmouth College
Madeline Koelbel, Dartmouth College
Sarah Young, Dartmouth College
Phoebe Lee, Dartmouth College
Alexandra Pierce, Dartmouth College
Faye Benjamin, Dartmouth College
Sudi Zhao, Dartmouth College
Carter Morin, Eckerd College
Lily Schwartz, Eckerd College
Suhas Medidi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Zechariah Frantz, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
James Owen, Fordham University
Brendan Sheeran, Fordham University
Rebecca Keller, Fordham University
Lucas Thress, Fordham University
Patrick Parker, Florida State University
Avery Harris, Florida State University
Niah Ford, Florida State University
Alexa Shea, Georgetown University
Xavier Stoldt, Georgetown University
Piper Holthus, Georgetown University
Mateo Di Blasi, Georgetown University
Kelly Bates, Georgetown University
Jeffrey Petersen, Georgetown University
Margot Gordon, Georgetown University 
Spencer Kriegstein, Georgetown University
Vaughn Slatoff, Georgetown University
Avery Canavan, George Washington University
Tryg van Wyk, George Washington University
Margo Silliman, Harvard University
Aidan Pesce, Harvard University
Alexandra Dorofeev, Harvard University
Mitchell Callahan, Harvard University
Cordelia Burn, Harvard University
Justin Callahan, Harvard University
Sophia Montgomery, Harvard University
Kennedy Leehealey, Harvard University
Elizabeth Starck, Hobart and William-Smith Colleges
Juan Carlos LaCerda Jones, Hobart and William-Smith Colleges
Frances Depke, Hobart and William-Smith Colleges
Laura Therien, Hobart and William-Smith Colleges
Cooper Delbridge, Hobart and William-Smith Colleges
Grayson Tella, Jacksonville University
Rori Bywater, Jacksonville University
Emily Allen, Jacksonville University
Sarah Goodyear, Jacksonville University
Reagan Carris, Jacksonville University
Emma Retzlaff, University of Maryland
Aidan Dennis, University of Miami
Atlee Kohl, University of Miami
Abigail Paul, University of Miami
Billy Vogel, University of Miami
Alden Gort, University of Miami
Jack Hammett, University of Miami
Brooke Barry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lucy Brock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sam Bruce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Julius Heitkoetter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mercedes Escandon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yitian Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lucas Escandon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samantha Karlson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shayne Bersin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ella Beauregard, Maine Maritime Academy
William Ries, Maine Maritime Academy
Maggie Schuler, US Naval Academy
Jack Welburn, US Naval Academy
Nathan Smith, US Naval Academy
Eva Blauvelt, US Naval Academy
Tanner Kelly, US Naval Academy
Annika Milstien, North Carolina State University
Lucia Loosbrock, Northeastern University
Adrian Winkelman, Northeastern University
Lila Coffman, Northeastern University
Isabella Welch, Northeastern University
Matthew Chen, Northeastern University
Joshua Dillon, Northeastern University
Zoe Grant, Northeastern University
Tyler Mendes, SUNY Maritime College
Isabelle Gautier, SUNY Maritime College
Cadence Goodnight, Old Dominion University
Kristin Johnson, Old Dominion University
Asianna Acosta, Old Dominion University
Isabelle Kanach, Old Dominion University
Beverly Schimmel, San Diego State University
Kaitlyn Greppin, Princeton University
Tacy Guest, Princeton University
Jackson McGeough, Rollins College
Maia "Zi" Burns, Rollins College
Henry Campbell, Rollins College
Hilton Kamps, Rollins College
Margaret "Maggie" Burnham, Rollins College
Katherine "KA" Hamner, Rollins College
Ruby Hope, Roger Williams University
Mathieu Dale, Roger Williams University
Carly Kiss, Roger Williams University
Maren Matthews, Roger Williams University
Claire Buckley, Roger Williams University
Drew Mastovsky, Roger Williams University
Rose von Eckartsberg, SUNY Stony Brook
Margaret Myers-Aldous, SUNY Stony Brook
Cho-Cho Williams, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Emil Tullberg, Salve Regina University
Olivia Lowthian, Salve Regina University
Caelan Haddock, Salve Regina University
Kate Johnson, Salve Regina University
Ellie Harned, Stanford University
Sophie Fisher, Stanford University
Vanessa Lahrkamp, Stanford University
Isabella Mattison, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Cindy Wang, Tufts University
Nicolas Echarte, Tufts University
Leo Terry, Tufts University
Adrien Bellanger, Tufts University
Lilly Ladd, Tufts University
Margaret Klein, Tufts University
Blake Vogel, Tufts University
Jack Flores, Tufts University
Ben Mueller, Tufts University
Magdelaina Putnam, Tufts University
Meredith Broadus, Tufts University
Thomas Mazzeo, Tufts University
Lucy Belknap, Tufts University
Annabel De Alessi, Tufts University
Haley Andreasen, Tufts University
Ella May Corckran, Tulane University
Brady Starck, Tulane University
Catherine Anderson, Tulane University
Essie Clifton, Tulane University
Alex Makoid, Tulane University
Hope Breslin, Tulane University
Ellie Spearman, Tulane University
Ashley Hoguet, Tulane University
Raquel Shulman, Tulane University
CJ Ricci, Tulane University
Lucy Spearman, Tulane University
Ian Johnston, UC San Diego
Morgan Carew, University of Hawaii
Eric Anderson, University of Hawaii
Malia Johnson, University of Hawaii
Vivian Bonsager, University of Hawaii
Amanda Turner, University of Hawaii
Sam Harris, University of New Hampshire
Sofia Segalla, University of Pennsylvania
Adra Ivancich, University of Pennsylvania
Eva Gonzalez-Whitehouse, University of Pennsylvania
Cole Woodworth, University of Pennsylvania
Hannah Bast, University of Pennsylvania
Anna Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania
Caroline Dannacher, University of Pennsylvania
Kiki Bruzzi, University of Pennsylvania
Parker Brown, University of Rhode Island
Kytalin Hendrickson, University of Rhode Island
Brigette Alves, University of Rhode Island
Spencer Asofsky, University of Rhode Island
Eric Pohl, University of Rhode Island
Abbie Chipps, University of Rhode Island
Kalea Woodard, University of South Florida
Emma Shakespeare, University of South Florida
Catherine Brennan, University of South Florida
Kay Brunsvold, University of South Florida
Humberto Porrata, University of South Florida
Heidi Hicks, University of South Florida
Madisen Hamai, University of South Florida
Will Broseman, University of Vermont
Ryan Thompson, University of Vermont
Calvin Lamosse, University of Vermont
Alex Boni, University of Vermont
Caitlin Derby, University of Vermont
Audrey Commerford, University of Vermont
Joseph Bonacci, Washington College
Rachel Morgen, Washington College
Rayne Duff, Webb Institute
Marissa Tegeder, University of Wisconsin
Ryan Tatelbaum, University of Wisconsin
Jack Egan, Yale University
Stephan Baker, Yale University
Mia Nicolosi, Yale University
Carmen Berg, Yale University
Alex Adams, Yale University
Emma Cowles, Yale University
Julia Miller, Yale University
Nathan Sih, Yale University
Jessi Avila-Shah, Yale University
Carmen Cowles, Yale University