University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Athletics Honors 107 Scholar Student-Athletes Monday Morning
03/02/2026 | Baseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Men's Basketball
Richmond, Va. — The University of Richmond Department of Athletics hosted its annual Scholar-Athlete Breakfast on Monday morning, honoring 107 Spider student-athletes who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher after at least two semesters.
Representing every Richmond program, the Scholar-Athletes combined for an impressive 3.76 GPA and account for nearly one-third of the University's student-athlete population. Of the 107 honorees, 83 have competed within the past two weeks — some as recently as yesterday and others preparing to compete tomorrow — underscoring the significant balance required to excel both academically and athletically.
Team academic honors went to men's golf and swimming & diving for posting the highest GPAs among their respective programs.
Several major individual awards were also presented during the event.
Katie Chignell (swimming & diving) was named the School of Arts & Sciences Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A double major in health studies and psychology, Chignell owns the program's sixth-best all-time mark in the 400 IM and is part of Richmond's record-setting 400 free relay team.
Maggie Doogan (women's basketball) earned Jepson School of Leadership Studies Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. A leadership studies and business administration major, Doogan holds Richmond's single-game scoring record with 48 points — also the Atlantic 10 Conference record — and recently set the program's single-season scoring mark. She currently ranks second all-time in program history in scoring.
Kiley Fitzgerald (soccer) received the Robins School of Business Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. An accounting major from Glen Allen, Fitzgerald carries the highest GPA among graduating seniors in the Robins School of Business. She was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and appeared in all 70 games during her career.
Phoebe Rubio (women's cross country/track & field) was named Richmond's Provost's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Athletics Department's overall Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A biochemistry and molecular biology major with a minor in health studies, Rubio holds the highest cumulative GPA in the senior class. She recently earned a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for research on developing cleavable linkers — molecules that enable controlled drug release — and placed fifth in the mile at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships this past weekend.
On the team side, men's golf, led by head coach Adam Decker, posted a 3.51 GPA for the year and recently captured first place among 20 teams at the Loyola Intercollegiate in Arizona. The program has maintained a 3.64 average team GPA over the past six-plus years.
Swimming & diving, under head coach Matt Barany, recorded a 3.77 GPA to earn its fifth consecutive academic team title. Over that span, the Spiders have maintained a 3.75 average GPA. The team also captured the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship two weeks ago, marking the program's 13th conference title under Barany since 2006.
2026 Scholar-Athletes
TJ Addonizio — Baseball
Jackson Hinchliffe — Baseball
Spencer MacInnis — Baseball
Paul Witkop — Baseball
Sam Young — Baseball
Carter Glassmyer — Football
Trey Mancuso — Football
Andrew McKenzie — Football
Alex Smith — Football
Mike Walz — Men's Basketball
Brady Barber — Men's Cross Country
Carter Bruns — Men's Cross Country
Joshua Gray — Men's Cross Country
Jack Levine — Men's Cross Country
Zachary Stevens — Men's Cross Country
Jack LaPiana — Men's Golf
Parker Moellinger — Men's Golf
Tommy Sharps — Men's Golf
Porter Barnett — Men's Lacrosse
Gavin Creo — Men's Lacrosse
Kaleb Griffith — Men's Lacrosse
George Insley — Men's Lacrosse
Matt Jacobsen — Men's Lacrosse
Charlie Packard — Men's Lacrosse
Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson — Men's Lacrosse
Jack Ricciardi — Men's Lacrosse
William Schneider — Men's Lacrosse
Joe Sheridan — Men's Lacrosse
Sean Siegel — Men's Lacrosse
Luke Spitzer — Men's Lacrosse
Jackson Strickland — Men's Lacrosse
Aidan Wooley — Men's Lacrosse
Dylan Atkinson — Men's Tennis
Cole Brashear — Men's Tennis
Sam Rathmanner — Men's Tennis
Maggie Doogan — Women's Basketball
Payton Richard — Women's Basketball
Alexandra Cahill — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Addie Cohen — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Kasey Cone — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Caroline Donohoe — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Morgan Elliott — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Paige Joyce — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Natalie Koors — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Nina Lavelle — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Hallie Muniz — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Phoebe Rubio — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Molly Wise — Women's Cross Country / Track & Field
Lillian Buckwalter — Field Hockey
Thea Conomikes — Field Hockey
Madelyn Curtis — Women's Field Hockey
Sarah Ellis — Field Hockey
Charly Faherty — Field Hockey
Clara Larripa — Field Hockey
Grace Wiggins — Field Hockey
Emma Williams — Field Hockey
Caroline Thompson — Women's Golf
Stella Axe — Women's Lacrosse
Charlotte Boss — Women's Lacrosse
Haven Buechner — Women's Lacrosse
Caroline Chandler — Women's Lacrosse
Chloe Conti — Women's Lacrosse
Elizabeth Darcy — Women's Lacrosse
Charlotte Edwards — Women's Lacrosse
Grace Gannon — Women's Lacrosse
Keating Hopkins — Women's Lacrosse
Emma Kroneberger — Women's Lacrosse
Nicole Kuhl — Women's Lacrosse
Mira Kuttymartin — Women's Lacrosse
Bridget Lonsinger — Women's Lacrosse
Maggie Mullen — Women's Lacrosse
Jemma Peterkin — Women's Lacrosse
Reagan Quinn — Women's Lacrosse
Anya Wardle — Women's Lacrosse
Sydney Bortz — Soccer
Ellie Bozzo — Soccer
Kiley Fitzgerald — Soccer
Gwen Howell — Soccer
Kingsley Hughes — Soccer
Logan Jackson — Soccer
Sophia Jurado — Soccer
Avery Nam — Soccer
Alex Reigle — Soccer
Emma Shields — Soccer
Cameryn Sicard — Soccer
Marisa Snee — Soccer
Paige West — Soccer
Brooke Wilson — Soccer
Lena Amare — Swimming
Presley Baber — Swimming
Kaitlyn Bauer — Swimming
Allison Brennan — Swimming
Erin Budde — Swimming
Katie Chignell — Swimming
Carys Edgar — Swimming
Addie Grainger — Swimming
Sally Harrington — Swimming
Caitlyn Hughes — Swimming
Julia Krichev — Swimming
Trinity Schulze — Swimming
Natalie Stuart — Swimming
Rachel Vandersea — Swimming
Lara Bakhaya — Women's Tennis
Sofia Barbulescu — Women's Tennis
Abby Lee — Women's Tennis
Amy Walsh — Women's Tennis
Lucy Webber — Women's Tennis
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