June 9, 2016 University of Denver men's hockey senior Gabe Levin (Marina del Rey, Calif.) was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team the College Sports Information Directors of America announced on Thursday. A complete list of honorees and a full release from CoSIDA can be viewed HERE.
The 2016 NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the recipient of the conference's inaugural post-graduate scholarship, Levin registered a 3.961 GPA during his senior season as a Finance Major with a minor in Legal Studies. In addition to his NCHC academic honors, Levin was the recipient of Denver's Chancellor Scholarship, which is the highest merit-based academic award offered by DU. He won the Elite 90 Award at this year's Frozen Four in Tampa in recognition of having the highest GPA among all student-athletes competing at the event. At Denver Hockey's 2016 Awards Banquet, Levin won the Dr. Ken Bredesen Award (Most Sportsmanlike Player) as well as the Dr. Art Mason Memorial Award (Top Scholar-Athlete). Levin will be attending Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., this coming fall.
Levin, 24, is the 51st DU student-athlete to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors:
Denver's All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
First Team (17):
Karen Beer - Women's At-Large (Gymnastics), 1982-83
Kim Daus - Women's At-Large (Tennis), 1983-84
Joe Fisher - Men's Basketball, 1986-87
Christian Hutter - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 1999-2000
Pietro Broggini - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 2001-02
Julie Delich - Women's At-Large (Skiing), 2001-02
Angie Portinasco - Women's Soccer 2001-02
Brett Starkey - Men's Basketball 2002-03
Christian Bowers - Men's Soccer, 2004-05
Annette Aksdal - Women's At-Large (Tennis), 2008-09
Antje Maempel - Women's At-Large (Skiing), 2009-10
Tyler Ruegsegger - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2009-10
Michael Perry - Men's Soccer, 2010-11
Kari Storslett -- Women's Soccer, 2011-12
Katy Van Lieshout -- Women's Soccer, 2011-12
Kristen Hamilton -- Women's Soccer, 2013-14
Erik Adamson -- Men's At-Large, 2014-15
Second Team (18):
Kim Daus - Women's At-Large (Tennis), 1982-83
Carla Herrera - Women's Volleyball, 1983-84
Anthony Pranno - Baseball, 1988-89
Heather Holter - Women's Basketball, 1992-93
Natalie Hall - Women's Volleyball, 1992-93
Pietro Broggini - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 2000-01
Joern Frohs - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 2000-01
Karin Camenisch - Women's At-Large (Skiing), 2002-03
Karin Camenisch - Women's At-Large (Skiing), 2003-04
Brett Starkey - Men's Basketball 2003-04
Erik Benzel - Men's Basketball, 2004-05
Brian Flaherty - Men's At-Large (Swimming), 2005-06
Adam Cole - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 2006-07
Rene Reisshauer - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 2006-07
Annette Aksdal - Women's At-Large (Tennis), 2007-08
Tyler Ruegsegger - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2008-09
Taryn Hemmings - Women's Soccer, 2008-09
Tyler Ruegsegger - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2008-09
Third Team (16):
Brett Barkey - Men's At-Large (Soccer), 1982-83
Elizabeth Law - Women's At-Large (Swimming), 1982-83
Ron Lindquist - Baseball, 1986-87
Patrick Boyle - Men's Basketball, 1992-93
Christian Hutter - Men's At-Large (Skiing), 1998-99
Rikki Rikardsson - Men's At-Large (Swimming), 1999-2000
Bjorn Engstrom - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2000-01
Katie Antongiovanni - Women's Soccer, 2001-02
Max Bull - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2003-04
Emily Bankhead - Women's At-Large (Gymnastics), 2003-04
Tyler Ruegsegger - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2007-08
Jenna Billingsley - Women's Soccer, 2007-08
Brian Stafford -- Men's Basketball, 2011-12
Blair Jeralds -- Men's Soccer, 2013-14
Larkin Jacobson -- Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2014-15
Gabe Levin - Men's At-Large (Hockey), 2015-16
After finishing the 2015-16 season with a record of 25-10-6 and advancing to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2005, the Pioneers came in at No. 3 on the final edition of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 4 on the USCHO.com poll. The 25 victories posted by DU in 2015-16 marked the 15th consecutive season in which the program has posted at least 20 wins, the longest active streak in the NCAA. Deposits on season tickets to the Pios' 2016-17 campaign can be made by clicking HERE.
