Nine Wolverines Named CSC Academic All-District

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nine student-athletes from the University of Michigan were named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District at-large Team, selected by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday afternoon (May 23). To receive the honor, student-athletes must have completed at least one year of classes and have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average.

Five female student-athletes were honored in Sierra Brooks (women's gymnastics), Maddie Burns (women's lacrosse), Annaka Draaisma (rowing), Ariana Shokoohi (rowing) and Kata Utassy (water polo). U-M had four male student-athletes earn the honor in men's lacrosse's Michael Boehm and a trio of wrestlers in Matt Finesilver, Cole Mattin and Jack Medley.

Brooks graduated with a degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earns her second CSC Academic All-District nod. She was the 2023 AAI Award winner and Michigan's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, also earning her third Regional Gymnast of the Year honor and second Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. She was the 13th Wolverine in program history to earn first team all-conference honors on four occasions and earned 15 event titles in 2023. She recoded two perfect 10s this season with one on vault and the other her first perfect score on floor exercise, which earned her an NCAA regional crown. Brooks closed out the 2023 season with her seventh first-team All-America citation as she tied for fourth overall on the floor.

Burns is a business administration major in the Ross School of Business and an academic All-Big Ten honoree. She anchored the backline in all 20 games this season, leading U-M with 23 caused turnovers and 34 ground balls. Burns also won 49 draw controls to rank second on the team. She was named second team all-region, first team All-Big Ten and was a midseason All-America honorable mention selection and a USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America honorable mention.

Draaisma graduated with a degree in movement science this spring. She is a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete. Decorated for her work in the classroom, Draaisma also has helped the Wolverines to success on the water. She has been part of two Big Ten Championship-winning teams (2021, '23) and has won three Big Ten medals (2021, 2V4, gold; 2022, 1V4, silver), including the silver medal she helped Michigan's 2V8 win at the Big Ten Championships earlier this month (May 14). The Wolverines are automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Championships in Pennsauken, N.J., this weekend (May 26-28) where she will row at the championship regatta for the second time in her career.

Shokoohi also earned her degree this spring, in biology, health, and society, with a minor in French and Francophone studies. Shookoohi has two Academic All-Big Ten honors to her name and has been named a CRCA Scholar-Athlete twice. A three-year varsity eight rower, Shokoohi has helped the Wolverines win two Big Ten titles (2021, '23), with one gold (2021, 1V8) and two silver medals (2022, 1V8; 2023, 2V8). She has rowed in two boats with top-10 finishes at the NCAA regatta and is soon to be a three-time NCAA Championships participant. Both Draaisma and Shokoohi were in U-M's 1V8 when it was named Big Ten Boat of the Week earlier this spring.

Utassy was this year's recipient of the Bates Deskins Award, awarded by the university to a junior student-athlete who excels both academically and athletically. Utassy is a double major in communications and media, along with psychology. She broke the school record for points this past season, scoring 143 on the strength of 83 goals and 60 assists -- both team highs. Utassy earned Academic All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore and was named to the CWPA all-conference first team this past season.

Boehm, an All-Big Ten first-team member who helped the men's lacrosse team to its first-ever Big Ten Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament berth, set a new school record for goals in a season with 45. He also led the team in points with 73, in addition to ranking third in assists (28). Boehm was named the MVP of the Big Ten Tournament, scoring five goals in the championship game against Maryland (May 6) and 10 across Michigan's three tourney games. He has also earned All-America honorable mention nods from US Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse.

Finesilver completed his collegiate career as a four-time NCAA qualifier and compiled a career record 106-35 over five seasons. He went 26-8 for the Wolverines at 184 pounds after joining the program this season, placed third at the Big Ten Championships and reached the NCAA Round of 12. A three-time NWCA Scholar All-American, Finesilver completed graduate work in Michigan's School of Social work after previously earning a bachelor's in sociology and master's in management studies from Duke.

Mattin graduated this spring with a bachelor's degree in biology, health and society and, after receiving the prestigious Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship, will start dental school at Marquette next fall. He posted a 16-11 record and qualified for the NCAA Championships at 141 pounds this season, earning two pins at NCAAs to contribute to the Wolverines' sixth-place finish. He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and earned NWCA Scholar All-American accolades this season.

Medley, a 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American, was a three-year starter and two-time NCAA qualifier at 125 pounds for the Wolverines and compiled a 93-55 career record, including a 23-13 mark this season. A five-time Academic All-Big Ten and three-time NWCA Scholar All-American, Medley graduated with two degrees from Michigan, earning a bachelor's in sport management last spring and a master's in management from the Ross School of Business this year.

Academic All-America selections will be announced later in June.

• College Sports Communicators Release