Nik Angyal Named Academic All-American of the Year

Nik Angyal '19, a defender on the men's soccer team, has been named the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division III Men’s Soccer. Angyal was also named a First Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Angyal was previously named as the winner of the men’s Elite 90 Award by the NCAA at the 2018 Division III Final Four. The Elite 90 Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average among all of the athletes at the finals site.

Angyal is majoring in chemical engineering. He has a cumulative GPA of 4.00. He was selected as an Academic All-American in 2017, elected to the Second Team. He became Rochester’s 100th Academic All-American.

Last year, Angyal was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the internationally renowned honor society, and Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. He is in his second year as a teaching assistant in fluid dynamics and has done so for organic chemistry.

Angyal has participated in research in the chemical engineering department developing an electrolyte for use in lithium-ion batteries, as well as interning with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. His volunteer experience includes working with his local soccer club in Dutchess County and serving as a tutor at the Rochester International Academy.

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