On Thursday, May 3, in a special ceremony at New York University's Palladium Athletic Facility, 16 undergraduate students were honored with the Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award. 

To earn the award, a student must be graduating with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better and have competed for a minimum of two years on an intercollegiate team.

Above, watch several of the honorees reflect on their time as NYU student-athletes.
 
Below is a list of the 16 students who received the award:
 
Steven Au-Yeung – men's cross country/track & field
Becca Baird-Remba – women's fencing
Cara Bonito – women's basketball
Steven Delianites – men's cross country/track & field
Jude Dworaczyk – men's basketball
Jeff Huber – men's swimming & diving
Patti Meringer – women's swimming & diving
Kasey Morrison – women's swimming & diving
Bryson Naylor – men's swimming & diving
Vanessa Ortiz – women's track & field
Matt Riccio – men's golf
Molly Rippe – women's swimming & diving
Laura Santoski – women's cross country/track & field
Jonathan Tang – men's fencing
Kolby Warren – women's volleyball
Paige Zelinsky – women's cross country/track & field

***Additionally, two more student-athletes were added to list at a later date:
Kelly Dietz - Women's Swimming & Diving
Megan Rappa - Women's Swimming & Diving