TEMPE – Adding to his collection of accolades, junior Jonny Kulow was named Division-I Academic All-America Team Member of the Year as announced by College Sports Communicators on Wednesday morning.
The Academic All-America program celebrates the combination of athletic and academic achievement. Nominated student-athletes have a cumulative GPA above 3.50 and compete in at least four contests during the season.
Sun Devil Athletics has now produced an CSC DI All-America Team Member of the Year for the fifth year in a row. Jonny Kulow has represented Swim and Dive for the second straight year. He's the first two-time winner of the honor since Turner Washington won it three times in men's Track and Field.
Academic honors are familiar to both Sun Devil men's and women's programs. Patrick Sammon won the NCAA Elite 90 award last month, marking the second straight season a Sun Devil earned the honor for academic excellence among qualifying NCAA teams joining Tiago Behar who won the award in 2023.
In 2024, Lindsay Looney won the NCAA Elite 90 award for having the highest GPA among qualifying NCAA teams at NCAA Championships last year.
Sun Devil CSC/COSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
Jonny Kulow, Men's Swim and Dive, Microbiology, 2024-25
Jonny Kulow, Men's Swim and Dive, Microbiology, 2023-24
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Sports Law and Business, 2022-23
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Conservation Biology, 2021-22
Jorinde van Klinken, Women's Track and Field, Global Management/Global Business, 2021-22
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Conservation Biology, 2020-21
Mike Leake, baseball, 2008-09
April Kubishta, track & field (1st team), 2007-08
Casey Myers, baseball (1st team), 2000-01
Gea Johnson, track and field (1st team), 1989-90
Kulow, a junior majoring in microbiology, garners a 4.00 GPA and played a vital part in the success for the men's team this past season. He helped the Sun Devils win their first Big 12 championship and won five Big 12 titles in the 50 free, 100 free and part of three winning relays in the 400 free, 400 medley and 200 medley relays. In addition, he earned Big 12 men's swimmer of the meet honors for helping the Sun Devils secure their third straight conference title.
At the NCAA Championships last March, the junior earned First-Team All-American honors in the 50 free and the 100 free. Kulow additionally earned All-American honors with a runner-up finish in the 400 and free relay's, setting Big 12 records. At the NCAA Championships, helping the team place 6th. Kulow, now a 16-time All-American, has helped the Sun Devils become one of the top teams in men's swimming. Kulow was named team captain at the beginning of her junior season.
The Wyoming native participated in the 2024 Olympic trials and earned six medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile as he won the gold in the 400 mixed medley and 400 medley relay along with the silver medal in the 100m free, 4x100 free relay, mixed 4x100 free relay and 50m free.
How to Follow:
Follow the meet on Meet mobile and on the team's social media accounts on Twitter/X @ASUSwimDive and on Instagram @sundevilswimdive.
The Academic All-America program celebrates the combination of athletic and academic achievement. Nominated student-athletes have a cumulative GPA above 3.50 and compete in at least four contests during the season.
Sun Devil Athletics has now produced an CSC DI All-America Team Member of the Year for the fifth year in a row. Jonny Kulow has represented Swim and Dive for the second straight year. He's the first two-time winner of the honor since Turner Washington won it three times in men's Track and Field.
Academic honors are familiar to both Sun Devil men's and women's programs. Patrick Sammon won the NCAA Elite 90 award last month, marking the second straight season a Sun Devil earned the honor for academic excellence among qualifying NCAA teams joining Tiago Behar who won the award in 2023.
In 2024, Lindsay Looney won the NCAA Elite 90 award for having the highest GPA among qualifying NCAA teams at NCAA Championships last year.
Sun Devil CSC/COSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
Jonny Kulow, Men's Swim and Dive, Microbiology, 2024-25
Jonny Kulow, Men's Swim and Dive, Microbiology, 2023-24
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Sports Law and Business, 2022-23
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Conservation Biology, 2021-22
Jorinde van Klinken, Women's Track and Field, Global Management/Global Business, 2021-22
Turner Washington, Men's Track and Field, Conservation Biology, 2020-21
Mike Leake, baseball, 2008-09
April Kubishta, track & field (1st team), 2007-08
Casey Myers, baseball (1st team), 2000-01
Gea Johnson, track and field (1st team), 1989-90
Kulow, a junior majoring in microbiology, garners a 4.00 GPA and played a vital part in the success for the men's team this past season. He helped the Sun Devils win their first Big 12 championship and won five Big 12 titles in the 50 free, 100 free and part of three winning relays in the 400 free, 400 medley and 200 medley relays. In addition, he earned Big 12 men's swimmer of the meet honors for helping the Sun Devils secure their third straight conference title.
At the NCAA Championships last March, the junior earned First-Team All-American honors in the 50 free and the 100 free. Kulow additionally earned All-American honors with a runner-up finish in the 400 and free relay's, setting Big 12 records. At the NCAA Championships, helping the team place 6th. Kulow, now a 16-time All-American, has helped the Sun Devils become one of the top teams in men's swimming. Kulow was named team captain at the beginning of her junior season.
The Wyoming native participated in the 2024 Olympic trials and earned six medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile as he won the gold in the 400 mixed medley and 400 medley relay along with the silver medal in the 100m free, 4x100 free relay, mixed 4x100 free relay and 50m free.
How to Follow:
Follow the meet on Meet mobile and on the team's social media accounts on Twitter/X @ASUSwimDive and on Instagram @sundevilswimdive.