ARIZONA STATE’S PATRICK SAMMON WINS ELITE 90 AWARD FOR HIGHEST GPA AT DI MEN’S NCAA CHAMPS
Arizona State senior Patrick Sammon is the recipient of the men’s Division I Elite 90 award, given to athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the final site of each other 90 NCAA championships. Sammon majors in real estate development and has a 4.0 GPA.
To be eligible for the Elite 90 award, athletes must have been a member of their team for at least two years and be an active participant at the championship competition. If there is a tie between multiple athletes, the one with the most completed credits wins the award.
Sammon is the second consecutive Arizona State swimmer to win the Elite 90 award after his teammate Tiago Behar did so last year. In 2024, ASU swept the award in swimmer, as Lindsay Looney won the women’s Division I swimming award that year. Sammon is the seventh ASU athlete to be awarded this honor and the third swimmer.
Past ASU Elite 90 Winners
- 2009-10 – Andy Workman (Baseball), Finance, 3.903
- 2012-13 – Bailey Wigness (Softball), Communication & Political Science, 4.00
- 2013-14 – Ianeta Hutchinson (Water Polo), Psychology, 4.00
- 2017-18 – Roberta Liti (Women’s Golf), Management/Business (Sports & Media Studies), 4.00
- 2023-24 – Lindsay Looney (Women’s Swim and Dive), Family and Human Development, MS, 4.00
- 2023-24 – Tiago Behar (Men’s Swim and Dive), Computer Science, 4.00
- 2024-25 — Patrick Sammon (Men’s Swim and Dive), Real Estate Development, 4.00
On day 2 of the NCAA championships, Sammon finished 25th in the 50 free (19.15). He also clocked a 1:31.25 leadoff to help Arizona State finish ninth in the 800 free relay. He still has the 200 and 100 free left to swim.
ALL-TIME WINNERS, ELITE 90 AWARD, NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
| YEAR | AWARD | NAME | DIVISION | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | SPORT | MAJOR | GPA |
| 2010 | Elite 90 | Elliott, Andrew | 1 | The Ohio State University | Big Ten Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Finance | 4.00 |
| 2011 | Elite 90 | Farra, Justin | 1 | The Ohio State University | Big Ten Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Political Science and Economics | 3.874 |
| 2012 | Elite 90 | Sterling, Brent | 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Biological Sciences | 3.98 |
| 2013 | Elite 90 | Sterling, Brent | 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Biological Sciences | 3.98 |
| 2014 | Elite 90 | Stewart, Tynan | 1 | University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | English | 4.00 |
| 2015 | Elite 90 | Stewart, Tynan | 1 | University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | English and Cognitive Science | 4.00 |
| 2016 | Elite 90 | Lile, Nathan | 1 | Gardner-Webb University | Big South Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Computer Science | 4.00 |
| 2017 | Elite 90 | Ransford, Patrick | 1 | University of Michigan | Big Ten Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Mechanical Engineering | 4.00 |
| 2018 | Elite 90 | Ransford, Patrick | 1 | University of Michigan | Big Ten Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Mechanical engineering | 4.00 |
| 2019 | Elite 90 | Reilman, Joey | 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Industrial Engineering | 3.94 |
| 2021 | Elite 90 | Oh, Micah | 1 | U.S. Naval Academy | Patriot League | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Applied Math | 4.00 |
| 2022 | Elite 90 | Knowles, Eric | 1 | NC State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Materials Science | 4.00 |
| 2023 | Elite 90 | Maas, Derek | 1 | University of Alabama | Southeastern Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Biology | 4.00 |
| 2024 | Elite 90 | Behar, Tiago | 1 | Arizona State University | Pac-12 Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Computer Science | 4.00 |
| 2025 | Elite 90 | Patrick Sammon | 1 | Arizona State University | Big 12 Conference | Men’s Swimming and Diving | Real Estate Development | 4.00 |
