Three Ohio State Student-Athletes Receive 2003 Verizon Academic All-America Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/10/2003 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
June 10, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State student-athletes Vincent Ng (Broadview Heights, Ohio/University School), Jason Rogers (Los Angles, Calf. /Brentwood), and Raj Bhavsar (Houston, Texas/Cypress Academy) were named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-America At-large University Division team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Tuesday. Ng was named to the first team, while Rogers was a second team honoree and Bhavsar earned a third team nod. Ohio State is the only school with three selections on the squad this year.
The men’s at-large category for Academic All-America honors contains the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Student-athletes that earned First Team Verizon At-Large Academic All-District honors were eligible for the All-America team.
Ng, a senior member of the tennis team, earned a 3.93 GPA while majoring in biology. The 2003 Ohio State Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient set the career singles record at Ohio State with 132 wins. Ng was named the Big Ten Tennis Player of the Year and received 2003 Big Ten Academic All-Conference accolades. He received 2003 Men’s Tennis Midwest Regional IV ITA/Farnsworth Senior Player of the Year honors, won the ITA/Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship award and the Tennis Magazine/Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and leadership award. He earned a 22-5 record during the 2003 season and was undefeated against Big Ten opponents. Ng is a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a three-year Academic All-Big Ten selection. He won the 2002-03 Big Ten Indoor and Milwaukee Tennis Classic titles. Ng has been conditionally accepted into the Ohio State Medical School.
Rogers, a sophomore fencer, earned a 3.92 GPA as an undeclared major. A two-time first team All-American, he was a member of the Buckeye fencing squad that finished the season with a No. 4 national ranking. Rogers owned a perfect 15-0 record during regular season dual-meet competition and won the bronze medal at the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Championships. Rogers is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a member of the 2003 Big Ten Academic All-Conference team. Rogers went undefeated as a freshman with a 32-0 record and placed first at the 2002 NCAA Regional Qualifier. Rogers was the Junior Olympic champion in 1999 and the U-19 champion in 1999 and 2000.
Bhavsar, a senior gymnast and the team captain, earned a 3.42 GPA as a marketing major. He finished second in the all-around at both the 2003 Big Ten and NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors in the all-around, pommel horse and ring events. He was the Big Ten champion on parallel bars this season and was the NCAA champion in the all-around and parallel bars last year. Bhavsar was a finalist for the 2003 Ohio State Big Ten Medal of Honor. The 2002 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and OSU Male Athlete of the Year, Bhavsar is a four-time All-Big Ten pick, a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. He was a member of the U.S. team that earned a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships.
