As the campus puts its collective nose to the grindstone in preparation for the start of finals, this term’s work has already begun to pay off for many Harvard student-athletes.

Ten Crimson athletes earned Academic All-Ivy honors this fall, according to an announcement made by Ancient Eight officials yesterday.

Leading the way for Harvard teams, with two honorees apiece, are football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and sailing.

Football captain Colin Zych and senior wide receiver Zar Zavala were selected, as were junior forward Melanie Baskind and senior forward Katherine Sheeleigh of women’s soccer.

Women’s volleyball junior co-captain Anne Carroll Ingersoll and classmate middle blocker Sandra Lynne Fryhofer were also honored on this year’s list of selections in addition to junior Alexandra Jumper and senior Alan Palmer of the sailing team.

Men’s cross-country and men’s water polo were also represented, as senior distance runner Daniel Chenoweth and water polo co-captain Bret Voith garnered the same accolade.

Baskind, Chenoweth, Sheeleigh, and Zych were also members of the Academic All-Ivy team last fall.

Each college in the Ancient Eight is given the opportunity to nominate five men and five women to receive this distinction as each term draws to a close. Nominees must maintain a GPA of at least a 3.0 and be a starter or “key reserve” for their respective varsity team.