25 for 25: The Top 25 Student-Athletes From The Last 25 Years
12/8/2025
Maryland Athletics is celebrating the first 25 years of the 21st century by looking back at some of the greatest Terps from all of our sports. Listed in alphabetical order, these Terps represented the best of the University of Maryland from 2001-25. Join us each week in the month of December as we look back at some of the greatest to ever don the red, white, black and gold.
Note: Student-athletes were selected based upon their performance from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2025. Student-athletes needed to compete in at least two seasons during this 25-year period.
Taylor Cummings
Women's Lacrosse • 2013-16
It's a three-peat! Congrats to @Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings! #FearTheTaylor #TewaaratonTerps pic.twitter.com/qEEZWlEIzD
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) June 3, 2016
- Led Maryland to two NCAA Championships (2014 & 15) and four Final Four appearances
- The first and only three-time Tewaaraton Award winner (2014-16)
- Three-time Honda Award winner (2014-16)
- Four-time IWLCA First Team All-American (2013-16)
- Three-time IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year (2014, '15, '16)
- 2014-15 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
- Is the school’s all-time leader in draw controls (509)
- Holds the school record for points (323) and goals (229) by a midfielder
Stefon Diggs
Football • 2012-14
- One of the most dynamic players to ever grace the gridiron at Maryland
- A two-time all-conference selection
- Despite playing just three seasons (and being injured for much of his sophomore season), he ranks among the top 10 in career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns
- One of only nine Terps in history to total more than 2,000 career receiving yards
- Also a dangerous returner on special teams and ranks sixth in career kickoff return yardage and is one of just nine Terrapins in history with multiple career kickoff return touchdowns.
Juan Dixon
Men's Basketball • 1999-2002
The Juan and Only.
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) February 23, 2022
Dixon passed Bias to become our program's all-time leading scorer with this shot.
See Juan this Sunday: https://t.co/V0ishIuZtX
- Inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012
- Consensus first-team All-American in 2002
- ACC men’s basketball player of the year and ACC male Athlete of the year in 2002
- Three-time first team All-ACC player selected to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team
- All-time leading scorer at Maryland with 2,269 points
- Member of the 2002 NCAA Championship Team
Jason Garey
Men's Soccer • 2002-05
Captain, National Champion and the Greatest Goalscorer in Maryland History
— Maryland Men’s Soccer ?? (@MarylandMSoccer) November 3, 2018
@jason_garey is now officially a Maryland Athletics Hall of Famer! #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/7d81TLAx1Y
- Inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018
- First all-time in Maryland history in career goals (60), career points (140), and single season points (53)
- 2005 MAC Hermann Trophy Winner & ACC Player of the Year
- Two-Time First Team All-ACC (2004, 2005)
- Two-Time First Team All-American (2004, 2005)
- Led Maryland to the 2005 National Championship as Captain
- Made the College Cup in all four years as a Terp
E.J. Henderson
Football • 1999-2002
2x Consensus All-American
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) March 26, 2020
3 NCAA Records
2x ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2002 Chuck Bednarik Award
2002 Butkus Award
2001 ACC Player of the Year
E.J. Henderson will add College Football Hall of Fame to the list! pic.twitter.com/RUygGYWkYo
- Inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020
- Maryland’s only two-time consensus All-American
- Chuck Bednarik Award winner (College Defensive Player of the Year 2002
- 2001 and 2002 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-ACC (2001 and 2002
- 2002 Butkus Award winner (Nation's Top Linebacker)
- 2002 Peach Bowl Defensive MVP
25 for 25: The Top Student-Athletes of the Last 25 Years … so far
Audrey Barber - Gymnastics
Dominic Berger - Track & Field
Jared Bernhardt - Men's Lacrosse
Hayley Brock - Women's Soccer
Anthony Cowan Jr. - Men's Basketball
Taylor Cummings - Women's Lacrosse
Stefon Diggs - Football
Juan Dixon - Men's Basketball
Jason Garey - Men's Soccer
E.J. Henderson - Football
