CLEVELAND – Forty-nine Buccaneers were among the 6,881 student-athletes from 171 institutions named by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) to the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
A record number of institutions and student-athletes were recognized for the 2012-13 Academic Achievement Awards. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 759 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 653 student-athletes being recognized and the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) with 635 student-athletes being acknowledged with this award.
The Sunshine State Conference, which has topped all Division II conference in academic success rate (ASR) for the last six years, had 456 student-athletes honored, representing all nine institutions.
“The D2ADA would like to thank and congratulate the institutions that took part in honoring the record-number of 6,854 student-athletes with 2012-13 Academic Achievement Awards,” stated D2ADA President Anita Barker, director of athletics at Chico State University. “We continuously strive to recognize and honor deserving Division 2 student-athletes. This award gives us the platform to showcase these individuals and their efforts in the classroom, as well as on the playing field.”
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division 2 institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues paying member of the D2ADA.
Also, the student-athlete must:
- have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
- have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
Here is a complete list of the Buccaneers recognized:
Name | Sport | Class |
Taylor Babcock | Women’s Golf | Senior |
Tashalyn Begon | Volleyball | Sophomore |
Alvaro Beltran | Men’s Golf | Junior |
Anna Boada | Rowing | Junior |
Kristina Boncheva | Rowing | Junior |
Julie Brito | Softball | Sophomore |
Sarah Broeseker | Softball | Senior |
Joe Conkleton | Men’s Soccer | Senior |
Camille Czarnecki | Softball | Junior |
Alex Decker | Baseball | Senior |
Natalie Diaz | Women’s Soccer | Sophomore |
Colette Eule | Women’s Basketball | Junior |
Jennifer Feriozzi | Rowing | Junior |
Magne Fivelstad | Men’s Basketball | Junior |
Linda Fritschken | Women’s Tennis | Junior |
Amanda Frontino | Women’s Basketball | Senior |
Morgan Garcia | Women’s Soccer | Junior |
Fabian Groetsch | Men’s Tennis | Junior |
Alicia Guerrero | Volleyball | Senior |
Diego Habib | Men’s Soccer | Junior |
Eiken Hansen | Women’s Golf | Sophomore |
Shaun Herselman | Men’s Soccer | Junior |
Jeni Hiapo | Volleyball | Junior |
Joe Iorio | Baseball | Junior |
Sofia Jakobsson | Women’s Soccer | Senior |
Tyler Kellmann | Baseball | Junior |
Joong Kim | Men’s Soccer | Senior |
Houghton Kinsman | Men’s Soccer | Senior |
Paula Mackin | Softball | Senior |
Melissa Madrid | Women’s Soccer | Senior |
Akemi Maehama | Women’s Tennis | Junior |
Lauren Manna | Women’s Soccer | Junior |
Katrina Molfetta | Women’s Soccer | Junior |
Daniela Murray | Women’s Golf | Sophomore |
Kayla Nanoo | Women’s Soccer | Sophomore |
Guilherme Oliveira | Men’s Soccer | Senior |
Connor Oliveri | Baseball | Sophomore |
Jackie Perez | Women’s Basketball | Sophomore |
Francesca Perini | Women’s Golf | Sophomore |
Danika Pisconeri | Women’s Basketball | Junior |
Connor Randel | Men’s Soccer | Junior |
Dominique Richardson | Women’s Soccer | Junior |
Lucas Rio Torto | Men’s Soccer | Junior |
Joeanthony Rivera | Baseball | Sophomore |
Johnny Rodrigues | Men’s Soccer | Senior |
Hannah Shy | Softball | Junior |
Frank Szczepanik | Baseball | Senior |
Tania Torres | Volleyball | Senior |
Max Wimmer | Men’s Tennis | Senior |