CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2020-21 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 14th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

In total, there were 16,164 student-athletes from 187 institutions recognized for the 2020-21 Academic Achievement Awards. Georgian Court University landed a program-record 61 student-athletes on this elite list. 

"It is incredible to think that our athletes excelled in the classroom despite having to deal with the many stressors associated with COVID-19. To see once again that a record-breaking number of students are recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award is simply astonishing," said Dr. Bren Stevens, Vice President for Athletics at the University of Charleston and current D2 ADA President. "I am extraordinarily impressed by the efforts of our member institutions to ensure that they provide special recognitions for their respective athletes, as they are certainly deserving."

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.

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

About D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 57th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.


Georgian Court's honorees:

Women's Volleyball (4)
Faith Bennett
Paula Cespedes
Trilby Kite
Kayla Wilson

Women's Soccer (6)
Aliya Canfield
Alyssa Dias
Brianna Hills (also member of women's T&F)
Cheyenne Hunsberger
Victoria Lind
Meghan Ruales

Men's Soccer (12)
Jay Abraham
Frank Aguilar
Gianluca Cersosimo
Landry Cheta
Jack Guiton
Jamie Hickey
Niklas Laenger
EJ Lucas
Kenny Navas
Tommaso Rio
Luca Schad
Simon Winther

Women's Basketball (6)
Brielle Bisogno
Shaunna Bruker
Ivona Krakic
Andjela Kremenovic
Leighanna Lister
Hanna Thrainsdottir

Women's Track & Field/XC (9)
Haley Amogretti
Stephanie Bock
Yanely Bohorquez
Kaitlyn Bragen
Hannah Gravante
Brianna Hills (also member of women's soccer)
Rachel Pausz
Meesha Samuels
Jenna Yascur

Women's Lacrosse (7)
Sabrina Chandler
Heather Devaney
Kasha Elzinga
Alexis Hahn
Madison Heck
Talysa Jimenez
Jessica Rogers

Softball (4)
Samantha Fohrman
Caitlin Hughes
Mikayla Gilgert
Jody Ann Thomas

Men's Track & Field/XC (4)
Chukwuebizie Anuamadi
Nolan Czech
Kevin Knoetig
DaShawn Lamar-Baldwin (also member of men's lacrosse)
Kyle Muir

Men's Lacrosse  (5)
Daniel Burnham
Hunter Calvetto
Billy Germana
DaShawn Lamar-Baldwin (also member of men's track & field)
Tanner Lee

Men's Basketball (4)
Titus Beard
Nicholas Manso
Alexander Shevchenko
Shane Williams