General | 8/28/2020 10:46:00 AM
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - A total of 81 Bloomsburg University student-athletes have been recognized by the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) with Academic Achievement Awards for the 2019-20 academic year. The 81 recipients were 20 more than last year's total of 61 and were just one shy of the school-record 82 student-athletes that earned the honor during the 2016-17 academic year.
In total, there were 15,226 student-athletes from 200 institutions recognized for the 2019-20 Academic Achievement Awards - numbers that shattered the records for highest number of participating institutions and the largest number of student-athletes being nominated since the award program's inception. For the second consecutive year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) has the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 1,365.
"In a year when we can use all of the good news, the D2 ADA Officers and Board of Directors are proud to recognize the highest number of student-athletes with the Academic Achievement Award than ever before," said D2 ADA President JR Smith, director of athletics at Chadron State College. "The nominations also came from a record number of institutions, showcasing the passion and dedication of our Association and Division II as a whole."
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 DII ADA. The student-athlete must also have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, have attended a minimum of two years of college level work, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
A complete list of Bloomsburg's 81 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients for the 2019-20 academic year can be found below.
BASEBALL
Chad Cooperman
Ed Herbener
Nate Krizan
James Reardon
Jared Schram
Cole Swiger
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Sam Saxton
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Emma Saxton
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD
Hank Anderson
Tyler Bailey
Matt Loeh
Chris McCormick
Declan McDonald
Justin Ziegler
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD
Amanda Aulenbach
Autumn Avery
Kathryn Blair
Ashley Blannard
Jessica Brenfleck
Kirsten O'Malley
Lauren O'Malley
Sydney Sheaffer
Emilee Wasilewski
FIELD HOCKEY
Mikayla Barrow
Callie Edwards
Tesa Hoffman
Cheyenne Ott
Sydney Rimmer
Rachael Strockbine
FOOTBALL
Alex Annan
Aaron Bensinger
Alex Findura
Sir Michael Larsen
Logan Leiby
Tom Pellegrino
Tyler Tornetta
Cameron Young
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Allison Bardman
Angela DiPasquale
Tiffany Diachynsky
Faith Duffy
Erin Gingrich
Erica Wolfgang
MEN'S SOCCER
Bryce Evans
Haley Fiske
Zac Gunaratnam-Bailey
Zach LoBasso
Carter Luckenbaugh
Evan Novian
Olly Whitham
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Hailey Arpin
Kimmy Bucher
Alex Burrows
Megan Callan
Emily Clauss
Helen Flynn
Lauren Hoelke
Maggie McDonald
Nicole Varano
Bryce Watts
SOFTBALL
Danielle Barnes
Briannah Dobson
Rebecca Rossi
Sammi Starr
Abby Wild
MEN'S SWIMMING
Pat Agnew
Noah Cancro
Jace Fry
Collin Hummel
Colton Schnars
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Becca Cubbler
Julie Marchioni
Kelley McHugh
Emily Smith
MEN'S TENNIS
Nagid Walle
Oliver Wiesemann
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Isabella Sarquis
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Meghan Gehr
Kate Lindholm
Mia Nicholes
Olivia Pagano
