Charleston, W. Va - The University of Charleston landed 143 student-athletes on the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement listing for the 2022-23 academic year.
This was another record-breaking year with 19,646 student-athletes from 196 institutions in total being recognized for the 16
th year of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. Since the inception of the D2 ADA's awards program, there have been a total 147,622 student-athletes awarded for their academic achievement at the NCAA Division II level.
UC was one of seven universities represented in Mountain East Conference (MEC). With 143 student-athletes receiving the Academic Achievement Award, the Golden Eagles represented the most recipients in the MEC. Frostburg State University had 111 student-athletes honored, while Fairmont State and Davis & Elkins each had 100 student-athletes listed.
"You must complete 60 credit hours and have a 3.5 GPA or higher to receive this very special award," said Dr. Bren Stevens, Director of Athletics. "I cannot be prouder of our athletes, and all the faculty and staff members that support them at UC."
To qualify for the award, the following must occur:
· The Athletic Director must be a current member of the D2 ADA
· Student-athlete must have:
o a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
o have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
o have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
"It's been so impressive to see the number of student-athletes recognized for their stellar performance in the classroom continue to grow each year," said Jenna Theden, UC's Athletic Academic Success Director. "This is a direct reflection of the quality of our student-athletes and their commitment to academic excellence. We are proud to honor their achievement which they continually work so hard to deserve."
To read the full D2 ADA release, along with finding a comprehensive list of all institutions that received the Academic Achievement Award,
click here.
The 143 University of Charleston recipients of the award include:
| Thomas |
Ashworth |
Football |
| Taylor |
Green |
Football |
| Michael |
Perry |
Football |
| Christian |
Fisher |
Football |
| Niko |
Kausky |
Football |
| Micah |
Hancock |
Football |
| Dekavis |
Preston |
Football |
| Quinard |
Thomas |
Football |
| Kadin |
Jarrouj |
Football |
| William |
Belongia |
Football |
| Ashton |
Gilkey |
Football |
| Timothy |
Dean |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Tyler |
Dellerman |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Chandler |
Kelley |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Eric |
Chartier |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Cody |
Li |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Trey |
Ritchie |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Ethan |
Soderna |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Griffin |
Adkins |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Steven |
Sanders |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Campbell |
Spradling |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Cole |
Peschl |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Jared |
Armstrong |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Andre |
Martinez |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Matthew |
Mills |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Carter |
Rust |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Andrew |
Beckner |
Men's Baseball Team |
| Jeremiah |
Keene |
Men's Basketball Team |
| Robin |
Haesslich |
Men's Golf |
| Feirish |
Nor |
Men's Golf |
| Dylan |
Prasad |
Men's Golf |
| Zachary |
Katzenstein |
Men's Golf |
| Erik |
Ulvaeng |
Men's Golf |
| Francisco |
Anton |
Men's Soccer |
| Eduardo |
Barros |
Men's Soccer |
| Sam |
Bethell |
Men's Soccer |
| Giorgos |
Diakos |
Men's Soccer |
| Stafford |
Dowling |
Men's Soccer |
| Nicolai |
Gundersen |
Men's Soccer |
| Connor |
Hartwell |
Men's Soccer |
| Tomas |
Muller |
Men's Soccer |
| Johannes |
Wolfram |
Men's Soccer |
| Tristen |
Rose |
Men's Soccer |
| Marc |
Torrado |
Men's Soccer |
| Santiago |
Grandas |
Men's Soccer |
| Felipe |
Mercado |
Men's Soccer |
| Nolan |
Ross |
Men's Soccer |
| Mattheo |
Ledoux |
Men's Soccer |
| Tarek |
Jarrouj |
Men's Soccer |
| Joseph |
Gasper |
Men's Soccer |
| Juan |
Hermoso |
Men's Soccer |
| Andrea |
Fringuelli |
Men's Soccer |
| Paul |
Caliari |
Men's Soccer |
| Mattia |
Vezzoni |
Men's Soccer |
| John |
Giesberts |
Men's Tennis |
| Adrian |
Heidelberger |
Men's Tennis |
| Lennert |
Stevens |
Men's Tennis |
| Krish |
Patel |
Men's Tennis |
| Alejandro |
Abellaneda |
Men's Track |
| Damian |
Smith |
Men's Track |
| Colin |
Hunkele |
Men's Track |
| Carter |
Lipscomb |
Men's Track |
| James |
Shamblin |
Men's Track |
| Warren |
Thiel |
Men's Track |
| Michael |
Garrett |
Men's Track |
| Anthony |
Bradford |
Men's Track |
| Tyler |
Hayes |
Men's Track |
| Antonio |
Sneed |
Men's Track |
| Timber |
Huysmans |
Men's Track |
| Ryan |
Blackwell |
Men's Track |
| Tim |
Gutzeit |
Men's Track |
| Garret |
Schnitker |
Men's Volleyball |
| Nathan |
Avitia |
Men's Volleyball |
| Curtis |
Raines |
Men's Volleyball |
| Nathan |
Cartier |
Men's Volleyball |
| Austin |
McKee |
Men's Volleyball |
| Deonte |
William |
Men's Volleyball |
| Diego |
Villafane |
Men's Volleyball |
| Sierra |
Davis |
Women's Basketball |
| Anna |
Cardwell |
Women's Basketball |
| Abigail |
Lee |
Women's Basketball |
| Leilani |
Pickens |
Women's Basketball |
| Clarrissa |
Francis |
Women's Basketball |
| Margaret |
Stephenson |
Women's Basketball |
| Dakota |
Reeves |
Women's Basketball |
| Shamiah |
Bridges |
Women's Basketball |
| Victoria |
Witouski |
Women's Golf |
| Rebecca |
Mago |
Women's Golf |
| Brooke |
Devolld |
Women's Golf |
| Aleigha |
Hodges |
Women's Golf |
| Leah |
Loudermilk |
Women's Golf |
| Jaryn |
Breakfield |
Women's Golf |
| Lily |
Christensen |
Women's Lacrosse |
| Gabriella |
Bianchi |
Women's Lacrosse |
| Jordan |
Maynard |
Women's Soccer |
| Brooke |
Lucas |
Women's Soccer |
| Helen |
Alfes |
Women's Soccer |
| Korynn |
Porter |
Women's Soccer |
| Sydney |
Wheeler |
Women's Soccer |
| Gracie |
Emery |
Women's Soccer |
| Claire |
Bailey |
Women's Soccer |
| Danielle |
Bauer |
Women's Softball |
| Emma |
Groe |
Women's Softball |
| Isabella |
Landrum |
Women's Softball |
| Olivia |
Pelfrey |
Women's Softball |
| Lindsey |
Phares |
Women's Softball |
| Morgan |
Hoppe |
Women's Softball |
| Allison |
Rubal |
Women's Softball |
| Raegan |
West |
Women's Softball |
| Rebekah |
Woody |
Women's Softball |
| Allysa |
Lake |
Women's Softball |
| Mikayla |
Ferguson |
Women's Softball |
| Brittny |
Ogg |
Women's Softball |
| Carlie |
Odejewski |
Women's Softball |
| Isabella |
Andujar |
Women's Softball |
| Hannah |
Rose |
Women's Softball |
| Brionna |
Bowman |
Women's Softball |
| Kaylee |
Hotchkiss |
Women's Softball |
| Danielle |
Debenedictis |
Women's Softball |
| Aida |
Montero |
Women's Tennis |
| Harriet |
Glaves |
Women's Tennis |
| Emelina |
Alvarez |
Women's Tennis |
| Tessla |
Aguilar-Guerrero |
Women's Track |
| Balie |
Destefano |
Women's Track |
| Miriam |
Dreher |
Women's Track |
| Madison |
Woolwine |
Women's Track |
| Amara |
Mason |
Women's Track |
| Lialuisa |
Markert |
Women's Track |
| Flora |
Tissier |
Women's Track |
| Patricia |
Alonso-Munoz |
Women's Track |
| Lillian |
Dowdell |
Women's Track |
| Domenica |
Cruz |
Women's Track |
| Myra |
McLaughlin |
Women's Track |
| Elise |
Leveel |
Women's Track |
| Morgan |
Turner |
Women's Track |
| Emily |
Kupfner |
Women's Track |
| Kayla |
Lemkus |
Women's Track |
| Erin |
Carmody |
Women's Volleyball |
| Pia |
Selke |
Women's Volleyball |
| Gianni |
Blundell |
Women's Volleyball |
| Reagan |
McLean |
Women's Volleyball |
| Madison |
Jackson |
Women's Volleyball |
