CLEVELAND, Ohio. – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) has announced the 2019-20 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards, and for the second consecutive year Nova Southeastern has reached a program high, as 92 Shark student-athletes were recognized in the 13th year of the program that honors student-athlete academic accomplishments at the NCAA Division II level.
The Sharks' 2019-20 count of 92 student-athletes honored was a boost past last year's 79 awards, closing out the best academic year on record with a department-wide 3.33 Grade Point Average – surpassing a 3.15 annual GPA as a program for the eighth consecutive year. As a conference, the Sunshine State Conference garnered 909 honorees, ranking seventh among the 24 NCAA Division II conferences.
As a whole, the Sunshine State Conference continues its storied history of academic excellence with the NCAA's announcement of the latest Division II Academic Success Rates (ASR). SSC member institutions combined for an 86-percent ASR for a ninth consecutive year, which is second among Division II conferences.
To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must have completed at least four semesters with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA and have been an active member of his/her team during the 2019-20 academic year. In total, there were 15,315 student-athletes from 201 institutions recognized from across the nation in this year's record-shattering awards.
Nova Southeastern D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Honorees
Anthony DiFede - Baseball
Adan Fernandez - Baseball
Jarrett Hall - Baseball
Carl Alenfall - Men's Basketball
Bryce Schneider - Men's Basketball
Nick Smith - Men's Basketball
Lukas Speidel - Men's Basketball
Maria Bardeeva - Women's Basketball
Sarah Kelly - Women's Basketball
Julia Kelner - Women's Basketball
Claire McMahon - Women's Basketball
Annie Santucci - Women's Basketball
Jordan Tully - Women's Basketball
Benjamin Hjort - Men's Golf
Nicola Fall - Women's Golf
Sofia Garcia Austt - Women's Golf
Sol Santecchia - Women's Golf
Ava Carollo - Women's Rowing
Jasmine Morris - Women's Rowing
Barbara Sansur - Women's Rowing
Mikayla Shelton - Women's Rowing
Emily Stewart - Women's Rowing
Jan Luca Ahillen - Men's Soccer
Bryan Bakboord - Men's Soccer
Henrik Berg - Men's Soccer
Milos Christoforou - Men's Soccer
Matty Cornish - Men's Soccer
Isidoro Garcia - Men's Soccer
Jake Geyer - Men's Soccer
Titouan Le Roux - Men's Soccer
Sebastian Loibl - Men's Soccer
Tino Miguez - Men's Soccer
Curtis Thorn - Men's Soccer
Nathanael "Squeaky" Washington - Men's Soccer
Kaitlyn Chomko - Women's Soccer
Olivia Graham - Women's Soccer
Emma Heikkila - Women's Soccer
Skyler Mackey - Women's Soccer
Paige Napolitano - Women's Soccer
Alexys Nowak - Women's Soccer
Emily O'Connell - Women's Soccer
Brandee Permenter - Women's Soccer
Bella Santini - Women's Soccer
Nicole Staley - Women's Soccer
Sydney Anderson - Softball
Emily Hess - Softball
Sydney Lageyre - Softball
Mayte Lezcano - Softball
Alex Suzuki - Softball
Stephanie Wang - Softball
Spencer Hohm - Men's Swimming
Matteo Masiero - Men's Swimming
Evan Weber - Men's Swimming
Alessandro Xella - Men's Swimming
Jonathan Yanello - Men's Swimming
Madison Allen - Women's Swimming
Liza Buluchevskaya - Women's Swimming
Taylor Covington - Women's Swimming
Caily Friel - Women's Swimming
Laurel Gallaudet - Women's Swimming
Molly Griswold - Women's Swimming
Jenna Johns - Women's Swimming
Allison Kopas - Women's Swimming
Amilia Nusbaum - Women's Swimming
Hannah Pariseault - Women's Swimming
Hannah Trieschmann - Women's Swimming
Tate Vangellow - Women's Swimming
Haley Watters - Women's Swimming
Cassandra Wright - Women's Swimming
Elizabeth Zubero - Women's Swimming
Ivana Djordjevic - Women's Tennis
Caitlyn Khan - Women's Tennis
Karolina Snita - Women's Tennis
Inigo Cillero - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Quynlan Duffy - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Andrew Swanson - Men's Track and Field/Cross Country
Justin Jackson - Men's Track and Field
Mitch Moczygemba - Men's Track and Field
Aaron Weimer - Men's Track and Field
Michelle Bauer - Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Morgan Will - Women's Track and Field/Cross Country
Charissa Bacon - Women's Track and Field
Carly Rothert - Women's Track and Field
Katie Tallman - Women's Track and Field
Shannon Towne - Women's Track and Field
Ellyn Willse - Women's Track and Field
Gabby Bauch - Women's Volleyball
Alex Boone - Women's Volleyball
Caylee Cox - Women's Volleyball
Ally Ford - Women's Volleyball
Emily Krachenfels - Women's Volleyball
McKenna Tucek - Women's Volleyball
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