CLEVELAND – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2022-23 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. 77 Nighthawk student athletes have recieved the honor, eclipsing last years total by 24.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 16th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Since the inception of the award's program in 2007-08, there has been a total of 147,622 student-athlete nominees recognized for their academic achievements at the Division II level.
"This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape. I want to congratulate all the recipients for earning the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay and current D2 ADA President. "While the number of deserving student-athletes continues to increase annually, the number of institutions recognizing these individuals on campus also continues to trend upwards. We look forward to eclipsing the 200-institution barrier next year."
To qualify for this honor a 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
The full list of honorees:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
Academic Year Completed
(i.e. Sr., Jr., So.) |
| Jorge |
Arispuro |
Baseball |
Junior |
| Jacob |
Lassiat |
Baseball |
Senior |
| Nik |
Levensteins |
Baseball |
Graduate |
| Cameron |
Mobley |
Baseball |
Junior |
| Sutton |
Smith |
Men's Basketball |
Junior |
| Riley |
Grant |
Men's Golf |
Senior |
| Stephen |
Kinsel |
Men's Golf |
Graduate |
| William |
Wethington |
Men's Golf |
Senior |
| Noah |
Zediker |
Men's Golf |
Senior |
| Haden |
Davis |
Men's Soccer |
Senior |
| Alejandro |
De Villena |
Men's Soccer |
Junior |
| Loic |
Gunn |
Men's Soccer |
Junior |
| Payge |
Sinclair |
Men's Soccer |
Senior |
| Adetokunbo |
Sotoyinbo |
Men's Soccer |
Senior |
| Iyan |
Windham |
Men's Soccer |
Junior |
| Harrison |
Wright |
Men's Soccer |
Senior |
| Dawid |
Zajac |
Men's Soccer |
Senior |
| Cole |
Brainard |
Men's Tennis |
Senior |
| Christopher |
Cahour |
Men's Tennis |
Senior |
| Livi |
Blackstock |
Women's Basketball |
Junior |
| Isabel |
Davenport |
Women's Basketball |
Junior |
| Josie |
Earnhardt |
Women's Basketball |
Senior |
| Carly |
Fahey |
Women's Basketball |
Junior |
| Caroline |
Martin |
Women's Basketball |
Senior |
| Maddie |
Ananthasane |
Women's Golf |
Senior |
| Danielle |
Humphrey |
Women's Golf |
Graduate |
| Lainey |
Panter |
Women's Golf |
Junior |
| Amari |
Smith |
Women's Golf |
Graduate |
| Tybee |
Denton |
Softball |
Senior |
| Hannah |
Forehand |
Softball |
Senior |
| Jolie |
Lester |
Softball |
Junior |
| Gracie |
Mixson |
Softball |
Junior |
| Madi |
Perry |
Softball |
Senior |
| Olivia |
Sinquefield |
Softball |
Senior |
| Arielle |
Aronoff |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Abbie |
Crane |
Women's Soccer |
Graduate |
| Katey |
Derkay |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Megan |
DuMond |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Skylar |
Dzenis |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Maysoon |
El-Shami |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Sierra |
Fowler |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Nikki |
Gomez |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Michelle |
Lapenta |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Olivia |
Minor |
Women's Soccer |
Junior |
| Grace |
Morgan |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Bailey |
Vessell |
Women's Soccer |
Graduate |
| Cat |
Watry |
Women's Soccer |
Senior |
| Lindsay |
Allan |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Val |
Angel |
Women's Track & Field |
Graduate |
| Sydney |
Bolyard |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Maggie |
Davidson |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Korey |
Dickerson |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Audrey |
Gleason |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Karmen |
Masenthin |
Women's Track & Field |
Senior |
| Claire |
Mills |
Women's Track & Field |
Junior |
| Ashley |
Pope |
Women's Track & Field |
Junior |
| Ella |
Stoudenmire |
Women's Track & Field |
Junior |
| Valentina |
Ascarrunz |
Women's Tennis |
Senior |
| Johanna |
Lippert |
Women's Tennis |
Senior |
| Anna |
Markvartova |
Women's Tennis |
Senior |
| Svetlana |
Teterina |
Women's Tennis |
Junior |
| Viktorie |
Wojcikova |
Women's Tennis |
Senior |
