CLEVELAND, Ohio. – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) has announced the 2018-19 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards and 79 Nova Southeastern student-athletes were recognized in the 12th year of the program that honors student-athlete academic accomplishments at the Division II level.
The Sharks’ 2018-19 count of 79 student-athletes honored was third among Sunshine State Conference schools, closing another outstanding academic year with a 3.22 annual departmental GPA – exceeding a program GPA beyond 3.15 for the seventh consecutive year. As a conference, the SSC boasted 582 honorees, ranking ninth in the nation.
As a whole, the Sunshine State Conference continues to lead the nation in NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate (ASR), topping all 24 NCAA Division II conferences in the latest standings (Fall 2018) for a third consecutive year.
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 2018-19 academic year. In total, there were a record-setting 11,660 student-athletes from 185 institutions recognized for the 2018-19 Academic Achievement Awards.
Nova Southeastern Academic Achievement Award Honorees
Kyle Kilbourne – Baseball
Gil Torres – Baseball
Anthony DiFede – Baseball
Ryan Maya – Baseball
David Dennis – Men’s Basketball
Benjamin Hjort – Men’s Golf
Jan Luca Ahillen – Men’s Soccer
Curtis Thorn – Men’s Soccer
Stefan Faistenauer – Men’s Soccer
Titouan Le Roux – Men’s Soccer
Nathaniel Pells – Men’s Soccer
Sebastian Loibl – Men’s Soccer
Ignacio Goya – Men’s Soccer
Nathanael “Squeaky” Washington – Men’s Soccer
Jake Geyer – Men’s Soccer
David Hudson – Men’s Swimming
Jonathan Yanello – Men’s Swimming
Matteo Masiero – Men’s Swimming
James Wilson – Men’s Swimming
Mitch Moczygemba – Men’s Track
Costa Stathis – Men’s Cross Country and Track and Field
Kyle Forsythe – Men’s Track and Field
Eric Moate – Men’s Track and Field
Emily Stewart – Women’s Rowing
Marnie McLean – Women’s Rowing
Emma Brownawell – Women’s Rowing
Nicole Baliszewski – Women’s Rowing
Mikayla Shelton – Women’s Rowing
Katherine Godwin – Women’s Rowing
Rayna Stuart – Women’s Rowing
Zoe Stein – Women’s Rowing
Barbara Sansur – Women’s Rowing
Jasmine Morris – Women’s Rowing
Sydney Casteel – Softball
Miriam Schmoll – Softball
Sydney Lageyre – Softball
Stephanie Wang – Softball
Mayte Lezcano – Softball
Leslie Atherton – Volleyball
Kim Blasko – Volleyball
Megan Burns – Volleyball
Caylee Cox – Volleyball
Maddie Uilk – Volleyball
Sarah Kelly – Women’s Basketball
Megan Piggott – Women’s Basketball
Jordan Tully – Women’s Basketball
Katie Barnard – Women’s Basketball
Claire McMahon – Women’s Basketball
Maria Bardeeva – Women’s Basketball
Christen Prasse – Women’s Basketball
Alison Hughes – Women’s Basketball
Sofia Garcia Austt – Women’s Golf
Sol Santecchia – Women’s Golf
Aldana Foigel – Women’s Golf
Nicole Staley – Women’s Soccer
Emma Heikkila – Women’s Soccer
Paige Napolitano – Women’s Soccer
Brandee Permenter – Women’s Soccer
Bella Santini – Women’s Soccer
Anna Keffer – Women’s Soccer
Kaitlyn Chomko – Women’s Soccer
Jessica Bonenclark – Women’s Soccer
Emily Mehlhop – Women’s Swimming
Liza Buluchevskaya – Women’s Swimming
Caily Friel – Women’s Swimming
Tate Vangellow – Women’s Swimming
Haley Watters – Women’s Swimming
Elizabeth Zubero – Women’s Swimming
Hannah Pariseault – Women’s Swimming
Molly Griswold – Women’s Swimming
Madison Allen – Women’s Swimming
Laurel Fink – Women’s Swimming
Jenna Johns – Women’s Swimming
Ivana Djordjevic – Women’s Tennis
Ana Navas – Women’s Tennis
Michelle Bauer – Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field
Morgan Will – Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field
Maddy Kenyon – Women’s Track and Field
Shannon Davis – Women’s Track and Field
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 55th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.