By: Michael MacEachern
Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
WESTLAKE, Ohio | Sixty-nine Georgia College & State University student-athletes have been recognized by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association with their D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
GCSU had 35 repeat honorees, including
Anna Agi (women's cross country) who received the award for the fifth consecutive year.
Kaitlyn Anders (softball),
Sydney Charles (women's soccer),
Divina Checo (softball),
Shradha Chhabra (women's tennis),
Gabe Cizek (men's tennis),
Blane Davis (men's golf),
Aralyn Everett (women's soccer),
Jillian Muncus (women's cross country),
Brooke Roberts (women's volleyball),
Chiara Santoro (women's tennis), and
Jada Warren (women's basketball) each received the award for the third consecutive year.
Laura Almagro (women's tennis),
Carter Barnes (baseball),
Lorena Cazora (women's cross country),
Sarah Charney (women's soccer),
Rodrigo Pérez Crespo (men's tennis),
Carter Drake (women's soccer),
Arin Goriscak (women's soccer),
Emily Hobbs (softball),
Bridget Johnson (women's soccer),
Riese Johnson (women's volleyball),
Sarah King (women's soccer),
TJ Kloiber (baseball),
Aidan Kudlas (men's basketball),
Eliza Kuhne (softball),
Oscar Lynch (men's basketball),
Chloe Markey (women's soccer),
Lily Markey (women's soccer),
Sarah Mason (women's soccer),
Grace Phillips (women's soccer),
Caroline Pollock (softball),
Will Sims (baseball),
Bailey Vick (women's basketball), and
Amelia Wylly (women's basketball),
Women's soccer led the way with 17 student-athletes, while softball closely behind with 15. Women's basketball added nine, followed by baseball with six and women's cross country with five. Men's tennis, women's tennis and women's volleyball each had four honorees, while men's basketball had three and men's golf had two.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. In total, there were 22,740 student-athletes from 202 institutions being recognized for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. It was the largest number of student-athletes being nominated since the award program's inception. The Peach Belt Conference had 625 student-athletes earn the Academic Achievement Award.
To receive the Academic Achievement Award, the 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, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
Below are the 69 student-athletes from GCSU that received the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award:
About GCSU Athletics
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for four consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won five consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the
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