20 Student-Athletes Named to 2018 #AESD All-Academic Teams
BOSTON – 20 exceptional student-athletes were named to the 2018 America East Swimming and Diving All-Academic Teams on Wednesday.
Four repeat selections in Maine’s Emily Borger and Vermont’s Stefi Geiger, Kira Hancock and Kelly Lennon highlight the women’s team. The ten female swimmers combine to hold an impressive 3.75 GPA. UMBC’s Allison Atkinson, Brittany Driscoll and Madyson Popoalis, New Hampshire’s Erin Cullather and Milana Evsten and VMI’s McKenzie Raber complete the group of standouts.
The men’s All-Academic Team includes seven UMBC Retrievers, two Maine Black Bears and one Binghamton Bearcat. The combined GPA of the student-athletes is 3.68. The team is composed of Binghamton’s Ross Bernstein, Maine’s Sean Driscoll and Spencer Lindsley and UMBC’s Philip Adejumo, Connor Ganley, Alexander Gliese, Kyle Paxton, Ilia Rattsev, Nikola Trajkovic and Jared Vance.
To be eligible for All-Academic, student-athletes must have sophomore athletic eligibility, attain a 3.30 minimum grade-point average and be a contributor on their team. The squad is voted on by a committee made up of America East student-athlete support and athletic communications administrators as well as faculty athletic representatives.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country. In addition to the All-Academic program, Elite 18 Awards are bestowed in each of the conference’s sponsored sports. Additionally, a Scholar-Athlete, someone who distinguishes himself/herself as the top student-athlete in his/her sport, is awarded. From that group, one male and one female is selected the America East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The conference also recognizes all student-athletes who achieve at least a 3.0 GPA on its Academic Honor Roll, with those achieving a 3.50 average or better receiving Commissioner’s Honor Roll status. The Presidential Scholar-Athlete award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student. Finally, the Academic Cup is presented to the institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade-point average during that academic year.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
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