2019 #AEXC All-Academic Teams Announced
BOSTON – Twenty student-athletes were rewarded for their academic and athletic successes on Wednesday as the 2019 America East Cross Country All-Academic Teams were announced by the conference office.
2019 individual champion Christopher Alfond headlines the team just a matter of days after the UMass Lowell senior qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. His is joined on the All-Academic squad by teammates Benjamin Drezek, who will also compete in the national championship, and Kyle Coultier. Stony Brook’s Cameron Avery and Vann Moffett, each of whom finished in the top-three in the #AEXC Championship were also selected to receive All-Academic honors, along with New Hampshire’s Nicholas Brown, Maine’s Jacob Terry and Vermont’s John Benner, Neville Caulfield and Chris Gish.
New Hampshire had the most honorees on the women’s All-Academic Team as Cayla Barretto, Meg Champagne, Elisabeth Danis and Shannon Murdock were all selected. They were joined by Binghamton’s Aziza Chigatayeva and Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli, Maine’s Emma Jourdain, Stony Brook’s Holly Manning, UMass Lowell’s Nicole Murphy and Vermont’s Bel Sogoloff.
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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 comprised 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 are 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.
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