Three Repeat Choices Highlight Spring Scholar-Athletes
BOSTON – Six standout student-athletes who have displayed excellence both academically and athletically this year and throughout their collegiate careers highlight 2018-19 America East Spring Scholar-Athletes as announced Thursday morning by the conference office. Three repeat selections highlight the honorees.
2018-19 America East Spring Scholar-Athletes
Paul Hogan, UMass Lowell, Sr. – Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
- Repeat outdoor track & field Scholar-Athlete selection and sixth overall.
- Swept the cross country and track & field honors.
- Graduated with a 3.57 GPA majoring in civil engineering.
- America East All-Academic Team honoree.
- Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championship to become the first River Hawk to earn All-America honors.
Nick Grande, Stony Brook, Jr. – Baseball
- Repeat selection.
- Carries a 3.98 GPA in political science and history.
- Two-time America East All-Academic selection.
- America East Elite 18 winner in baseball.
- America East Player of the Year.
Sarah Petzold, UAlbany, Sr. – Softball
- Repeat selection.
- Graduated in three years with a 3.90 GPA in both psychology and sociology and carries a 4.00 graduate GPA in mental health counseling.
- Third-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
- America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete.
- First-team All-Conference choice.
Jakob Patterson, UAlbany, Jr., - Men’s Lacrosse
- Holds a 3.81 GPA majoring in sociology.
- America East All-Academic selection.
- America East Offensive Player of the Year.
- First-team All-America East choice.
Jordyn Marr, UAlbany, Jr., - Women’s Lacrosse
- Holds a 3.98 GPA majoring in business administration/management information & sociology.
- America East All-Academic selection.
- America East Elite 18 winner in women’s lacrosse.
- First-team All-Conference choice.
Tara Belinsky, UAlbany, Sr., - Outdoor Track & Field
- Graduated with a 3.83 GPA majoring in communications and has a 3.73 graduate mark in the same discipline.
- America East Presidential Scholar Athlete.
- All-Academic choice.
- 2019 America East Woman of the Year.
- AE outdoor champion in the shotput for the third time and set a new meet record this year.
The Scholar-Athletes were members of teams in the six championship sports which America East sponsored in the spring season including baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track & field and softball. Nominees were put forward by their institution, which could nominate up to one student-athlete per sport, then voted upon by the conference's Student-Athlete Engagement committee. Each America East Scholar-Athlete was a starter or prominent reserve and carries a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50.
Sport Scholar-Athletes are automatically eligible for the America East Female or Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, which will be announced on July 17.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom.
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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