Six Standouts Named 2019-20 Fall Scholar-Athletes
BOSTON – Six standout student-athletes who displayed excellence both academically and athletically this year and throughout their collegiate careers are the 2019 America East Fall Scholar-Athletes as announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. An All-American and a repeat selection highlight the honorees.
2019-20 America East Fall Scholar-Athletes
Kelsey Bing, Stanford, Sr. – Field Hockey
- Has a 3.94 GPA majoring in mechanical engineering.
- Named a NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and to the National Academic Squad.
- America East All-Academic selection for the third time.
- Second-team NFHCA All-American.
- America East Goalkeeper of the Year and First-Team All-Conference selection.
- Led Stanford to the America East title.
Sierra Stone, Sr., Hartford – Women’s Soccer
- The lone repeat Scholar-Athlete.
- Holds a 3.96 GPA majoring in accounting.
- Three-time America East All-Academic choice.
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-East Region selection.
- Earned her second #AEWSOC Midfielder of the Year award this year.
Ben Drezek, UMass Lowell, Jr. – Men’s Cross Country
- Has a 3.96 GPA in exercise physiology.
- America East All-Academic choice.
- Earned first-team All-Conference honors with an eighth place finish at the 2019 #AEXC Championship.
- Placed 12th at NCAA Northeast Regional race and earned a spot as a NCAA Cross Country Championship participant.
Chloe Evering, Sr., UAbany – Volleyball
- Has a nearly-perfect 3.99 GPA in biology.
- Two-time #AEVB Elite 18 Award winner.
- Three-time All-Academic.
- Google Cloud Academic All-District selection.
- 2019 America East second-team All-Conference choice.
Shannon Murdock, Sr., New Hampshire – Women’s Cross Country
- Graduated with a 3.72 GPA and has a perfect 4.0 graduate GPA in nursing.
- 2019 #AEXC Elite 18 Award winner.
- 2019 All-Academic choice.
- Earned first-team All-Conference honors with a third place finish at the 2019 #AEXC Championship and help UNH capture the team title.
Jimmy Slayton, Sr., Hartford – Men’s Soccer
- Carries a 3.77 GPA in entrepreneurial studies.
- 2019 #AEMSOC Elite 18 recipient.
- Two-time America East All-Academic selection.
- Second-team All-Conference goalkeeper.
The Scholar-Athletes were members of teams in the six championship sports which America East sponsored in the fall season including men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. 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 in July.
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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