Six All-Conference Standouts Named Winter Scholar-Athletes
BOSTON – Six standout student-athletes who have displayed excellence both academically and athletically this year and throughout their collegiate careers highlight the 2019-20 America East Winter Scholar-Athletes as announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. All six honorees were All-Conference selections this year.
2019-20 America East Winter Scholar-Athletes
Christian Lutete, UMass Lowell, Sr. – Men’s Basketball
- Graduated with a perfect 3.79 GPA in economics and carries a perfect 4.00 graduate GPA in peace and conflict studies.
- Named to CoSIDA’s 2019-20 first-team Academic All-America squad.
- America East All-Academic choice for the second time in his career.
- NABC All-District selection.
- Second-team All-Conference selection for the second-straight year.
Hanna Crymble, Vermont, Sr. – Women’s Basketball
- Has a 3.81 GPA majoring in biochemistry.
- Earned third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
- America East All-Academic selection for the third-straight year.
- Earned America East Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2019-20.
- America East First-Team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team selection.
Ilia Rattsev, UMBC, Sr. – Men’s Swimming & Diving
- Carries a 3.97 GPA in bioformatics and computational biology.
- Earned the 2020 America East Elite 18 Award for having the highest GPA among top male performers at the 2020 #AESD Championship.
- Named an America East All-Academic Team honoree for the third time.
- Won seven gold medals at the 2020 Swimming & Diving Championship (3 individual, 4 relay) and earned the David Alexander Coaches’ Award for tabulating the most points.
Anna Metzler, New Hampshire, So. – Women's Swimming & Diving
- Has a 3.91 GPA majoring in biomedical sciences.
- Earned All-America honors after qualifying for the NCAA Championship in the 200 and 400 IM.
- Named the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 2020 America East Championship.
- Won seven events (three individual, four relay) and set 15 new records at the meet.
- Led UNH to the 2020 women’s swimming & diving title.
Vann Moffett, Stony Brook, Sr. – Men’s Indoor Track & Field
- Holds a 3.67 GPA as a double major in business management and history.
- 2020 America East All-Academic choice.
- Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the IC4A Championships.
- Earned All-Conference honors in 2020 by winning the 3,000 meters and anchoring Stony Brook’s distance medley relay squad at the America East Championship.
Shannon Murdock, New Hampshire, Sr. – Women’s Indoor Track & Field
- Earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing (3.72 GPA) and carries a perfect 4.0 graduate GPA in nursing.
- This is her second Scholar-Athlete honor of 2019-20 after also earning the women’s cross country award.
- America East All-Academic choice.
- Won the 5,000 meters at the America East Championship and also placed second in the mile to earn All-Conference honors.
The Scholar-Athletes were members of teams in the six championship sports which America East sponsored in the winter season including men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s indoor track & field. 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 Male or Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards, which will be announced later this year
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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