BOSTON – 20 outstanding student-athletes earned All-Academic recognition for the spring cross country season. Nearly every program was represented on the two teams, lead by UMass Lowell which was represented by six honorees.
Spring 2021 America East Cross Country All-Academic Teams
The women’s All-Academic Team was headlined by a pair of All-Americans in Binghamton’s Emily Mackay and UMass Lowell’s Kaley Richards. Joining them were UAlbany’s Sydney Coddington and Kelly Iocca, Binghamton’s Aziza Chigatayeva, Maine’s Emma Jourdain, UMBC’s Morgan Casey, UMass Lowell’s Izzy Giesing, and New Hampshire’s Michaella Conery and Lauren Dean. The combined GPA of the ten women is an impressive 3.85.
The men’s All-Academic honorees included 2021 #AEXC champion Kyle Cloutier of UMass Lowell. Also recognized were Cloutier’s teammates Justin Carbone, Ben Drezek and Drew Everett, UAlbany’s Dean Athanailos, Binghamton’s Dan Schaffer, NJIT’s Gavin Camby and Brian McGlew, Stony Brook’s Greg Mangarelli and Vermont’s Andrew Crompton. The aforementioned men combined for an astounding 3.92 GPA.
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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