HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2014-15 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards today. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Coker College had 57 student-athletes honored with an award.
“It is great to have 57 of our student-athletes honored for their outstanding academic achievements,” said vice president of athletics and athletic facilities Dr. Lynn Griffin. “Over the past three years we have increased the number of student-athletes that have received this award and that is a direct reflection of the continued commitment they have to succeeding in the classroom. I am very proud of all of the accomplishments of these fine young men and women.”
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution must be a current dues paying member of the D2ADA. Also, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale; have attended a minimum of two years of college level work; and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
A total of 147 institutions and a record number of student-athletes (7,320) were recognized for the 2014-15 Academic Achievement Awards.
Coker was one of four schools in the South Atlantic Conference to have student-athletes recognized. The others were Newberry College, Queens University of Charlotte and Wingate University.
The following student-athletes were honored by D2ADA:
Baseball
Dallas Baldwin |
Korbin Causey |
Jack Leech |
Ryan O'Melia |
Micheal Orlowski |
Samuel Song |
Will Sutton |
Men’s Golf
John Duke
Men’s Lacrosse
Anthony Malik |
Dylan Marks |
Ryan Vento |
Men’s Soccer
David Arensdorf |
Ian Fellenz |
Cory Johnson |
Connor Norton-Baker |
Aqib Sharif |
Men’s Tennis
William Marrafao
Thomas Sizeland
Men’s Track & Field
Dylan Bates |
James Gregory |
Devion Whetstone |
Men’s Volleyball
Artur Cabral |
Jesse Day |
Devion Whetstone |
Wrestling
Austin Akins |
Walker Barfield |
Derrick Nelson |
Men’s Cross Country
Dylan Bates |
James Gregory |
Women’s Basketball
Lakeria Crowder |
Kelley Godbout |
Heidrun Kristmundsdottir |
Women’s Golf
Tensley Clowser |
Taylor Demby |
Taylor Gaskins |
Amber Harman |
Mallory Thompkins |
Women’s Lacrosse
Ashlyn Burgett |
Kaitlyn Kimball |
Millie Rogers |
Softball
Tabitha Allen |
Ashlee Ellen |
Carylann Geddes |
Megan Strickland |
Women’s Soccer
Heather Blaschke |
Katharine Cooper |
Emma Ferguson |
Lizz Morris |
Lena Patrick |
Women’s Tennis
Bailey Palmer |
Ragan Palmer |
Women’s Track & Field
Naomi Watson |
Women’s Volleyball
Samantha Celek |
Celia Duggan |
Toni Hammer |
Women’s Cross Country
Kirsten Sanders |
Naomi Watson |