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
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Dallas Baldwin |
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Korbin Causey |
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Jack Leech |
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Ryan O'Melia |
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Micheal Orlowski |
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Samuel Song |
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Will Sutton |
Men’s Golf
John Duke
Men’s Lacrosse
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Anthony Malik |
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Dylan Marks |
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Ryan Vento |
Men’s Soccer
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David Arensdorf |
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Ian Fellenz |
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Cory Johnson |
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Connor Norton-Baker |
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Aqib Sharif |
Men’s Tennis
William Marrafao
Thomas Sizeland
Men’s Track & Field
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Dylan Bates |
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James Gregory |
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Devion Whetstone |
Men’s Volleyball
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Artur Cabral |
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Jesse Day |
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Devion Whetstone |
Wrestling
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Austin Akins |
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Walker Barfield |
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Derrick Nelson |
Men’s Cross Country
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Dylan Bates |
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James Gregory |
Women’s Basketball
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Lakeria Crowder |
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Kelley Godbout |
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Heidrun Kristmundsdottir |
Women’s Golf
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Tensley Clowser |
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Taylor Demby |
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Taylor Gaskins |
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Amber Harman |
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Mallory Thompkins |
Women’s Lacrosse
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Ashlyn Burgett |
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Kaitlyn Kimball |
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Millie Rogers |
Softball
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Tabitha Allen |
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Ashlee Ellen |
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Carylann Geddes |
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Megan Strickland |
Women’s Soccer
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Heather Blaschke |
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Katharine Cooper |
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Emma Ferguson |
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Lizz Morris |
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Lena Patrick |
Women’s Tennis
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Bailey Palmer |
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Ragan Palmer |
Women’s Track & Field
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Naomi Watson |
Women’s Volleyball
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Samantha Celek |
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Celia Duggan |
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Toni Hammer |
Women’s Cross Country
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Kirsten Sanders |
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Naomi Watson |