HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Four members of the Coker University women's track and field team were named to the 2023 Academic All-District Team, the College Sports Communicators released today. Catherine Cann, Taylor Marotta, Kai Marques and Jael Stauffer were among those honored.
Cann, a member of both the cross country and track & field teams, is a junior from Inman, S.C. She has a 3.694 cumulative grade-point average during her six semesters at Coker, making the President's or Dean's List four times. She has been named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll three times and earned the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award on two occasions, all while double majoring in physical education and psychology.
Marotta, a sophomore from Myrtle Beach, S.C., is also a member of both the cross country and track programs. In the classroom, she is a criminology and psychology double major with a 3.852 cumulative grade-point average. She has appeared on the Dean's or President's List in each of her four semesters in Hartsville. Outside of Coker, she has been named to the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll twice and earned D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award honors once.
Marques is also a sophomore from Myrtle Beach, S.C., running for both the cross country and track and field teams. She has a 3.818 cumulative grade-point average, while double majoring in art and theater. She was a member of the Dean's and President's List during the 22-23 academic year, while being named a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winner and to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll once.
Stauffer, a sophomore from Taylors, S.C., is a member of the track and field team, competing in the 100-meter and long jump during the 2023 season. In the classroom, the criminology major has a 3.871 cumulative grade-point average. She has been named to the Dean's or President's List during each of her four semesters at Coker. She has also earned a spot on the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll twice and was a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winner on one occasion.
About Academic All-District/American presented by CSC
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. The cumulative grade-point average may NOT be rounded up to 3.50. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and been on a college roster in that sport for two years.