CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2014-15 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic  accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division 2 level.

A total of 147 institutions and a record number of student-athletes (7,320) are being recognized for the 2014-15 Academic Achievement Awards, 24 of which are Georgian Court University student-athletes.

"The D2 ADA continuously strives to recognize the outstanding student-athletes in our division, and we would like to thank and congratulate the institutions that took part in honoring the 2014-15 Academic Achievement Award winners," stated D2ADA President Fran Reidy, director of athletics at Saint Leo University.  "As an additional platform to showcase outstanding student-athletes, this award allows the D2ADA to highlight the efforts in the classroom, as well as on the playing field." 

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division 2 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 (four semesters) of college level work
•      have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year

This year's GCU honorees are as follows:

Thomas DeNoville (Men's Soccer)        
Chaz Wisuri (Men's Soccer)        
Andres Adum (Men's Soccer)           
Emiliano Baquerizo (Men's Soccer)        
Kerry Ann Strohmeier (Women's Soccer)        
Jillian Behan (Women's Soccer)        
Diana Mikula (Women's Soccer)           
Carly LoVerde (Women's Soccer)        
Francheska Cedres (Women's Volleyball)           
Annmarie Wodell (Women's Tennis)        
Megan Kelly (Women's XC/T&F)        
Laura Amdur (Women's XC/T&F)        
Brian Ford (Men's XC/T&F)           
Kevin Salerno (Men's Track & Field)           
Peter Collins (Men's Track & Field)            
Jordan Fagan (Men's Track & Field)            
Emily Gialanella (Women's Lacrosse)           
Callie Brown (Women's Lacrosse)        
Katelyn Murphy (Women's Lacrosse)        
Anna Ozolina (Women's Basketball)        
Bobbie Boehler (Softball)        
Mariah Cifaldi (Women's Track & Field)        
Jakov Pilic (Men's Basketball)            
Luka Zgonjanin (Men's Basketball)