CLEVELAND, Ohio – The 2022-23 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards were announced Thursday morning with 75 University of Colorado Colorado Springs student-athletes receiving recognition for their academic success. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 16^th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
 
"Mountain Lion student-athletes continue to get it done in the classroom!" commented Executive Director of Athletics Nathan Gibson.  "This is such an impressive award from D2 ADA with high standards to meet, so to have the amount of student-athletes that achieved this this year, is phenomenal!"
 
To qualify for the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, a 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; and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
 
Of the 10 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference institutions that were recognized, UCCS is one of six departments to have at least 70 student-athletes receive D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards recognition.
 
In total, there were a record breaking 19,646 student-athletes from 196 institutions recognized for the 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the awards program.
 
"This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape. I want to congratulate all the recipients for earning the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay and current D2 ADA President. "While the number of deserving student-athletes continues to increase annually, the number of institutions recognizing these individuals on campus also continues to trend upwards. We look forward to eclipsing the 200-institution barrier next year."

2022-2023 D2 ADA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mac Stodart, Men's Basketball
Cameron Kennedy, Baseball
Mason Pastorello, Baseball
Kit Wigington, Baseball
Brady Lachemann, Baseball
Cale Clardige, Baseball
Macully Sehr, Baseball
Keegan Sueltz, Baseball
Evan Graff, Men's Cross Country
Walker Rudolph, Men's Cross Country
Sean Graff, Men's Cross Country
Joseph Hamilton, Men's Cross Country
Drew Braden, Men's Cross Country
Joshua Spinner, Men's Cross Country
Jagger Zlotoff, Men's Cross Country
Jack Donze, Men's Cross Country
Barrett Jones, Men's Golf
Trevor Grenier, Men's Golf
James Perry, Men's Golf
Nic Grotle, Men's Soccer
Kaydon Zamora Reeves, Men's Soccer
Brian Mosley, Men's Track & Field
Chase Monestime, Men's Track & Field
Holden Daniels, Men's Track & Field
Thorben Hast, Men's Track & Field
Jessica Nation, Women's Basketball
Emily Doolittle, Women's Basketball
Alexa Dominguez, Women's Basketball
Talia DePetrillo, Women's Basketball
Maison White, Women's Basketball
Ines Latapia, Women's Basketball
Sydney Nilles, Women's Basketball
Emily Gentry, Women's Cross Country
Kelsey Rycenga, Women's Cross Country
Rachel Richtman, Women's Cross Country
Nadine Almasri, Women's Cross Country
Mason Ingallinera, Women's Cross Country
Rachel Goodrich, Women's Cross Country
Molly Breur, Women's Cross Country
Emily Shimkus, Women's Golf
Samantha Saile, Women's Golf
Rachel Penzenstadler, Women's Golf
Madison McGriff, Women's Lacrosse
Kathryn Kossack, Women's Lacrosse
Antonia Batuello, Women's Lacrosse
Annalise Carr, Women's Lacrosse
Julia Patrick, Women's Lacrosse
Avery Beck-Davis, Women's Lacrosse
Meghan Weiss, Women's Lacrosse
Ava Goodnature, Women's Lacrosse
Alexis Rayburn, Softball
Mackenzie Rutkoff, Softball
Madalyn Unrein, Softball
Kelsey Bell, Softball
Sydney King, Softball
Makena Geist, Softball
Paige White, Softball
Alexis Wagner, Softball
Abigail Barhydt, Women's Soccer
Kaitlin Hinkle, Women's Soccer
Jade Kinsey, Women's Soccer
Makayla Merlo, Women's Soccer
Kelsey Takahashi, Women's Soccer
Sydney Lasater, Women's Soccer
Fie Steenberg, Women's Soccer
Leikela Lunt, Women's Soccer
Brittany Fucha, Women's Track & Field
Audrey Bloomquist, Women's Track & Field
Amber Davis, Women's Track & Field
Melissa Moreni, Women's Track & Field
Alyssa Lopez, Women's Track & Field
Jordyn Kinsey, Volleyball
Lauryn Shockley, Volleyball
Camden Starin, Volleyball
Emily Ettel, Volleyball