Ninety-two Pittsburg State student-athletes earned recognition for their work inside the classroom from the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association with the release of the 2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards on Thursday.
PSU contributed to the record-breaking 19,537 student-athletes from 196 institutions overall and the 1,037 from the MIAA in 2022-23.
Student-athletes must be from a school with a current dues-paying D2 ADA member, have a cumulative 3.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale, have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work, and have been an active member on an intercollegiate team during his or her last academic year.
The Academic Achievement Awards are in their 16th year.
“This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape,” said Kirby Garry, Cal State Monterey Bay athletic director and current D2 ADA President, in a release. “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.”
2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards
Pittsburg State
Baseball: Riley Bush, so.; Karson Coffee, jr.; Braeden Hinton, sr.; Grant Howard, sr.; Adam Kahnk, so.; Ryan Koval, sr.; Trey McClelland, jr.; Zac Shoemaker, gr.
Cross Country / Track and Field: Marissa Dick, so.; Kaitlynn Franks, so.; Erin Hammeke, so.; Riley Hedges, so.; Hannah Honeyman, gr.; Graham Hudelson, sr.; Bryce Kaufmann, sr.; C.J. Kneisler, so.; Craig LaBrue, so.; Annie McCord, jr.; Lara Murdock, so.; Matthew Oglesby, sr.; Mitchell Sailer, sr.; Mason Strader, sr.; Braden Zaner, jr.
Football: Adam Albertini, jr.; Zach Coenen, so.; Gentry Cole, sr.; Thomas Cook, so.; Chad Dodson, jr.; Jeffrey Fordjour, sr.; Brayden Gage, sr.; Luke Hardman, sr.; Luke Jennings, sr.; Janko Kalan, so.; Kannon Keller, so.; Tanner Loggains, jr.; Ryan Medeiros, so.; Brandon Mlekus, gr.; Marcellus Reed, so.; Tanner Rockers, jr.; Christian Roth, sr.; Jaden Snyder, so.; Carter Stanchfield, so.; Braden Stein, so.; Jack Stone, so.; Ike Summerlin, jr.; Evan Taylor, jr.; Riley Teutsch, jr.; Evan Troike, sr.; Tyler Wayland, sr.; Nate Woods, sr.
Men’s Basketball: Ethan Holloway, sr.
Softball: Haidyn Berry, so.; Kyndall Davis, jr.; Keelah Griffith, gr.; Paxton Hayes, jr.; Sophia Hoffmann, so.; Kori Stonestreet, sr.; Gracie Sullivan, jr.
Track and Field: Nizar Alarahshun, sr.; Doug Brown, so.; Allison Brumley, so.; Auna Childress, jr.; Kyla Davis, so.; Mattie Flanagan, jr.; Addison Hinterweger, so.; Abby Lasiter, so.; Allary Liberatore, sr.; Olivia Lowrey, so.; Michael Marinakis, jr.; Bailey Monroe, so.; Maddie O’Neill, so.; Isabelle Peters, so.; Matti Price, jr.; Madison Reese, sr.; Cami Roy, gr.; Erica Schamel, sr.; Amber Walbeck, so.; Blakelee Winn, so.
Volleyball: Meg Auten, gr.; Phoenix Bailey, so.; Kate Bandre, so.; Marissa Bates, gr.; Brianna Richard, sr.; Jayden Sanford, so.
Women’s Basketball: Tristan Gegg, sr.; Karenna Gerber, so.; Sydney Holmes, so.; Emma Martin, so.; Grace Pyle, so.; Jenna Shipley, so.
