CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2025-26 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards recipients. Eckerd had 111 student-athletes receive the award, which breaks the school
The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, 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, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year. Only NCAA Division II-sponsored sports qualify for the award. Eckerd student-athletes in sailing were not eligible.
Overall, a total of 21,000-plus student-athletes were recognized from 179 institutions for the 2025-26 Academic Achievement Awards. Historically, 211,256 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.
Women's soccer (20), volleyball (13), and softball (12) led the department in recipients.
Recipients
Women's Basketball (6): Greta Carollo, Emma Egan, Ieva Korzane, Lisa Michaelsen, Hekla Nokkvadottir, Kailyn Terrell
Men's Basketball (4): Koa Baker, Ollie Pasque, Brady Patterson, Timothy Thompson
Men's Tennis (5): Batu Ataseven, Colbin Campbell, Konrad Fischer, Adrian Gheorghe, Mario Kirkov
Women's Tennis (5): Catherine Cole, Maialen Idiakez, Olivia Lindestaf, Morgan O'Connor, Laura Ullrich
Women's Golf (2): Sofia Dyhre, Akari Miura
Men's Golf (4): Drew Campbell, Reggie Fear, Luke Kusserow, Tyler Van Dusen
Softball (12): Ashley Cain, Kinsley Castro, Gracie Ciccarello, Lex Difato, Reese Founds, Mia Hernandez, Julia Heter, Abby Lucas, Brandilyn Reymer, Elise Roy, Hannah Taylor, Joelle Wike
Baseball (10): Tyler Altenbaumer, Frank Ambrosio IV, Xavier Brown, Christian Cabina, Irvin Fisher, William Gibbs, Corey Hodierne, Jack Ploppert, Braden Schumaker, Sawyer Venditti
Beach Volleyball (9): Jocelyn Escoffery, Brooke Hand, Madison Hardbarger, Anna Jupin, Ella Kloepper, Madison Prois, Emma Samuelson, Teagan Vandermey, Addie White
Volleyball (13): Natalie Aniol, Kaitlyn Dohs, Grace Dumont, Seiler Hruska, Gabriela Jedrzejczak, Irina Makinen, Kinga Michalska, Nyla Muskovin, Hayden Nash, Avry Nelson, Peyton Walker, Sarah Webb, Sydney Williams
Men's Soccer (7): Liam Armstrong, Nico Fischer, Marcus Kennedy, Trent Murphy, Sebastian Schmalbach, Will Stanley, Robert Thorarinsson
Women's Soccer (20): Freija Aflenzer, Macy Bennett, Catherine Boeger, Zoe Brasher, Nadia Buist, Kailani Casazza, Jillian Doerger, Lisa Fureh, Rakel Holmarsdottir, Gabrianna Morman, Kara Murphy, Paige Norris, Olivia Ozbolt, Melina Peloteau, Natalie Rudman, Helen Scheer, Kes Smith, Madilyn Winn, Amy Woodhead, Morgan Wright
Men's Cross Country (2): Hugh Kuffner, Mikkel Paulson
Women's Cross Country (4): Abigail Davidson, Julia Mattson, Mollie O'Dwyer, Sydney Sharp
Men's Track (3): Marcus Kennedy, Hugh Kuffner, Mikkel Paulson
Women's Track (5): Kailani Casazza, Abigail Davidson, Julia Mattson, Mollie O'Dwyer, Sydney Sharp
