CHICO, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos Athletics placed a conference-high 51 student-athletes on the 2021 CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll.
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The CCAA recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter and spring – for all CCAA sponsored sports. In order to earn CCAA Academic Honor Roll distinction, a student-athlete must be of sophomore athletic standing or higher, and own a 3.3 cumulative GPA or better while competing in a Conference-sponsored sport in that season. The CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll consists of eligible student-athletes who compete in the sports of men's and women's golf, baseball, softball and men's and women's track & field.
"I am so impressed and proud of these men and women for all their hard work keeping academics a priority despite the immense challenges they faced," noted CCAAÂ Commissioner Mitch Cox. "They really exemplify the true meaning of student-athlete, and the Division II 'Life in the Balance' approach."
The CSUSM women's track & field team paced the CCAA with 23 selections on the spring list – the most of any spring roster and sport in the conference. Chico State's men's track & field team had the second-most selections with 13.
Of the 51 Cougars to earn the honor, 14Â were repeat winners.
Griffin Teisher was the only Cougar to earn the honor for a fourth time while
Jaqlyn Newhouser,
Brittney Scardina,
Carly Slack and
Walker Welch each took home their third.
In addition to placing the most student-athletes on the spring list, CSUSMÂ also led the CCAA with 39 student-athletes earning a 3.5 or higher.
Only 15 student-athletes in the entire conference boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA. Two of the 15 were CSUSM's
Makayla Jones and
Adam Lovato.
CSUSM also had the third-highest jump in CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll selections with a 30.8% increase since last year.
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In total, there were 453 spring sport student-athletes across the
CCAA's 12 member institutions honored for their efforts in the classroom.
CSUSM 2021Â CCAA SPRINGÂ ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
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BASEBALL (7)
MEN'S GOLFÂ (2)
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (7)
SOFTBALL (10)
WOMEN'S GOLF (2)
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (23)
