CLEVELAND – Cal State San Marcos Athletics had 103 student-athletes earn the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award for the 2024-25 academic year.

The Academic Achievement Award, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level in NCAA-sponsored sports.
 
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the director of athletics at each Division II institution must be a current dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.

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.
 
For the first time since the award's inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history.

"Since its inception, this program has been dedicated to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Traci Murphy, vice president for athletics at Daemen University and current D2 ADA President. "This year, we are thrilled to recognize a record number of deserving individuals, reflecting the unprecedented dedication within our division - not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. This year's record-breaking submissions for both individuals and schools serve as a testament to the Division II way. Thanks to the administrators that nominated these outstanding individuals, and much-deserved congratulations to our 22,000-plus recipients."

The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61st year.

2024-25 CSUSM D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Recipients

Baseball: Trey Becker, Trevor Eby, Conner Gleissner, Preston Kelly, Mateo Lake, Nolan Long, Cameron Mahaffy, Marco Pirruccello, Hayden Tregidga, Tyler Weaver

Men's Basketball: Will Harris, Austin Nassar, Dexter Stratton, Max Tengan, Donovan Watkins

Men's Cross Country: Renton McGregor, Nick Melanese, Chas O'Bear, Jayson Oliver

Men's Golf: Vinny Bengtson, Jason McElroy, Arman Rahgozar

Men's Soccer: Tilo Andac, Brooklyn Baker, Oli Barrosa, Justin Carreon, Curtis Collazos, Tony Flores, Riley Patterson, David Ruiz

Men's Track & Field: Aeden Fernandez, Shaun Katje, Kalathan Laiwa-McKay, Renton McGregor, Nick Melanese, Adam Moe, Chas O'Bear, Jayson Oliver, Will Prouty, Elliot Wright

Women's Basketball: Camille Johnson, Lucca Lowenberg, Destiny Okonkwo, Lyric Richardson, Kacie Slover

Women's Cross Country: Rasha Badrani, Kristin Cole, Tamara Cornejo, Kyla Jones, Angela McManus, Emily Mendoza, Emma Mills, Tylar Wolff, Kayla Wrathall, Olivia Yackey

Women's Golf: Hannah Anderson, Madison Murr, Maddie Reed

Softball: Lauren Deplitch, Jordan Elias, Makenzie Guiliano, Marissa Morales, Alizabeth Ruiz, Brooklyn Ury

Women's Soccer: Taylor Brown, Madi Carreon, Emma Hord, Lexi Ibarra, Lily Jensen, Nani Kia'aina, Emily Mahmoud, Allison Marcure, Diana Mendoza, Danielle Paulson, Natalie Paulson, Kendall Swist, Sammy Villaseñor, Isabelle Walsh

Women's Track & Field: Rasha Badrani, Rayna Bush, Taylor Cartwright, Kristin Cole, Tamara Cornejo, Kailey Frye, Dana Hasan, Kyla Jones, Angela McManus, Emily Mendoza, Lauren Meredith, Emma Mills, Tylar Wolff, Kayla Wrathall, Olivia Yackey, Rachelle Zilavec

Volleyball: Kylie Bartel, Gracie Beilby, Mya Galvan, Addison Kranz, Danielle McCasland, Jackie Phillips, Jessica Thomas, Nelia Trower

 

California Collegiate Athletic Association	886
Cal State East Bay	111
Cal State San Marcos	103
San Francisco State	85
Cal State Dominguez Hills	81
Cal State Monterey Bay	78
Cal Poly Pomona	76
Stanislaus State	64
Cal State San Bernardino	55
Cal State LA	51