Bluefield, WV – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
For the first time since inception, there were more than 22,000 student-athletes recognized (22,740) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history. Historically, 190,136 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.
To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:
- The AD MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
- 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
55 Big Blue student-athletes earned the D2 Academic Achievement Award:
Baseball
· Austin Deel
· Jackson Harless
· Tyson Mickie
· Daniel Powell
· Grayson Peel
Football
· Ronny Astudillo
· Caden Johnson
· Ahmad Wilson
Golf
· Alvaro Abad Morata
· Joel Birrer
· Camden Deeb
· Daniel Jones
Men's Basketball
· O'Montae Daniels
· Chance James
· Landon Johnson
Men's Tennis
· Tim Volz
Men's Track & Field
· Joseph Isaacs
· Robert Scott
· Michael Smith
· Ethan Spangler
Men's Wrestling
· Marcus Matney
· Larry Rhodes
· Calvin Roberts
Softball
· Lauryn DeGuzman
· Maggie Mullin
Women's Golf
· Candela Lopez Prino
· Lorelei Oomens
Women's Soccer
· Miriam Ballart Marsal
· Marit Blom
· Kaycee Coty
· Raquel Leonardo
· Rachel Major
· Yulma Miranda Saldivar
· Grace Moore
· Sayen Santana Cea
· Tru Segal
· Alixe Van Craenenbroeck
· Kirsten Woodyard
Women's Tennis
· Kaylee Carr
· Isabella Disibbio
· Raajitha Koganti
· Jordyn Lambert
· Adriana Torroba Tejada
· Ekin Ozmen
Women's Track & Field
· Trinity Blue
· Oliviah Green
· Kellie Williams
Women's Volleyball
· Dynasty Andrews
· Lilly Gray
Women's Wrestling
· Paige Altizer
· Rylei Belcher
· Megan Pendergrass
· Ibtasam Saleh
Womens Basketball
· Drea Betts
· Azahreya Drayton-Gill
About D2 ADA: 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. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
