CLEVELAND, Ohio - Flagler College had 154 of its student-athletes recognized by the Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) for their academic excellence while being an athlete. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Flagler was one of seven Peach Belt Conference member institutions to have student-athletes honored.

A record 202 institutions sent in nominees for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards, while 22,750 student-athletes, also a record, were recognized this year. In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution must be a current dues paying member of the DII ADA.
 
Also, the student-athlete must: 1) have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale; 2) have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work; and 3) have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year. Given the vast experiences institutions have had this year when it comes to participation, all athletes who meet bullet point items 1 and 2 are still eligible as long as they were still an active member of the roster during this academic year.

"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 students, and much-deserved congratulations to our 22,000-plus recipients."

The Peach Belt had a total of 625 student-athletes named to the list. Lander University led the way with 172 student-athletes.
   
Those earning the award from Flagler were: Bryce Fitzgerald (baseball), Mason Gray (baseball), Justin Haskins (baseball), Eli Maddox (baseball), Steven Reiss (baseball), Jaden Ross (baseball), Cooper Smith (baseball), Will Taylor (baseball), Isaiah Wellman (baseball), Sam Adebonojo (men's cross country/track), Reuel Belizaire (men's cross country/track), Logan Burch (men's cross country/track), Bryce Dufrene (men's cross country/track), Christian Fernandez (men's cross country/track), Miquel Fons (men's cross country/track), Conner Hall (men's cross country/track), Christian McFarlane (men's cross country/track), Ian McGrorty (men's cross country/track), Amonyay Pritchard (men's cross country/track), Francisco Ramirez (men's cross country/track), Joshua Sea (men's cross country/track), David Stanley (men's cross country/track), Ethan Tank (men's cross country/track), Nic Eberhard (men's golf), Matthew French (men's golf), Rocco Randazzo (men's golf), Puck Arnone (men's lacrosse), Ben Byrne (men's lacrosse), Parker Collins (men's lacrosse), Matt Gick (men's lacrosse), Jacob Hauser (men's lacrosse), Mitchell Lynch (men's lacrosse), Griffin Moore (men's lacrosse), James Perch (men's lacrosse), Jack Pilla (men's lacrosse), Oliver Lindstrom (men's soccer), Alberto Ontiveros (men's soccer), Miles Shanley (men's soccer), Jesse van Krimpen (men's soccer), Aly El Rafie (men's tennis), Carleigh Grimm (women's basketball), Destiny McClendon (women's basketball), Aspen Weeks (women's basketball), Sammy Andress (women's cross country/track),  Mattie Culver (women's cross country/track), Eden Goddard (women's cross country/track), Maddi Hood (women's cross country/track), Aaliyah Jordan (women's cross country/track), Marissa Kempf (women's cross country/track), Zoie Marchant (women's cross country/track), Franziska Martens (women's cross country/track), Madeline Rodriguez (women's cross country/track), Enola Savel (women's cross country/track), Isabella Sibbrell (women's cross country/track), Chloe Smith (women's cross country/track), Taylor Stone (women's cross country/track), Clemence Treguer (women's cross country/track), Shanya Arasu (women's golf), Tabitha Hanely (women's golf), Bhoomi Jagtap (women's golf), Stella Jelinek (women's golf), Henriette Stranda (women's golf), Delaney Brown (women's lacrosse), Emma Cecile (women's lacrosse), Lily DeSimone (women's lacrosse), Emily Fox (women's lacrosse), Paige Glick (women's lacrosse), Bella Graziano (women's lacrosse), Martha Halford (women's lacrosse), Jaden Hardy (women's lacrosse), Carly LaFerriere (women's lacrosse), Greta McGinnis (women's lacrosse), Grace Schwab (women's lacrosse), Molly Sloan (women's lacrosse), Eva Stine (women's lacrosse), Claudia Tanksley (women's lacrosse), Katelyn Trainor (women's lacrosse), Barbara Tucker (women's lacrosse), Amy Waters (women's lacrosse), Olivia Burns (softball), Kiersten James (softball), Raquelle Justice (softball), Kiley McQuillan (softball), Jordan Moss (softball), Emily Ricci (softball), Jordan Sheets (softball), Presley Ancheta (women's soccer), Paige Churchill (women's soccer), Isabella Faherty (women's soccer), Keali Foster (women's soccer), Henley Grunst (women's soccer), Lirios Rizo (women's soccer), Arianna Silva (women's soccer), Grace Simon (women's soccer), Samantha St. Pierre (women's soccer), Mae Swenson (women's soccer), Dana Heimen (women's tennis), Eryka Kruk (women's tennis), Anastasia Nikolova (women's tennis), Lexi Basler (volleyball), Jordan Berglin (volleyball), Cassidy Bloom (volleyball), Caity Clancy (volleyball), Meredith Dixon (volleyball), Gracie Fleming (volleyball), Katherine Rank (volleyball), Clare Sheedy (volleyball), and Colby Stempkowski (volleyball).      

Culver received her fourth D2 ADA honor while Berglin, Byrne, Collins, Fernandez, Gray, Hood, Kempf, LaFerriere, Ramirez, Reiss, Rodriguez, Savel, Shanley, Stempkowski, Stine, and Tank all earned their third.

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 61^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

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