20 CALDWELL COLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVE ADA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
8-14-09
CALDWELL, N.J. – Twenty Caldwell College student-athletes were
honored for their performance in the classroom as the Division II Athletics Directors
Association Academic Achievement Awards were announced. The
Academic Achievement Awards, presented by WeatherPORT, 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,
have completed a minimum of two years of college level work, and have played
an intercollegiate sport during the past year. Caldwell College was one of
115 institutions that participated in the 2008-09 awards program, which
honored 4,020 Division II student-athletes.
This is the second year of the award and the second time Caldwell has
participated. Nine Caldwell student-athletes are repeat honorees: Ashley
Collins (Cape May Courthouse, NJ/Middle Township), Ashley Cusack
(Long Branch, NJ/St. Rose) and Jennifer Sullivan (Livingston,
NJ/Livingston) of the volleyball team, Jorge Torres (Coral Springs,
FL/Taravella) and Andrew Robertson (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) of
the baseball team, Danielle Cleary (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) of
the cross country team, Samantha Rinks (Corinth, TX/Billy Ryan) of
the women's soccer team, Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos) of
the softball team, and Kevoi Walters (Clarendon, Jamaica/Clarendon)
of the men's soccer team.
“Congratulations to our student-athletes who have earned this
prestigious honor,” said Mark A. Corino,
Caldwell's Executive Director of Athletics. "Their success in the
classroom as well as in their respective sport supports their decision to
choose Division II and Caldwell College, which is committed to excellence in
academics and athletics."
Here are the 20 Caldwell College student-athletes who received the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award
for the 2008-09 year:
Bryan Broderick, men's soccer, West Keansburg, NJ
Danielle Cleary, cross country, Rockaway Twp., NJ
Ashley Collins, volleyball, Cape May Courthouse, NJ
Ashley Cusack, volleyball, Long Branch, NJ
Stephen DeAngelis, men's soccer, Saddle Brook, NJ
Brianna Diaz, women's soccer, Chili, NY
Olof Engh, men's soccer, Karlstad, Sweden
Kathleen Estes, volleyball, Lyndhurst, NJ
Justin Everett, men's soccer, Stewartstown, PA
Brittni Frantellizzi, softball, Binghamton, NY
Danielle Hubbard, women's basketball, East Orange, NJ
Thane McKenzie, men's tennis, Kingston, Jamaica
Samantha Rinks, women's soccer, Corinth, TX
Andrew Robertson, baseball, Coral Springs, FL
Luis Sartorio, men's soccer, Asuncion, Paraguay
Jennifer Sullivan, volleyball, Livingston, NJ
Kyrie Timbrook, softball, Los Gatos, CA
Jorge Torres, baseball, Coral Springs, FL
Eliza Urciuoli, women's soccer, Caldwell, NJ
Kevoi Walters, men's soccer, Clarendon, Jamaica