WALTHAM, Mass. – 146 Bentley University student-athletes have received 2020-21 Academic Achievement Awards from the Division 2 Athletics Director Association for their success in the classroom last academic year.

The 146 honorees was the third most for any institution in the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Region, as well as the 20th highest total nationally. Putting that into perspective, there are more than 300 Division II institutions across the country.

Requirements to receive an Academic Achievement Award include a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the 2020-21 academic year.

"It is incredible to think that our athletes excelled in the classroom despite having to deal with the many stressors associated with COVID-19. To see once again that a record-breaking number of students are recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award is simply astonishing," said Dr. Bren Stevens, Vice President for Athletics at the University of Charleston and current D2 ADA President. "I am extraordinarily impressed by the efforts of our member institutions to ensure that they provide special recognitions for their respective athletes, as they are certainly deserving."

2020-21 Bentley Academic Achievement Award Winners

Baseball: Jared Brooks (Hollis Center, Maine), Connor Sheehan (Mansfield, Mass.), David Van Beusekom (Clifton Park, N.Y.)

Men's Basketball: Adria Amabilino Perez (Barcelona, Spain), Andrew DeSantis (Garden City, N.Y.), Dan Reagan (Avon, Conn.)

Women's Basketball: Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wisc.), Marissa Fontaine (Franklin, Mass.), Bri Gillen (Lakeville, Mass.), Nicole Gravagna (Riverhead, N.Y.), Katie Meriggioli (Waunakee, Wisc.)

Men's Cross Country/Track: Baxter Bishop (Waterbury Center, Vt.), Jason Caplan (Westport, Conn.), Antonio Catino (North Reading, Mass.), Joe Chau (Watertown, Mass.), Jack Deehan (Westwood, Mass.), Peter Maselli (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.), Mark Stanic (Lincoln Park, N.Y.), Timothy Tat (Waltham, Mass.), Brice Tolan (Abington, Mass.), Joe Wix (Granby, Conn.).

Women's Cross Country/Track: Samantha Bilodeau (New Ipswich, N.H.), Olivia Burns (Andover, Mass.), Annie DeForge (Hillsboro, Ore.), Hannah Greene (Weston, Conn.), Kaitlyn Helfer (Floral Park, N.Y.), Sydney Hurwitz (Newton, Mass.), Ann Sophie Klee (Neustadt Aisch, Germany), Allie Lehman (Clinton, N.Y.), Hayley Licata (Andover, Mass.), Samantha Martel (North Reading, Mass.), Amanda McElroy (Berkeley Heights, N.J.), Megan Niedzwiecki (Old Orchard Beach, Maine).

Field Hockey: Samantha D'Aquila (Brookfield, Conn.), Olivia Deschenes (Naples, Maine), Dimitra Efremidis (North Easton, Mass.), Erin McCool (Amherst, N.H.), Katelyn McGuigan (Nesconset, N.Y.), Meghan Moran (North Andover, Mass.), Christine Murray (Walpole, Mass.), Tatiana Naclerio (Easton, Conn.).

Football: Andrew Brazicki (Franklin Park, N.J.), John Destefanis (Weymouth, Mass.), Max Drinon (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Daniel Marini (Kinnelon, N.J.), Adam Parsons (Portsmouth, R.I.), Pat Prendergast (Pierrefonds, Que.), Andrew Sartori (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Jake Tarentino (Clark, N.J.)

Golf: Juan Araujo (Bogota, Colombia), Ryan Daly (Beverly, Mass.), Nolan Driscoll (Medfield, Mass.), Tommy Ethier (Nashua, N.H.), Kevin Lynch (Haddam, Conn.), Ellis Yoder (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

Men's Lacrosse: Ben Baldasaro (Exeter, N.H.), Ryan Birch (Walpole, Mass.), Dominick Cioffi (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), Nick Colstad (Hampton Falls, N.H.), Dan Cranitch (Reading, Mass.), Matt Crepeau (Hopedale, Mass.), Alex Fayan (Waterford, Conn.), Andrew Granzier (Scarborough, Maine), Ryan Kirk (Portsmouth, R.I.), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Clay Moseman (Longmeadow, Mass.), Matthew Mulcahy (South Windsor, Conn.), Matty O'Brien (Rockland, Mass.), Andrew O'Connor (Loudonville, N.Y.), Keaton Roarick (Old Saybrook, Conn.), Max Ronesi (Niskayuna, N.Y.)

Women's Lacrosse: Priscilla Bibeau (Andover, Mass.), Christine Fish (Slingerlands, N.Y.), Kayli Keenan (Pelham, N.H.), Kayleigh May (Natick, Mass.), Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H.), Kate Schmal (Saint James, N.Y.), Claire Thompson (Slingerlands, N.Y.)

Men's Soccer: Ramiro Aguirre (Guatemala City, Guatemala), Elias Bajares (Pompano Beach, Fla.), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Alex Matuson (Park Ridge, N.J.), Sean McLoughlin (Delran, N.J.), Connor Mote (Lisle, Ill.), John Murray (Latham, N.Y.), Yorgas Nikolakis (Winchester, Mass.).

Women's Soccer: Amanda Adriano (Fort Salonga, N.Y.), Haley Bernhardt (Swampscott, Mass.), Marissa Burns (Hudson, N.H.), Keagan Castles (Leominster, Mass.), Maeli Cherry (Westford, Mass.), Lauren Giordano (Saugus, Mass.), Chloe Gizzi (Peabody, Mass.), Dana Goulet (Wilmington, Mass.), Emma Guccione (Holliston, Mass.), Kat Hassapis (North Reading, Mass.), Aidan Hopkins (Drescher, Pa.), Emily McGrath (Brewster, Mass.), Corinne Messier (Hopkinton, Mass.), Rebecca Nguyen (Dudley, Mass.), Liliana Silva (Grafton, Mass.), Rachel Zumberg (Gainesville, Fla.).

Softball: Kaileen Cain (Hauppauge, N.Y.), Julia Cochran (Littleton, Mass.), Ella Hillier (Tualatin, Ore.), Jordan Needle (Abington, Mass.), Elise Pereira (Plainville, Mass.), Sam Petow (Glastonbury, Conn.), Charlotte Plakans (Marblehead, Mass.), Cassidy Susi (Quaker Hill, Conn.), Lea Thompson (Trumbull, Conn.), Jessica Trahan (Merrimack, N.H.).

Men's Swimming & Diving: Andrew D'Annolfo (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), Jeremy Glick (South Windsor, Conn.), Alec Lanza (Hartland, Wisc.), Connor Long (Hackessin, Del.), Ryan Looney (Wilton, Conn.), Michael Motisi (Ellington, Conn.), Zach Papsco (Northport, Conn.), Sean Parisi (Billerica, Mass.), Michael Riina (Trumbull, Conn.), Ellis Sartorio (Mountainside, N.J.), Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H.).

Women's Swimming & Diving: Jennifer Chen (Darien, Conn.), Isabella Duarte (Enfield, Conn.), Kate Galvin (Suffern, N.Y.), Rachel Hill (South Burlington, Vt.), Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn.), Selin Karadeniz (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Rona Mejiritski (Bowling Green, Ohio), Hanna Ryan (North Royalton, Ohio), Amanda Shoemaker (Carlisle, Pa.), Emily Sweet (Nashua, N.H.).

Men's Tennis: Kendall Au (Essex Falls, N.J.), Jordan Soifer (Stamford, Conn.).

Women's Tennis: Grace Bennett (Paxton, Mass.), Zoe Chin (Lexington, Mass.), Alyssa Cook (New Castle, N.H.), Cindy Luo (Stamford, Conn.), Makena Romagnano (New Albany, Ohio).

Volleyball: Valeria Aponte (Guaynabo, P.R.), Ingrid Murphy (Cotuit, Mass.), Amanda Parker (St. Charles, Ill.), Katie Rounds (McFarland, Wisc.), Kirsten Segaline (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

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