WALTHAM, Mass. – 153 Bentley University student-athletes have received 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards from the Division 2 Athletics Director Association for their success in the classroom last academic year.

The 153 honorees was the third most for any institution in the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Region, as well as tied for the 26th highest total nationally. Putting that into perspective, there are more than 300 Division II institutions across the country.

Bentley was represented on the list of Academic Achievement Award winners by student-athletes from 20 different states and the country of Romania.

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 2022-23 academic year.

"This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape. I want to congratulate all the recipients for earning the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay and current D2 ADA President. "While the number of deserving student-athletes continues to increase annually, the number of institutions recognizing these individuals on campus also continues to trend upwards. "              

2022-23 Bentley Academic Achievement Award Winners

Baseball (7): Eddy Beauregard (Paxton, Mass.), Cory Bright (Melrose, Mass.), Tommy Fisher (Stoughton, Mass.), David Hunter III (Middleton, Mass.), Brian Lindsay (New Durham, N.H.), Patrick Purchell (Cornwall, N.Y.), Zach Zdimal (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Field Hockey (7): Hannah Blomquist (Westwood, Mass.), Emily Crowell (Oakland, Maine), Emma Halas (Danbury, Conn.), Erin McGuinness (Rutland, Mass.), Amy Pasquale (Dix Hills, N.Y.), Britney Pearson (Nashua, N.H.), Katie Thies (Liverpool, N.Y.)

Football (12): Eric DeMayo (Peabody, Mass.), John DeStefanis (Weymouth, Mass.), Mike DiPlacido (Hudson, Mass.), Joey Disalvo (Cumberland, R.I.), Brenden Dowling (Hyannis, Mass.), Wade Holden (East Northport, N.Y.), Phil Koechling (Wayland, Mass.), Andrew Sartori (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Aaron Sousa (Lexington, Mass.), Jake Tarentino (Clark, N.J.), Chris Varone (Victor, N.Y.), A.J. Worsley (Marco Island, Fla.)

Men's Basketball (1): Matt Leritz (St. Louis, Mo.)

Men's Cross Country (4): Coop Caiozzo (Lunenburg, Mass.), Sam Capobianco (North Reading, Mass.), Cole Duval (Tolland, Mass.), Finn Power (East Lyme, Conn.)

Men's Golf (4): Tyler Brown (Halifax, Mass.), Evan Desjardins (Salem, N.H.), Nelson Eaton (Groton, Vt.), Aidan Stuart (Madison, Conn.)

Men's Lacrosse (24): Will Adams (Boca Raton, Fla.), Nathan Alviti (New Fairfield, Conn.), Cam Bartolomeo (Meriden, Conn.), Michael Casarano (Reading, Mass.), Matt Crepeau (Hopedale, Mass.), Tucker Crowley (Lexington, Mass.), Alex Fayan (Waterford, Conn.), Andrew Fitzgerald (Needham, Mass.), David Gagnon (Chelmsford, Mass.), Sam Gillis (Burlington, Mass.), Jon Giroux (Bedford, N.H.), Brian Lemay (Westminster, Mass.), Dalton Mackinnon (Burlington, Mass.), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Jonathan Mayan (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Nick McGovern (Bow, N.H.), Alex Parton (Victor, N.Y.), Keegan Roberts (Industry, Maine), Rawley Scherman (North Oaks, Minn.), Hunter Smith (Londonderry, N.H.), Carter Straub (Quakertown, Pa.), Nolan Sullivan (Wilmington, Mass.), Jackson Tinsley (Beverly Hills, Mich.), Garrett Witt (Frederick, Md.)

Men's Soccer (8): Luc Curragh (Summit, N.J.), Dillon Cupples (Easton, Mass.), Ryan Enright (North Attleboro, Mass.), Evan Levine (Boca Raton, Fla.), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Alex Matuson (Park Ridge, N.J.), Gabriel Najim (Peabody, Mass.), Christian Zarka (Derry, N.H.)

Men's Swimming (7): Peter Epp (Port Washington, N.Y.), Eddy Erojeyev (Longmeadow, Mass.), Jeremy Glick (South Windsor, Conn.), Ryan Looney (Wilton, Conn.), Andrew Marcus (Dresher, Pa.), Michael Motisi (Ellington, Conn.), Joey Twomey (Sebastian, Fla.)

Men's Tennis (5): Max Bonte (Bradenton, Fla.), Gabe Horwitz (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Liam Marr (Franklin, Mass.), Noah Monsanto (Woodbridge, N.J.), Jordan Soifer (Stamford, Conn.)

Men's Track & Field (11): Evan Bean (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Coop Caiozzo (Lunenburg, Mass.), Jason Caplan (Westport, Conn.), Sam Capobianco (North Reading, Mass.), Nick Dadasis (Norfolk, Mass.), Ryan Dennehy (Andover, Mass.), Cole Duval (Tolland, Mass.), Andrew Goehrig (Ramsey, N.J.), Alex Lawes (Brick, N.J.), Jared Podrazik (Ashburnham, Mass.), Finn Power (East Lyme, Conn.)

Softball (8): Payton Doiron (Beacon Falls, Conn.), Sabrina Grizzaffi (Ridgefield, Conn.), Samantha Hess (Nutley, N.J.), Ella Hillier (Tualatin, Ore.), Lauren Massry (Loudonville, N.Y.), Katherine Noftall (Ipswich, Mass.), Taylor O'Brien (East Greenbush, N.Y.), Sam Petow (Glastonbury, Conn.)

Volleyball (10): Jazzy Burke (Lake George, N.Y.), Angie Grabmeier (Hopkinton, Mass.), Maddy Kelley (Fitchburg, Wisc.), Ingrid Murphy (Cotuit, Mass.), Amanda Parker (St. Charles, Ill.), Katie Rounds (McFarland, Wisc.), Ali Stuessi (Fairhaven, Mass.), Natalie Thom (Okemos, Mich.), Ellie Wheeler (Olathe, Kans.), Caitlin Wunder (Penn Yann, N.Y.)

Women's Basketball (3): Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wisc.), Bri Gillen (Lakeville, Mass.), Maggie Whitmore (South Portland, Maine)

Women's Cross Country (3): Caitlin Burmester (Willow Grove, Pa.), Anna Jones (Ipswich, Mass.), Samantha Martel (North Reading, Mass.)

Women's Lacrosse (8): Caroline Affolter (Newburyport, Mass.), Hannah Aronowitz (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Emma Jadul (Reading, Mass.), Abby Jowett (East Hampstead, N.H.), Amber Kiricoples (Peabody, Mass.), Samantha Lee (Branford, Conn.), Stephanie McAuliffe (Natick, Mass.), Ashlee Wargo (Madison, Conn.)

Women's Soccer (16): Haley Bernhardt (Swampscott, Mass.), Abigail Cash (Danvers, Mass.), Jayne Conry (Bolton, Mass.), Claire Ewen (Arlington, Mass.), Ryenne Feeney (Boxford, Mass.), Bridget Gleason (Sandwich, Mass.), Jillian Hendricken (Pembroke, Mass.), Jenna Hendricksen (Pembroke, Mass.), Aidan Hopkins (Dresher, Pa.), Sofia Jamieson (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.), Maci Jones (Arvada, Colo.), Sophia Killeen (Tamworth, N.H.), Corinne Messier (Hopkinton, Mass.), Sydney O'Connor (New Fairfield, Conn.), Liliana Silva (North Grafton, Mass.), Sarah St. George (Walpole, Mass.), Gabby Vachon (Pocasset, Mass.)

Women's Swimming (6): Emily Blatt (Westford, Mass.), Jennifer Chen (Darien, Conn.), Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn.), Jordan Nuzback (Fairview, Pa.), Sophia Wong (Natick, Mass.), Cleo Zhou (Sharon, Mass.)

Women's Tennis (5): Zoe Chin (Lexington, Mass.), Miruna Constantin (Ploiesti, Romania), Rachel Holden (Pomfret, Conn.), Remi LeSage (Sarasota, Fla.), Makena Romagnano (New Albany, Ohio)

Women's Track & Field (3): Caitlin Burmester (Willow Grove, Pa.), Anna Jones (Ipswich, Mass.), Samantha Martel (North Reading, Mass.)