WALTHAM, Mass. – 169 Bentley University student-athletes have received 2021-22 Academic Achievement Awards from the Division 2 Athletics Director Association for their success in the classroom last academic year.

The 169 honorees was the most for any institution in the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Region, as well as tied for the 13th 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 2021-22 academic year.

"Congratulations to all of the student-athlete recipients of the distinguished D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kim Pate, vice president for athletics at Lenoir-Rhyne University and current D2 ADA President. "It's been so impressive to see the number of student-athlete's recognized for their stellar performance in the classroom grow to record numbers year to year since the inception of this award. This a reflection our member institution's commitment to ensuring special recognition of the academic success of so many well-deserving student-athletes."

2021-22 Bentley Academic Achievement Award Winners

Baseball (5): Eddy Beauregard (Paxton, Mass.), Cory Bright (Melrose, Mass.), Jared Brooks (Hollis Center, Maine), Tommy Fisher (Stoughton, Mass.), Tyler Gonzalez (Windham, N.H.)

Men's Basketball (3): Adria Amabilino Perez (Barcelona, Spain), Andrew DeSantis (Garden City, N.Y.), Ivan Misic (Toronto, Ont.)

Women's Basketball (3): Kari Brekke (Appleton, Wisc.), Autumn Ceppi (Bedford, Mass.), Bri Gillen (Lakeville, Mass.)

Men's Cross Country/Track (10): Anthony Arias (Revere, Mass.), Baxter Bishop (Waterbury Center, Vt.), Jason Caplan (Westport, Conn.), Joe Chau (Watertown, Mass.), Matt Chicko (North Andover, Mass.), Ryan Dennehy (Andover, Mass.), Cole Duval (Tolland, Mass.), Dan Lanziero (West Haven, Conn.), Finn Power (East Lyme, Conn.),Joe Wix (Granby, Conn.).

Women's Cross Country/Track (8): Samantha Bilodeau (New Ipswich, N.H.), Annie DeForge (Hillsboro, Ore.), Angie Grabmeier (Holliston, Mass.), Hannah Greene (Weston, Conn.), Kaitlyn Helfer (Floral Park, N.Y.), Allie Lehman (Clinton, N.Y.), Samantha Martel (North Reading, Mass.), Megan Niedzwiecki (Old Orchard Beach, Maine).

Field Hockey (11): Ana Carter (Chesapeake, Va.), Emily Crowell (Oakland, Maine), Abigail Hewes (Denmark, Maine), Erin McCool (Amherst, N.H.), Katelyn McGuigan (Nesconset, N.Y.), Meghan Moran (North Andover, Mass.), Christine Murray (Walpole, Mass.), Amy Pasquale (Dix Hills, N.Y.), Britney Pearson (Nashua, N.H.), Caroline Szatkowski (Reeders, Pa.), Katie Thies (Liverpool, N.Y.)

Football (10): Andrew Brazicki (Franklin Park, N.J.), John Destefanis (Weymouth, Mass.), Phil Koechling (Wayland, Mass.), Nate Larkins (Huntington, N.Y.), Cole McCubrey (Boylston, Mass.), Aaron Racki (Tampa, Fla.), Andrew Sartori (Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Jake Tarentino (Clark, N.J.), Chris Varone (Victor, N.Y.), Andrew Worsley (Marco Island, Fla.)

Golf (2): Ryan Daly (Beverly, Mass.), Aidan Stuart (Madison, Conn.)

Men's Lacrosse (23): Ben Baldasaro (Exeter, N.H.), Cam Bartolomeo (Meriden, Conn.), Ryan Birch (Walpole, Mass.), Dan Cranitch (Reading, Mass.), Matt Crepeau (Hopedale, Mass.), Tucker Crowley (Lexington, Mass.), Alex Fayan (Waterford, Conn.), Andrew Fitzgerald (Needham, Mass,), Sam Gillis (Burlington, Mass.), John Giroux (Bedford, N.H.), Andrew Granzier (Scarborough, Maine), Gavin Hamm (Yarmouth, Maine), Ryan Kirk (Portsmouth, R.I.), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Jack McDiarmid (Georgetown, Maine), Clay Moseman (Longmeadow, Mass.), Matty O'Brien (Rockland, Mass.), Andrew O'Connor (Loudonville, N.Y.), Keaton Roarick (Old Saybrook, Conn.), Max Ronesi (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Rawley Scherman (North Oaks, Minn.), Devin Smith (Maynard, Mass.), Nolan Sullivan (Wilmington, Mass.)

Women's Lacrosse (8): Caroline Affolter (Newburyport, Mass.), Christine Fish (Slingerlands, N.Y.), Sandrine Heller (Weggis, Switzerland), Emma Jadul (Reading, Mass.), Kayli Keenan (Pelham, N.H.), Samantha Lee (Branford, Conn.), Stephanie McAuliffe (Natick, Mass,), Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H.)

Men's Soccer (12): Jack Aronson (Syracuse, N.Y.), Duane Bische (Barkhamsted, Conn.), Jack Bourassa (Bangor, Maine), Lue Curragh (Summit, N.J.), Andrew LeoGrande (Lattingtown, N.Y.), Evan Levine (__), Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y.), Alex Matuson (Park Ridge, N.J.), Sean McLoughlin (Delran, N.J.), Gabriel Najim (Peabody, Mass.), Yorgas Nikolakis (Winchester, Mass.), Michael Rowe (Wrentham, Mass.).

Women's Soccer (18): Amanda Adriano (Fort Salonga, N.Y.), Haley Bernhardt (Swampscott, Mass.), Abigail Cash (Danvers, Mass.), Maeli Cherry (Westford, Mass.), Jayne Conry (Bolton, Mass.), Ryenne Feeney (Boxford, Mass.), Lauren Giordano (Saugus, Mass.), Dana Goulet (Wilmington, Mass.), Kat Hassapis (North Reading, Mass.), Aidan Hopkins (Drescher, Pa.), Sophia Killeen (Tamworth, N.H.), Emily McGrath (Brewster, Mass.), Corinne Messier (Hopkinton, Mass.), Rebecca Nguyen (Dudley, Mass.), Sarah St. George (Walpole, Mass.), Liliana Silva (Grafton, Mass.), Mariana Varela (San Juan, P.R.), Rachel Zumberg (Gainesville, Fla.).

Softball (10): Kaileen Cain (Hauppauge, N.Y.), Payton Doiron (Beacon Falls, Conn.), Nicole Gravagna (Riverhead, N.Y.), Samantha Hess (Nutley, N.J.), Ella Hillier (Tualatin, Ore.), Lauren Massry (Loudonville, N.Y.), Katherine Noftall (Ipswich, Mass.), Elise Pereira (Plainville, Mass.), Sam Petow (Glastonbury, Conn.), Jessica Trahan (Merrimack, N.H.).

Men's Swimming & Diving (13): Matthew Bloom (Barrington, R.I.), Tanner Eisenhut (Jamesville, N.Y.), Peter Epp (Port Washington, N.Y.), Jeremy Glick (South Windsor, Conn.), Alexey Kolishchak (Woburn, Mass.), Alec Lanza (Hartland, Wisc.), Ryan Looney (Wilton, Conn.), Andrew Marcus (Drecher, Pa.), Michael Motisi (Ellington, Conn.), Zach Papsco (Northport, Conn.), Ellis Sartorio (Mountainside, N.J.), Anthony Vizental (Concord, Cal.), Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H.).

Women's Swimming & Diving (7): Emily Blatt (Westford, Mass.), Jennifer Chen (Darien, Conn.), Kate Galvin (Suffern, N.Y.), Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn.), Rona Mejiritski (Bowling Green, Ohio), Hanna Ryan (North Royalton, Ohio), Emily Sweet (Nashua, N.H.).

Men's Tennis (4): Connor Aulson (Groveland, Mass.), Max Bonte (Bradenton, Fla.), Gabe Horwitz (Lake Oswego, Ore.),Jordan Soifer (Stamford, Conn.).

Women's Tennis (6): Zoe Chin (Lexington, Mass.), Alyssa Cook (New Castle, N.H.), Libby Keefe (Lowell, Mass.), Anna Lang (Madison, Conn.), Remi LeSage (Sarasota, Fla.), Makena Romagnano (New Albany, Ohio).

Volleyball (9): Angie Grabmeier (Holliston, Mass.), Claudia Gonzalez (Ponce, P.R.), Maddy Kelley (Fitchburg, Wis.), Kiara Mayes (Fort Collins, Colo.), Ingrid Murphy (Cotuit, Mass.), Amanda Parker (St. Charles, Ill.), Katie Rounds (McFarland, Wisc.), Ellie Wheeler (Olathe, Kans.), Caitlin Wunder (Penn Yan, N.Y.)

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