CLEVELAND – On Thursday, the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced its 2022-23 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. From Cal State East Bay, 84 student-athletes received the award.
To qualify, the institution's Athletic Director must be a dues-paying member of D2 ADA. Additionally, the student-athlete must meet the following criteria:
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work.
- Have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
Below is a list of the student-athletes (by sport) from Cal State East Bay who received the honor for the 2022-23 academic year.
BaseballAustin Alvarez
Quinn Ayres
Luke Brown
Cole Coffey
Robert Ellwanger
Derek Flowers
Max Gonzales
Niko Mollat
Luke Novitske
Kevin Ebiriekwe
Chris James
Dimitrios Klonaras
Grady Lewis
Julian Lopez
Garrett Pascoe
Dexter Stratton
DJ Sanders
Grace Campbell
Abigail Cooper
Michaella Dean
Delia Moore
Jaela Richardson
Kelsey Valencia
Lexi Valencia
Dylan Gong
Justin Matties
Dylan Shubert
Aidan Singh
Alyssa Escay
Claire Fisher
Kimberly Lima Pardina
Ashley Trout
Arrianna Custodio
Mandi Granato
Julika Grosspietsch
Drishti Karumbaya
Jasmin Krishna
Mateo DiDomenico
Aaron Farnan
Peter Hawken
Aidan Raftery
Kianna Cortez-Garcia
Danya Gonzalez
Payton Heaney
Abigail Kern
Maya Lawrence
Ashley Levi
Kayla Morales
Kylie Newman
Mika Sayfurahman
Jenna Villanueva
Anamaria Beard
Annelise Garcia
Gabriela Rivera
Kyndall Riddell
Chloe Beebout
Monica Beltran
Chenoa Bodero
Delaney Carlson
Brooklyn Dressel
Allysa Dudley
Jacqueline Feurtado
Justine Garcia
Mackenzie Garza
Emilie Giannini
Emma Knott
Tori Padilla
Olivia Parham
Leah Robinson
Katie Rosychuk
Nani Welsh
Emma Wettlaufer
Alexandria Gloria
Kara Green
Mia Jordan
Lexi Pagani
Tiana Weeks
Bailey Barlow
Hope Grantham
Daniela Passoni
Hannah Peercy
Caroline Vollmer
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