79 S-As Named to 2023 CACC Softball All-Academic Team
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 24, 2023) -- Seventy-nine (79) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Twelve (12) of the 13 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.
Both Post University and Thomas Jefferson University led the way with 12 honorees apiece on the squad. University of Bridgeport followed with 9 student-athletes making their way onto the academic unit.
The eight teams to make the postseason in the CACC combined to have 51 student-athletes make the academic squad and included Bloomfield College (5), UB (9), Caldwell University (8), Felician University (5), Georgian Court University (6), Goldey-Beacom College (6), Holy Family University (7), CACC Champion Wilmington University (5).
NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Six student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages (Alliance University's Janelle Adams, Felician's Madeline Layman, G-B's Chrissy Jordan, Jefferson's Winnai Hoyt, Post's Alyssa Hughes and Emily Tarko).
♦ Twenty (20) student-athletes notched GPAs of 3.90 or higher.
♦ Adams and Hoyt were named to the CACC Academic squad for the fourth time in their respective careers.
♦ Sixteen (16) were named to the CACC Softball All-Academic Team for the third time in their respective careers.
♦ Twenty-six (26) were named to the unit for the second time in their respective careers.
To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must: a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of immediate preceding term (may include summer for fall sport participants); b) Minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) Student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution.
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 13 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Alliance University, Bloomfield College, University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican (N.Y.) University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.