67 Bison Earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards

SHAWNEE – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association announced the 2019-20 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards Thursday, with 67 Oklahoma Baptist student-athletes earning the distinction.
 
"Our student-athletes continue to impress with their commitment to all-around excellence," said OBU director of athletics Robert Davenport. "To have so many nationally-recognized honorees at an institution with the academic rigor of OBU is a testament to their hard work and dedication in the classroom."
 
The Bison's 67 awards ranked second among Great American Conference programs behind only Harding.
 
Now in their 13^th year, the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards recognize the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
 
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, he or she must:

• have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• have 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

In total, there were 15,214 student-athletes from 200 institutions recognized for the 2019-20 Academic Achievement Awards. These numbers shattered the records for highest number of participating institutions and the largest number of student-athletes being nominated since the award program's inception.
 
"In a year when we can use all of the good news, the D2 ADA Officers and Board of Directors are proud to recognize the highest number of student-athletes with the Academic Achievement Award than ever before," said D2 ADA President JR Smith, director of athletics at Chadron State College. "The nominations also came from a record number of institutions, showcasing the passion and dedication of our Association and Division II as a whole."
 
About D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 56th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit nacda.com.
 

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D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winners (67)
Baseball (4)
Caleb Bly
Bryan Geurkink
Jake Lipetzky
Sam Webb

Men's Basketball (1)
Brantly Thompson

Women's Basketball (1)
Raley Farquhar

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (4)
Jarrett Ellis
Garrett Elmore
Noah Eskew
Nathaniel Worley

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (7)
Allison Derry
Emma Downing
Brooklyn James
Sydney Lawrence
Ella Lotz
Sarah O'Bryan
Brittany Poe

Football (11)
Hayden Ashley
Josh Cornell
Will Kohman
Damon Landis
Taylor Mante
Lane Martin
Ethan McKasson
Eli Paul
Robert Sawler
Dean Van Vors
Abel Wills

Women's Golf (7)
Abby Boren
Michelle Carr
Grace Johnson
Olivia Klefsaas
Hayden Meiser
Josie Patterson
Shelby Phillips

Women's Lacrosse (9)
Mackenzie Beaver
Taryn Burks
Brooke Harden
Emery Kennedy
Katherine Kuehn
Shay Morgan
Monique Mossop
Chandler Roberts
Olivia Ward

Men's Soccer (5)
Omar Estrada Toscano
Dawson Jones
Parker Lawter
Luis Romero Sanz
Michael Stewart

Women's Soccer (6)
Emily Griffith
Lara Haring-Lovett
Adison Henry
Tori Kitchel
Morgan Krispense
Hannah White

Men's Swimming & Diving (2)
Jordan Atkins
William Newman

Women's Swimming & Diving (5)
Juliana Cifuentes Cepeda
Laura Cifuentes Cepeda
Nicole Dietz
Catherine Oakley
Cassidy Wright

Women's Tennis (3)
Ethne Dowling
Stefy Varon Diaz
Tahlia Walsh

Volleyball (3)
Kaylee Buell
Brecken Roquemore
Taryn Weber