88 Student-Athletes Earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

WESTLAKE, Ohio - The Palm Beach Atlantic athletic department had 88 student-athletes receive academic achievement awards from the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA). The academic achievement awards recognize the student-athlete's accomplishments in the classroom at the Division II level.

For the first time in the award's history, there were more than 20,000 students recognized for their hard work off the field. 22,756 student-athletes from 202 institutions across DII athletics received the award. Historically, 190,032 student-athletes have received the award since the beginning of the program.

"Since its inception, this program has been dedicated to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Traci Murphy, vice president for athletics at Daemen University and current D2 ADA President. "This year, we are thrilled to recognize a record number of deserving individuals, reflecting the unprecedented dedication within our division - not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. This year's record-breaking submissions for both individuals and schools serve as a testament to the Division II way. Thanks to the administrators that nominated these outstanding individuals, and much-deserved congratulations to our 22,000-plus recipients."

The Sunshine State Conference was well represented with 1,525 student-athletes receiving the award.

In order for a student-athlete to be eligible to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work and must have been an active member of an intercollegiate athletic team during the last academic year.

Complete List of Sailfish Student Athletes who earned a 2024-25 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award:

BASEBALL

Raymond Hawkins

Jimmie Buhl

Steve Trone

Nolan Larson

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Camdyn Albrecht

Savannah Decarlo

Anna Dunbar

Lauren Pace

Abby Plevin

Abbie Zylstra

MEN'S BASKETBALL

JJ Hayes

Jakob Hester

MEN'S GOLF

Raines Holmes

Trey Tesiero

Justus Verge

Jordan Verge

Nick Estrada

MEN'S LACROSSE

Austin Nelson

MEN'S SOCCER

Marius Brondbo

Mattia Bui

Jack Casey

Agustin Iusem

Fabio Reck

Rufus Roth

Noam Stein

Jake Strachan

Tin Vastic

Joshua Wicks

Philipp Woerner

Niklas Mahler

Paul Danner

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Frida Alsterhem

Virginia Borja

Jelseyvette Croes

Alina Hoermann

Alessia Passerini

Cecilia Peroni

MEN'S TENNIS

Juanfer Contreras

Matthew Young

MEN'S XC/TRACK

Aedon Lydon

Jackson Overholt

Hayden Tank

WOMEN'S XC/TRACK

Alyssa Benson

Sadie Nordmeyer

Darah Oniwa

Nella Petersen

Dominyka Petraskaite

Chloe Smith

Amberleigh Sorensen

Ava Spampanato

SOFTBALL

Larken Maseda

Madison Schlichte

Ashlyn Storms

Karen Vasquez

VOLLEYBALL

Kaileigh Ammons

Jayna Bredenberg

Eduarda Dutra

Mary Jones

Taylor Nelson

Kelsey Rogers

Giulia Santuari

Harper Stokes

Abbie Zylstra

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Anabel Ellison

WOMEN'S GOLF

Sarah Harpster

Cara Hilburn

Annika Miller

Renata Petersen

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Kendall Borbi

Rachel Delate

Georgia Karns

Hunter Levinson

Meghan Lyons

Isabelle Tapia

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Lizzy Basile

Emma Canty

Leah Cook

Kaylee Davidson

Aurya Downey

Anna Foreman

Hedda Jarhall

Lea Loubier

Maddie Nelson

Marina Leal

Sammy Peebles

Isabella Reinhardt

Emily Rinaldi