CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Rogers State Athletic Department had 45 student-athletes named 2019-20 Academic Achievement Award Recipients by the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA), announced the organization on Thursday.
 
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA. Chris Ratcliff served as the D2 ADA President for the 2019-20 academic year. Also, 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 team during his/her last academic year.
 
At least one member from all 12 Hillcat athletic programs earned the honor, with women's soccer leading the way for Rogers State with 11 recipients.
 
The complete list of recipients for Rogers State includes:
 
Baseball
Seth Gerardy
Corey Murphy
Patrick Reynier
Dylan Russell
Grant Ruthenberg
Case Woodward
 
Men's Basketball
Vaughn Raney
 
Men's Cross Country/Track
Justin Noble
Byrun Ratliff
Nicholas Williams
 
Men's Golf
Edwin Blomander
Logan Meehan
 
Men's Soccer
Jarrod Cooper
Aaron Field
Mateus Lara
Anthony LaRosa
Jaime Ponce
Jesus Ramirez
Jake Simpson
Logan Smith
Kyle Young
 
Softball
Sabrina Anguiano
Rylee DeLozier
Breyana Estep
Andrea Morales
Brielle Tyseling
Elexis Watson
 
Women's Basketball
Vanessa Gajdosova
Lilly Garner
 
Women's Cross Country/Track
Katelyn Alexander
Gloria Butts
 
Women's Golf
Mariana Flores
Raquel Flores
Jess Green
 
Women's Soccer
Mackenzie Belyeu
Kaylee Bobbitt
Maggie Brown
Sydney Connelly
Hailey Gunn
Janell Hernandez
Bailey Jarvis
Audrey Maxwell
Bria Salazar
Kori Watters
Alex Wynn

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 www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 56^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.