(PRESS RELEASE FROM CSAC)

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has named a total of 388 student-athletes from the conference's ten core and two associate member institutions to the Fall 2022 CSAC All-Academic Team.

The All-Academic Team recognizes varsity student-athletes who achieved a grade point average of 3.20 or better during the Fall 2022 semester.  Sports that were recognized in the fall included: field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's cross country, and women's cross country. 

Of the 388 student-athletes honored for the Fall semester, a total of 229 have received recognition at least once, and 46 seniors and graduate students have earned the honor each semester they have been eligible.

Saint Elizabeth (38), SPORT, MAJOR(S), CLASS, HOMETOWN, PREVIOUSLY AWARDED (SEMESTER/YEAR) // 
Christopher Defendre, Men's Cross Country, Undeclared, First Year, Union, NJ, NA // Jonathan Ramos, Men's Cross Country, Business Administration, Sophomore, Clifton, NJ, NA // Nathaniel Thompson, Men's Cross Country, Undeclared, First Year, Union, NJ , NA // David Aboussleman, Men's Soccer, Business Administration, Sophomore, Upper Saddle River, NJ, FA '21 // Marr Perez Aguirre, Men's Soccer, Business Administration, Sophomore, New Brunswick, NJ , NA // Eddy Castro, Men's Soccer, Criminal Justice, Sophomore, New Brunswick, NJ , NA // Jacob Flores Men's Soccer, History, Junior, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ , FA '21 // Justin Flores, Men's Soccer, Biology, Junior, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ , FA '21 // Luke Hughen, Men's Soccer, English, Sophomore, Lake Hopatcong, NJ , FA '21 // Cody Ikner, Men's Soccer, Business Administration, Sophomore, Katy, TX , FA '21 // Alejandro Lopez, Men's Soccer, Business Administration, Junior, Felshear, TX , FA '21 // Giovani Morgan, Men's Soccer, Criminal Justice, First Year, Greensboro, NC , NA // Pedro Naranjo, Men's Soccer, Communication, First Year, Piscataway, NJ , NA // Jackson Reyes, Men's Soccer, Sports Management, Junior, Washington, NJ , FA '21 // Rodrigo Rivera, Men's Soccer, Foods and Nutrition, Sophomore, Lima, Peru , NA // Josiah Sorola, Men's Soccer, Psychology, Senior, Pflugerville, TX , FA '20 // Stephen Valencia Torres, Men's Soccer, Computer Software, Engineering, Sophomore, Elizabeth, NJ , FA '21 // Marinely Guerrero, Women's Cross Country, Social Work, Senior, Newark, NJ , SP '22, FA '21, SP '21, FA '20 // Khadijah Jones, Women's Cross Country, Education, Sophomore, East Orange, NJ , Nacheca Joseph, Women's Cross Country, Psychology, First Year, Union, NJ , NA // Chloe Medder, Women's Cross Country, Psychology, Senior, Chandler, AZ , SP '22 // Karyn Shimazu, Women's Cross Country, Art, Senior, Newark, NJ , FA '21, FA '19 // Idalma Aguilar, Women's Soccer, Criminal Justice, Junior, Linden, NJ , NA // Alex Carmona, Women's Soccer, Psychology, Senior, Middlesex, NJ , NA // Jenna Caruso, Women's Soccer, Education, Sophomore, Toms River, NJ , NA // Jennifer Chacho, Women's Soccer, Allied Health Science, Junior, Weehawken, NJ , FA '20 // Lauren Griesmeyer, Women's Soccer, Art, Senior, Phillipsburg, NJ , FA '21, FA '20, FA '19 // Laila Kendle, Women's Soccer, Sports Management, Sophomore, Neptune, NJ SP '22, FA '21 // Cecilia Smith, Women's Soccer, History, Sophomore, Washington, NJ , SP '22, FA '21 // Leah Tate, Women's Soccer, Health Administration, First Year, Milford, DE , NA // Kristina Ashton, Women's Volleyball, Psychology, Sophomore, Colonia, NJ , FA '21 // Zharia Crawford, Women's Volleyball, Social Work, Sophomore, Paterson, NJ , NA // Herbina Exume, Women's Volleyball, Allied Health Science, Senior, Irvington, NJ , NA // Francheska France-Cedano, Women's Volleyball, Psychology, Junior, Paterson, NJ , SP '21 // Isabelle Mellin, Women's Volleyball, Undeclared, First Year, Ottumwa, IA , NA // Genesis Oyola, Women's Volleyball, Social Work, First Year, Passaic, NJ , NA // Michelle Posada, Women's Volleyball, Education, First Year, Elizabeth, NJ , NA // Gianna Rizzolo, Women's Volleyball, Undeclared, Sophomore, Roselle, NJ , FA '21 //

Additionally, 11 All-CSAC major award winners were named to the Fall All-Academic Team.

Colonial States Athletic Conference Fall 2022 All-Academic Team

Student-Athlete	School	Sport	Award
Kiley Marone	Cedar Crest	Field Hockey	Co-Player of the Year
Alexis Pflumm	Wilson	Field Hockey	Co-Player of the Year
Angelina Morley	Keystone	Field Hockey	Defensive Player of the Year
Amanda Hoover	Lancaster Bible	Field Hockey	Rookie of the Year
Rafe Williams	Bryn Athyn	Men's Cross Country	Runner of the Year
Hannah Kopec	Valley Forge	Women's Cross Country	Runner of the Year
Moses Beers	Cairn	Men's Soccer	Player of the Year
Victoria Ruitto	Cairn	Women's Soccer	Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Natalie Cross	Keystone	Women's Soccer	Rookie of the Year
Rebekka Sanchez-Castro	Cedar Crest	Women's Volleyball	Defensive Player of the Year
Ellise Everett	Cedar Crest	Women's Volleyball	Rookie of the Year

 
The 2023 CSAC Spring All-Academic Team will be announced at the conclusion of the spring semester.  The honor roll will include winter sports (men's & women's basketball) as well as spring sports (men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, women's tennis, men's outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field).

The CSAC is comprised of ten core members: Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University, Keystone College, Notre Dame University of Maryland, Rosemont College, St. Elizabeth University, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College.  Associate members include: Lancaster Bible College (field hockey & men's volleyball, Sweet Briar College (field hockey & women's lacrosse), Pratt Institute (men's volleyball), Penn State-Behrend (men's & women's outdoor track & field), Alfred State College (men's and women's outdoor track & field), and Gallaudet University (men's and women's outdoor track & field)

(PRESS RELEASE FROM CSAC)

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has announced the receipts of the Team Academic Awards for Fall 2022.  Eligible teams come from the conference's ten core and two associate members institutions during the Fall 2022 semester.

Established prior to the start of the 2013-14 academic year, the CSAC Team Academic Award is given annually to each varsity sports team whose student-athletes, while competing in conference-sponsored sports, achieve the highest combined grade point average. Grade point average calculations correspond with the student-athletes' season of participation during the sport's traditional season. The Fall 2022 Team Academic Awards are based on each team's combined GPA from the Fall 2022 semester only.

Bryn Athyn College took home two awards, scoring the top GPA in Women's Volleyball with a 3.626 and Men's Cross country with a 3.485.

Cedar Crest College Women's Cross Country team reached  a 3.765, the highest of any team in the Fall 2022 semester.

In Women's Soccer, Wilson College topped the league with at 3.652 GPA. 

Keystone College had the highest GPA in Field Hockey with a 3.63.

In Men's Soccer, Cairn University had the top GPA with a 3.222.

The 2023 CSAC Spring Team Academic Award will be announced at the conclusion of the spring semester.  The honor roll will include winter sports (men's & women's basketball) as well as spring sports (men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, women's tennis, men's outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field).

The CSAC is comprised of ten core members: Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University, Keystone College, Notre Dame University of Maryland, Rosemont College, St. Elizabeth University, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College.  Associate members include: Lancaster Bible College (field hockey & men's volleyball, Sweet Briar College (field hockey & women's lacrosse), Pratt Institute (men's volleyball), Penn State-Behrend (men's & women's outdoor track & field), Alfred State College (men's and women's outdoor track & field), and Gallaudet University (men's and women's outdoor track & field).