CLEVELAND - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2022-23 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 16th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
Benedict College had 60 student-athletes recognized for their academic excellence.
In total, there were a record breaking 19,537 student-athletes from 196 institutions recognized for the 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the awards program.
To earn this award, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale; have completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work at a two-year and/or four-year institution; and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards
Benedict College
| Name |
Sport |
Class |
| Taj Bates |
Baseball |
So |
| Kyron Bethel |
Baseball |
So |
| Jalen Blash |
Baseball |
So |
| William Martinez |
Baseball |
Jr |
| Jalen McDuffie |
Baseball |
Sr |
| Justin Murray |
Baseball |
Jr |
| Gedeon Buzangu |
Men's Basketball |
Gr |
| Gob Gabriel |
Men's Basketball |
Jr |
| Felix Gue |
Men's Basketball |
Jr |
| Malachi McCoy |
Men's Basketball |
Sr |
| Yansel Reyes |
Men's Basketball |
So |
| Maurice Campbell |
Football |
Gr |
| Steven Campbell |
Football |
Jr |
| Loobert Denelus |
Football |
Jr |
| Daryl Dunifer |
Football |
So |
| Zavien Foster |
Football |
So |
| Marcus French |
Football |
So |
| Dylan Geese |
Football |
So |
| Nolan Jones |
Football |
So |
| Ja'ron Kilpatrick |
Football |
Sr |
| Mitchell Romig |
Football |
Sr |
| Ja'Varrius Wilson |
Football |
Jr |
| Keveione Zanders |
Football |
Jr |
| Divgurjot Singh |
Men's Tennis |
So |
| Javel Best |
Men's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Ras Jesse Delancy |
Men's Volleyball / Men's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Andy Ferguson |
Men's Track & Field |
So |
| Kevin Francis |
Men's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Sadiki Marsh |
Men's Track & Field |
So |
| Shemar Miller |
Men's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Devonta Newbold |
Men's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Matthew Paul |
Men's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Ryusei Takahashi |
Men's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Corey Witter |
Men's Track & Field |
5th Yr Sr |
| Clint Forbes |
Men's Volleyball |
So |
| Jomari Jacobs |
Men's Volleyball |
So |
| Kendersley Marcellin |
Men's Volleyball |
So |
| Donovan Wilmott |
Men's Volleyball |
Sr |
| Mahogany Randall |
Women's Basketball |
Gr |
| Kierra Evans |
Softball |
So |
| Jamaiyah Howard |
Softball |
So |
| Savannah Marshall |
Softball |
So |
| Valerie Essome |
Women's Tennis |
So |
| Sofia Gomez |
Women's Tennis |
Sr |
| Fabeina Riggins |
Women's Tennis |
Sr |
| Kaciann Cowan |
Women's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Jada David |
Women's Track & Field |
So |
| Santiona Freeman |
Women's Track & Field |
So |
| Janae Johnson |
Women's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Sinia Massillon |
Women's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Kanesha Moses |
Women's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Floma Okumu |
Women's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Elaine Robinson |
Women's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Megan Thompson |
Women's Track & Field |
Jr |
| Shantel Williams |
Women's Track & Field |
Sr |
| Mya Dixon |
Women's Volleyball |
So |
| Jordan Reeves |
Women's Volleyball |
Sr |
| Brandi Seaborn |
Women's Volleyball |
So |
| Cana Smith |
Women's Volleyball |
So |
| Kennede Thomas |
Women's Volleyball |
So |