CLEVELAND (Aug. 26) – A total of 116 California (PA) student-athletes, representing all sports, earned Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Awards for the past academic year on Wednesday morning.

The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level. In order to receive the Academic Achievement Award, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during their last academic year.

The Cal student-athletes were part of 1,937 Academic Achievement Award honorees from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Overall, a total of 179 institutions and 21,000-plus student-athletes were recognized.

A complete list of Cal's D-II ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients can be found below.
 

BASEBALL (17)	MEN'S BASKETBALL (2)	WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (2)
Beau Bigam Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville	Damon Astorino Ambridge, Pa. / Ambridge	Kennedy Bankett Glenn Dale, Md. / Elizabeth Seton
Caleb Collins Uniontown, Ohio / Lake	Keondre DeShields Uniontown, Pa. / Laurel Highlands	Nina Shaw Saxonburg, Pa. / Knoch
Connor Evans Hermitage, Pa. / Hickory
Will Feser Hartville, Ohio / Lake
Cole Fleck McKees Rocks, Pa. / Mountour
Coleman Fletcher Moon Twp., Pa. / Moon
Peyton Ford Wexford, Pa. / Pine-Richland
Ikon Jones Parkside, Pa. / Sun Valley
Corey Kuszaj West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin
Liam McElroy Butler, Pa. / Butler
Jason Nuttridge Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park
Kyle Rizzo Willow Grove, Pa. / Upper Dublin
Carson Shuglie Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield
Ryan Sluk Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
Michael Valente Wallingford, Pa. / Strath Haven
AJ Verdi New Castle, Pa. / Mohawk
Noah Zadroga Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (4)	WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (3)	FLAG FOOTBALL (1)
John Clacko Ohiopyle, Pa. / Uniontown	Sarabeth Caldwell Chester, Md. / Kent Island	Bethany Conant Johnstown, Pa. / Forest Hills
Kolby Kent Roscoe, Pa. / California	Julia Kramer Scottdale, Pa. / Southmoreland
Caden Montgomery Berlin, Pa. / Berlin Brothersvalley	Rosalyn Perozzi Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon
Jordan Wiedman Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg
FOOTBALL (15)	MEN'S GOLF (5)	WOMEN'S GOLF (4)
Kendrick Agenor Ft. Myers, Fla. / Estero	Chaz Ekoniak Struthers, Ohio / Struthers	Angelique Epondulan Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor Allderdice
Hayden Boland Moon Twp., Pa. / Moon	Aidan Fulkroad Elizabethville, Pa. / Upper Dauphin	Ari Kaser Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth
Keondre DeShields Uniontown, Pa. / Laurel Highlands	Rocky Mittica Sa Kaeo, Thailand / Mary Vitthaya Kabinburi Catholic	Jessica Ricciardi Syracuse, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse
Eric Gibson, Jr. Norfolk, Va. / Maury	Jacob Pedley Plum, Pa. / Plum	Amanda Woods Ligonier, Pa. / Ligonier Valley
Connor Hartle Mars, Pa. / Mars	Milo Sesti Ellwood City, Pa. / Lincoln
Rowen Hershey Landenberg, Pa. / Avon Grove
Rafiqe Hilliard Chester, Pa. / Chester
Grant Hopple Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg
Aiden Johnson Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon
Jake Layhue California, Pa. / California
Noah Livesay Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan
Daniel Long Sarver, Pa. / Highlands
Sam Stoner York, Pa. / William Penn
Tavin Willis Cumberland, Md. / Fort Hill
Jake Wolfe McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour
MEN'S SOCCER (10)	WOMEN'S SOCCER (10)	SOFTBALL (9)
Roman Capucha Bratislava, Slovakia  / Gymnazium Jura Hronca	Kaitlin Bickhart McVeytown, Pa. / Mifflin County	Cheyenne Beayon Owings Mills, Md. / Mount de Sales Academy
Bellamy Cox-Sitkiewicz Seattle, Wash. / Vashon Island	Izabella DeGlopper Grand Island, N.Y. / Grand Island	Lakyn Blackburn Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville
Jaime Marcelo Espinosa San Pedro Garza García, Mexico / Liceo de Monterrey	Julia Flynn Hackettstown, N.J. / Hackettstown	Kirra Davis Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville
Jake Haugh Edinboro, Pa. / Cathedral Prep	Layna Grassi Cumberland, Md. / Phillip Barbour (W.Va.)	Jenna Hollerich Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Shimon Ichimiya Tokyo, Japan / Taylor Allderdice (Pa.)	Meja Haakansson Halmstad, Sweden / Sannarpsgymnasiet	Makayla Jerin Greencastle, Pa. / Greencastle-Antrim
Eduardo Miranda Xalapa, Mexico / Veracruz	Ella Kaszeta Royal Oak, Mich. / Royal Oak	Bree Kibe West Elizabeth, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
Mauricio Montenegro Flores Metepec, Mexico / Argos Preparatory Academy	Molly McNaughton Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel	Mikayla Linkous Mount Gilead, Ohio / Cardington-Lincoln
Brady Olsen Boiling Springs, Pa. / Boiling Springs	Macrina Robb Cabot, Pa. / Knoch	Megan Nidoh Jessup, Pa. / Holy Cross
Ben Sauerländer Dortmund, Germany / Max-Planck Gymnasium	Caelin Thomas West Alexander, Pa. / McGuffey	Carissa Ring Falling Waters, W.Va. / Spring Mills
AJ Visco Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford	Veronica Warunek Forty Fort, Pa. / Wyoming Valley West
SWIMMING (9)	TENNIS (7)	MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (5)
Carly Glaser Dorrance, Pa. / Holy Redeemer	Gianna Bloom Claysville, Pa. / McGuffey	John Clacko Ohiopyle, Pa. / Uniontown
Ashlyn Hornick Mount Pleasant, Pa. / Mount Pleasant	Leandra Guldimann Oberweningen, Switzerland / Kantonsschule Zürich Nord	Kolby Kent Roscoe, Pa. / California
Isabella Longmore Great Mills, Md. / St. Mary's Ryken	Izabelle Heacox Warren, Pa. / Warren	Colin Kinevy South Park, Pa. / South Park
Adeline McCusker Gahanna, Ohio / Lincoln	Teddi Isherwood Wexford, Pa. / Butler	Caden Montgomery Berlin, Pa. / Berlin Brothersvalley
Lacey Noble Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley	Garance Laforet Cessy, France / CNED	Jordan Wiedman Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg
Ella Root Lancaster, Pa. / Hempfield	Diletta Maria Mungo Padova, Italy / Liceo Classico Tito Livio
Payton Wagner Wyomissing, Pa. / Wyomissing	Lilli Schreiber Mainz, Germany / Theresianum
Emma Warner Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum
Audrey Weaver Dillsburg, Pa. / Northern
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (11)	VOLLEYBALL (9)
Sarabeth Caldwell Chester, Md. / Kent Island	Nina Conte California, Pa. / California
Kristen Gross Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park	Adrianna Favata Peoria, Ariz. / Liberty
Emily Mahle Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central	Kay Lindenfelser Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin
Loreena Manser Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfield	Caroline Mercer Shadyside, Ohio / Shadyside
Jing McCann Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel	Tori Newton St. Marys, Pa. / Elk County Catholic
Madison Murtland New Alexandria, Pa. / Greensburg Salem	Tayla Pascoe Stockdale, Pa. / California
Rosalyn Perozzi Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon	Elisa Rugiero Vicenza, Italy / Farina Vicenza
Skylar Riedel Corry, Pa. / Corry	Lindsey Scammell Port St. Lucie, Fla. / South Fork
Anna Schuessler Rixford, Pa. / Otto Eldred	Sarah Stephenson Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central
Donna Jean Thomas Smithfield, Pa. / Albert Gallatin
Riley Tighe Sharpsville, Pa. / Sharpsville

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