25 Graduating Senior Ravens Earn Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence
MANSFIELD, MASS. (7/11/2024) – The Northeast-10 Conference recently released the 2024 recipients of its Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence honoring graduating senior student-athletes for their outstanding work in the classroom during their college careers.
25 graduating Franklin Pierce University student-athletes were honored in the announcement ranking fourth among the conference's 15 affiliate institutions.
To be eligible for the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, a senior student-athlete must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a graduating NE10 student-athlete.
- Must attain the Latin honor of Magna Cum Laude or better.
- Must have participated in at least two seasons of NE10 competition and is a current student-athlete at the time of graduation.
Names of the Franklin Pierce student-athletes who earned this year's award are listed below:
Anna Badosa -- Women's Basketball
Christopher Cerrella -- Football
Silver Clukey -- Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse
Thomas Darrah -- Men's Track & Field
Andy DeMattio -- Men's Lacrosse
Aynara Ferraz-Armas -- Women's Tennis
Janessa Gonzalez -- Women's Basketball
Kelsey Gregorio -- Women's Track & Field
Ralph Hiebel -- Men's Tennis
Kayli Hoefs -- Women's Lacrosse
Caroline Kiehnau -- Volleyball
Salvatore Lando -- Men's Track & Field
Lawson Laurent -- Football
Colton Madeira -- Men's Soccer
Aino Martikainen -- Women's Soccer
Evan McNeice -- Men's Track & Field
Colette Mulderig -- Women's Basketball
Katherine Peterson -- Women's Track & Field
Morgan Schmutzler -- Volleyball
Grace Silva -- Women's Track & Field
Claire Stewart -- Field Hockey
Samantha Sylvester -- Softball
Sean Trumper -- Men's Basketball
Ryan Walker -- Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Madeline Ward -- Volleyball
Each award recipient has received a commemorative NE10 medallion for their academic achievements.
The NCAA's Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence honors institutions who achieve an academic success rate (ASR) of 90-percent or higher. This past December, the NE10 had seven of its institutions earn this distinction – the most in all of Division II and more than half of the league's entire membership.
To view the Northeast-10's original release click HERE.
To view the full list of recipients, click HERE.