59 S-As NAMED TO 2024 CACC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

May 28, 2024

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New Haven Conn. (5/28/24) Fifty-nine (59) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Nine of the 10 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.

CACC Champion Post University led the way with 13 honorees to make the All-Academic Team.

Dominican University New York had three named to the team with Maverick Medina (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) making his second appearance on the team. Christian Fils-Aime (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Tyler Richman (Sunrise, Fla.) both earn their first All-Academic honors in 2024.

NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Two student-athletes, University of Bridgeport's Justin Nyarady and Post University's Noah Connor, were the two student-athletes on the list to post perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages.

♦ Six student-athletes posted GPAs of 3.90 or higher.

♦ Goldey-Beacom College's Justin Jump and Post's Joe Christiana and Noah Connor were the three student-athletes on the team to make the squad for the fourth time.

♦ Three other student-athletes -- GBC's Kyle Walker, Thomas Jefferson University's Samuel Bass and Anthony Pillari -- were named to the unit for the third time in their respective careers.

♦ Fifteen (15) were named to the team for the second time in their respective careers.

♦ The six teams to qualify for the CACC playoffs combined to have 43 student-athletes earn All-Academic status.

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must: a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of immediate preceding term (may include summer for fall sport participants); b) Minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) Student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution (both academically and athletically).

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.