TWENTY-TWO STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN A SPOT ON 2018 CACC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (6/6/18) Twenty-two student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represented nine schools that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

The CACC released the 2018 All-Academic Men's Track and Field Team.
June 7, 2018

New Haven, Conn. (6/6/18) Twenty-two student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represented nine schools that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

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Jefferson led the way with five honorees, followed by Chestnut Hill College with four. Greg Dawson sported the top cumulative grade point average for the Rams with a mark of 3.91. Chestnut Hill's top mark was 3.90, which was held by Jake DiCello.

Three student-athletes made the team with perfect 4.0 GPAs, including Jovan Zigic (Dominican College), Finn Reese (Nyack College) and Benjamin Tse (Nyack). Reese was named the CACC Top XVI Award winner at the conference's track & field championship back in May with the highest GPA and for the most credit hours earned.

Eight of the 22 honorees earned a spot on the CACC All-Academic Team for at least the second time in their respective careers, including Georgian Court University's Patrick Parr and Jefferson's Alec Fixl being placed on the squad for the third time each.

To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athletes must meet the following criteria: a) minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediate preceding term; 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; and d) student-athlete must have been athletically eligible the season preceding the award and used a season of eligibility.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.