79 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2023 CACC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

May 24, 2023

79 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2023 CACC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (5/24/23) Seventy-nine (79) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Twelve (12) of the 13 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.

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New Haven, Conn. (5/24/23) Seventy-nine (79) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Twelve (12) of the 13 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.

Dominican University New York had one player named to the team as sophomore Toni-Jo Lopez (Sylmar, Calif.) earns her first All-Academic honors in 2023.

Both Post University and Thomas Jefferson University led the way with 12 honorees apiece on the squad. University of Bridgeport followed with 9 student-athletes making their way onto the academic unit.

The eight teams to make the postseason in the CACC combined to have 51 student-athletes make the academic squad and included Bloomfield College (5), UB (9), Caldwell University (8), Felician University (5), Georgian Court University (6), Goldey-Beacom College (6), Holy Family University (7), CACC Champion Wilmington University (5).

NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Six student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages (Alliance University's Janelle Adams, Felician's Madeline Layman, G-B's Chrissy Jordan, Jefferson's Winnai Hoyt, Post's Alyssa Hughes and Emily Tarko).

♦ Twenty (20) student-athletes notched GPAs of 3.90 or higher.

♦ Adams and Hoyt were named to the CACC Academic squad for the fourth time in their respective careers.

♦ Sixteen (16) were named to the CACC Softball All-Academic Team for the third time in their respective careers.

♦ Twenty-six (26) were named to the unit for the second time in their respective careers.

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.

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.