Thursday, August 21, 2008
Eight Mavericks Receive Inaugural DII ADA Academic Achievement
Awards
DOBBS FERRY, NY - Eight Mercy College student-athletes received Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT, it was announced on Thursday. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
Mercy's honorees for the 2007-08 campaign were: Kevin
Gibson (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Tom Cannariato (Goshen,
NY) and Janet Wong (Vancouver, Canada)
from the cross country/track and field programs, Carl
Spence (St. Catherine, Jamaica) and Nizar Chahbani
(Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) from men's soccer,
Natalee Carty (Kingston, Jamaica) and Rose
Harper (Croton, NY) from the women's volleyball team, and
Casey Kondelka (Bloomingburg, NY) of the women's
soccer team.
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement
Award, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point
average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have attended a minimum of
two years (four semesters) of college level work at the
institution, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate
team during the last academic year.
"We are very proud of the success of all our student-athletes in the classroom and I congratulate these extraordinary individuals that earned this award," said Mercy's Director of Athletics Pat Kennedy.
About Mercy
College
Mercy College is a private, nonprofit institution
founded in 1950, providing motivated students with the opportunity
to earn degrees in over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs,
including 25 programs online. An engaging and personalized learning
experience is offered at campuses in the Bronx, Dobbs Ferry,
Manhattan, Yorktown Heights, White Plains, and Online.
