DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (May 23, 2019) – The Mercy College athletic department finished 19th in all of Division II in community service for the 2018-19 academic year, with Mercy student-athletes taking part in over 1,500 volunteer hours during the year.

NCAA Team Works, which coordinates community service efforts at NCAA championships, and Helper Helper, a volunteer management and tracking platform, launched the community service competition to recognize student-athletes who give back to their communities. The competition, which ran from September through May, is based on the number of service hours completed and the number of participating student-athletes. Helper Helper tallies the school participation throughout the competition.

The Mavericks during this academic year have taken part in community service activities such as the Veteran's Day Run, the Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle, the CODA Walk at Pace University, the Teams Helping Teams initiative,  a 9/11 tribute on campus, volunteering at the Abbott House, conducting CODA Awareness games and raising money for cancer research.

Below are the top 25 of the rankings for Division II, according to the NCAA and Helper Helper. The list includes six East Coast Conference schools.

1. Arkansas Tech

2. Georgian Court

3. Georgia Southwestern State

4. Colorado at Colorado Springs

5. Converse

6. Daemen

7. Emporia State

8. Texas Woman's

9. Davis & Elkins

10. St. Cloud State

11. Wayne State

12. NYIT

13. St. Thomas Aquinas

14. Molloy

15. Clayton State

16. Regis

17. Fresno Pacific

18. Lenoir-Rhyne

19. Mercy

20. Northern State

21. Midwestern State

22. Dominican (Calif.)

23. California State, Monterey Bay

24. Coker

25. Roberts Wesleyan