CLEVELAND, Ohio (Aug. 14, 2025) – Mercy University Assistant Vice President of Athletics Matt Kilcullen Jr. is pleased to announce that the Mercy University Athletic Department had a school-record 110 of its student-athletes receive the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, as announced by the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association.
The Mavericks' 110 recipients ranked second among the ECC schools receiving the honor. A total of 22,756 student-athletes from 202 institutions were recognized for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards.
To be eligible for the Academic Achievement Award, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, completed two years of college study and have been a member of the of an intercollegiate team during his or her last academic year.
Congratulations to all the Mavericks for their outstanding academic success!
Men's Soccer (23): Franco Acri, Daniel Alvarez, Matteo Azambuja, Mateo Bacigalupo, Juan Campillo Casas, Nicolas Cerda, Joey Dos Santos, Marcel Duffau, Eirik Elvestad, Zeus Flores, Diego Guzman, Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Julian Holland, Mathias Joergenrud, Jorgen Krohn-Pettersen, Charles Lorenz, Martin Penafiel, Antonio Sas, Mathias Schilbred-Eriksen, Santiago Serrano, Mohamed Souhail, Simon Steffensen, Benjamin Van Buren
Baseball (16): Zach Ashline, David Bernard Jr., Joey Bodin, Ryan Ehret, Kyle Engmann, Jack Esposito, Samuel Gil, John Gillespie, Matthew Manzoeillo, Sean McAdams, Jaison Mock, John Nisco, Connor Ruland, Gabe Sanders, Jack Sullivan, Will Sullo
Men's Lacrosse (13): Connor Abrahall, Jack Agres, AJ Barone, Christopher Bergersen, Michael Corbo, Cameron Dorfman, Danny Fitzgerald, Ryken Kutner, Peter Murphy, Jake Norton, Jimmy Osorio, Shane Roche, Ian Votta
Women's Soccer (12): Stacy Avendano, Ella Brower, Sarah Davi, Anna Deutscher, Ancksu Dixon, Ella Gallino, Amber Garcia, Isabella Messina, Angelina Ortiz, Kayla Saavedra, Skyler Schwenkler, Amiah Washington
Women's Lacrosse (11): Kaci Bates, Maeghan Callow, Leah Hansen, Olivia LaMonica, Emily Marino, Ashley McQuade, Andrea Mott, Lindsey Shimborske, Juliana Talenti, Olivia Van Dyke, Riley Wallace
Volleyball (10): Gabriela Bieniek, Samantha Cooney, Aitza Cruz, Mia Illes-Hair, Julia Pomerleau, Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes, Marichelle Rodriguez, Anyelainy Vizcaino, Sydney Whitfield
Field Hockey (8): Alyssa Benvengo, Reagan Lane, Rebecca McClure, Rachel Palladino, Madison Preston, Kelly Rosenfeld, Samantha Trickel, Kasey Volz
Softball (8): Skylar Brandemarte, Kimberlee Childs, Onnika DeBruhl, Mia Harris, Averi Miller, Marina Provencio, Dylan Reyer, Mackayla Secoda
Women's Basketball (6): Amani Abuhatab, Molly Boek, Paige Fourtin, Layla Greene, Grace Lesko, Kyla Nembach
Men's Basketball (3): Derek Long, Christopher Nana, Zein Wahdan
