CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mercy University Director of Athletics Bill Sullivan is pleased to announce that the Mercy University Athletic Department had a school-record 127 of its student-athletes receive the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, as announced by the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association.
The Mavericks' 127 recipients ranked first among the ECC schools receiving the honor. Over 21,000 student-athletes from 179 institutions were recognized for the 2025-26 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 an intercollegiate team during his or her last academic year.
Congratulations to all the Mavericks for their outstanding academic success!
Men's Soccer (20): Daniel Alvarez, Matteo Azambuja, Mateo Bacigalupo, Herman Borke, Liam Brandt, Peder Brest Knutsen, Nicolas Cerda, Mario de Roque Zazón, Santiago Dutilh, Diego Guzman, Philip Hauge, John Hollis, Mathias Joergenrud, Marcos Landivar, Charles Lorenz, Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen, Estefano Marchiori, Pau Ramon, Santiago Serrano, Mohamed Souhail
Men's Lacrosse (18): Connor Abrahall, Jack Agres, Aidan Babnik, Christopher Bergersen, Michael Corbo, Christopher DeGiorgio, Kyle Freyer, Carter Heuer, Cole Hunsberger, Jason Kassis, Ryken Kutner, Matthew Magyar, Peter Murphy, Liam Neimeth, Jake Norton, Jackson Redmond, Benjamin Salamone, Ryan Strzalkowski
Women's Lacrosse (18): Kaci Bates, Olivia Bradley, Liz Byrne, Maeghan Callow, Dakota Dieumegard, Ashlinn Kelly, Sofia Knudsen, Leanna Kwarta, Olivia LaMonica, Emily Marino, Ashley McQuade, Kate McNally, Kayden Meyer, Andrea Mott, Angela Taddeo, Juliana Talenti, Olivia Van Dyke, Riley Wallace
Baseball (17): Anthony Altobelli, Jack Antalek, Zach Ashline, David Bernard Jr., Joey Bodin, Owen Brink, Chase de Castro, Ryan DiNapoli, Ryan Ehret, Jack Esposito, Matthew Hesselbirg, Alfred Hoti, Andre Jenkins, John Nisco, Connor Ruland, Jack Sullivan, Tate Van Alstyne
Women's Soccer (14): Ella Brower, Sophia Campites, Sarah Davi, Femke Demets, Anna Deutscher, Dakota Dieumegard, Ancksu Dixon, Ella Gallino, Blake Goldstein, Sarah Lill Hanks, Hailey Metzger, Angelina Ortiz, Ana Polychroniades, Alexia Tavantzis
Women's Basketball (11): Amani Abuhatab, Molly Boek, Haylee Ellwood, Paige Fourtin, Layla Greene, Sophia Hoyt, Caitlin Leary, Grace Lesko, Gabrielle Martin, Morgan Miller, Kyla Nembach
Softball (10): Onnika DeBruhl, Jessica Fox, Carly Gaffney, Keira Jantz, Mikaela Mammola, Averi Miller, Marina Provencio, Dylan Reyer, Mackayla Secoda, Kayla Zimmerman
Field Hockey (9): Alyssa Benvengo, Madison Brefka, Reagan Lane, Kaylise McClure, Rebecca McClure, Camryn Shea, Jaime Stella, Lilliauna Tepper, Samantha Trickel
Women's Volleyball (7): Gabriela Bieniek, Samantha Cooney, Grace Dilena, Mia Illes-Hair, Adriana Rivera Rodriguez, Janneliz Rodriguez Fuentes, Marichelle Rodriguez
Men's Basketball (3): James Connolly, Derek Long, Thomas Mandell
