A school-record 129 Tusculum University student-athletes have been named recipients of the 2024-25 Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
The D2ADA Academic Achievement Award is a program that recognizes accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level.
Tusculum’s 129 total surpasses the previous best of 128 honorees last year (2023-24).
To qualify, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have accounted for a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the 2024-2025 academic year.
In total, there were 22,740 student-athletes from 202 institutions recognized for the 2024-25 D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards.
The South Atlantic Conference had 1,755 student-athletes recognized for this outstanding award, ranking the SAC second nationally.
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2024-25 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award List
Tusculum Honorees
| Student-Athlete | Sport(s) |
| Luke Absher | Baseball |
| Madison Adkins | Women’s Volleyball |
| Ellie Alvarez | Softball |
| Amiranee Au | Women’s Volleyball |
| Wilma Axelsson | Women’s Soccer |
| Elodie Baechler | Women’s Tennis |
| Alyssa Barbrick | Softball |
| Dani Beckham | Softball |
| Emilie Bergh-Jacobsen | Women’s Golf |
| Isabella Bianchin | Women’s Volleyball |
| Corey Binion | Baseball |
| Kevin Blankenship | Men’s Volleyball |
| Tanna Bookhamer | Women’s Soccer |
| Cassidy Bourne | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Katie Bradley | Women’s Tennis |
| Makayla Bush | Softball |
| Jessie Carolin-Vandenberg | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Lindy Carter | Women’s Golf / Beach Volleyball |
| Lillie Clifton | Women’s Soccer |
| Anthony Cobb | Baseball |
| Caylen Conrad | Softball |
| Holly Cowan | Women’s Soccer |
| Maddie Creswell | Women’s Volleyball |
| Thilda Danielsson | Women’s Tennis |
| Kylie Darrow | Softball |
| Easton Dellinger | Football |
| Ryan Drysch | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field |
| Sage Dunne | Women’s Beach Volleyball |
| Marja Enste | Women’s Soccer |
| David Evans | Men’s Soccer |
| Delfin Filiz | Women’s Golf |
| Julianna Garrison | Women’s Soccer |
| Will Gee | Men’s Tennis |
| Skylar Georges | Women’s Soccer |
| Faith Gibbs | Softball |
| Noah Girard | Men’s Track & Field |
| Sydney Grant | Women’s Soccer |
| Tashianna Gray | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field |
| Blake Harrison | Men’s Lacrosse |
| Liam Hermansson | Men’s Golf |
| Alyssa Holden | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Riley Hope | Softball |
| Megan Humiston | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field |
| Abby Hunter | Softball |
| Jalen Hurt | Football |
| Bryce Jackson | Men’s Basketball |
| Danielle Jason | Softball |
| Marinus Jeebe | Men’s Golf |
| Julian Jennings | Baseball |
| Sammy Jimenez | Softball |
| Liberty Jones | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Jenna Kallenberg | Women’s Basketball |
| Jacob Kent | Baseball |
| Ylva Frajford Landa | Women’s Tennis |
| Rio Little | Football |
| Luke Maicon | Baseball |
| Morgan Makovec | Men’s Volleyball |
| Scout Martin | Baseball |
| Nathan Matsuguma | Men’s Tennis |
| Jesica Mbhamali | Women’s Track & Field |
| Jake McKenna | Baseball |
| Kassidy Mercado | Women’s Beach Volleyball |
| Philip Miller | Baseball |
| Josiah Morris | Men’s Basketball / Golf |
| McKenzie Morton | Women’s Track & Field |
| Annabelle Mozingo | Women’s Golf |
| Caleb Mulcahy | Baseball |
| Katie Murphy | Women’s Beach Volleyball |
| Ryan Neal | Men’s Basketball |
| Adriana Netskos | Women’s Soccer |
| Sam Northcott | Football |
| Hannah Oliver | Women’s Soccer |
| Isaiah Olson | Men’s Track & Field |
| Kyla Oppenhuis | Women’s Beach Volleyball |
| Jaden Outar | Football |
| Jackson Owens | Men’s Basketball |
| Reagan Padilla | Women’s Golf |
| Matthew Palazzo | Football |
| Breana Pelbath | Women’s Volleyball |
| Zak Perdew | Men’s Basketball |
| Joao Peres | Men’s Soccer |
| Carlos Perez | Men’s Soccer |
| Katherine Perrin | Women’s Volleyball / Beach Volleyball |
| Celeste Raya | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Jerry Ricker | Men’s Cross Country / Track & Field |
| Jordyn Roderick | Women’s Basketball / Volleyball |
| Karlie Russell | Women’s Volleyball |
| Linus Salmonsen | Men’s Soccer |
| Antonio Sanchez | Football |
| Caid Sanders | Baseball |
| Max Schmarder | Baseball |
| Lindsay Self | Women’s Golf |
| Monique Shim | Women’s Basketball |
| Jayden Singleton | Baseball |
| Drew Sliwinski | Baseball |
| Brooke Smith | Softball |
| Brynn Smith | Women’s Beach Volleyball |
| Ty Smith | Baseball |
| Macey Snapp | Women’s Volleyball |
| Natalie Spaitis | Softball |
| Zuza Stasiak | Women’s Lacrosse |
| Brynn Stokes | Women’s Soccer |
| Nehemiah Storey | Football |
| Alayna Suitte | Women’s Cross Country / Track & Field |
| Caleb Swinehart | Football |
| Noemie Tartrou | Women’s Soccer |
| Eva Tolliver | Women’s Track & Field |
| Cadin Tullock | Baseball |
| Trinity Upton | Women’s Basketball |
| Grant Van Rossum | Baseball |
| Felipe Velasquez Quintana | Men’s Tennis |
| Rens Verhaar | Men’s Tennis |
| Macy Vermillion | Women’s Soccer |
| Tiger Vinson | Football |
| Helena Walts | Women’s Soccer |
| Nathan West | Men’s Tennis |
| Blake Williams | Men’s Golf |
| Marin Wills | Women’s Soccer |
| Carleigh Wilson | Women’s Basketball |
| Caitlyn Wysong | Women’s Lacrosse |
