NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 28, 2024) -- Fifty-nine (59) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Nine of the 10 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team.
CACC Champion Post University led the way with 13 honorees to make the All-Academic Team.
Bloomfield saw Andres Varas make the team as the junior earned a 3.64 cumulative gpa.
NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Two student-athletes, University of Bridgeport's Justin Nyarady and Post University's Noah Connor, were the two student-athletes on the list to post perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages.
♦ Six student-athletes posted GPAs of 3.90 or higher.
♦ Goldey-Beacom College's Justin Jump and Post's Joe Christiana and Noah Connor were the three student-athletes on the team to make the squad for the fourth time.
♦ Three other student-athletes -- GBC's Kyle Walker, Thomas Jefferson University's Samuel Bass and Anthony Pillari -- were named to the unit for the third time in their respective careers.
♦ Fifteen (15) were named to the team for the second time in their respective careers.
♦ The six teams to qualify for the CACC playoffs combined to have 43 student-athletes earn All-Academic status.
To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must: a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediately preceding term (may include summer for fall sport participants); b) Minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) Student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution (both academically and athletically).
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ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 12 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican (N.Y.) University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.
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