Empire 8 Honors 2017 Fall Academic Achievements
Conference recognizes 796 student-athletes and 126 teams
The Empire 8 Athletic Conference announced its President's List for the Fall 2017 semester, and more than 796 student-athletes from the league's nine full-time members and 14 affiliate institutions were recognized for their contributions on the field and their excellence in the classroom.
Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution. The conference states, "Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8."
The Empire 8 recognized 796 student-athletes from its sponsored sports with the President's List distinction.
Additionally, 126 teams were acknowledged as an Empire 8 All-Academic Team for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the fall semester. The 126 teams mark the highest number of teams to earn the Academic honor in one semester, with the previous mark of 123 teams to achieve the 3.2 standard was sent in the spring of 2017.
The nine full-time conference members sponsored a total of 3,907 student-athletes who combined for an Empire 8 wide fall semester grade point average of 3.22. The 3.22 gpa is the second highest in the history of the honor, falling .01 hundredth behind the spring 2017 mark of 3.23.
Sage had 30 student-athletes honored for their efforts that were named to the Presidents' List, while nine of Sage's varsity teams were also recognized for excellence with a posting on the empire 8 All-Academic Team.
2017 Presidents' List Honorees
FROM THE SAGE COLLEGES (30)
Student-Athlete Class Sport Major
Ellen Abbott Senior Women's Lacrosse Nursing
Zaheer Ahmad Senior Men's Track Computer Information Systems
Allison Bardwell Junior Women's Volleyball Math & Civil Engineering
Zachary Bishop Junior Men's Track Psychology
Bailey Cecchi Senior Men's Volleyball Business
Louis Cox Sophomore Men's Soccer Law & Society
Heather Dilcher Senior Women's Track/XC Health Sciences
Sadie Dunne Sophomore Women's Tennis Nursing
Ryan Fairweather Junior Men's Soccer Business Administration
Shannon Farrell Senior Women's Cross Country Nursing
Giovanna Fichera Sophomore Women's Soccer Health Sciences-Occupational Therapy
Casey Fitzpatrick Senior Volleyball/Men's Tennis Business
Megan Flynn Sophomore Women's Basketball Business
Rebecca Jackson Sophomore Women's Tennis Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy
Sagan Leggett Junior Women's Track/XC Applied Biology
Ariannah Logan Junior Women's Soccer Childhood Education
Daniel Mackey Freshman Men's Volleyball Health Sciences - Physical Therapy
Lydia Malkiewicz Freshman Women's Soccer Undecided
Alyssa Nellis Senior Basketball/Volleyball Physical Education
Victoria Opalka Junior Women's Track Nutrition
Kathryn Rimawi Graduate Softball Occupational Therapy
Kevin Saar Senior Men's Soccer Business Administration
Missy Schneiderman Senior Women's Volleyball Health Sciences & Psychology
Alexa Silk Senior Softball Nursing
Sabrena Smith Senior Women's Track Physical Therapy
Danielle Stannard Sophomore Women's Basketball Business
Samantha Trimblett Junior Women's Soccer Graphic Design & Media
Maegan Villa Sophomore Women's Soccer Occupational Therapy
Anthony Williamson Graduate Soccer/Track & Field Business Administration
Haleigh Zeilman Sophomore Women's Lacrosse Nursing
2017 Empire 8 All-Academic Teams
From The Sage Colleges (9)
Men's Cross Country 3.641
Women's Cross Country 3.48
Women's Basketball 3.418
Women's Soccer 3.408
Women's Tennis 3.394
Softball 3.361
Men's Golf 3.323
Women's Track and Field 3.28
Men's Volleyball 3.251