The Lincoln University athletic department announces 22 student-athletes are recipients of the 2021-22 Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards.
In total, there were a record breaking 16,639Â student-athletes from 169Â institutions recognized for the 2021-22Â Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the award's program.
Women's basketball led the department with six recipients –
Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin),
Kryshell Gordy (Chester, Pa./Ursuline Academy (Del.)),
Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic),
Joy Morton (Yeadon, Pa./Penn Wood),
Maya Madison Walker (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) and
Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School). Baseball follows the way with four student-athletes in
Josiah Lara (Plant City Fla./Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy),
Damaal Sands (Nassau, Bahamas/Montverde Academy (FL)),
Hilman Truss (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West), and
CarVonte Williams (Cleveland, Ohio/Twinsburg).
Kenya Cargill (Orangeville, Ontario/Orangeville),
Kenya Davis (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) and
Kirsten Edwards (Baltimore, Md./Mercy) represent women's soccer;
Jaden Harrell (Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods),
Obinna Ihejirika (Sharon Hill, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara), and
Tyshawn Raymond (Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham) represent men's track & field;
Mike Johnson (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood) and
James Koluboi (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) represent football;
MacKienzee Rasheed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills) and
Lakya'h Young (Bel Air, Md./Harford Technical) represent softball;
Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) is the lone men's basketball representative, and
Sequoia Rantin (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) is the only volleyball representative.
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
Also, the student-athlete must:
- have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level workÂ
- have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year (Given the continued challenges institutions have had this year when it comes to participation, all athletes who meet bullet point items 1 and 2 are still eligible as long as they were still an active member of the roster during this academic year).
