TROY, N.Y. - Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 944 spring sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, an increase of 48 from last spring (896).

That includes 55 student-athletes from Bard College.

To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic Team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30. The spring championship sports include baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.

"It is with the deepest respect and admiration that I recognize our Liberty League spring sport student-athletes for their academic achievement," said King. "Spring student-athletes had been preparing for their season since September while balancing academics and practices. While the season came to a premature end - even before it began for some teams - our students continue to excel with their academic programs, even from a distance, as the school year comes to a close. For student-athletes graduating this spring, I thank you for all you have done to make our teams, institutions and league among the best in Division III. For student-athletes returning in the fall, continue to persevere and focus on your goals ahead. We'll get through this together."

For the 2019-20 academic year, 630 fall sport student-athletes and 267 winter sport student-athletes also qualified for Liberty League All-Academic Teams. Combined with 944 spring-sport student-athletes, a total of 1,841 student-athletes achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better - the most in the league's history, which dates to 1995-96.

Click here to see all of the qualifiers. Bard's are listed below.
 

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LIBERTY LEAGUE ALL-ACADEMIC
SPRING 2020
BARD QUALIFIERS

Baseball
Spencer Checkoway, So., Biology, Newton, Mass.
Justin Fiume, Jr., Economics, Cliffside Park, N.J.
Elliott Goldstein, Jr., Computer Science, Melville, N.Y.
Luke Klatke, Sr., Economics, Lakewood, Colo.
Alex Luscher, So., Psychology, Needham, Mass.
Evan Matthews, So., Historical Studies, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jordan Myers, Jr., Economics, Bethesda, Md.
Esteban Rivera, Sr., Economics, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Andrew Roberge, So., Anthropology/Biology, Bethany, Conn.
Frank Rybicki, Sr., Chemistry, Sudbury, Mass.
Gunnar Schichtl, So., Economics, Macungie, Pa.
Angelo Winings, Jr., Psychology, Fort Worth, Tex.

Men's Lacrosse
Emanuel Grenier-Benoit, So., Global & International Studies, Montreal, Quebec
Jacob Phillips, Jr., Political Studies/Human Rights, Somers, Conn.
Peter Sojka, Jr., Biology, Littleton, Mass.
Devon Wall, Jr., Economics, Marblehead, Mass.

Women's Lacrosse
Gillian Adkins, So., Economics/EUS, Annapolis, Md.
Caleigh DeCaprio, Sr., Global & International Studies, Islip, N.Y.
Belle Coffey, Jr., Psychology, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Yinyin Doherty-Weinraub, Jr., Sociology, Northampton, Mass.
Kady Drorbaugh, Jr., Spanish Studies, Seattle, Wash.
Sophie Niles, Jr., Theater & Performance, Austin, Tex.
Melissa Rosenthal, Sr., Political Studies, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Rachael Yoder, So., Mathematics, Novato, Calif.

Men's Tennis
Jack La Piana, So., Biology, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Andrew Lee, So., Economics, Flushing, N.Y.
Zayd Normand, Sr., Historical Studies, Bangkok, Thailand
Neal Tolunsky, So., Film & Electronic Arts, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Ian Ullmann, Sr., History/Political Studies, San Francisco, Calif.
Daniyal Zafar, So., Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
Immanuel Zion, Sr., Psychology, New York, N.Y.

Women's Tennis
Tori Bowen, Jr., Physics, Sunderland, Mass.
Duhita Das, Jr., Economics, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Katie Esposito, Jr., Global & International Studies, Hamden, Conn.
Madeleine Johnsson, Sr., Economics, Berlin, Germany
Nicole Parides, So., Environmental & Urban Studies, Tenafly, N.J.
Katri Shields, So., Political Studies, Snohomish, Wash.
Isabella Thomas, So., Biology, Willowbrook, Ill.

Men's Track & Field
Henry Chang, So., Computer Science, Taipei, Taiwan
Bryan Palma Flores, So., Chemistry, Lynn, Mass.
Miles Thomas, Jr., Written Arts, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Women's Track & Field
Gillian Adkins, So., Economics/EUS, Annapolis, Md.
Giselle Avila, Sr., Political Studies, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Chelsea Cai, Jr., Computer Science/Studio Art, Beijing, China
Natasha Cameron, So., Written Arts, Astoria, Ore.
Genevieve Chiola, Sr., Middle Eastern Studies/Written Arts, New Haven, Vt.
Claire Dickson, So., Environmental & Urban Studies, Red Hook, N.Y.
Felicia Flores, So., Mathematics/Studio Art, Wilmington, Del.
Sarah George, Sr., Written Arts, Chino Hills, Calif.
Julia Gibson, Sr., Biology, Norfolk, Mass.
Mikaela Martiros, Jr., Environmental & Urban Studies, Rutland, Vt.
Lis Sundberg, So., Human Rights/Studio Art, Sarasota, Fla.
Emily Walshin, Sr., Global & International Studies, New Canaan, Conn.
Hattie Wilder Karlstrom, Sr., Historical Studies, Amherst, Mass.
Alex Willcox, Sr., Literature/German Studies, Greenwich, Conn.