CLEVELAND – Chico State Athletics received one final round of academic accolades for the 2010-11 school year with the announcement that the Wildcats were among 98 institutions honored by the Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) as recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards. Chico State athletes accounted for 26 of the 3,676 awards handed out nationwide in the program designed to recognize the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

To receive an Academic Achievement Award, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher; have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work; and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.

Chico State student-athletes winning DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards included:

Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Tim Cannon and Matt Sloggy.

Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Ashley Britton, Amanda Clifford, Anna Eicholtz, Alia Gray, Madalyn Groulx, Paige Henker, Kara Lubieniecki, Amber Maheu, Sara Mikesell, Samantha Racine, Shannon Rich, Hailey Swanson and Jonah Weeks.

Women’s Soccer
Denni Jo Berger, Danielle Leiva and Kasey Wall.

Men’s Basketball
Jake Lovisolo

Women’s Basketball
Jennifer Rene

Women’s Golf
Katie Canadas, Shelby Hooper and Kristen Omi.

Volleyball
Jessica Leek

Baseball
Ian McKay

Softball
Erin O’Hara

Six California Collegiate Athletic Association schools received the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. In addition to Chico State, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A., Cal State Stanislaus, Sonoma State and UC San Diego were honored.