Cleveland, Ohio - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2024-25 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level in NCAA sponsored sports.

For the first time since inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history.

Historically, 190,032 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.

603 athletes from the Lone Star Conference earned the distinction, 46 of them coming from TAMIU.

To qualify for this honor, student athletes must have:

• 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 work
• have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year

"We are incredibly proud of our student athletes who have earned this prestigious recognition," said TAMIU Director of Athletics Griz Zimmermann.

"Balancing the demands of NCAA competition and excelling academically is no small feat, and this award is a testament to their dedication, discipline, and commitment to excellence both in the classroom and in their sport."

The athletes who received this award are as follows:

Elijah Bailey	Joshua Benitez	David Benitez	Nicklas Berg-Eriksen
Laura Cardenas	Richard Casso	Estevan Dacruz	Zaden Danielson
Valerie Esparza	Zakayia Fredrick	Marianna Gamboa	Luis Garza
Kylie Goad	Candela Gonzalez	Eduardo Guerrero	Savannah Gutierrez
Dynasty Harpel	Sammy Hecht	Alex Hernandez	Sota Inden
Taylor Jacobson	Caroline Jensen	Anna Ligart	Sierra Long
Katelyn Luera	Adamaris Manjarrez	Aaliyah McMillan	Mia Molina
Mia Monroe	Angie Morgan	Valeria Olivas Maldonado	Loren Perez
Daniela Ramos	Michael Ramos	Alondra Rodriguez	Natasha Rodriguez
Damaris Saldivar	Chelsea Salinas	Gustavo Suarez	Edsael Torres
Emilynn Tran	Breana Trevino	Myles Tucker	Alan Vielma
Theo With	Zoe Wuermli