NORFOLK, Va. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2014 Commissioner's All-Academic Team as 1,108 student-athletes from the conference's 13 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2013-14 academic school recognizing year. The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
"I am excited to highlight the 1,108 student-athletes who maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2013-14 academic school year," said Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. "I would like to commend the administrators, athletic academic support staff and personnel, coaches, institutions, and parents for their contributions to the academic success of these student-athletes."
Coppin State had 71 student-athletes recognized.
On the women's side were JeLeah Holsey (WBB, Accounting),
Jordan Swails (WBB, Undeclared),
Loren Johnston (WBO, Biology),
Kristen Sharpe (WBO, Sports Management),
Erica Washington (WBO, Management),
Kache Woods (WBO, Biology), Karyn Boggs (WSB, Mathematics),
Samantha Denlinger (WSB, Biology),
Victoria Lopez(WSB, Criminal Justice),
Lauren Rogers (WSB, Education),
Michele Saunders (WSB, Criminal Justice),
Danielle Smith (WSB, Accounting), Candace Van Horn (WSB, Sports Management), Gabrielle Ziller (WSB, Interdisciplinary Studies),
Carentxa Goede(WTE, Biology),
Miranda Taylor (WTE, Sports Management), Sandra Bonga (WTK, Management),
Nefertiti Brown (WTK, Nursing),
Shena Brownell (WTK, Psychology),
Melissa Caddle (WTK, Criminal Justice),
Deandra Daniel (WTK, Business), Jovanna Dickerson (WTK, Chemistry), Alexis Easterling (WTK, Sport Management),
Alethia Edwards (WTK, Biology),
Christina Epps (WTK, Psychology),
Jennifer Mitchell (WTK, Management), Ronecia Nash (WTK, Interdisciplinary Studies),
Kendra Ireigbe (WVB, Undeclared),
Nicole Malave (WVB, Marketing),
Cindy Okpegbue (WVB, Pre-Nursing),
Gabrielle Otero(WVB, Education),
Ariel Richard (WVB, Sports Management), Chelsea Sauni (WVB, General Science),
Denali Sturgeon (WVB, History),
Kandace Thomas (WVB, Psychology).
Recognized on the men's side were Ian Arclaga (BASE, Criminal Justice),
William Brown (BASE, Sports Management),
Dalton Cozart(BASE, Sports Management),
Shane Davies (BASE, Sports Management),
Colin Dower (BASE, Sports Management), Rafael Elgenmann (BASE, Sports Management), William Grebenstein (BASE, Sports Management),
David Hamlett (BASE, Sports Management),
Alejandro Hernandez-Mata (BASE, Interdisciplinary Studies),
John Kraft (BASE, Undeclared),
Joseph Maletz (BASE, Criminal Justice),
Yahya Muhammad (BASE, Sports Management),
Darien Percell (BASE, Interdisciplinary Studies),
Kareem Sallay(BASE, Sports Management), Michael Wright (BASE, Sports Management), Zachary Burnham (MBB, Criminal Justice),
Taariq Cephas (MBB, Criminal Justice),
Charles Ieans (MBB, Criminal Justice),
Michael Murray (MBB, Sports Management),
Sterling Smith(MBB, Criminal Justice),
Brandon St. Louis (MBB, Accounting),
Oleksiy Krylchuk (MTE, Chemistry),
David Ogan (MTE, Biology), Roderick Payton (MTE, Accounting),
Reginald Robinson (MTE, Accounting),
Blake Anderson (MTK, Sports Management),
Robert Arrington (MTK, Sports Management),
Brandon Baskerville (MTK, Computer Science), Rosen Daniel (MTK, Mathematics),
Delroy Davis(MTK, Accounting), Adrien Djonkep (MTK, Mathematics),
Shane Green(MTK, Business),
Michael McCoy (MTK, Entertainment Management),
Imhotep Simba (MTK, Global Studies), Andre Thomas (MTK, Political Science),
Patrick Thomas (MTE, Nursing).
"Coppin State athlete continues to personify the term student-athlete," Coppin State Director of Athletics Derrick K. Ramsey said. "While we have not met our goals of a 3.2 GPA across the board, we continue to increase the number of student-athletes on the MEAC All-Academic team. We hope to continue to make our alma mater, Coppin proud."
