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Cleveland, Ohio. - The Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) announced the 2012-13 recipients of the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Awards. 
 
The Academic Achievement Award is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.  This year, 29 student-athletes from Holy Family University have been recognized.  In the past three years alone, Holy Family has had a total of 92 student-athletes honored.
 
"This is well deserved recognition for our student-athletes and Holy Family University," said Director of Athletics Sandra Michael.  "It's just another reason of why I am so very proud of our student-athlete's outstanding academic accomplishments.  It's a great tribute to our faculty members and the hard work and dedication the student athletes devote during the course of the year."
 
In order for student-athletes to receive an Academic Achievement Award, 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 work
• Have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic semester

 
Holy Family was among ten Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) institutions recognized.  As a whole, the CACC had 269 student-athletes honored, which is an increase of 36 student-athletes from a year ago.  The conference had 233 student-athletes recognized for the 2011-12 academic year.
 
Nationally, a record number of institutions (169) and student-athletes (6,854) have been recognized for the 2012-13 Academic Achievement Awards. 
 
Below is a complete list of Holy Family Honorees:
 
Sarah Ambach (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) - Women's Volleyball
Melissa Benson (Rockledge, Pa./Little Flower) - Women's Soccer
Mackenzie Bickes (Orchard Lake, Mich./Mercy) - Women's Volleyball
Casey Borish (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) Women's Tennis
Kelly Brady (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) - Women's Basketball
Kelsi Bunda (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) - Softball
Jonathan Burns (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) - Men's Golf
Caitlin Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) - Women's Lacrosse
Steicy Castro (London, England/Norwood) - Women's Tennis
Rachel Dillinger (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) - Women's Soccer
Katie Duma (Poestenkill, N.Y./Averill Park) - Women's Basketball
Kathryn Helkowski (Levittown, Pa./Conwell Egan) - Women's Soccer
Carolyne Heston (Feasterville, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) - Women's Basketball
Lindsey Iden (Rushland, Pa./Council Rock North) - Softball
Reagan Jewell (Winooski, Vt./Rice Memorial) - Women's Basketball
Chelsea Keegan (Bucyrus, Ohio/Colonel Crawford) - Women's Volleyball
Brianna Lancetta (Marlton, N.J./Bishop Eustace) - Women's Lacrosse
William Loughlin (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) - Men's Golf
Katie Maguire (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Huberts) - Women's Soccer
Christina Mastroeni (Belleville, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy) - Women's Volleyball
Maria Mattioli (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Nazareth) - Women's Lacrosse
Mary Ellen McCollum (Abington, Pa./St. Basil Academy) - Women's Basketball
Danielle McDevitt (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) - Softball
Patrick Monteith (Philadelphia, Pa/LaSalle) - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Jade Myers (/) - Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Maja Pantelic (Palic, Serbia/) - Women's Tennis
Sarah Pawlak (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart) - Women's Basketball
Megan Tole (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) - Women's Soccer
Juliana Victoria (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Unidad Educativa Nuevo Mundo) - Women's Tennis