2023-24 Fall Academic All-Conference Team

BEVERLY, Mass. – Announced by Commissioner Patrick Colbert on Wednesday, 771 student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 Commonwealth Coast Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team.

The recognition includes men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men’s golf, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball student-athletes. Of the 771 honorees, 596 student-athletes hold a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher with 30 holding a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

The 2022-23 season marked the first year that football was included in the fall list (770 total student-athletes) as the sport was fully absorbed into the multi-sport conference after participating as a single-sport conference since 2017. This recognition marks the most student-athletes honored on a CCC Fall Academic All-Conference list ever.

All nine Scholar-Athletes from the fall sports are included in the recognition: Colin McGinn (men’s cross country, Gordon), Kelsee Gladu (women’s cross country, University of New England), Jason Shumilla (football, Western New England), Morgan Mast (field hockey, UNE), Vijay Sakuru (men’s golf, Suffolk), Tiago Frazao (men’s soccer, Endicott), Emily Martin (women;s soccer, UNE), Annette Kim (women’s tennis, Gordon) and Riley Waggoner (women’s volleyball, Wentworth).

Also included on the Fall Academic All-Conference Team are 14 Players of the Year, 62 First-Team All-Conference performers, 45 Second-team All Conference selections and 18 Third-Team All-Conference honorees.

In January and June each academic year, the Conference recognizes an Academic All-Conference Team. Each member institution is responsible for determining its qualified student-athletes. Criteria for recognition is: at least sophomore status athletically and academically with one academic year in residence at their current institution; hold a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale; active member of a roster for a Conference-sponsored sport.

The June recognition includes men's and women's basketball, men's and women's ice hockey, baseball, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's tennis and men's and women's track and field student-athletes.

Graduate transfers, regardless of enrollment at their current institution, are eligible. First years, freshmen and undergraduate transfers in their first semester at their current institution are not eligible.

ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers Championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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