CLEVELAND – Nineteen Saint Anselm College student-athletes representing nine of the institution's varsity sports teams were recognized by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) as recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

LINK: D2 ADA Announces 2019-20 Academic Achievement Award Recipients

In order to receive the accolade, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, 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. In addition, the institution's athletic director must be a dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.

Women's lacrosse, men's ice hockey, and field hockey all had four student-athletes selected to the list. 1,064 student-athletes on the list hailed from the Northeast-10 Conference.

Cumulatively, 15,214 student-athletes were selected from 200 Division II institutions, breaking records for the highest amount of participating institutions and the total number of nominees in one year since the award's inception.

A full list of award winners from the Hilltop reads as follows.

Dave Almeida, Sr., Men's Ice Hockey
Sarah Bagley, So., Field Hockey
Meredith Budds, So., Women's Lacrosse
Perrin Conant, So., Football
Zach Elliot, Jr., Men's Soccer
Jackie Gaumer, So., Field Hockey
Grace Guachione, Jr., Women's Basketball
Lia Guerette, So., Women's Cross Country
Kilian Hammersmith, So., Men's Ice Hockey
Breda Holland, Sr., Women's Lacrosse
Trevor Hott, So., Men's Ice Hockey
Lauren Lockard, Sr., Women's Lacrosse
Beanie Luttig, Jr., Softball
Olivia Maier, So., Women's Soccer
Brendan Maloney, So., Men's Ice Hockey
Andrea McNeil, So., Field Hockey
McKenzie Robinson, So., Women's Lacrosse / Field Hockey
Kaleigh Scoville, Sr., Softball
Julia Thissell, Sr., Women's Basketball