CSM Athletes Excel on Field, in Classroom
13 Student-Athletes Named to MDJUCO All-Academic Team
Thirteen student-athletes from the College of Southern Maryland were
recently named to the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference’s
(MDJUCO) All-Academic Team. To be eligible, students must maintain a 3.5
grade point average while simultaneously participating in at least one
season-long sport.
Recipients of this award include, Micaela Ada of Waldorf (women’s
lacrosse), Adrian Carkhuff of Mechanicsville (volleyball), Krysta
Chotkowski of Indian Head (women’s lacrosse), Jacqueline Clark of La
Plata (cross-country), Diana Cruz of Lexington Park (softball), Samantha
Culver of Dunkirk (women’s soccer), James Day of Mechanicsville
(men’s basketball), Kelly Flaherty of Brandywine (volleyball),
Kayla Ruiz of California (women’s soccer), Sydney Schultz of Waldorf
(women’s soccer), Laura Shaner of Leonardtown (women’s soccer),
Alejandro Smith of Prince Frederick (cross-country) and Eric Stamp of
Waldorf (baseball).
A number of these athletes were honored earlier this year at the
athletic awards banquet. Freshmen lacrosse players Ada and Chotkowski
earned the CSM Coaches Award. Ada also earned the All-MDJUCO Honorable
Mention.
From women’s soccer, sophomore Shaner was the CSM Student Athlete
Scholar of the Year. Sophomore Ruiz earned the CSM Coaches Award.
From cross-country, sophomore Clark was named to the Women’s XC
All-MDJUCO First Team and was the Overall Region XX Women’s Individual
Championship winner. She also earned the CSM Most Valuable Player
Award.
From volleyball, sophomore Flaherty earned the CSM Sportsmanship
Award.
From men’s basketball, sophomore Day earned the CSM Coaches Award.
To view gallery of CSM MDJUCO All-Academic Team, visit
http://csmphoto.zenfolio.com/mdjuco.
For more information on CSM Athletics and the fall schedules, visit
www.csmd.edu/Athletics/.
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