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Softball Places 18 Student-Athletes on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
6/26/2024 3:06:00 PM | Softball
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell softball team, after picking up its first Patriot League Tournament win since 2019, topped off its progressing 2024 season by placing 90% of the roster on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. The Bison softball squad put 18 student-athletes to tie for the lead among Patriot League programs. The team posted a semester GPA of 3.74.Â
Honor Roll Program Breakdown | Honor Roll Full Lists
Patriot League student-athletes are selected to the academic honor roll for achieving a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA) or better during the semester in which their League champion is crowned. The 2023-24 season marks the seventh consecutive academic year the League has topped 3,000 honor roll selections. The League previously had 1,236 student-athletes named to the fall academic honor roll.
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The Winter-Spring Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes from the 15 sports, which conduct their League championship during the spring semester, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, women's rowing and softball. The Fall Academic Honor Roll encompasses student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
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During the 2023-24 academic year, 2,151 women were honored across 12 sports while 1,723 men were recognized across 10 sports, both increasing more than 100 student-athletes from last year. Patriot League women's track and field teams placed a League-high 380 student-athletes on the honor roll, while women's rowing (322) and men's track and field (287) ranked second and third, respectively, during the winter and spring seasons. Men's lacrosse (292), women's swimming and diving (272), women's lacrosse (250) and men's swimming and diving (203) all placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll. Baseball (112), softball (108), women's basketball (93), men's basketball (80), men's tennis (76), women's tennis (72), men's golf (52) and women's golf (39) completed the contributions to the winter-spring honor roll.
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Bucknell registered a League-high 526 student-athletes on the academic honor roll, including 352 during the winter and spring seasons. Lafayette and Lehigh tied for second with 426 honorees apiece, while Holy Cross (419) and Colgate (413) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Boston University (382), Loyola Maryland (347), Navy (312), American (220) and Army West Point (218) rounded out the League's 10 full-member institutions.
Madison Roukey and Zoie Smith were selected to the Patriot League All-Academic Team.Â
Among the 18 Honor Roll members are 16Â who also made the Bucknell Dean's List with a GPA of 3.50 or better. Seven Bison earned perfect 4.0 GPAs: Ava Aguilar, Juliette Basso, Annabella Hawkins, Bella Radican, Zoie Smith, Haley Speicher, and Hunter Vestal.Â
Below are the members of the softball team who made the 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll:
Ava Aguilar, Jr., Political Science
Juliette Basso, Jr., Biology
Mea Consentino, So., Early Childhood Education
Noelle Gardon, Sr., Markets, Innovation & Design
Bridget Haller, Fr., Undeclared Management
Annabella Hawkins, Sr., Biology
MaKenzie Hilling, Jr., Biology/Biochemistry
Elena Horn, Jr., Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies/Political Science
Savannah Jones, Jr., Economics
Molly Lawson, Fr., Bachelor of Arts
Brooke Popella, Fr., Early Childhood Education
Bella Radican, Jr., Political Science/History
Marissa Rapino, So. English & Literary Studies
Madison Roukey, Jr., Markets, Innovation & Design
Zoie Smith, Sr., International Relations
Haley Speicher, So., Business Analytics
Hunter Vestal, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Zimmerman, Fr., Biomedial Engineering
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Honor Roll Program Breakdown | Honor Roll Full Lists
Patriot League student-athletes are selected to the academic honor roll for achieving a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA) or better during the semester in which their League champion is crowned. The 2023-24 season marks the seventh consecutive academic year the League has topped 3,000 honor roll selections. The League previously had 1,236 student-athletes named to the fall academic honor roll.
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The Winter-Spring Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes from the 15 sports, which conduct their League championship during the spring semester, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, women's rowing and softball. The Fall Academic Honor Roll encompasses student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
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During the 2023-24 academic year, 2,151 women were honored across 12 sports while 1,723 men were recognized across 10 sports, both increasing more than 100 student-athletes from last year. Patriot League women's track and field teams placed a League-high 380 student-athletes on the honor roll, while women's rowing (322) and men's track and field (287) ranked second and third, respectively, during the winter and spring seasons. Men's lacrosse (292), women's swimming and diving (272), women's lacrosse (250) and men's swimming and diving (203) all placed 200 or more student-athletes on the honor roll. Baseball (112), softball (108), women's basketball (93), men's basketball (80), men's tennis (76), women's tennis (72), men's golf (52) and women's golf (39) completed the contributions to the winter-spring honor roll.
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Bucknell registered a League-high 526 student-athletes on the academic honor roll, including 352 during the winter and spring seasons. Lafayette and Lehigh tied for second with 426 honorees apiece, while Holy Cross (419) and Colgate (413) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Boston University (382), Loyola Maryland (347), Navy (312), American (220) and Army West Point (218) rounded out the League's 10 full-member institutions.
Madison Roukey and Zoie Smith were selected to the Patriot League All-Academic Team.Â
Among the 18 Honor Roll members are 16Â who also made the Bucknell Dean's List with a GPA of 3.50 or better. Seven Bison earned perfect 4.0 GPAs: Ava Aguilar, Juliette Basso, Annabella Hawkins, Bella Radican, Zoie Smith, Haley Speicher, and Hunter Vestal.Â
Below are the members of the softball team who made the 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll:
Ava Aguilar, Jr., Political Science
Juliette Basso, Jr., Biology
Mea Consentino, So., Early Childhood Education
Noelle Gardon, Sr., Markets, Innovation & Design
Bridget Haller, Fr., Undeclared Management
Annabella Hawkins, Sr., Biology
MaKenzie Hilling, Jr., Biology/Biochemistry
Elena Horn, Jr., Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies/Political Science
Savannah Jones, Jr., Economics
Molly Lawson, Fr., Bachelor of Arts
Brooke Popella, Fr., Early Childhood Education
Bella Radican, Jr., Political Science/History
Marissa Rapino, So. English & Literary Studies
Madison Roukey, Jr., Markets, Innovation & Design
Zoie Smith, Sr., International Relations
Haley Speicher, So., Business Analytics
Hunter Vestal, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Zimmerman, Fr., Biomedial Engineering
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