The East Coast Conference announced the creation of the Elite 19 award, which will will be presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average competing in each of the ECC's 19 championships.
The Elite 19 Award is modeled off of the NCAA's Elite 90 Award. The NCAA describes the award, which is awarded to a student-athlete at each of its 90 National Championship tournaments, as recognizing the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
Winners of the Elite 19 Award will also have to meet the same minimum criteria as the Elite 90 Award. To win the award, student-athletes must meet the following criteria.
1. Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and in at least his or her second year (in any sport) at his or her current institution.
2. Student-athlete is an active member of the roster and eligible for the championship.
3. Credits completed shall only consist of those credits accumulated at the current institution and shall not include transfer or AP credits.
4. Only undergraduate GPA is applicable. If the student-athlete has graduated and is in graduate school, he or she is still eligible for the award but consideration will be based strictly on an undergraduate GPA. Graduate students must be in good academic standing with the university.
5. Each student-athlete is only eligible to win the award once per academic year, even if he or she participates in more than one sport
2019-20 ECC Elite 19 Award Winners
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Women's Tennis
Simoné Pärn
Dist. Columbia
Jr.
Biology
4.0
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Men's Cross Country
Connor Demo
Roberts Wesleyan
So.
Physics
3.98
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Women's Cross Country
Moriah Martone
Roberts Wesleyan
Sr.
Nursing
4.0
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Men's Soccer
Aaron Denk-Gracia
Mercy
So.
International Business
3.97
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Women's Soccer
Meaghan O'Callaghan
Molloy
So.
Childhood Education
4.0
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Volleyball
Amanda Hennemann
Bridgeport
Sr.
Biology
3.97
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Men's Indoor Track & Field
Nolan Mazako
Post
Jr.
Finance/Accounting
3.96
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Women's Indoor Track & Field
Anna Ahlquist
Roberts Wesleyan
Jr.
Math & Music
3.964
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Men's Basketball
Arthur Scott
Molloy
Sr.
Accounting
3.97
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Women's Basketball
Emily Miller
Roberts Wesleyan
Sr.
Marketing
3.99
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Women's Bowling
Quinn Hodson
Bloomfield
Jr.
Computer Science
4.0
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Esports
Ifa Afariogun
New York Tech
Jr.
Computer Science
3.79
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Men's Tennis
Marcel Volz
St. Thomas Aquinas
So.
Mathematics
3.94
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Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Nathan Cannon
Roberts Wesleyan
Sr.
Physics
3.94
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Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Claire Stokes
Roberts Wesleyan
So.
Nursing
3.95
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Softball
Marissa Nicoletti
Molloy
So.
Childhood Education/Math
3.95
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Men's Lacrosse
Robert LoRicco
Mercy
Jr.
Business Administration/Finance
3.97
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Women's Lacrosse
Ashley Claud
New York Tech
Gr.
Doctorate of Physical Therapy
4.0
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Baseball
Logan Allen
Bridgeport
R-So.
Health Sciences
3.89
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