Academic Excellence | August 12, 2024

MORROW, Ga. – The Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) announced its selections for the Athletic Achievement distinction for the 2023-24 academic year.  The Clayton State Department of Athletics saw 18 of its student-athletes land on this list. 
 
Clayton State is one of seven schools in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) to have at least one selection on this list.  Overall, the D2ADA recognized 19,774 student-athletes across the entire DII landscape.  Leading the department is women's soccer with eight selections followed by men's track & field, women's basketball, and men's soccer with two.  
 
Below are the full list of student-athletes that were chosen for this honor:
 

Name	Sport
Aaliyah Reid	Women's Basketball
Jadah Waite	Women's Basketball
Ivorie Smith	Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Lois Beer	Women's Soccer
Tahlia Stangherlin	Women's Soccer
Trinity Chastain	Women's Soccer
Carrie Consolino	Women's Soccer
Daniela Gularte	Women's Soccer
Chloe Flannaghan	Women's Soccer
Elisabet Isleifsdottir	Women's Soccer
Lydia Madrid	Women's Soccer
Ariyonna Jones	Women's Track & Field
Sancho Smith	Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emmanuel Alerte	Men's Soccer
Isami Takeuchi	Men's Soccer
Markeith Horace	Men's Track & Field

 
 
To qualify for this award, the student-athlete must boast a 3.5 GPA or higher, have completed a minimum of two years of collegiate work, and you must have been a member of the institution last season.  This award is only open to student-athletes that compete in DII sponsored sports.
 
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