
Eleven Terps Honored With 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award
1/11/2024 1:06:00 PM | Softball, Track & Field, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Tennis, Wrestling, Gymnastics, The Barry & Mary Gossett Center for Acad
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The 1A Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Board announce 11 Maryland student-athletes as recipients of the 2023 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award. This award recognizes these outstanding student-athletes for their significant accomplishments in the classroom while competing at the highest level of college sports.
The Award is given annually to student-athletes who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or above and have participated in at least two years of NCAA intercollegiate athletics at a Football Bowl Subdivision institution.
Maryland's honorees are:
Shaylan Ahearn, Women's Lacrosse
Jojo Bach, Tennis
Christina Calandra, Field Hockey
Kamryn Henderson, Women's Track & Field
Victoria Hensh, Women's Lacrosse
Sophia LeBlanc, Gymnastics
Taylor Liguori, Softball
Jaeda McFarland, Softball
Emma Silberman, Gymnastics
Zach Spence, Wrestling
Emily Sterling, Women's Lacrosse
The Award is given annually to student-athletes who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or above and have participated in at least two years of NCAA intercollegiate athletics at a Football Bowl Subdivision institution.
Maryland's honorees are:
Shaylan Ahearn, Women's Lacrosse
Jojo Bach, Tennis
Christina Calandra, Field Hockey
Kamryn Henderson, Women's Track & Field
Victoria Hensh, Women's Lacrosse
Sophia LeBlanc, Gymnastics
Taylor Liguori, Softball
Jaeda McFarland, Softball
Emma Silberman, Gymnastics
Zach Spence, Wrestling
Emily Sterling, Women's Lacrosse
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