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PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle Athletic Department celebrated its academic success on Wednesday, January 25, in conjunction with the men's basketball game versus George Washington. Student-athletes and teams that received accolades this fall were recognized for their contributions in the classroom.

Did you know?

-Two soccer players earned Academic or Scholar All-America recognition this fall.

-11 were named to Academic All-Atlantic 10 teams, while five were honored on the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area teams.

-Three more student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.

-The La Salle women's soccer team posted the top GPA by a women's team (3.49) while the men's tennis and baseball teams had the highest GPA (3.22) by a men's team during the fall semester.

-La Salle student-athletes also had higher GPAs than the student body as a whole.

-Over 175 student-athletes had GPAs of 3.25 or above during the fall semester and were invited to a pre-game reception before the men's basketball game.

-The Explorers graduation success rate (GSR) of is higher than the Division I national average of and the federal graduation rate of student-athletes exceeds that of La Salle students.

Fall Academic Awards

CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America
Nick Dundon (Men's Soccer)

NSCAA Scholar All-America
Melissa Sanger (Women's Soccer)

CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District
Nick Dundon (Men's Soccer), Melissa Sanger (Women's Soccer), Jourdan McVicker (Women's Soccer)

Academic All-Atlantic 10
Nick Dundon (Men's Soccer), Melissa Sanger (Women's Soccer), Jourdan McVicker (Women's Soccer), Renee Washington (Women's Soccer), Diana Allen (Women's Soccer), Rebecca Chylack (Field Hockey), Janel Paukovits (Field Hockey), Lindsay Fry (Field Hockey), Alfredo Santana (Men's Cross Country), Stephanie Bearish (Women's Cross Country), Wendy Hutchinson (Women's Cross Country)

Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area
Nick Dundon (Men's Soccer), Melissa Sanger (Women's Soccer), Jourdan McVicker (Women's Soccer), Rebecca Chylack (Field Hockey), Janel Paukovits (Field Hockey)

NSCAA Team Academic Award
La Salle Women's Soccer

Top La Salle Team GPA - Fall Semester (women)
Women's Soccer (3.49)

Top La Salle Team GPA - Fall Semester (men)
Men's Tennis (3.22), Baseball (3.22)