Cleveland, OH – The Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2011-12 recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards. Johnson C. Smith University had 21 student-athletes honored with awards from the association (most in the CIAA).
 
The Academic Achievement Awards are structured within a program that recognizes the accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. A record number of institutions (118) and student-athletes (4,497) were recognized with the 2011-12 Academic Achievement Award. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 557 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) with 400 student-athletes.
 
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) had eight institutions and 92 student-athletes honored. Out of the 21 student-athletes from JCSU, 15 are competitors in men’s and women’s track & field. There were 13 female and eight male student-athletes. The Golden Bull honoree list is as follows:
 
Naffene Briscoe (Women’s Track & Field)
Jordan Broome (Men’s Track & Field)
Winston Brown (Men’s Track & Field)
Chester Burnett (Football)
Rosemarie Carty (Women’s Track & Field)
Dion Chever (Men’s Tennis)
Andre Collins (Men’s Track & Field)
Sasha-Gay Cunningham (Women’s Track & Field)
Phillip Devore (Football)
Teyonna Gore (Volleyball)
Marcia Higgins (Women’s Track & Field)
Horane Holgate (Men’s Track & Field)
Monique Kelly (Women’s Track & Field)
Ashley McGee (Women’s Basketball)
Quanisha Miller (Women’s Track & Field)
Shavonda Price (Women’s Basketball)
Xahnn-Georgia Reid (Women’s Track & Field)
Antionette Taylor (Women’s Track & Field)
Randale Watson (Men’s Track & Field)
Kadeisha West (Women’s Track & Field)
Danielle Williams (Women’s Track & Field)