Academic Awards

Student-Athletes at Kent State University boast impressive GPAs.

Cartwright Award

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to Kent State University for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-2016 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any program in the MAC.

View a brief summary of the academic, athletic and citizenship accomplishments

Academic All-Americans

Since 2014, 19 Academic All-American awards have been received:

• Men's Outdoor Track & Field, TJ Lawson (2019)
• Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, Danniel Thomas (2017)
• Women’s Basketball, Jordan Korinek (2017), Larissa Lurken (2017), Jordan Korinek (2018)
• Baseball, Jared Skolnick (2015), Eric Lauer (2016)
• Field Hockey, Ines Delpech (2016), Ines Delpech (2018)
• Women’s Soccer, Jaime Eiben (2016)
• Volleyball, Kelsey Bittinger (2016)
• Football, Jordan Italiano (2014, 2015), Nick Cuthbert (2015, 2016)
• Softball, Emma Johnson (2015), Maria Cegledy (2019)
• Women’s Track & Field, Dior Delophont (2015), Sam Tollerud (2018)

NCAA Recognition of Academic Distinction

• Men's Cross Country (2019)
• Women's Basketball (2017)
• Women's Cross Country (2017, 2018)
• Women's Golf (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Gymnastics (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Volleyball (2017, 2018)
• Softball (2018, 2019)