Morales, MacLachlan, and Jacobs Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men’s tennis team and Head Coach James Bryce received outstanding news recently, as they were selected as one of 19 Division II teams to earn ITA All-Academic Team honors. In addition, a trio of Lions met the criteria to be named ITA Scholar Athletes as Jose Morales, Yves Jacobs, and Richard MacLachlan earned the distinct honor. In total, 125 Division II student-athletes etched their name onto the list.
Saint Leo joins Florida Southern and Rollins as the only three Sunshine State Conference school’s to make the list. In total, six Lions earned over a 3.20 GPA for the year.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA/CA JUCO eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2009 and spring 2010).
On the individual side, the ITA recognized a trio of Lions for their academic achievement as Morales, Jacobs, and former Lion MacLachlan earned ITA Scholar-Athlete awards.
Individually, Morales, who is a Business Administration major, enjoyed a fantastic year academically for Saint Leo as he earned a 3.73 GPA. Athletically, the junior concluded 2009-10 with three wins with in SSC doubles action.
Jacobs, a Computer Information Systems major, collected four wins as a sophomore and posted the highest grade-point-average of any tennis player at 3.82.
Meanwhile, MacLachlan, who accumulated enough credits to graduate as a junior, closed the season with 19 combined wins and an incredible 3.75 GPA in International Business.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year)
On the academic accomplishments, head coach James Bryce was quoted as saying, “It is very rewarding to see these student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements.” He continued, “Each member of the team continuously puts a great amount of effort and time into their studies and to see them succeed and be recognized for it is quite an accomplishment,”
Saint Leo will begin fall competition in the coming months.
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