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Three Student-Athletes from Le Moyne Honored.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference is proud to recognize seven student-athletes from spring sports that have earned the prestigious Elite 24 Award – a league honor that recognizes athletes for their incredible work in the classroom.
Le Moyne led all NE10 institutions with three selections, as Ty Syta (baseball), Henry Miller (men’s lacrosse) and Eva Keohane (women’s track & field) achieved the highest grade-point average (GPA) among all student-athletes in their respective sports.
Adelphi’s Alyssa Muller (softball), Franklin Pierce’s Yuval Barak (men’s tennis), Saint Michael’s Ashley Turner (women’s lacrosse) and Stonehill’s Evan Kennedy (men’s track & field) rounded-out the elite group of outstanding student-athletes.
The Elite 24 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating at the finals site at each NE10 Championship. Due to the shutdown of spring sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no league championships were played. Instead, the Elite 24 Award winners were determined by comparing the GPA of all student-athletes throughout the NE10 on a sport-by-sport basis.
Among the group, Keohane and Muller are repeat winners – becoming the second and third NE10 student-athletes to win the award in back-to-back years. Southern Connecticut’s Troy Stegman accomplished the feat at the NE10 Indoor Track Championship in February (also won it in 2019). The NE10’s first year of awarding the Elite 24 was in 2018-19.
For more information on the 2020 Elite 24 Award spring winners, please see below. To view the complete list of Elite 24 award winners all-time, click here.
BASEBALL
Ty Syta
School: Le Moyne
Major: Chemistry
GPA: 4.0
SOFTBALL
Alyssa Muller
School: Adelphi
Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.97
MEN’S LACROSSE
Henry Miller
School: Le Moyne
Major: Biology
GPA: 3.96
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Ashley Turner
School: Saint Michael’s
Major: Biology
GPA: 4.0
MEN’S TENNIS
Yuval Barak
School: Franklin Pierce
Major: Health Sciences
GPA: 3.92
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Evan Kennedy
School: Stonehill
Major: Neuroscience
GPA: 3.98
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Eva Keohane
School: Le Moyne
Major: Chemistry
GPA: 3.98
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 14 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 student-athletes compete in conference championships, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
