Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University had seven football players earn 2022 Academic All-District honors in selections announced recently by the College Sports Communicators. Graduate students Ethan Bigbee and Mason Caldwell, senior Andre Jackson, juniors Ethan Brown, David Munoz and Noah Temme, and sophomore Steven Hugney are now candidates for Academic All-America.

Shenandoah University volleyball junior Jillian Warter was named Academic All-District in selections announced recently by the College Sports Communicators. Warter, a psychology student with a 3.82 GPA and a three-time All-ODAC honoree, is now a candidate for Academic All-America. To be eligible for Academic All-America, nominees must have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and played in 50 percent of the team's contests.

Shenandoah University field hockey players Kelsey Jones, Mairead Mckibbin and Elise Velasquez earned All-Region honors in selections announced recently by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Jones, a graduate student, and Mckibbin, a sophomore, were both named first team All-Region VI, while Velasquez, a junior, was named to the second team.

Shenandoah University had a football program-record 14 student-athletes earn 2022 All-ODAC honors in selections announced by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Four players -- graduate students Ben Burgan, Rashadeen Byrd Jr., and Mason Caldwell, and junior Keyshawn Wilder -- headline these honorees with first team accolades. Ethan Bigbee, Ethan Brown, Dominic Gulli, Scott Martin, David Munoz, and Carter Runyon earned second team accolades, while Matt Conroy, Steven Hugney, Quante Redd and Jordan Rice were third team selections.

Shenandoah University sophomore Nathan Yared has earned first team All-ODAC honors for men's soccer in selections announced recently by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Yared, a forward and a Springfield, Virginia, native, becomes the first SU men's soccer player to be named first team All-ODAC.

Shenandoah University women's soccer players Jordan Haack, Elizabeth McGee and Karissa Dominick were named 2022 Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators and are now candidates for Academic All-America. Haack, McGee and Dominick, who helped the Hornets to an 11-win season and a spot in the ODAC tournament semifinals, have an average GPA of 3.80, with Haack leading the way at 3.96. To be eligible for Academic All-America, nominees must have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and must have played in 50% of their team's contests. The Academic All-America ballot is voted on by athletic communications professionals across the nation, and the AAA team will be announced in December.

Two Shenandoah University women's soccer players have been selected to the 2022 All-ODAC teams, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Junior Elizabeth McGee has been selected to the All-ODAC second team and sophomore Chandler Gallant represents the Hornets on the third team.

Shenandoah University junior volleyball player Jillian Warter has earned 2022 All-ODAC honors for volleyball in selections announced by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference on Sunday, Nov. 6. Warter, an outside hitter, earned All-ODAC accolades for the third consecutive year after leading Shenandoah in kills, kills per set, and sets played. This season, she is a second team All-ODAC honoree after being a third team selection in both 2020 and 2021.

The defending ODAC champion Shenandoah University baseball team has named 13 players to its 2022-23 leadership council. Frankie Ritter has been named as the team's captain in a vote of the 2023 squad, with Gavin Horning and Reilly Owen voted as co-captains. The class representatives are as follows: Class of 2023: Kooper Anderson, Jacob Faivre Class of 2024: Andrew Falk, Jeremy Kwolek Class of 2025: Grady Dillon, Brian Ferreira Class of 2026: Kyle Garrett, Luke Keister, Jaime Padilla, Ricky Snyder

Shenandoah University's field hockey team had nine players named to the 2022 All-ODAC squad, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8. SU's honorees are headlined by Offensive Player of the Year Mairead Mckibbin and Defensive Player of the Year Elise Velasquez. Cassidy Morrison and Kelsey Jones joined Mckibbin and Velasquez on the All-ODAC first team. Lauren Tyre, Farren Winter and Taylor Swann were second-team honorees, and Claudia Lenahan and Madison Short were named to the third team.

Shenandoah University has announced the 50 individuals who were selected for the 2023 Global Citizenship Project (GCP). Those individuals will travel to one of five international or domestic destinations during spring break in March 2023. Participants will learn their destinations and trip leaders at Shenandoah's International Convocation on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Since its inaugural year in 2005, the Global Citizenship Project has sent more than 900 members of the Shenandoah University community to over 60 destinations so that each person might learn more about the world and themselves. To learn more about GCP, visit su.edu.

Shenandoah University had a school-record 291 student-athletes named Academic All-ODAC, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced. Student-athletes who posted at least a 3.25 GPA for the 2021-22 academic year were recognized for the honor. All 21 eligible intercollegiate athletic programs at SU had at least one student-athlete selected, and the Hornets ranked second in the 15-team conference in total honorees. Baseball and football led Shenandoah athletics with 45 Academic All-ODAC selections each, while women's golf posted a perfect mark with all seven of its members earning the honor. Thirteen Shenandoah teams had at least 10 members earn Academic All-ODAC accolades.

Shenandoah University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced that the university had 346 student-athletes earn Athletic Director's List honors for the Spring 2022 semester. To qualify for this honor, student-athletes must have a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. Fifty Shenandoah student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA, and 218 were named to the university's Dean's List with at least a 3.5 GPA. Nineteen of the university's 22 intercollegiate athletic programs had at least one student-athlete with a 4.0 GPA.

Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the 1,204 graduates who received their degrees or certificates during the 2021-22 academic year. These included 236 August 2021 graduates, 332 December 2021 graduates and 636 May 2022 graduates. Shenandoah's 2022 University Commencement took place on May 21. Congratulations to all graduates!

Shenandoah University celebrates the 438 students who made the President's List for the Spring 2022 semester. To qualify for this prestigious academic recognition, students enrolled in baccalaureate degree programs must complete at least 12 semester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher.

Shenandoah University would like to recognize the 958 students who made the Spring 2022 Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, students enrolled in baccalaureate degree programs must complete at least 12 semester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Shenandoah University inducted 23 students and one alumnus into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) national leadership honor society on Sunday, Jan. 30. Juniors, seniors, graduate students and alumni were nominated by faculty and staff for excelling in both leadership and academics, and members were selected to ODK through an application process. Students selected to be a member of Omicron Delta Kappa must meet the honor society's leadership values of collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, scholarship and service. Additionally, they must be in the top 35% of their class and demonstrate leadership in at least one of the five pillars of campus life: academics, athletics, service, communications and arts. For more information about ODK, visit SU's ODK Circle website.

Shenandoah celebrates the 428 students who made the President's List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students who achieved this prestigious academic recognition attained a grade point average of at least 3.90.

As part of the annual Global Citizenship Project (GCP), a group of 10 students, faculty and staff traveled to Puerto Rico in late July. The trip was led by School of Business Dean Astrid Sheil, Ph.D., who has family connections to the island. The trip included the assistance of a Puerto Rican student currently living on the island. Participants were chosen based on an essay they wrote that was read by a selection committee composed of university students, faculty, staff and alumni who have previously participated in GCP.

As part of the annual Global Citizenship Project (GCP), a group of eleven students, faculty and staff are traveling to Antigua & Barbuda. The trip links up with the family of a student who has learned virtually from home all year, and whose family manages lodging facilities. It will be the first time in more than a year that the student will see Shenandoah faces in person. Participants were chosen based on an essay they had to write that was read by a selection committee composed of university students, faculty, staff and alumni who have previously participated in GCP.

Shenandoah would like to honor the 1,024 students who made the Fall 2021 Dean's List. To be considered for the Dean's List, students must complete at least 12 semester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

The Shenandoah University men's basketball team and six of its members have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court in selections announced Tuesday and Wednesday by the organization. The team, which co-led the 11 men's teams this past semester with a 3.27 team GPA, earned an NABC Team Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. Six upperclassmen: Trammell Anthony, Ethan Diffee, Dylan Elliott, Zach Garrett '21, Davion Roberts, and Jaylen Williams, were named to the NABC Honors Court. To be earn that award, student-athletes must be in their junior or senior year and have at least a 3.2 career GPA.

Shenandoah University had four student-athletes and both of its outdoor track & field teams honored for academics in selections announced Thursday by the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association. Andre Jackson and John Kindig earned individual academic honors for the men with Kaitlin Measell and Emily Miller doing the same for the women.

The Shenandoah University women's lacrosse team and four of its student-athletes were honored for academic achievement in selections announced Tuesday by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. The 28-woman squad had a 3.40 average GPA to earn All-Academic squad honors while four members: Kathleen Donovan, Megan Egan, Natalie Nichols, and Emma Stiffler, earned IWLCA Honor Roll accolades.

Shenandoah University had five student-athletes and its women's tennis team recognized for academic excellence in selections announced Wednesday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The women, with a department-leading 3.73 team GPA, were selected as an ITA All-Academic team with five of the team members also picking up ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades. This is the sixth consecutive year that the women have earned ITA All-Academic honors. Caitlin Bennett, Jahveesha Combs, Madison Hansen, Lily Kimble, and Madison Rogers all were selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes for the second straight year. Combs led this group with a 3.98 while Bennett posted a 3.97 and Rogers 3.92.

Football star Jack Massie '21 has been named first team Academic All-America in selections announced Wednesday afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Massie was picked as a tight end. He is the 20th SU student-athlete, and fourth football player, to be named Academic All-America.

During Shenandoah University's annual May commencement ceremonies, more than 1,200 graduates received their diploma. These students graduated in May 2021, December 2020, and August 2020.

Three Shenandoah University women's lacrosse players earned All-State honors in selections announced Thursday afternoon by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association. Alyson Bittinger '21 headlines the trio by earning her fifth accolade from the association being named first team All-State for the second year in a row. The IWLCA All-American was named VaSID Rookie of the Year in 2018, was named to the second team as a sophomore in addition to being named Academic All-State. Rising senior attacker Emma Stiffler, along with defender Madison Re, were voted to the second team to round out their post-season awards.

Five Shenandoah University baseball players earned All-State honors in selections announced Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association. Rising junior Colby Martin headlines this quintet by earning Player of the Year accolades. Martin, who has three seasons of eligibility remaining, caps an outstanding year in which he was previously named as the league Player of the Year by the ODAC and South Region Player of the Year by both D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association. Keegan Woolford '20, '22 MBA and rising senior Pearce Bucher join Martin on the first team All-State with their selections at first and third base, respectively. Bucher's classmates, Frankie Ritter and Tad Dean, round out the honorees with second team honors. Ritter was picked at shortstop and Dean as a starting pitcher.

A 10-member group made up of faculty, staff and students recently returned from Mexico as part of the Global Citizenship Project (GCP). Shenandoah is gradually reinstating its postponed 2020 GCP trips during the summer of 2021. The group recently traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, to a hotel in the heart of the city owned by the family of a Mexican student who also helped to manage the trip experience. Planned activities included visiting Mayan ruins, cooking classes, exploring the local markets, pottery making, and learning about sustainable agriculture and ancient medicinal practices. GCP participants are chosen after submitting an essay and being chosen by a selection committee. Since its inaugural year in 2005, the Global Citizenship Project has sent 928 members of the university community to 74 different destinations on all-expenses-paid trips abroad during spring break so that each person might learn more about the world and themselves.