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Looking back to 22-23 By the numbers, it was a productive 2022-23 season
The 2022-23 Cougar athletic season ended in May with plenty of honors and team accomplishments for the past year.
Cougar athletes performed on and off the playing surface with a Region IX championship in volleyball, NJCAA All-American honors, and a lot of NJCAA All-Academic honors showing that how strong Cougar athletics all the way around.
By the numbers, here is what happened for Cougar Athletics last year.
1 — One Region IX championship and that was by the volleyball team, who finished the season at 34-5 and finished sixth at the national tournament.
2 — Megan Bewley of the volleyball team and Paul Cerres of the men’s soccer team earned First Team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall and spring semester.
2 — The number of coaches that earned Region IX Coach of the Year honors. Those belong to Binny Canales with the volleyball team and Isaac Lu with the women’s basketball team.
3 — Three Cougar teams earned NJCAA All-Academic team honors this past season. They include the volleyball team with the highest GPA at 3.28 followed closely by the softball team with a 3.27 GPA, and the women’s soccer with a 3.02.
3 — Three Cougars were named NJCAA All-American. Jayla Owen earned honorable mention for women’s basketball while Erica Fava and Shanelle Martinez earned first team honors for volleyball.
6 — This is the number of Cougar athletes that earned Region IX all-tournament for their play in the regional tourney. The volleyball team was led by tournament MVP Ale Meoni while Jenna Curtis, AK Chavez, and Shanelle Martinez also earned all-tourney honors. Mackenzie Joseph and Biko Johnson each earned all-tournament honors for men’s and women’s basketball.
8 — The number of Cougar athletes that earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. Those individuals who garnered the Spring Semester President’s List nod included three on the softball team with Baylie Krueger, Maddie Johnston, and Avery Fox, while men’s soccer
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