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Inaugural Atlantic East Elite 20 Award Winners Announced

LANCASTER, Pa. - On Wednesday, January 12th, The Atlantic East Conference announced the inaugural Atlantic East Elite 20 award winners for the fall 2021 season. The newly established Elite 20 Award Program honors the highest achievement in academics and athletics by a student-athlete in each Atlantic East-sponsored sport.

Modeled after the NCAA Elite 90 Academic Recognition Award Program, the Atlantic East Elite 20 award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the Atlantic East's 20 team championships. For the entire selection criteria and process, click here.

While the fall 2021 award winners are being announced after the conference championship, future recipients will be honored during the awards ceremony at the conclusion of every conference championship going forward. 

See below for the Atlantic East's fall 2021 Elite 20 award winners...
 
Sport Award Winner GPA Major
Men's Cross Country Caleb Bakalyar, Marywood 3.98 English
Women's Cross Country Hayley Gaines, Marywood 4.0 Interior Architecture
Field Hockey Rachel Lansbury, St. Mary's 3.988 Psychology
Women's Golf Marisa Linsky, Cabrini 3.97 Secondary Education, History
Men's Soccer Tyler Jankowski, Cabrini 3.91 Accounting
Women's Soccer Rylie Butler, Cabrini 4.0 Early Childhood Education
Women's Volleyball Kaitlyn Doyle, Marymount 3.97 Interior Design