STUDENT-ATHLETES BLESS OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) solicited donations across campus for this year’s Athletics Department Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Shoe Box Drive. The athletes saved shoe boxes from their gear packs to send out the donated items. The packing party was held in conjunction with Youth Day at the men’s basketball game on November 18. Kids received free admission to the game if they brought any type of OCC donation, and 161 kids participated. Hotel sponsors were also invited to be a part of this event and encouraged to donate travel-sized items. The Hearthstone Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Springfield, and Holiday Inn Centerville all partnered with SAAC. Cedarville student-athletes were able to pack 156 boxes full of toys and other items to be sent out with Samaritan’s Purse. YELLOW JACKET QUICK HITTERS § Midfielder Megan McClish ’25 was named the G-MAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year and the D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year. § Jabari Gray ’25 was voted the G-MAC Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year. § Women’s Volleyball Madelyn Hensley ’27 was tabbed the NCCAA Midwest Region Player of the Year, AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year, and G-MAC Freshman of the Year. § Ramen Felumlee ’24 and Isaiah Kelly ’24 qualified for the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championship § Cody Cogdill ’23, MABL ’24 and Caden Scarbrough ’25 earned All-America status when the Yellow Jackets placed third in the NCCAA Men’s Golf Championship. § Cedarville University had a total of 39 NCCAA ScholarAthletes recognized during the fall season: men’s cross country (10), women’s cross country (9), men’s golf (1), men’s soccer (5), women’s soccer (11), and women’s volleyball (3). § The Lady Jackets Indoor Track and Field team won its sixth-consecutive NCCAA Championship. #8 of 293 NCAA D2 Academic Success Ranking (Fall 2023) 11 Years in a Row Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence 3.42 Average GPA for Student-Athletes (Every team 3.0 or higher!) WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM 37
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