Akron Athletics Inducts 39 Students into Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society

Akron Athletics Inducts 39 Students into Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society

April 26 | Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Rifle, Softball, Track & Field, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Academics, Women's Lacrosse

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AKRON, Ohio– A total of 39 University of Akron student-athletes were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society on Sunday evening during the live online broadcast of the UA Department of Athletics' annual Zippy Awards.

Chi Alpha Sigma is a non-profit organization that was established to recognize college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition.

The organization was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.

Each Zip will receive a Chi Alpha Sigma pin and certificate of induction.

To be eligible for Chi Alpha Sigma, student-athletes must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA or NAIA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale).

Through the efforts of Akron former assistant volleyball coach Jordan Armstrong, Dr. Laura Richardson (Faculty Senate Athletics Committee/Sport Science & Wellness Education), Dr. Matthew Juravich (Faculty Athletics Representative/Sport Science & Wellness Education), and Anne Jorgensen (Senior Associate Athletics Director for Programming & Leadership), Akron applied for membership during the Spring of 2019 and inducted its first class of 76 honorees last spring.

The Zips' 2020 class included:

Men's Cross Country
Hayden Cobb, Oliver Huffman

Football
Dustin Burkhart, Tyler DeShields, Zach DiLauro, Austin Gillespie, Logan Hawkins, Jonah Morris, Dean Ramicone, Ethan Slike

Women's Golf
Jacinta Pikunas

Men's Golf
Cade Kreps, Kaleb Smith, Fabian Sunden

Women's Lacrosse
Anna Dennison

Women's Soccer
Annamarie Alfery, Anya Donelan, Charley Kale, Lexie Kolano

Men's Soccer
Decaln Watters, Peter Zecca

Rifle
Anthony Jackson, Wyatt Openshaw, Rebecca Spencer

Softball
Alexa Difeo, Lauren Frigyes, Lauren Holdsworth, Kayla Wulf

Swimming & Diving
Katelyn Applin, Sophie Henell, Paulina Nagaj, McKenzie Rice

Women's Tennis
Anna Uljanov

Women's Track & Field
Lindsey Scarton

Volleyball
Alexis Adleta, Shelby Fulmer, Taylor Kuruzovich, Taylor Sharrrits, Emily Weigard