The Northeast-10 Conference announced its nine Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners for the 2014 spring athletic season in the sports of baseball, golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.
Out of the nine winners, three of the student-athletes were seniors from Adelphi University in Nick Watson (men’s lacrosse), Devan Crimi (women’s lacrosse), and Katie Andrews (softball).
Watson is one of the three student-athletes from Adelphi to earn sport excellence awards this spring. He helped lead the Panthers to the national semifinals and a NE-10 title this past spring. A graduate student originally from England, Watson posted a 4.0 GPA as an undergrad and currently has a 3.882 GPA in his graduate classes, while studying engineering. Nick scored 38 goals this season and was named a USILA Scholar-All-American and a USILA All-American. He was also named to the CoSIDA Capital One All-District men’s lacrosse team, and was named to the NE-10 Academic All-Conference Team.
Crimi adds this accolade to a long list of accolades during her decorated career. The attacker led the Panthers to a perfect season, culminating in a National Championship in May, and was named the Conference Player of the Year. Crimi, who majored in Business Management, registered a 3.7 GPA, and set the school record for goals in a season this spring with 83. Devan was named an IWLCA First-Team All-American and an IWLCA First-Team All-Region selection. She was also an NE-10 Woman of The Year Finalist, and was named to the 2014 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team.
The third Adelphi student-athlete to win a sport excellence award this spring is Andrews of the Panthers softball team. Andrews posted a 3.736 GPA, while majoring in Business. She was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year and helped lead Adelphi to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. On the mound, Andrews went 17-10 with a 2.87 ERA, while at the plate; she hit .371 and drove in 31 runs. Katie was a Daktronics First-Team All-Region selection, and was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District team. Recently, she was named to the 2014 NE-10 Academic All-Conference team.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sports sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
