Cleveland, Ohio – Le Moyne College women's basketball senior guard
Sierra Linnin (Valley Cottage, N.Y./) has been selected to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team. The 24th Annual Scholar-Athlete Team features 13 women's student-athletes and 14 men's student-athletes from Division I institutions which don't sponsor football.
"On behalf of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association, I am proud to recognize and congratulate this year's men's and women's scholar-athlete teams, as well as those selected to receive postgraduate scholarship awards," said Division I-AAA ADA President and Director of Athletics at Seattle University, Shaney Fink. "These student-athletes exemplify excellence both in the classroom and in competition, demonstrating the dedication, discipline, and balance required to succeed at the highest level. We are honored to celebrate their achievements and support their continued success beyond their collegiate careers."
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious annual awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, individuals must have reached junior academic standing at their respective institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible).
Linnin, Biology major with a 3.82 GPA, closed out her career by averaging 9.5 points and a career-high 3.8 rebounds as a starter in all 33 games. She led the team with a career-high 69 three-pointers to go with a career high-tying .897 free throw percentage. She ranked fourth in the NEC in three-pointers and was fifth in three-pointers per game at 2.1.
A starter in 100 of a program-best 119 career games played, Linnin finished her career with 1084 points, 259 three-pointers, 329 rebounds and an .888 free throw percentage. She ranks second in the program's history in three-pointers, fourth in games started, sixth in minutes played (3234), 14th in points and 19th in field goals made (345).
Complete list of the Men's and Women's Scholar-Athlete Teams
| Men's Scholar-Athlete Team |
| First Name |
Last Name |
Institution |
Major |
GPA |
| Grant |
Asman |
Lipscomb |
Business Leadership |
4.00 |
| Tre |
Carroll |
Xavier |
Communication Studies |
3.22 |
| Brendan |
Coyle |
Siena |
Finance |
3.69 |
| Cruz |
Davis |
Hofstra |
Liberal Arts |
3.63 |
| Josh |
Dix |
Creighton |
Finance |
3.58 |
| Michael |
Duax |
FGCU |
Biology |
4.00 |
| Colby |
Duggan |
Charleston |
Finance |
3.88 |
| Nolan |
Hodge |
UNCW |
Business Analytics |
3.72 |
| Braden |
Huff |
Gonzaga |
Business Administration |
3.37 |
| Logan |
Kinsey |
Denver |
Finance |
3.90 |
| Tyler |
Lundblade |
Belmont |
Business Administration |
4.00 |
| Miles |
Rubin |
Loyola (Chicago) |
Communication Studies |
3.51 |
| Drew |
Scharnowski |
Belmont |
Exercise Science |
3.82 |
| Braeden |
Smith |
Gonzaga |
Philosophy |
3.56 |
| Women's Scholar-Athlete Team |
| Meghan |
Andersen |
Fairfield |
Sports Business |
3.68 |
| Ines |
Bettencourt |
Gonzaga |
Sport Management |
3.82 |
| Savannah |
Catalon |
Seton Hall |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
3.77 |
| Tuti |
Jones |
Belmont |
Sport Administration |
4.00 |
| Sierra |
Linnin |
Le Moyne |
Biology |
3.82 |
| Colbi |
Maples |
Cleveland State |
MBA |
3.78 |
| Kaety |
L'Amoreaux |
Fairfield |
Management |
3.80 |
| Kate |
Novik |
DePaul |
Business Administration |
4.00 |
| Macy |
Silvey |
SIUE |
Business Administration - Marketing |
3.73 |
| Brecken |
Snotherly |
High Point |
PSYCH |
3.94 |
| Lainey |
Spear |
Portland |
Finance |
3.87 |
| Lee |
Volker |
Marquette |
Corporate Communications |
3.79 |
| Alejandra |
Zuniga |
NJIT |
Communications and Media |
3.63 |
