KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — After a strong pair of seasons on the basketball court, the Keuka College Basketball teams had five players honored for their efforts off the court, being named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators.
Repeating the honor for Keuka College were
Janea Hamilton-Brown from the Women's team and
Ty LaBarge from the Men's team.
Mary Cotter earned her second Academic All-District honor, having previously received it in her sophomore year.
Rounding out the honorees were sophomores
Lillian Mullen and
Quinn VanKerkhove.
Janea Hamilton-Brown started 22 games for the Wolves and set a new career high for minutes played and points in her junior season. A Writing and Communication Arts major, Hamilton-Brown has posted a 3.81 cumulative grade point average over her career and earned multiple Empire 8 President's List honors.
Cotter closed out her career with Keuka College by scoring a career-best 293 points and collecting 102 rebounds this past season. It was her second Academic All-District honor, and she has earned Empire 8 President's List multiple times.
Rounding out the Women's Basketball honorees was sophomore
Lillian Mullen. An Occupational Therapy major with a 3.89 cumulative grade point average, Mullen received Academic All-District in her first season of eligibility. She started every game for the Wolves, scoring 11.3 points per game and shooting just under 84% from the free throw line.
From the Men's Basketball team,
Ty LaBarge earned his second Academic All-District honor. He set career highs in scoring and rebounds as he helped the Wolves win the Empire 8 Championship. He earned the Empire 8 Torchbearer Award for Men's Basketball with the highest cumulative grade point average of the teams in the championship game.
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Lillian Mullen,
Quinn VanKerkhove earned Academic All-District in his first season of eligibility. VanKerkhove played in every game for Keuka, shooting 36.7% from deep. He often provided the Keuka College offense a spark with a corner three for the Green and Gold.
To be eligible for Academic-All District, the student-athlete must have at least a sophomore standing and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 while playing in at least 90% of the team's games.