The East Coast Conference announced the creation of the Elite 19 award, which will will be presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average competing in each of the ECC's 19 championships.

The Elite 19 Award is modeled off of the NCAA's Elite 90 Award. The NCAA describes the award, which is awarded to a student-athlete at each of its 90 National Championship tournaments, as recognizing the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.

Winners of the Elite 19 Award will also have to meet the same minimum criteria as the Elite 90 Award. To win the award, student-athletes must meet the following criteria.

1. Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and in at least his or her second year (in any sport) at his or her current institution.
2. Student-athlete is an active member of the roster and eligible for the championship.
3. Credits completed shall only consist of those credits accumulated at the current institution and shall not include transfer or AP credits.
4. Only undergraduate GPA is applicable. If the student-athlete has graduated and is in graduate school, he or she is still eligible for the award but consideration will be based strictly on an undergraduate GPA. Graduate students must be in good academic standing with the university.
5. Each student-athlete is only eligible to win the award once per academic year, even if he or she participates in more than one sport

 

2019-20 ECC Elite 19 Award Winners

	Women's Tennis Simoné Pärn Dist. Columbia Jr. Biology 4.0		Men's Cross Country Connor Demo Roberts Wesleyan So. Physics 3.98		Women's Cross Country Moriah Martone Roberts Wesleyan Sr. Nursing 4.0
	Men's Soccer Aaron Denk-Gracia Mercy So. International Business 3.97		Women's Soccer Meaghan O'Callaghan Molloy So. Childhood Education 4.0		Volleyball Amanda Hennemann Bridgeport Sr. Biology 3.97
	Men's Indoor Track & Field   Nolan Mazako Post Jr. Finance/Accounting 3.96		Women's Indoor Track & Field Anna Ahlquist Roberts Wesleyan Jr. Math & Music 3.964		Men's Basketball Arthur Scott Molloy Sr. Accounting 3.97
	Women's Basketball Emily Miller Roberts Wesleyan Sr. Marketing 3.99		Women's Bowling Quinn Hodson Bloomfield Jr. Computer Science 4.0		Esports Ifa Afariogun New York Tech Jr. Computer Science 3.79
	Men's Tennis  Marcel Volz St. Thomas Aquinas So. Mathematics 3.94		Men's Outdoor Track & Field    Nathan Cannon Roberts Wesleyan Sr. Physics 3.94		Women's Outdoor Track & Field  Claire Stokes Roberts Wesleyan So. Nursing 3.95
	Softball Marissa Nicoletti Molloy So. Childhood Education/Math 3.95		Men's Lacrosse Robert LoRicco Mercy Jr.   Business Administration/Finance   3.97		Women's Lacrosse Ashley Claud New York Tech Gr. Doctorate of Physical Therapy 4.0
	Baseball Logan Allen Bridgeport R-So. Health Sciences 3.89

 

2017-18 ECC Elite 18 Award Winners
2018-19 Elite 19 Award Winners