WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – For the first time since 2017, the Lycoming College men's tennis team earned the ITA All-Academic Team award while four student-athletes, senior
Cody Greenway (Milton, Pa./Milton Area), sophomore
Nate Redell (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area), junior
Casey Haas (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) and freshman
Luke Leach (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status, the organization announced on Wednesday, July 14.
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The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the team's roster and have competed in one or more varsity matches were included in the team GPA. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must be a varsity letter winner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.
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In 2021, 592 Division III Men student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and 111 men's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. Arcadia, DeSales, Misericordia and Stevens joined Lycoming in the group of teams from the MAC Freedom to earn the All-Academic Team award.
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Redell and Haas each earned the award for a second time for the Warriors, while Greenaway and Leech were each first-time awardees.
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The Warriors open the 2021-22 season on Thursday, Sept. 9, when they host Penn College at 3 p.m. at Brandon Park.
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