'Cats Place 15 on EAGL All-Scholastic Team

3/25/2020 9:27:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics, Academics

Senior co-captain Ava Watkins honored for fourth time

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior co-captain and four-time honoree Ava Watkins (Cherry Hill, N.J.) headlined 15 University of New Hampshire gymnasts –83 percent of the roster-- recognized as members of the 2020 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) All-Scholastic Team.

"I am extremely proud of this team," head coach Lindsey Bruck Ayotte said. "Not only do they excel on the competition floor, but they excel in the classroom as well. They take pride in the work that they do, and it really shows. They all push each other to be the best student-athletes they can be."

Each member of the senior and junior classes garnered All-Scholastic accolades, including three-time recipients Lexi Calandra (Suffern, N.Y.), Emma Winer (Georgetown, Mass.), Lauren Diggan (Sinking Spring, Pa.) and Clare Hampford (Trumbull, Conn.).

Two-time EAGL All-Scholastic Wildcats include Riley Freehling (Southington, Conn.), Kylie Kratchwell (Sewell, N.J.), Hannah Roderick (North Truro, Mass.), Hannah Baddick (Gettysburg, Pa.), Ally Cucich (Aberdeen, N.J.) and Hailey Lui (Collegeville, Pa.).

First-time honorees are freshmen Colleen Addario (Lincroft, N.J.), Larissa Biette (Belmont, Mass.), Robyn Kelley (Wakefield, Mass.) and Alyssa Worthington (West Warwick, R.I.).

In order to be recognized as an All-Scholastic Team member, a gymnast must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above for the 2019 calendar year GPA. Freshmen are eligible with Fall 2019 semester grades only.

Here is the complete list of UNH All-Scholastic Team members:

Gymnast	Class	Major
Lexi Calandra***	Senior	Kinesiology: Sport Studies
Riley Freehling**	Senior	Kinesiology: Sport Studies
Ava Watkins****	Senior	International Business and Economics, Finance
Emma Winer***	Senior	Communication
Lauren Diggan***	Junior	Kinesiology: Health and Physical Education
Clare Hampford***	Junior	Nursing
Kylie Kratchwell**	Junior	Human Development and Family Studies
Hannah Roderick**	Junior	Business Administration: Finance
Hannah Baddick**	Sophomore	Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Ally Cucich**	Sophomore	Occupational Therapy
Hailey Lui**	Sophomore	Biomedical Science: Medical and Veterinary Sciences
Colleen Addario*	Freshman	Undeclared
Larissa Biette*	Freshman	Undeclared
Robyn Kelley*	Freshman	Undeclared
Alyssa Worthington*	Freshman	Kinesiology: Athletic Training

*-career EAGL All-Scholastic honors

The 2020 UNH gymnastics team shared the inaugural EAGL co-championship with North Carolina State after posting a 4-1 conference record. The Wildcats were ranked 41^stnationally with a 195.270 NQS (National Qualifying Score) when the season was halted March 12 due to concerns of the COVID-19 public health threat.

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