ITA DIVISION III ACADEMIC AWARDS RELEASE
BRISTOL, R.I. — The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released their academic awards for the 2021-22 year, naming Roger Williams as a Division III Men's All-Academic Team.
Only 125 men's tennis programs received the distinction at the Division III level, including four schools from the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC).
In order to earn All-Academic Team recognition, the team must average a grade point average of 3.2 or above for the current academic year.
Along with earning the honor of being and All-Academic Team, the Hawks also saw four members of the roster, earn ITA Scholar-Athlete notoriety.
Tyler Cain (Montpelier, Vt.),
Sam Gibson (East Hampton, Conn.),
Alex Smith (Bedford, N.H.), and
Dan Tocco (East Quogue, N.Y.) each were recognized by the organization for holding a GPA of at least a 3.5 for the academic year.
Gibson, a freshman accounting major, completed his first year with a 4.0 GPA, while Cain closed out his senior year with a 3.82 GPA in finance. Smith closed out his first academic year as a mechanical engineering major holding a GPA of 3.76, while Tocco rounded out the Scholar Athlete nods for the Hawks, compiling a 3.67 GPA.
This is Cain's third Scholar-Athlete award from the ITA. The four honorees mark 30 times under Head Coach
Barry Gorman that a Roger Williams men's tennis player has received Scholar-Athlete recognition from the ITA, and third time the team has been recognized for their academic performance.
