Florida Tech Panthers Lacrosse Tabbed with USILA Team All-Academic Honors
By Space Coast Daily // June 15, 2024
5 Panthers in the program recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Florida Tech men’s lacrosse team was recognized with the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Team All-Academic Award for their success in the classroom as announced on June 13.
To receive this honor, a program must have a GPA of at least 3.00. Florida Tech was just one of 28 NCAA Division II teams to receive the award, completing the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.29.
A total of 15 Panthers in the program recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2024 spring semester. Including the 15 individuals, a total of 27 scholar-athletes from men’s lacrosse earned above a 3.5 GPA throughout the spring.
Both Ricky Fedorchak a graduate student studying Space System Management, and Griffin Martin, who received his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering in May of 2024, were named USILA Scholar All-Americans in a release on Thursday by the association.
At Florida Tech’s 2024 Honors Convocation Senior Austin Engeler was the recipient of The Ashok & Kumkum Pandit Family Endowment Award.
The Ashok & Kumkum Pandit Family Endowment Award is presented to one senior and one junior in the Civil Engineering program who holds a 3.5 over higher cumulative GPA, has been selected as Student of the Year, and has fulfilled the following criteria: Exhibited leadership in student organizations, and/or athletics, and/or ROTC; Participated in internships or co-op programs; Conducted volunteer work; Participate in research projects.
Among Engeler, Byron Mariotti also received the Outstanding Student of the Year award for the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
Engeler (Civil Engineering) and JP Panchookian (Mechanical Engineering) were also honored by Tech as Distinguished Student Scholars.
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