Westfield, MA —The MCLA student athletes had a successful semester in the classroom as 56 Trailblazers were named to the MASCAC Winter/Spring All Academic team this afternoon.

A total of 1,152 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) with selection to the league's Winter/Spring 2020 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.

Student-athletes who compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the course of the Winter and Spring 2020 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Winter/Spring All-Academic Team. 

"I am extremely proud of the student-athletes who have earned a spot on the 2020 MASCAC Winter/Spring All-Academic Team," Commissioner Baumann said. "The student-athletes dealt with the adversity of changing to remote learning halfway through the semester and continued their academic success through it."

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation's oldest Division III men's and women's playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013. Dean College, Eastern Nazarene College, Elms College, Mitchell College and Springfield College joined as men's golf affiliates in 2019.

Below is a list of Trailblazer athletes named to the team listed by Sport: