Student-Athletes Excel

HFU Men's Soccer

Under the leadership of Dr. Prisco, ³Ô¹Ïtv Athletics expanded its roster of competitive teams.

First, Tiger Athletics added women’s bowling and Esports, followed closely by acrobatics & tumbling and men’s lacrosse, bringing the University’s total to 17 varsity programs.

The expansion of Athletics programming follows the academic success of the University’s student-athletes. In 2022, ³Ô¹Ïtv was among 44 NCAA Division II Schools to earn the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence. In addition, ³Ô¹Ïtv Athletics tied for 21st nationwide in NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate (ASR) for the University’s most recent cohort, which considered student-athletes who entered college from 2012 through 2015. ³Ô¹Ïtv’s ASR was 92 percent, compared to the national average of 76. This ranking speaks well of the performance of ³Ô¹Ïtv’s student-athletes, as well as the resources put in place to ensure their success.

Tiger Highlights

The success of ³Ô¹Ïtv’s athletics program on and off the field is a point of immense pride. Just some of the year’s highlights include:

  • Head Men’s Soccer Coach Georg Montag was recognized as the CACC Coach of the Year
  • Nishorn Pierre ’26 finished second in the high jump at the NCAA Division II National Championships
  • Jacqueline Ziegler ’22 was selected as ³Ô¹Ïtv’s nominee for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year
  • 30 student-athletes were named to Fall 2022 CACC All-Academic Teams
  • 59 student-athletes received the 2021-2022 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 11 members of the soccer program – six women and five men – and four members of the women’s volleyball team were selected to
  • Academic All-District® teams by College Sports Communicators
  • Shania Le Maitre ’24 was named the East Coast Conference’s Women’s Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • For the first time in program history, the women’s track & field program was named an All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), with Kenisha Greenwood ’25 also becoming the first Tiger to be honored as an All-Academic Athlete
  • Nine members of the track & field program earned 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region accolades

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