MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech Athletics had another excellent year in the classroom in 2022-23 with numerous scholar-athletes earning recognition at the university's Honors Convocation.
A total of 9 Scholar-Athletes and one assistant coach received Outstanding Student of the Year awards. Additionally, 10 Panthers were recipients of the Distinguished Student Scholar Award from Florida Tech.
The Outstanding Student of the Year honorees are selected by each academic unit at Florida Tech and designated as "well-rounded, active student-scholars who have made contributions to the academic program, university and community."
The full list of Scholar-Athletes who earned Outstanding Student of the Year awards is below:
College of Engineering and Sciences
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering & Sciences
Karly Liebendorfer (Women's Lacrosse)
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Austin Engeler (Men's Lacrosse)
Tyler Vermillion (Baseball)
Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Allyn Jaime (Women's Soccer)
Ray Banister (Men's Lacrosse, Assistant Coach)
Nathan M. Bisk College of Business
Cailey Canessa (Women's Lacrosse)
Rachel Johnson (Women's Lacrosse)
Kelly McLaughlin (Softball)
Joeran Osland (Men's Soccer)
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
School of Psychology
Nathaniel Allen (Men's Swimming)
The Distinguish Student Scholar award is given annually to undergraduate students who have completed more than 55 credit hours at Florida Tech with cumulative grade point averages of 3.8 or higher.
The full list of scholar-athletes who earned Distinguished Student Scholar recognition is below:
Nathaniel Allen (Men's Swimming) – Psychology
Elizabeth Christ (Women's Lacrosse) – Biomedical Engineering
Jason Demarest (Esports) – Business Administration
Austin Engeler (Men's Lacrosse) – Civil Engineering
Chandler Hake (Men's Lacrosse) – Computer Science
Millie Hurt (Women's Lacrosse) – Biochemistry
Rachel Johnson (Women's Lacrosse) – Business Administration & Marking
Kelly McLaughlin (Softball) – Business Administration & Marketing
JP Panchookian (Men's Lacrosse) – Mechanical Engineering
Daniela Tobon (Women's Soccer) – General Biology
For the latest news, updates and information on the Florida Tech athletics, visit FloridaTechSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Panthers news by following Florida Tech Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
