PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Thirty-seven Rutgers student-athletes are the latest inductees into the Delta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the first national scholar-athlete society to honor collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition.

The 37 Scarlet Knights were recognized for the achievements with a program at halftime of the Rutgers football versus Washington State game over the weekend at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Among those inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma were seven members of the women's rowing team, five members of the field hockey team, four members of the men's soccer team, three members of the football, women's soccer, volleyball and softball teams, two members of the women's lacrosse and baseball teams, and representatives of the men's lacrosse, men's track and field, women's cross country, women's tennis, and women's swimming & diving teams.

To earn induction into the honor society, a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is an NCAA or NAIA member, achieve junior status, hold a minimum 3.4 GPA, have an endorsement from their head coach and be of good moral character.

All 37 Rutgers student-athletes inducted into the Chia Alpha Sigma Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Delta Chapter are below and broken down by their sports affiliation.

What is the history of Chi Alpha Sigma?
The National College Athlete Honor Society was founded at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, on May 17, 1996, by DePauw head football coach and professor of kinesiology, Nick Mourouzis. Mourouzis recognized that there were many organizations that honored top or elite athletes with high academic achievements, but none that honored all participants of athletic teams who were letter winners of their sport and who maintained a high cumulative grade point average. Chi Alpha Sigma hopes to bring honor and recognition to deserving student-athletes, their families, teams, athletic departments, and colleges in much the same way as Phi Beta Kappa honors scholastics.

Women's Rowing (7):
Kathleen Dennis, Communication
Veronica DeSalvo, Biomedical Engineering
Emily Goodman, Physics
Shannon Haines, Public Health
Bailey Irelan, Journalism and Media Studies
Caitlin Lavery, Political Science/Anthropology
Christina McGinnis, Planning and Public Policy/Political Science

Field Hockey (5):
Alyssa Bull, Communication
Katie Champion, Communication
Carley Hawkins, Mathematics
Nicole Imbriaco, Finance And Business Analytics and Information Technology
Ali Stever, Accounting

Men's Soccer (4):
Kieran Kemmerer, Mechanical Engineering
Mitch Lurie, Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Drew Morgan, Accounting
Tyler Morris, Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Football (3):
Tim Gleeson, Labor and Employment Relations
Terence Scanlon, Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Brian Verbitski, Supply Chain & Marketing Science

Softball (3):
Elizabeth Adams, Human Resource Management
Dresden Maddox, Public Health
Jordan Whitley, Exercise Science and Sport Studies

Women's Soccer (3):
Maggie Morash, Genetics
Erica Sousa, Public Health
Samantha Valliant, Animal Sciences

Volleyball (3):
Kelli Mullane, Environmental Sciences
Ali Schroeter, Journalism and Media Studies
Anna Sudbury, Cell Biology and Neuroscience

Baseball (2):
David Yakopec, Communication
Max Herrmann, Criminal Justice

Women's Lacrosse (2):
Halley Barnes, Communication
Kim Kolodny, Psychology

Men's Lacrosse (1):
Joe Nardella, Economics

Women's Cross Country (1):
Paige Senatore, Psychology

Swimming & Diving (1):
Morgan Pfaff, Criminal Justice

Tennis (1):
Lindsey Kayati, Journalism and Media Studies

Men's Track & Field (1):
Kyle Holder, Public Policy

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