ROCHESTER — Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 222 winter sport student-athletes have qualified for the league’s 2016-17 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. A total of 32 RIT student-athletes earned All-Academic honors for the winter season, including:
- Julia Bender of Webster, a member of the women’s basketball team.
- Taylor Burns of Rochester, a member of the women’s basketball team.
- Abigail Judd of Pittsford, a member of the women’s basketball team.
- Whitney Kent of Hinsdale, a member of the women’s basketball team.
- Rachel Kobel of Bergen, a member of the women’s swimming and diving team.
The winter championship sports include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s squash, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.
The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.
