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EASTON, Mass. (November 21, 2023) – Sophomore midfielder Owen Burke of the Stonehill College men's soccer team was named a 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® team honoree.
Burke, a Northeast Conference (NEC) Academic Honor Roll recipient, working towards a degree in Finance earned CSC Academic All-District honors for the first time during his collegiate career. The sophomore midfielder played a key role for the Skyhawks this past season, appearing in all 16 games while making 13 starts, and accumulating nine shots on goal throughout the fall campaign. Over his first two seasons with the program, Burke has appeared in 27 games (started in 15) where he has helped Stonehill secure two clean sheet victories.
To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) in his second year at the current institution and must have played in at least 50 percent of the team's games.
About College Sports Communicators
College Sports Communicators (CSC) was founded in 1957 and is a 3,200+ member national association for strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The current name of the organization was adopted following a member-wide vote on Aug. 31, 2022.
From its founding in 1957 until the 2022 name change, the organization as known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The name change signaled a major step in a larger strategic plan to highlight the association's evolution and expansion. The move better aligns with the association's membership makeup and further positions the organization to support and advocate for its members who serve in the communications, digital and creative sports industry, regardless of position or title.
The organization, which celebrated its 65th year during the 2021-22 academic year, is the second oldest management association in all intercollegiate athletics. College Sports Communicators became an affiliated partner with NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in December of 2008.
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