Mikenzie Martens Named SUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year

Cortland sophomore Mikenzie Martens (Carthage) has been honored as the 2022 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women’s Volleyball Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year. She shared the award with New Paltz’s Cate DiGiacomo. 
 
The SUNYAC Scholar Athlete Award winners are selected from each of the SUNYAC’s 20 sponsored sports. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.30, be a starter or significant reserve on his or her team, and have an academic class standing of sophomore or higher. 
 
Martens is a physical education major with a 4.0 cumulative GPA through the end of the 2022 fall semester. The libero earned third-team All-SUNYAC honors after leading the Red Dragons with 313 digs (4.1 per set) and a .957 serve reception percentage.  
 
Martens was named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Acadaemic All-District team, and she earned the SUNYAC Elite 20 Award for having the highest GPA at the league’s postseason finals site. Cortland finished the season 22-6, repeated as both SUNYAC regular-season and tournament champion, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament to tie for 17th place nationally.