OCCAC All-Academic List

Lakeland Community College student-athletes earned 20 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) All-Academic certificates during the 2023 spring semester. The certificates were spread across seven Lakeland teams and 17 individuals.

Each semester the OCCAC recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a 3.30 grade-point average (GPA) or higher with 12 completed credit hours during the semester. The conference also extends special recognition to those who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the semester.

Laker softball garnered the most All-Academic certificates among the college's eight programs with six, including sophomores Gina Grandini (Painesville, OH/Lake Catholic), Tatianna Matuz (Jefferson, OH/Jefferson) and Samantha Toke (Mantua, OH/Crestwood). Freshman softball players also making the list included Kennedy Danna (Streetsboro, OH/Streetsboro), Autumn Fester (Eastlake, OH/Eastlake North) and Megan Szczecinski (Streetsboro, OH/Streetsboro).

Lakeland women’s basketball netted four honorees, including sophomores Madison Fueger (Parma, OH/Normandy), Brandy Smith (Orwell, OH/Grand Valley) and Delaney Sullivan (Parma, OH/Normandy). Laker freshman Dominique Wright (Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary’s) also received conference honors for the spring semester.

Sophomores Kyle Zaluski (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls), Caden Gopalakrishna (Macedonia, OH/Macedonia) and freshman Michael Beckman (Willowick, OH/Eastlake North) represented Lakeland baseball on the All-Academic list, while Jared Snodgrass (Eastlake, OH/Eastlake North) and freshman Jose Valdez (Painesville, OH/Harvey) were recognized from the esports team.

From Lakeland soccer, sophomore Asher Bayles (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) and freshman Jesus Arellano (Columbus, OH/Dublin Scioto) represented the men's soccer team, while Grandini and Wright represented the women’s soccer team. Grandini, Wright and Matuz each received two certificates as multi-sport athletes at Lakeland. Beyond receiving honors for softball, Matuz was also recognized by the conference in the sport of volleyball.

Among the 17 honorees, Bayles, Grandini, Smith, Toke and Valdez were recognized for achieving perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the semester.

OCCAC All-Academic – Spring ‘23

Baseball
Michael Beckman
Caden Gopalakrishna
Kyle Zaluski

Women’s Basketball
Madison Fueger
Brandy Smith
Delaney Sullivan
Dominique Wright

Esports
Jared Snodgras
Jose Valdez

Men’s Soccer
Jesus Arellano Avila
Asher Bayles

Women’s Soccer
Gina Grandini
Dominique Wright

Softball
Kennedy Danna
Autumn Fester
Gina Grandini
Tatianna Matuz
Megan Szczecinski
Samantha Toke

Volleyball
Tatianna Matuz

* BOLD = 4.0 Grade-Point Average