COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® RELEASE
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott softball student-athletes Adrianna Favreau (Tewksbury, Mass.) and Lauren Misiaszek (Londonderry, N.H.) have received College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Division III Academic All-America® honors, as announced by the organization earlier today.
Favreau was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Team, while Misiaszek earned a spot on the Academic All-America® Third Team. Both honors are firsts for the Endicott softball program.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is the longest-running and most prestigious academic and athlete award for student-athletes. The program receives 20,000 nominations yearly and selects 4,000 all-district and 1,500 All-America honorees each year. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program was established in 1952.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution, and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Overall, the Endicott Athletics & Recreation department has amassed 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans® since 2010-11.
ADRIANNA FAVREAU | SR. | 2B
Endicott's choice for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, Favreau recently graduated from the College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and biotechnology and a 3.83 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Favreau, who has been accepted into the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Veterinary, has compiled several academic awards during her career at The Nest including three Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference selections, a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete award, the 2020-21 Endicott Senior Scholar-Athlete award, multiple Dean's List honors, and membership into the Phi Sigma and Mortar Board National Honor Societies.
She also has served as a peer tutor (CRLA certified) in the Tutoring and Writing Center, was a member of the EC L.E.A.D. (Leaders of the Endicott Athletics Department) program and the softball program's Team IMPACT Leadership Team.
Meanwhile, Favreau's internship experiences include time spent at the Northborough Canine Rehabilitation & Fitness Center (rehab assistant), New England Wildlife Center, Woburn Animal Hospital, MSPCA, and Shawsheen Animal Hospital.
Her internship experience with the New England Wildlife Center was documented on www.ecgulls.com here: Adrianna Favreau '21 New England Wildlife Center Internship.
Favreau's learning outcomes during those internships included performing hydrotherapy and fitness exercises for canines; learning anatomy and physiology; adaptive care; performing procedures such as suturing, x-rays, tube feeding, wound changing, etc.; performing vaccinations, blood draws, blood tests, and cytology lab work; observations of animal surgeries and ultrasound procedures; preparing, performing, and documenting general check-ups; Next-Gen sequencing; cell transformation; gel electrophoresis & PCR; hydrotherapy.
Athletically, the 2021 CCC Player of the Year slashed .486/.581/.889 (.avg/.obp/.slg) this season in 24 games played (all starts, 22 at second base). Favreau collected 35 hits (7 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR), drove in 32 runs, scored 33 times, and went 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts. Nationally, among her NCAA Division III peers, Favreau ranked No. 13 in slugging percentage and No. 20 in RBI per game (1.43) in 2021.
As for her career stats (2018-21), Favreau posted a .427/.518/.724 slash line in 100 games played (all starts). She also registered 89 runs, 125 hits (24 2B, 9 3B, 15 HR), 88 RBI, 53 walks, and 10 stolen bases on 11 attempts.
Favreau currently ranks first all-time in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and triples (tied).
Her other athletic achievements include three CCC All-Conference selections (two first team honors), one All-Region award, CCC Rookie of the Year accolades in 2018, and multiple CCC Player and Rookie of the Week honors.
LAUREN MISIASZEK | JR. | OF
Misiaszek currently sports a 3.95 GPA as a finance & marketing double major.
Academically, Misiaszek is a two-time CCC Academic All-Conference honoree, has earned multiple Dean's List honors, is a peer tutor, and a member of the Sigma Beta Delta National Honor Society.
Her internship experiences have included time with the Insulet Corporation and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. With the Insulet Corporation, Misiaszek worked on ensuring data correctness, building reports, and updating Salesforce provider data. As for the Fisher Cats, Misiaszek experienced all facets of minor league baseball from sales, marketing, promotions, and stadium operations.
Misiasek also is a member of the softball program's Team IMPACT Leadership Team, an Endicott Ambassador, and has volunteered her time with Special Olympics, Operation Hat Trick, the College's Diabetes Network, the American Red Cross, and the College's 9/11 Remembrance Committee.
Athletically, in 24 games played (all starts) this season, Misiasek slashed .526/.554/.872 to go along with 21 runs, 41 hits (7 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR), 25 RBI, and four stolen bases. Nationally, among her NCAA Division III peers, Misiaszek ranked No. 10 in batting average and No. 15 in slugging percentage this past season.
For her efforts this year, Misiaszek was named an All-CCC First Team and All-Region First Team selection, respectively.
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)
