Business Grad Marina Arrese Selected CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team

NJIT fifth-year Marina Arrese has been named as a First-Team selection on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2 Women's At-Large Team, the organization announced May 19.

Arrese, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team selectee, was named to the Dean's List for six semesters, graduating Summa Cum Laude in May '21, with a bachelor's in business with a concentration in financial technology. Arrese boosted a 4.0 undergraduate GPA. She graduated with a master's in management while holding a 4.0 GPA from NJIT on May 17, 2022.

This season, Arrese placed 23rd at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic South Regionals while finishing the regular season with an 89-27 overall record for a 77% winning percentage.

A Spring 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America second-team honoree, Arrese was a recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Fencing Championship, earning the top academic achievement out of 144 participants competing at the NCAA Fencing Championships.

The 2021 NCAA All-American, placed ninth place with 13 victories out of 21 bouts for a .619 winning percentage at the NCAA Championships.

She served as co-president of the NJIT Investment Fund, working at the campus Financial Analysis Lab and serving on the Dean's Executive Student Leadership Council. 

The CoSIDA Academic All‐America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.  In order to be eligible, student-athletes must be significant contributors to their teams and maintain at least a 3.30 grade point average (GPA). 

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-June.