STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Seven Stony Brook student-athletes who graduated in May received a high academic honor from America East on Wednesday.

The conference bestowed America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete honors on women's soccer's Kimmy Chavkin, Chelsie DePonte, Fanny Götesson and Anna Slang as well as Kyle Hebert of men's lacrosse, Siobhan Rafferty of women's lacrosse and Margaret Ross of women's cross country and track and field.

The honor goes to spring graduates who achieved a minimum of a 3.75 cumulative GPA.

Ross produced a perfect 4.0 undergraduate GPA as a sociology major.

Chavkin earned her degree in biomedical engineering, DePonte in business, Götesson in business and sociology, Hebert in business, Rafferty in psychology and Slang in biology.

"The academic success team and I are incredibly proud of these seven individuals," director of academic success Kate Velys said. "They truly exemplify what it means to be a student-athlete and achieve academic success at the highest level. They have not only earned their degrees, but have showcased what it means to be committed to excellence inside and outside of the classroom."