Adam Mastrobuono Earns Student-Athlete Academic Award at VSU

Adam Mastrobuono of Oviedo, Florida, is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s 2023-2024 Division of Athletics Student-Athlete Academic Award. He is pictured with Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of VSU; Herb Reinhard, director for the Division of Athletics; and Dr. Sheri Noviello, interim provost and vice president for the Division of Academic Affairs.

VALDOSTA — Adam Mastrobuono of Oviedo, Florida, is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s 2023-2024 Division of Athletics Student-Athlete Academic Award.

Mastrobuono was recognized during VSU’s annual Academic Honors and Awards Dinner on April 25.

The Division of Athletics Student-Athlete Academic Award is presented to a junior, senior, or graduate student-athlete with the highest grade point average. Ties are not broken.

Mastrobuono runs for Men’s Cross Country at VSU. He said this award is important because it recognizes “the hard work I put in the classroom and on the course.”

Mastrobuono graduated from VSU with a Bachelor of Science in Education in Health and Physical Education (Grades PreK-12) in 2023. He anticipates completing a Master of Education in Health and Physical Education in December.

Highlights of Mastrobuono’s time as a student at VSU include the following:

- His very last race at the University of North Florida, where he competed in the 800 meter.

- Earning the character award.

- Receiving two senior recognitions at a VSU football game.

- Watching the United States Olympic Team Trials Marathon in Orlando, Florida.

- Visiting Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin, Georgia.    

His supportive family includes parents Colleen and Richard Mastrobuono, sister Alex Silva, and brother Jacob Mastrobuono.