CACC CONTINUES ALL-ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH WINTER AWARDS

CACC CONTINUES ALL-ACADEMIC PROGRAM WITH WINTER AWARS

April 22, 2005

Conference Honors 20 Basketball Student-Athletes

NEWARK, N.J. – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference continued its inaugural All-Academic program by releasing its honorees for the winter athletic season on Friday.

The Winter 2004-05 CACC All-Academic Teams honored 20 student-athletes in men’s and women’s basketball, the conference’s only two winter championship sports. Recipients must have participated in the sport, been at least a sophomore athletically and academically, been a student at their current school for at least two semesters, and achieved a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50. The complete list of honorees, with GPAs, is below.

The CACC has bestowed All-Academic status on 114 student-athletes from all 12 member schools in eight sports thus far in the 2004-05 academic year. The spring awardees will be announced in June.

WINTER 2004-05 CACC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

Men’s Basketball

  • Norman Ingram, SR, Bloomfield (3.50)
  • Mark Kelly, JR, Caldwell (3.73)
  • Nate Lewis, JR, Goldey-Beacom (3.60)
  • Steve Christensen, JR, Wilmington (3.67)

Women’s Basketball

  • Taquila Hendry, JR, Bloomfield (3.77)
  • Jennifery Murray, SO, Caldwell (3.55)
  • Diane Burns, SO, Felician (3.94)
  • Rochelle Forbes, SO, Felician (3.78)
  • Gloria Pinck, SO, Felician (3.94)
  • Laura Bochicchio, JR, Georgian Court (3.55)
  • Mary Mewherter, SR, Georgian Court (3.83)
  • Jennifer Andrews, JR, Holy Family (3.96)
  • Aine O’Dwyer, SO, NJIT (3.58)
  • Breanna Turnbull, JR, NJIT (3.71)
  • Kristen Peek, SO, Nyack (3.56)
  • Courtney McGinnis, SR, Post (3.82)
  • Lauren Kressaty, SO, USP (3.80)
  • Shelby Rance, SO, USP (3.52)
  • Leah Shumoski, JR, USP (3.50)
  • Tesa-Patrice Green, SR, Wilmington (3.52)