155 Student-Athletes Named to CACC Spring All-Academic Team
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) introduced its All-Academic
Team for the 2014 Spring athletic season today. A total of 155
student-athletes from the 14 conference schools across six
different sports have earned a place on the list, which is 34 more
than in 2013. The 155 Spring student-athletes represents a
record number of all-academic team honorees since the conference
began sponsoring the program in 2004-2005. The average grade
point average for the student-athletes that qualified for the list
was 3.70. The announcement was made by CACC Commissioner Daniel
Mara.
Twenty-five student-athletes were named to the team for the third
time in their careers. Thirty-four others were repeat
selections. Ninety-six student-athletes earned
All-Academic honors for the first time. Softball had the most
All-Academic selections by sport with 50 overall, while baseball
registered 37, women’s lacrosse tallied 29, women’s
track and field followed with 22, men’s golf totaled 10 and
men’s tennis added 7.
In order to be named to the CACC All-Academic team, recipients must
have participated in a CACC-Championship sport in the Spring. They
must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have
been a student-athlete at their current school for at least two
semesters, and achieve a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.50 or
higher through the spring semester.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell College, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician College, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, Philadelphia University, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences and Wilmington University.
The complete list of honorees, separated by institution is below:
2014 CACC
Spring All-Academic Team
# - 3-Time Selection
* - 2-Time Selection
Institution | Sport | Student-Athlete | Year | Major | GPA | |
Bloomfield | Baseball | Justin Eclavea | Junior | Business | 3.80 | |
Bloomfield | Baseball | Blas Polanco | Junior | Sociology | 3.63 | |
Bloomfield | Baseball | Kyle Murzyn | Sophomore | Accounting | 3.91 | |
Bloomfield | Men's Tennis | Ceran Messam | # | Senior | Bio Chemistry | 3.65 |
Bloomfield | Softball | Angie Yoshizu | Senior | Biology | 3.57 | |
Bloomfield | Softball | Katie Aumann | # | Senior | Bio Chemistry | 3.80 |
Bloomfield | Softball | Kelly Stites | Junior | Communications | 3.68 | |
Bloomfield | Softball | Toni Coleman | Senior | Sociology | 3.54 | |
Caldwell | Baseball | Paul Nyitray | # | Senior | Business Administration | 3.77 |
Caldwell | Baseball | Philip Ragusa | # | Graduate | MBA, Accounting | 3.66 |
Caldwell | Baseball | Robert Bennetti | # | Senior | Social Studies/Secondary Education | 3.53 |
Caldwell | Baseball | Robert Humes | * | Junior | Accounting | 3.67 |
Caldwell | Baseball | Stephen Dodd | # | Senior | Criminal Justice | 3.80 |
Caldwell | Baseball | Thomas Pisano | # | Senior | Accounting | 3.71 |
Caldwell | Men's Tennis | James Stark | # | Senior | Marketing | 3.94 |
Caldwell | Softball | Alyssa Calderon | * | Junior | Psychology | 3.70 |
Caldwell | Softball | Jacklyn Bates | * | Senior | Communication Arts | 3.60 |
Caldwell | Softball | Kristen Knorr | * | Junior | Biology | 3.66 |
Caldwell | Softball | Rachel Berzak | Sophomore | Psychology | 3.82 | |
Caldwell | Softball | Sara Zambelli | * | Junior | English/Elementary Education | 3.96 |
Caldwell | Women's Track & Field | Dayana Zeballos | Junior | Accounting and Financial Economics | 3.96 | |
Caldwell | Women's Track & Field | Erica Harrell | Junior | Mathematics | 3.90 | |
Caldwell | Women's Track & Field | Jessica Marco | Sophomore | Psychology/Art Therapy | 3.61 | |
Caldwell | Women's Track & Field | Jessica Miller | Senior | Psychology | 3.69 | |
Caldwell | Women's Track & Field | Paola Moran | Sophomore | Business Administration | 3.69 | |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Desmond Lites | # | Senior | Accounting | 3.80 |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Joseph Mullin | * | Senior | International Business, Language, and Culture | 3.60 |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Patrick Campion | Sophomore | Management (Mathematics) | 3.55 | |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Seamus Finnegan | * | Senior | Accounting (Mathematics) | 3.64 |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Taylor Steen | * | Junior | Communications | 3.56 |
Chestnut Hill | Baseball | Zachary Crim | Sophomore | Biology | 3.67 | |
Chestnut Hill | Men's Tennis | Yoann Pham | Senior | International Business, Language, and Culture | 3.55 | |
Chestnut Hill | Softball | Allie Williams | Sophomore | Psychology | 3.85 | |
Chestnut Hill | Softball | Courtney Dayter | Sophomore | Digital Forensics | 3.94 | |
Chestnut Hill | Softball | Megan Kehr | Sophomore | Criminal Justice | 3.81 | |
Chestnut Hill | Softball | Nicole Carney | Sophomore | Communications (Political Science) | 3.84 | |
Chestnut Hill | Women's Lacrosse | Courtney Weidner | Sophomore | Political Science | 3.73 | |
Chestnut Hill | Women's Lacrosse | KarlaAne Klouda | Senior | Communications (Spanish) | 3.53 | |
Chestnut Hill | Women's Lacrosse | Kelly Campbell | # | Senior | Early Education - PreK-4 (Special Education) | 3.92 |
Concordia | Men's Golf | Samuel Deitte | # | Senior | Business Administration | 3.71 |
Concordia | Men's Tennis | Benas Majauskas | * | Junior | Business Administration | 3.86 |
Concordia | Softball | Alexa Lavalle | Sophomore | Social Sciences | 3.97 | |
Concordia | Softball | Hannah Rubasky | Sophomore | Biology | 3.88 | |
Concordia | Softball | Kelsey Ruggirello | Sophomore | Education | 3.50 | |
Dominican | Men's Golf | Brian McGuigan | Sophomore | Biology | 3.58 | |
Dominican | Softball | Kimberly Ragazzo | Sophomore | Occupational Therapy | 3.68 | |
Dominican | Women's Lacrosse | Allison Smithwick | * | Junior | Special Education | 3.70 |
Dominican | Women's Lacrosse | Caitlin Murray | # | Senior | Elementary Education | 3.60 |
Dominican | Women's Lacrosse | Emily Murray | * | Junior | Education | 3.58 |
Dominican | Women's Lacrosse | Olivia Antonopoulos | Senior | Elementary Education | 3.54 | |
Dominican | Women's Track & Field | Brittany Austin | Junior | Early Childhood Education | 3.69 | |
Dominican | Women's Track & Field | Renee Roncace | Junior | Early Childhood Education | 3.65 | |
Felician | Baseball | Jerry Vasto | * | Junior | Business Administration | 3.54 |
Felician | Baseball | Joe Petosa | Senior | Accounting | 3.79 | |
Felician | Baseball | Scott De Jong | Sophomore | Criminal Justice | 3.50 | |
Felician | Men's Golf | Chris Zito | * | Senior | Biology | 3.79 |
Felician | Men's Golf | Kevin Berdnik | Sophomore | Criminal Justice | 3.87 | |
Felician | Softball | Halei Van Dyke | # | Senior | Elem. Ed./History | 3.90 |
Felician | Softball | Katie Heflin | * | Junior | Psychology | 3.72 |
Felician | Softball | Kelsi Ludwigsen | # | Senior | Biology | 3.76 |
Felician | Softball | Macy Chase | * | Junior | Philosophy | 3.98 |
Felician | Softball | Natalie Quintanilla | * | Junior | Pre-Medical | 3.53 |
Felician | Softball | Taylor Parker | * | Junior | Business Administration | 3.69 |
Felician | Softball | Tori Bradburn | # | Senior | Criminal Justice | 3.78 |
Georgian Court | Softball | Alyssa Paradiso | * | Junior | Biology | 3.55 |
Georgian Court | Softball | Briana Molino | Senior | Psychology | 3.69 | |
Georgian Court | Softball | Emma Erbig | Senior | Social Work | 3.60 | |
Georgian Court | Softball | Tina Morgan | Senior | Biology | 3.72 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Lacrosse | Emily Gialanella | * | Junior | Graphic Design | 3.91 |
Georgian Court | Women's Lacrosse | Katelyn Murphy | Junior | Exercise Science | 3.83 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Lacrosse | Kerry Stader | * | Junior | Exercise Science | 3.50 |
Georgian Court | Women's Lacrosse | Molly McCourt | # | Senior | English/Ed. | 3.78 |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Alexandria Graziosi | Sophomore | English | 3.83 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Amy Berry | Senior | Exercise Science | 3.53 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Isalin Howard | Senior | Accounting | 3.70 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Laura Amdur | Sophomore | Nursing | 3.67 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Mariah Cifaldi | Sophomore | Elementary Education | 3.92 | |
Georgian Court | Women's Track & Field | Megan Kelly | Junior | English | 3.78 | |
Goldey-Beacom | Men's Golf | Justin Lesko | # | Senior | Accounting | 3.61 |
Goldey-Beacom | Men's Golf | Matthew Scheeper | * | Junior | Accounting | 3.55 |
Holy Family | Softball | Claudia Boggi | Sophomore | Nursing | 3.68 | |
Holy Family | Softball | Danielle McDevitt | * | Graduate | Special Education Advanced Practice | 3.91 |
Holy Family | Softball | Kristine Casey | Sophomore | Criminal Justice | 3.82 | |
Holy Family | Women's Track & Field | Rachel Dillinger | Senior | Psychobiology | 3.82 | |
Nyack | Women's Lacrosse | Lauren Lebo | Sophomore | Nursing | 4.00 | |
Nyack | Women's Lacrosse | Danielle Page | Sophomore | Education | 3.87 | |
Nyack | Baseball | Mathias Westfall | Senior | Business | 3.52 | |
Nyack | Softball | Anna Bailey | # | Graduate | Biblical Literature | 3.97 |
Nyack | Softball | Kathleen McClain | Senior | Social Work | 3.52 | |
Philadelphia U. | Baseball | Lou Karcanes | Senior | Business | 3.55 | |
Philadelphia U. | Baseball | Ryan Shellock | * | Senior | Management | 3.84 |
Philadelphia U. | Men's Golf | Daniel Carpenter | Sophomore | Business | 3.97 | |
Philadelphia U. | Men's Tennis | Ayman Barakat | Senior | Business | 3.82 | |
Philadelphia U. | Men's Tennis | Nail Rachidi | * | Junior | Engineering | 3.54 |
Philadelphia U. | Softball | Emma Haley | Junior | Landscape Architecture | 3.56 | |
Philadelphia U. | Softball | Kasia Smith | Sophomore | Health Sciences | 3.80 | |
Philadelphia U. | Softball | Mollie Burrell | Sophomore | Health Sciences | 3.80 | |
Philadelphia U. | Softball | Renee Kakareka | Sophomore | Architecture | 3.69 | |
Philadelphia U. | Softball |
Samantha Corey |
Sophomore | Fashion Design | 3.67 | |
Philadelphia U. | Softball | Samantha Riabko | # | Senior | Finance | 3.64 |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Allison Brian | Junior | Health Sciences | 3.64 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Allison Zappulla | Senior | Biochemistry | 3.58 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Felicia Branagan | Sophomore | Landscape Architecture | 3.60 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Kristen Blye | Graduate | MBA | 3.67 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Lauren Hartman | * | Junior | Health Sciences | 3.58 |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Libby Nichols | Senior | Pre-Med Studies | 3.91 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Melissa Styer | # | Senior | Architecture | 3.84 |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Lacrosse | Rebecca Baker | Senior | Graphic Design Communication | 3.53 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Alyssa Litty | Sophomore | Health Sciences | 3.95 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Chelsea Attaway | Senior | Fashion Design | 3.58 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Christina Wetzel | Senior | Business | 3.83 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Clarissa Kelsey | Sophomore | Architecture | 3.62 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Courtney Lafferty | Sophomore | Architecture | 3.72 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Emilie Barton | Sophomore | Business | 3.51 | |
Philadelphia U. | Women's Track & Field | Taylor Falvey | Junior | Health Sciences | 3.97 | |
Post | Baseball | Alex Beland | Senior | Business Administration | 3.56 | |
Post | Baseball | Ian Ratchford | Senior | Legal Studies | 3.52 | |
Post | Baseball | Jackson Geary | * | Graduate | MBA | 3.54 |
Post | Baseball | Jesus Nunez | * | Senior | Computer Information Systems | 3.52 |
Post | Baseball | Julien Casaubon | Senior | Accounting | 3.71 | |
Post | Men's Golf | Patrick Hartnett | Sophomore | Marketing | 3.53 | |
Post | Men's Golf | Ross Earnshaw | # | Senior | Sport Management | 3.66 |
Post | Softball | Christina Udris | * | Senior | Early Childhood Education | 3.65 |
Post | Softball | Kaitlin Iacomini | Sophomore | Psychology | 3.69 | |
Post | Women's Lacrosse | Jasana Levy | Sophomore | Legal Studies | 3.55 | |
Post | Women's Lacrosse | Kathy Walker | Senior | Sport Management | 3.88 | |
Post | Women's Lacrosse | Miranda Polaski | * | Junior | Biology | 3.99 |
Post | Women's Track & Field | Brina Yanez | * | Junior | Psychology | 3.65 |
USciences | Baseball | Jay Andrews | # | Senior | Exercise Sciences/Wellness Mgmt | 3.89 |
USciences | Baseball | Michael Janas | Sophomore | Physical Therapy | 3.51 | |
USciences | Men's Tennis | Will Metz | Senior | Physical Therapy | 3.51 | |
USciences | Softball | Austyn Grim | * | Junior | Pharmacy | 3.61 |
USciences | Softball | Katie Dickson | Sophomore | Physical Therapy | 3.79 | |
USciences | Softball | Lindsay Regan | * | Junior | Physical Therapy | 3.81 |
USciences | Softball | Samantha Shaver | Senior | Physical Therapy | 3.60 | |
USciences | Softball | Stephanie Fultano | Sophomore | Exercise Sciences/Wellness Mgmt | 3.81 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Chris Lopez | Sophomore | Sports Management | 3.64 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Jamie Treml | # | Junior | Business Management | 3.66 |
Wilmington | Baseball | Jay Kluka | Junior | Criminal Justice | 3.59 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Josh Swirchak | Junior | Sports Management | 3.57 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Mike Annone | Sophomore | Sports Management | 3.85 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Nick Marics | # | Senior | Sports Management | 3.60 |
Wilmington | Baseball | Peter Monahan | Sophomore | Accounting & Finance | 3.72 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Ryan Douglas | Junior | Criminal Justice | 3.73 | |
Wilmington | Baseball | Sam Goines | Junior | Business Finance | 3.81 | |
Wilmington | Men's Golf | Andreas Lunding | Sophomore | Business Management | 3.57 | |
Wilmington | Softball | Ashley Bennett | Sophomore | Mid-Level Education: 6-8 | 3.52 | |
Wilmington | Softball | Chelsea Botsch | * | Junior | Psychology | 3.51 |
Wilmington | Softball | Kelsey Doherty | Junior | Elementary Education: K-6 | 3.85 | |
Wilmington | Softball | Miranda Pedersen | Sophomore | Communications | 3.57 | |
Wilmington | Women's Lacrosse | Ali Kern | * | Senior | Elementary Education: K-6 | 3.70 |
Wilmington | Women's Lacrosse | Ashley Kroll | Junior | Elementary Education: K-6 | 3.52 | |
Wilmington | Women's Lacrosse | Brittany Rhodes | Senior | General Studies | 3.53 | |
Wilmington | Women's Lacrosse | Penelope Fantis | Graduate | MBA Health Care Administration | 3.59 | |
Wilmington | Women's Lacrosse | Rachel Burley | # | Graduate | MS Homeland Security | 4.00 |
* = Two-Time Honoree | ||||||
# = Three-Time Nominee |