FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2013
Sixty-eight
student-athletes from seven
sports chosen for prestigious academic honor
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference is pleased to announce its Academic All-Conference teams for the 2012-13 winter athletic season.
In all, 68 student-athletes representing 15 Northeast-10 institutions received Academic All-Conference selection for the winter season. The 68 individuals, competing in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and men’s and women’s indoor track & field were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the playing field.
For a complete list of the Academic All-Conference selections, please see below.
To be eligible for selection to the Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) participated in at least half of the team's competitions and been either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and 3) completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution.
The Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference teams are chosen by a committee vote of Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) and other athletic administrators.
Southern Connecticut State University led the way with 10 student-athletes placed on Northeast-10 Winter Academic All-Conference Teams, including four from the Owls’ women’s swimming & diving team.
Bentley University was second among member institutions with nine named to Academic All-Conference teams, while Stonehill College had seven honorees.
The sport of women’s indoor track & field had the most selections with 16, while women’s swimming & diving had 14.
Dominykas Milka from The College of Saint Rose, a Northeast-10 First Team selection and Capital One Academic All-America choice, headlined the five men’s basketball selections. Assumption’s Kevin Donahue was also lauded after receiving Northeast-10 Third Team honors this season.
Bentley’s Lauren Battista was among the eight women’s basketball selections, as the junior was a Capital One Academic All-America selection this year. Battista was also a Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team pick and was named the 2013 Northeast-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player.
Bentley's Jacqui Brugliera and Merrimack’s Kelly Schatzlein also received Academic All-Conference honors after being named to the Northeast-10 Women’s Basketball Third Team last month by the conference’s head coaches. Senior Megan Olsen of Saint Michael’s College was another notable Academic All-Conference choice after garnering Capital One Academic All-America honors this past February.
Stonehill’s Dana Borges was one of six ice hockey student-athletes to earn recognition after Borges led the Northeast-10 in assists (22) and points (37) this year on his way to a First Team All-Conference selection.
Saint Rose seniors Caitlin Brauer and Naomi Woodcock received Academic All-Conference recognition for women's swimming & diving after both student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Championship last month.
Among the men’s indoor track & field Academic All-Conference recipients was the University of New Haven’s David Thomas, the 2013 Northeast-10 Championship Men’s Athlete of the Meet. Thomas also competed in two events at the NCAA Championship, earning All-America status in the long jump.
New Haven’s Ada Udaya, the 2013 Northeast-10 Women’s Athlete of the Year, earned All-America status at this year’s NCAA Championship in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
Men’s
Basketball (5)
Brad Simpson, Adelphi
Janek Schmidkunz, American Int’l
Kevin Donahue, Assumption
Dominykas Milka, Saint Rose
Tylon Smith, So. Connecticut
Women’s
Basketball (8)
Kelly Mannix, Adelphi
Lauren Battista, Bentley
Jacqui Brugliera, Bentley
Amanda Saab, Franklin Pierce
Kelly Schatzlein, Merrimack
Margo Hackett, Pace
Nicole Adach, Saint Michael’s
Megan Olsen, Saint Michael’s
Ice Hockey
(6)
Brennen Shaw, Assumption
Anthony Chighisola, Franklin Pierce
Nick Dries, Saint Anselm
Eric Robinson, Saint Michael’s
Petr Soustal, Saint Michael’s
Dana Borges, Stonehill
Men’s
Indoor Track & Field (10)
Paul Fort, American Int’l
John Drago, Bentley
Sean Maguire, Bentley
Scott Boiko, UMass Lowell
David Thomas, New Haven
AJ Guerra, So. Connecticut
Paul Ryskowski, So. Connecticut
Daniel Cormier, Stonehill
Trent Fontanella, Stonehill
George Georgaklis, Stonehill
Women’s
Indoor Track & Field (16)
Monica Martinez, Adelphi
Starr Nathan, American Int’l
MJ Ohoueu, American Int’l
Alexandra Stasiuk, American Int’l
Caitlin Fahey, Bentley
Diamond Jones, UMass Lowell
Elisabeth Monty, UMass Lowell
Kelly Walton, UMass Lowell
Fiona Coleman, Merrimack
Briana Conyers, New Haven
Ivy Watts, New Haven
Ada Udaya, New Haven
Jaclyn Sullivan, So. Connecticut
Caroline McBride, Stonehill
Elizabeth LaRegina, Stonehill
Erin Reilly, Stonehill
Men’s
Swimming & Diving (9)
Michael Mayer, Adelphi
Peter Belanger, Bentley
Scott Thieke, Le Moyne
Michael Fridman, Pace
Nathan Paluso, Saint Michael’s
Ryan Butler, Saint Rose
Chris Healy, Saint Rose
Daniel Elliot, So. Connecticut
Austin McMahon, So. Connecticut
Women’s
Swimming & Diving (14)
Amanda Guy, Assumption
Elise Prayson, Assumption
Amanda Le, Bentley
Caroline Lewis, Bentley
Abby Mathews, Bentley
Kaitlyn Lynch, Pace
Kathleen Lamontagne, Saint Michael’s
Steph Nadow, Saint Michael’s
Caitlin Brauer, Saint Rose
Naomi Woodcock, Saint Rose
Nicole Caron, So. Connecticut
Meghan Fay, So. Connecticut
Anna Pleban, So. Connecticut
Laura Richard, So. Connecticut
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