FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Six Different Institutions Represented.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference recognized seven outstanding student-athletes from the winter season as Sport Excellence Award winners on Thursday afternoon, honoring their remarkable achievements both athletically and academically.
Among the 73 student-athletes named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference teams on Wednesday, the Sport Excellence Award is given to one top individual from each of the league's seven winter sports. Six different institutions were represented in the announcement, with only Southern Connecticut earning multiple honors.
One of the Conference's most prestigious awards, the Sport Excellence Award was highlighted by Southern New Hampshire's Ashley Corcoran (women's indoor track & field) - the NE10 Championship's Most Valuable Athlete and Most Outstanding Track Performer - as well as Saint Michael's Marshall Murphy (ice hockey) - the NE10 Goaltender of the Year.
Additional honorees are Adelphi's Ronnie Silva (men's basketball), Franklin Pierce's Connor Everidge (men's indoor track & field), New Haven's Camryn DeBose (women's basketball) and Southern Connecticut's Kobe Dominguez (men's swimming & diving) and Olivia Strelevitz (women's swimming & diving).
Corcoran and Silva are both multi-time Sport Excellence Award winners. It is the fourth honor for Corcoran, who has two in indoor track & field, one in cross country and one in outdoor track & field. It is the second for Silva, who also won the award following the 2021-22 season.
To be eligible for Academic All-Conference and Sport Excellence honors, a student-athlete must have started at least half or played in two-thirds of all contests while making significant contributions and maintaining a 3.3 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.
For more information on each Sport Excellence honoree, please see below.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Name: Ronnie Silva
School: Adelphi
GPA: 3.712 (Undergraduate) /4.0 (Graduate)
Major: Sport Management
Notes: Adelphi's all-time leading scorer with 2,048 points...Second player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points...Finished Adelphi career in Top 10 in several different categories, including first in made three-point field goals...NE10 All-Conference Second Team...CSC Third Team Academic All-American...Third three-time Academic All-American in Adelphi history...All-East Region First Team in 2021-22...All-Met Division II Player of the Year in 2021-22...Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar in 2020-21 and 2021-22...NE10 Academic Honor Roll recipient in every semester.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Name: Camryn DeBose
School: New Haven
GPA: 3.95 (Undergraduate) / 4.0 (Graduate)
Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Notes: NE10 First Team All-Conference...NE10 All-Defensive Team...Led New Haven and fifth in the NE10 with 15.8 points per game and fourth in NE10 with 40.6% from three-point range...Finished 20 games with double-digit scoring...Three-time NE10 Academic All-Conference...NE10 All-Rookie Team in 2018-19...NE10 Academic Honor Roll in all nine semesters on campus.
ICE HOCKEY
Name: Marshall Murphy
School: Saint Michael's
GPA: 3.78
Major: Economics and Business Management
Notes: NE10 Goaltender of the Year...NE10 First Team All-Conference...Made 23 starts for Saint Michael's, posting a 2.92 goals against average, a .921 save percentage and a 12-9-1 record...Ranked first in the NE10 in saves per game (32.1), was second in goals against average and wins, and third in save percentage...2021-22 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...NE10 Academic Honor Roll in all five semesters.
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name: Kobe Dominguez
School: Southern Connecticut
GPA: 3.827
Major: Business
Notes: CSC Academic All-District...Gold medalist in 100 Yard Backstroke at NE10 Championship...Silver medalist in 200 Yard Backstroke at NE10 Championship...Bronze Medalist in 200 Freestyle Relay at NE10 Championship...Took third place in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Yard Backstroke in the 2022 NE10 Championship.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name: Olivia Strelevitz
School: Southern Connecticut
GPA: 3.903
Major: Secondary Education
Notes: Led SCSU to its third-straight NE10 Championship with six medals, including first-place finishes in the 800 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 200 Backstroke, while placing second in the 400 Freestyle Relay and bronze in the 200 Freestyle...Two-time NE10 Academic All-Conference...Gold medalist in the 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay, in addition to a silver medalist in the 800 Freestyle Relay at the 2022 NE10 Championship.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Name: Connor Everidge
School: Franklin Pierce
GPA: 3.91
Major: Elementary Education
Notes: USTFCCCA All-Region...Weight Throw runner-up at NE10 Championship and Plymouth Panther Meet...Set program record in Weight Throw (16.61m) at the NEICAAA Meet...Named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll on six occasions.
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Name: Ashley Corcoran
School: Southern New Hampshire
GPA: 3.812 (Undergraduate) / 4.0 (Graduate)
Major: MBA with concentration in Marketing
Notes: NCAA National Championship qualifier in the mile...USTFCCCA All-East Region in five different events...NE10 Most Valuable Athlete and NE10 Most Outstanding Track Performer...NE10 Champion in the mile, 3000m and 5000m...Won the 800 at the Panther Invitational on Jan. 21 with a personal-best time of 2:18.00...Personal best for the mile came at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (4:48.18)...2022 USTFCCCA All-Region in four events...2020 USTFCCCA All-Region in four events...USTFCCCA All-Academic on two occasions...2022 NE10 Sport Excellence Award winner...Three-time NE10 Academic All-Conference.
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 13 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
