The University of Albany Places 198 Student-Athletes on America East Academic Honor Roll

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

The University at Albany had 198 student-athletes named to the 2007-08 America East Conference Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon. Students had to earn grade point averages of 3.0 or above for the fall semester to receive this recognition. Students earning a 3.5 GPA or better were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. America East honored 1,639 winter and spring student-athletes from around the conference.

The UAlbany women’s track and field team featured the highest number of honorees for the Great Danes, with 28 student-athletes earning recognition for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. The men’s track and field program featured 26 student-athlete honorees in both seasons.

For the winter season, five members of the men’s basketball team earned academic accolades, led by 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Brian Lillis. Women’s basketball had nine representatives, including six Commissioner’s Honor Roll members.

For the spring season, the UAlbany women’s lacrosse team had 25 team members recognized, with 15 student-athletes earning Commissioner’s Honor Roll status. Men’s lacrosse placed 19 student-athletes on the honor roll, with nine members named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Twelve members of the baseball team earned the academic honor, while the softball and tennis teams placed eight student-athletes each on the list. The America East Conference Championship women’s golf team had four honorees.

Binghamton had the most honor roll members, with 251 student-athletes earning the award. New Hampshire and Vermont followed with 201 and 197 honorees, respectively, with New Hampshire placing a league-high 121 student-athletes on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Stony Brook (188), Maine (168) Boston U. (159), UMBC (140) and Hartford (137) rounded out the nine member schools.



2007 America East Conference Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll

Baseball: Toby Adeyemi, Ryan Breier, Pete Eichner, Jim Gaudet, Sean Gregory, Zachary Halloran, Dan Koegel, Dave Noble*, Chris Ott*, Marco Rivera, Brendan Rowland, Nate Toussaint.

Men’s Basketball: Billy Allen, Reid Anderson, Brian Connelly*, Jon Iati, Brian Lillis*.

Golf: Sun Kim*, Becky Lukac, Jessica Signorelli*, Maggie Taylert.

Men’s Lacrosse: Mike Ammann*, Steve Ammann*, Andrew Babnik, Anthony Behling, Makr cometti, Kyle Crotty*, Andew Dicioccio, Paul Guzzone*, Matt Johnson*, Mark Kelly, Derek Kreuzer, Mattew Novosel*, Trevor Ortolano, Garrett Pedley*, Makr Phelan, Joseph Pompo*, Corey Small, Derek Speziale*, Nathan Sullivan.

Women’s Lacrosse: Jodi Battaglia*, Kayla Best, Nicole Branchini*, Stacey Brown*, Jane Bush*, Julie Bush*, Samantha Fontanella*, Taylor Frink, Christine Greuniger*, Tricia Hurley*, Stephanie Kempf, Theresa Ladouceur, Renee Levitin*, Meghan Merriam*, Emily Miller, Caitlin Nevins, Molly Ortolano, Tricia Primomo*, Rory Redmond*, Mel Rorie, Brittany Scott*, Teresa Strano*, Sam Strebel, Kimberly Sumcizk*, Sara Wolf.

Softball: Kristine Bill, Meagan Butsch, Tara Dalton*, Nicole Kothe*, Amber Maisonet*, Gina Mason, Julianne Petraitis, Bailey Van Deest*.

Tennis: Melissa Coughlin*, Caitlin Crowley*, Alexa Etkin, Amanda Hall*, Aimee Kern*, Susan Ma, McKenzie Mackey*, Kim Weltman*.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field: Nick Assini*, Joe Belokopitsky, Fred Casimo, Wilfredo De Jesus, Michael Dempsey, Ricardo Estremera*, Tyler Fogarty, Valete Graham*, Jonathan Hilbert, Mattew Hertz, Raphael Jean-Baptiste, Chris Jimenez*, Nicholas Jones, Mohamed Kanu*, Bryan Lasky*, Kevin Lee, Michael Lynch, Kyle Nadler, Kevin O’Reilly, Andrew Overbaugh*, Charles Ross, David Rothman*, Luke Schoen, Mitchel Troise*, Pat Weider, Freddy Wills.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Tashia Alexander, Sandy Antenor, Esperanza Blanco, Danielle Broeker, Octavia Clarkson*, Meghan Crowe, Laura Cummings, Bausha Elliott, Zuliana Fontanez, Arina Gerasimova, Kristine Grab*, Jenn Gurrant, Quante Harris, Jessica Hunter, Isabella Katsarelis*, Rebecca Kelly, Sarah Lapierre, Melissa Lee*, Ashley Lewis, Candice Mann*, Briana McNamee, Kamilah McShine*, Amy Morrison*, Kristine Mun, Alexandra Panos*, Jessica Panos*, Laine Sefick, Corrine Porter Stepney*.

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Nick Assini*, Joe Belokopitsky, Fred Casimo, Wilfredo De Jesus, Michael Dempsey, Ricardo Estremera*, Tyler Fogarty, Valete Graham*, Jonathan Hilbert, Mattew Hertz, Raphael Jean-Baptiste, Chris Jimenez*, Nicholas Jones, Mohamed Kanu*, Bryan Lasky*, Kevin Lee, Michael Lynch, Kyle Nadler, Kevin O’Reilly, Andrew Overbaugh*, Charles Ross, David Rothman*, Luke Schoen, Mitchel Troise*, Pat Weider, Freddy Wills.

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Tashia Alexander, Sandy Antenor, Esperanza Blanco, Danielle Broeker, Octavia Clarkson*, Meghan Crowe, Laura Cummings, Bausha Elliott, Zuliana Fontanez, Arina Gerasimova, Kristine Grab*, Jenn Gurrant, Quante Harris, Jessica Hunter, Isabella Katsarelis*, Rebecca Kelly, Sarah Lapierre, Melissa Lee*, Ashley Lewis, Candice Mann*, Briana McNamee, Kamilah McShine*, Amy Morrison*, Kristine Mun, Alexandra Panos*, Jessica Panos*, Laine Sefick, Corrine Porter Stepney*.



* Denotes America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll