TROY, N.Y. – On November 1, Liberty League commissioner Tracy King announced that 619 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, among the highest totals for fall sports since the league began recognizing outstanding academic achievement.
The Liberty League's fall championship sports include men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30. The Liberty League elevated the GPA requirement from 3.20 to 3.30 in 2016-17 to follow the established standard for eligibility for CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. The highest total for the fall was 620 student-athletes during the 2015 season when the GPA requirement was 3.20.
A total of 101 Ithaca College student-athletes across seven sports earned this distinction. Volleyball led its sport with 11 recipients, while men's cross country tied for the most with 13. Football had 21 honorees, women's soccer was recognized by 18 student-athletes, women's cross country had 15, field hockey tallied 14 recipients and men's soccer added nine to IC's total.
"Academic success is a great point of pride for our Liberty League institutions and student-athletes," said King. "Our student-athletes continue to demonstrate that it is possible to not only excel academically, but to achieve athletically at the highest levels in Division III. I congratulate and salute them on their outstanding achievements."
The All-Liberty League teams will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 6, for men's and women's soccer, and Wednesday, Nov. 7 for field hockey and volleyball.
Below is a list of the 101 student-athletes to earn Liberty League All-Academic honors in the fall.
Men's Cross Country
Garrett Bampos, Jr., Television-Radio, Middleton, Mass.
Jack Culhane, So., Business Administration, Acton, Mass.
Carl Fortna, So., Mathematics, Fleetwood, Pa.
Daniel Hart, Sr., Sociology, Burlington, Vt.
Alec Hofer, So., Business Administration, Doylestown, Pa.
Alexander Klein, Jr., Documentary Studies & Production, Liverpool, N.Y.
Jacob Lange, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Ithaca, N.Y.
Stephen Malenowski, So., Business Administration, New Hartford, N.Y.
Owen Memelo, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Churchville, N.Y.
Patrick Robertson, Jr., Environmental Studies, Oradell, N.J.
Chris Singer, So., Business Administration, Red Bank, N.J.
Forest Stewart, Sr., Politics, Cortland, N.Y.
Schafer Wilson, Jr., Cinema & Photography, Portland, Ore.
Women's Cross Country
Meghan Beahan, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, South Abington Twp., Pa.
Lizz Eberhardt, So., Writing, Saylorsburg, Pa.
Kelly Farrell, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Fairport, N.Y.
Jessica Fritzsch, Jr., Speech Language Pathology & Audio, Slate Hill, N.Y.
Parley Hannan, So., Outdoor Adventure Leadership, Orlean, Va.
Alexis Kindig, Gr., Physical Therapy, Batavia, N.Y.
Maria Matkoski, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Syracuse, N.Y.
Emilie Mertz, Sr., Exercise Science, Milford, N.Y.
Annie Morrison, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Mansfield Center, Conn.
Hailey Nase, Sr., Environmental Studies, Weare, N.H.
Maggie Nickerson, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Concord, Mass.
Julia Rand, Sr., Exercise Science, Raymond, Maine
Sarah Rudge, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Big Indian, N.Y.
Lindsay Scott, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Southbury, Conn.
Amanda St. Clair, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Field Hockey
Ariyahna Bernard, So., Politics, Unadilla, N.Y.
Katie Dick, So., Occupational Therapy, Wilmington, Del.
Meg Dowd, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Camden, Maine
Kendall Keil, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Camden, N.Y.
Maddie Keppel, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Baltimore, Md.
Savanna Lenker, Jr., Environmental Studies, Camp Hill, Pa.
Maria McGloin, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Dover, Del.
Natalie Milliken, So., Occupational Therapy, Crownsville, Md.
Kristina Morris, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Webster, N.Y.
Kristen Rafferty, So., Health, Andover, N.J.
Arleigh Rodgers, So., English, Nyack, N.Y.
Maya Rodgers, So., Communication Management & Design, Allentown, Pa.
Maddy Ryan, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
Kaylou Stoddard, Sr., Environmental Science, Perrysburg, Ohio
Football
Tayo Akinboboye, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Newburgh, N.Y.
Jake Bernstein, Sr., Exercise Science, Charlotte, N.C.
Thomas Diver, So., Clinical Health Studies, Furlong, Pa.
Hayden Frey, So., Business Administration, Point Pleasant, N.J.
John Hadac, Jr., Health Sciences, Greene, N.Y.
Austin Hedglen, So., Business Administration, Wakefield, R.I.
Ian Henkel, So., Integrated Marketing Communication, Rosemont, Pa.
Preston Jones, Sr., Sports Media, Alexandria, Va.
Tyler Kishbaugh, Sr., Exercise Science, Quakertown, Pa.
Josh Kowalczyk, So., Business Administration, Fayetteville, N.Y.
Wahid Nabi, So., Business Administration, Latham, N.Y.
Christian Orlando, So., Athletic Training, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brien Pacholec, Sr., Computer Science, Orchard Park, N.Y.
Matt Poggi, So., Integrated Marketing Communication, Westwood, N.J.
Bobby Puckey, Sr., Business Administration, Shoreham, N.Y.
Gaetano Repicky, Sr., Business Administration, Lagrangeville, N.Y.
Warren Shaw, Sr., Athletic Training, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Ralf Silva, Sr., Psychology, Warwick, Pa.
Jake Smith, So., Exercise Science, Portville, N.Y.
Zach Toback, So., Business Administration, Pompton Plains, N.J.
Noah Wood, So., Health, Quakertown, Pa.
Men's Soccer
Max Barish, Jr., Politics, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Luke Bugoni, So., Sports Media (Comm.), Katonah, N.Y.
Tom Dillmann, Jr., Economics, Fishkill, N.Y.
Sam Factor, Sr., Psychology, Southborough, Mass.
Lee Folger, So., Sports Media (Comm.), Chapel Hill, N.C.
Tyler Hiney, Sr., Integrated Marketing Comm, North Hampton, N.H.
Jonathan Kyriakidis, So., Business Administration, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Ben Quatresols, So., Business Administration, Marlton, N.J.
Kevin Turi, Jr., Business Administration, Fishkill, N.Y.
Women's Soccer
Megan Amaral, Sr., Business Administration, Holden, Mass.
Maddie Amidon, So., Exploratory, York, Maine
Shoshana Bedrosian, Sr., Television-Radio, Somers, N.Y.
Maddie Boerman, So., Athletic Training, Lansing, N.Y.
Stacey DiGiorgio, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Utica, N.Y.
Lindsey Duhamel, So., Clinical Health Studies, Stoneham, Mass.
Kelsey Espenhorst, So., Occupational Therapy, Hamilton, N.J.
Emma Fruhling, So., Television-Radio, Bedford, N.Y.
McKensie Galusha, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Pittsford, N.Y.
Reid Garner, Sr., Biochemistry, Cicero, N.Y.
Sara Jakobsze, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Webster, N.Y.
Kate Kohler, So., Business Administration, West Islip, N.Y.
Jenny Lidwin, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Chantilly, Va.
Erin Loonie, So., Occupational Therapy, Lynbrook, N.Y.
Gabriella Mihale, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Oceanside, N.Y.
Devon Morris, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Atlanta, Ga.
Sarah Pirnie, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Hilton, N.Y.
Sam Robinson, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, York, Maine
Volleyball
Hailey Adler, Sr., Speech Language Pathology & Audio, West Chester, Pa.
Katie Basey, So., Business Administration, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Amanda Cerruti, Sr., Television-Radio, West Islip, N.Y.
Ruby Dyson, Sr., Television-Radio, Pasadena, Calif.
Katie Evans, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Westerville, Ohio
Caitlyn Floyd, Jr., Emerging Media, Mahwah, N.J.
Sarah Jennison, So., Clinical Health Studies, Clinton, N.J.
Taylor McCarthy, So., Communication Management & Design, Pawling, N.Y.
Delaney Runyon, So., Psychology, Laguna Hills, Calif.
Tara Stilwell, Sr., Psychology, Centennial, Colo.
Reagan Stone, So., Clinical Health Studies, St. Louis, Mo.
