TROY, N.Y. – Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 1,061 spring sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, marking the second time that more than one thousand have qualified during the spring season. Last spring, 1,084 spring sport student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Teams.
"Student-athletes at our Liberty League member institutions have consistently demonstrated that it is possible to excel both academically and athletically," said King. "The academic achievement of our student-athletes has always been a great source of pride for our members. I applaud our students for their outstanding work in the classroom."
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 spring championship sports include baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rowing, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.
For the 2021-22 academic year, 835 fall sport student-athletes and 380 winter sport student-athletes also qualified for Liberty League All-Academic Teams. Combined with 1,061 spring-sport student-athletes, a total of 2,276 student-athletes in the league's 27 sports have achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better - the most in the league's history, which dates to 1995-96. It surpassed last year's total of 2,193 honorees.
2021-22 LIBERTY LEAGUE SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS:
Baseball (135)
Men's Golf (31)
Women's Golf (24)
Men's Lacrosse (143)
Women's Lacrosse (144)
Men's Rowing (57)
Women's Rowing (98)
Softball (67)
Men's Tennis (42)
Women's Tennis (42)
Men's Track & Field (145)
Women's Track & Field (133)
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ITHACA COLLEGE RECIPIENTS:
BASEBALL (9)
David Ames, So., Sports Media (Communication), Sparta, N.J.
Matt Chase, Jr., Business Administration, Queensbury, N.Y.
Tyler Edelman, Sr., Business Administration, Suffern, N.Y.
Matt Fabian, Jr., Athletic Training, Toronto, Ontario
Kyle Lambert, Sr., Business Administration, Albany, N.Y.
Gil Merod, Jr., Architectural Studies, Â Ithaca, N.Y.
Mike Nauta, Jr., Business Administration, Sparta, N.J.
Ethan Rothstein, So., Business Administration, Demarest, N.J.
Colin Shashaty, So., Sports Media (Communication), Northport, N.Y.
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WOMEN'S GOLF (2)
Caitlin McGrinder, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Glenmoore, Pa.
Cristea Park, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Blue Bell, Pa.
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MEN'S LACROSSE (8)
Cullen Dell, Sr., Accounting, Pleasantville, N.Y.
Jake Erickson, Jr., Business Administration, Acton, Mass.
Aidan Martin, Jr., Health & Physical Education (Teaching), Mahopac, N.Y.
Kyle Savery, So., Exploratory, Duxbury, Mass.
Connor Thornton, Sr., Legal Studies, Boulder, Colo.
Andrew Tinnesz, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Trumbull, Conn.
Billy Winters, Jr., Computer Science, Allendale, N.J.
Willy Wright, Sr., Journalism, Amherst, Mass.
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WOMEN'S LACROSSE (15)
Madison Boutureira, Sr., Athletic Training, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Liney Dutchyshyn, So., Television-Radio, Cheshire, Conn.
Mackenzie Farrar, Sr., Applied Psychology, Cape Neddick, Maine
Lexi Held, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Ridgefield, Conn.
Kayla Howley, Sr., Television-Radio, Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Lexi Kellish, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Manlius, N.Y.
Maggie Mandel, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Guilford, Conn.
Lillian Matz, Sr., Psychology, Acton, Mass.
Kelly Mehorter, Sr., English, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Megan Motkowski, Sr., Business Administration, Penfield, N.Y.
Sydney Phillips, So., Integrated Marketing Communication, South Salem, N.Y.
Alexa Ritchie, Gr., Physical Therapy, Bethpage, N.Y.
Rachel Rosenberg, Gr., Entertainment & Media Management, Woodbury, N.Y.
Maizy Veitch, So., Business Administration, Sudbury, Mass.
Lauren White, Sr., Journalism, Queensbury, N.Y.
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MEN'S ROWING (12)
Anthony De Lapi, Jr., Writing for Film, TV and Emerging Media, West Babylon, N.Y
Max Finkelstein, Jr., Sports Media (Communication), Port Washington, N.Y.
Seth Freeman, Sr., English, Killingworth, Conn.
Henry Grant, Jr., Business Administration, Trumbull, Conn.
Wesley Hoglin, So., Exercise Science, Park City, Utah
Bobby MacInnis, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, South Easton, Mass.
Colin McCarthy, Sr., Business Administration, Fairfax, Va.
Mac Morean, Gr., Physical Therapy, Red Lodge, Mont.
James Ross, So., Business Administration, Stamford, Conn.
Dehron Smith, Sr., Athletic Training, Nassau, Bahamas
Maxwell Vallino, So., Television-Radio, Â Spring City, Pa.
Steven Van Hoof, Gr., Physical Therapy, Brookfield, Conn.
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WOMEN'S ROWING (18)
Emma Anderson, Jr., Biology, Pawcatuck, Conn.
Melanie Belmont, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Southbury, Conn.
Michaela Berman, So., Athletic Training, Franklin, Mass.
Emma Bieck, Sr., Computer Science, Telford, Pa.
Jessica Chiarelli, Sr., Architectural Studies, Blandon, Pa.
Grace Collins, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Clinton, N.Y.
Mia Connors, So., Clinical Health Studies, Boston, Mass.
Devi de Oliveira, Gr., Physical Therapy, Reston, Va.
Emma Hammel, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Glenn Hartley, Sr., Television-Radio, Manlius, N.Y.
Britain Hodgkins, Sr., Philosophy-Religion, Bowling Green, Ohio
Emily Lighthall, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Croghan, N.Y.
Edie McRoberts, Sr., Documentary Studies & Production, Fort Collins, Colo.
Emmy Repetti, Sr., Theatre Studies, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Laura Trainor, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Audubon, N.J.
Erin Trojan, So., Occupational Therapy, Cranford, N.J
Eliza Worth, Sr., Business Administration, West Chester, Pa.
Winnie Zhang, Sr., Business Administration, Camden, N.Y.
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SOFTBALL (8)
Kailey Collins, Jr., Athletic Training, Saugerties, N.Y.
Allison Dell'Orto, Sr., Health Sciences, East Islip, N.Y.
Belle de Oliveira, So., Clinical Health Studies, Sammamish, Wash.
Kira Flegenheimer, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Newton, Mass.
Hudson Hassler, So., Business Administration, Maplewood, N.J.
Tava Kasper, Jr., Exercise Science, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Julia Loffredo, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Skillman, N.J.
Daniella Mulvey, Sr., Architectural Studies, Valhalla, N.Y.
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MEN'S TENNIS (5)
Eric Dubilirer, So., Clinical Health Studies, Little Neck, N.Y.
Artem Khaybullin, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Max Sobel, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Minos Stavrakas, Gr., Physical Therapy, Athens, Greece
Jacob Wachs, So., Exercise Science, Ardsley, N.Y.
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WOMEN'S TENNIS (9)
Rebecca Andrews, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Goshen, N.Y.
Isabelle Bennett, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Spencerport, N.Y.
Zoe Davis, Sr., Biology, Selkirk, N.Y.
Caroline Herz, Jr., Speech Language Pathology, Bedford, N.H.
Audry Johnson, Jr., Legal Studies, Albuquerque, N.M.
Rel Klein, Sr., Cinema & Photography, New York, N.Y.
Sarah Kohberger, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Sarah Sposito, Sr., Writing for Film, TV & Emerging Media, Gouldsboro, Pa.
Shannon Wolfe, Sr., Occupational Therapy, South Salem, N.Y.
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MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (23)
James Anderson, Jr., Health & Physical Education (Teaching), Oakdale, N.Y.
Patrick Bierach, Jr., Exploratory, Newtown, Pa.
Ben Coates, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Syracuse, N.Y.
Timothy Cook, Sr., Exercise Science, Taberg, N.Y.
Ian Ertel, Jr., Business Administration, Fairfield, Conn.
Andy Frank, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Fairport, N.Y.
Daniel Hutchinson, Jr., Psychology, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Danny Jagoe, Sr., Biology Education, Fairfield, Conn.
Ryan Medeiros, Jr., Sports Media (Communication), Rehoboth, Mass.
Daniel Monchek, Sr., Television-Radio, Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.
Matthew Morgan, Jr., Cinema & Photography, Saugerties, N.Y.
Nathaniel Oczkowski, Sr., Music Education, New Hartford, N.Y.
Leo Rosenblum, Sr., Cinema & Photography, Delmar, N.Y.
Conor Ryan, So., Television-Radio, Newark, Del.
Jonathan Sadanaga, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Malvern, Pa.
Brendan Sheehan, So., Exercise Science, Hillsborough, N.J.
Benjamin Tiber, Sr., Theatre Production and Design, Porter Ranch, Calif.
Luke Tobia, Sr., Accounting, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Zachary Wachs, Sr., Exercise Science, Ardsley, N.Y.
Joshua Wan, So., Clinical Health Studies, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Matthew Weil, Jr., Physics, Ithaca, N.Y.Â
Alex Whatley, Jr., Business Administration, Cockeysville, Md.
Zachary Woodruff, Gr., Accounting, Rochester, N.Y.
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WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (29)
Sara Altonen, So., Occupational Therapy, Easton, Pa.
Ariyahna Bernard, Sr., Politics, Unadilla, N.Y.
Sara Brown, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Vernon, N.Y.
Logan Bruce, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Delhi, N.Y.
Moriah Byrd, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Grace Clark, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Katharine Downey, Jr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Wescosville, Pa.
Ava Fowler, Jr., Occupational Therapy, Wallingford, Pa.
Meredith Garrity, Jr., Politics, Bay Village, Ohio
Gwen Gisler, So., Environmental Science, Â Lansing, N.Y.
Kaelyn Haggerty, So., Clinical Health Studies, Windham, N.H.
Soncerae Hamiter, So., Communication Management & Design, Calumet City, Ill.
Kennedey Heichel, Sr., Applied Psychology, Odessa, N.Y.
Kristina Hoefler, Sr., Integrated Marketing Communication, Dublin, Ohio
Katelyn Hutchison, Sr., Sports Media (Communication), Chicago, Ill.
Emily Johnson, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Richmondville, N.Y.
Isabel Johnston, Sr., Clinical Health Studies, North Hampton, N.H.
Martha Kemp-Neilson, Jr., Mathematics, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Isabella Lambert, Jr., Business Administration, Syracuse, N.Y.
Lauren Lobdell, Sr., Speech Language Pathology, Metuchen, N.J.
Madison Martinez, Sr., Exercise Science, Palmerton, Pa.
Meghan Matheny, Sr., Business Administration, Ithaca, N.Y.
Rachel Rose, Sr., Biology, East Meadow, N.Y.
Jamie Rossig, Sr., Health Sciences, Montvale, N.J.
Gabrielle Schlessinger, Sr., Occupational Therapy, Â Harrison City, Pa.
Lindsay Scott, Gr., Physical Therapy, Southbury, Conn.
Liana Shames, Gr., Physical Therapy, Concord, Mass.
Sydney Strelec, Gr., Occupational Therapy, Madison, N.J.
Julia Tomanovich, Jr., Clinical Health Studies, Pittsford, N.Y.
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