WINTHROP, Mass. – A league-record 1,148 Great Northeast Athletic Conference student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher this academic year, earning selection to the 2019-20 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, it was announced on Friday morning.
In order to be eligible for academic all-conference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have reached/completed second-year academic status. This year's total is 118 more than the 2018-19 squad and the most-ever in the conference's history.
Saint Joseph's College of Maine led the way with 117 selections, followed by Lasell University with 115, Johnson & Wales University (RI) with 111, Regis College with 106, and Norwich University with 98.
This marks the third straight year more than 1,000 GNAC student-athletes have garnered selection, with nearly 5,000 total overall selections the past five years.
See below for a complete list of Lasell's 2019-20 honorees.
Baseball (13) |
Justin Banks JR Corona, Calif. |
Matthew Bischof SO Sleepy Hollow. N.Y. |
Brian Cipolla SR Cranston, R.I. |
Patrick Colvin SR Lenox Dale, MA |
Charlie W Danaher JR Guilford, CT |
Sean Doris JR Lincoln, R.I. |
Leonardo Frisella JR Tewksbury, MA |
Zachary Handzel SR Palmer, MA |
Mario Kiaunis JR West Haven, CT |
Tyrek Robinson JR West Hartford, CT |
Harrison Silva JR Lowell, MA |
Joseph Sullivan SR Sandwitch, MA |
Michael E. Tacinelli SR Seymour, CT |
Men's Basketball (4) |
Eric Day SO Norwalk, CT |
Keith L Poitier JR Hartford, CT |
Ryan Tillery SO Bowie, MD |
Kevin Vanderhorst JR Lawrence, MA |
Women's Basketball (9) |
D'Asia Allen SR Providence R.I. |
Taylor Churchill SR Fort Fairfield, Maine |
Brooke Damboise FR Bolton, CT |
Ali Fleischer SO Westwood, MA |
Shakira Henriquez SO Lawrence, MA |
Devyn Markland JR Derby, Conn. |
Amanda Ortiz SR Newton, MA |
Megan Paige Sears JR Westminster, MA |
Peyton Young JR Douglas, MA |
Men's Cross Country (4) |
Matthew Holden SR Methuen, MA |
Kyle Mullen SR West Newbury, MA |
Kevin Wallin SR Billerica, MA |
Geralson Withrow JR Mystic, CT |
Women's Cross Country (7) |
Amanda Hawkes JR Billerica, MA |
Shakira Henriquez SO Lawrence, MA |
Amanda Miller JR New Bedford, MA |
Emma Murray SO Wethersfield, CT |
Beverly Ortiz SR Waltham, MA |
Emma Vierling SO Monmouth, Maine |
Grace West SO Kennebunk, Maine |
Field Hockey (12) |
Jaqueline Cordeiro SO Peabody, MA |
Kaitlyn Alicia Duarte SO Fairhaven, MA |
Grace Duguay SR Watertown, MA |
Rebecca Duke JR Ljamsville, MD |
Melinda Esposito SR Sunderland, MA |
Megan Horrigan JR Wakefield, MA |
Grace Marc-Aurele SO Leicester, MA |
Elizabeth Polimou JR Harvard, MA |
Sofia Rodriguez SO Peabody, MA |
Sarah Rudker SR Salem, CT |
Chloe Shugrue SR Worcester, MA |
Samantha Taylor SR Hanover, MA |
Men's Lacrosse (7) |
Matthew Barron SO Newington, CT |
David Burke SO Cohasset, MA |
Josif Giogas JR Burlington, MA |
Jordan Hines SO Essex Junction, VT |
Ryan Janovic SR East Lyne, CT |
Maxwell Litchfield SO Barrington N.H. |
Steven Phelps SO Stamford, CT |
Women's Lacrosse (9) |
Sydney Brady SO Westfield, MA |
Natalia Cullen FR Pawcatuck, CT |
Leticia Farias SO Marlborough, MA |
Sophie M Fistori SO Dartmouth, MA |
Erin Kriger SO Burlington MA |
Kaeli Leddy SR South Portland, Maine |
Chloe Shugrue SR Worcester, MA |
Courtney J Sobolewski SO Derry, N.H. |
Devin Zambruno SO Plymouth, MA |
Men's Soccer (6) |
Andrew Flores-McKenna SR Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
Zackary Laware SO Wilbraham, MA |
Adrian Maldonado SO Rosenberg, Texas |
Simon Nigro JR Simsbury, CT |
Kevin Pitt JR Bayshore, N.Y. |
Takuya Tsuji JR Japan |
Women's Soccer (14) |
Olivia Austin SR Burlington, MA |
Kyla Bragg SR Sanford, Maine |
Madison Burke SO Pelham, N.H. |
Kaylee Contreras SO Pawtucket, R.I. |
Sarah Grace Cullen SR Marblehead, MA |
Sophia DiPlacido JR Hudson, MA |
Ailaina Keely SO Biddeford, Maine |
Narissa Libby JR Gorham, Maine |
Shannon Pruzinsky SO Beacon Falls, CT |
Caitlin Rotonnelli SR Meredith, N.H. |
Angela Sanzari SO North Haven, CT |
Serena Speight SO Biddeford, Maine |
Melissa Vasquez SR Pawtucket, R.I. |
Hayden Wheeler SR Hubbardston, MA |
Softball (11) |
Allison Borowsky JR Dalton, MA |
Hannah Doherty JR Hampton, N.H. |
Brianna Gendreau SO Warren, R.I. |
Nicolette Genkos JR Worcester, MA |
Arianna Nicole Genovese SR Rocky Hill, CT |
Hailey Haskins JR Franklin, N.H. |
Bethany Hector JR Jaffrey, N.H. |
Sarah Kline SR Vermon, CT |
Esther Plouffe SR No. Scituate, R.L. |
Kelsey Scannevin SO Harpswell, Maine |
Victoria Spellman SR Rocky Hill, CT |
Women's Track & Field (12) |
Hannah Besaw JR Shrewsbury, MA |
Allie Clancy SR Beverly, MA |
Olivia Diogo SO Peabody, MA |
Emily Hong SO Southborough, MA |
Nhuelle Le SR Clinton, CT |
Alahna Mild SO Bar Harbor, Maine |
Amanda Miller JR New Bedford, MA |
Emma Murray SO Wethersfield, CT |
Elise Stanbury SO Warren Hills, N.J. |
Itzel Torres SO Milford, MA |
Emma Vierling SO Waltham, MA |
Grace West SO Kennebunk, Maine |
Men's Track and Field (7) |
Benjamin Biello JR North Dighton, MA |
Nicholas Defaranos SR East Haven, CT |
James Falzone SO Waltham, MA |
Matthew Holden SR Methuen, MA |
Kyle Mullen SR West Newburry, MA |
Kevin Wallin SR Billerica, MA |
Geralson Withrow JR Mystic, Ct. |
Men's Volleyball (5) |
Dillon DeSouza JR Enfield, CT |
Brandon Hapgood SO Wilbraham, MA |
Scott Sterenberg SR Oceanside, N.Y. |
Kevin Vanderhorst JR Lawrence, MA |
Aaron Waitekus JR Norwood, MA |
Women's Volleyball (6) |
Kelly Cappitella SR East Haddam, CT |
Danielle Coughlin SO Cromwell, CT |
Juliana Denning SO Lathrop, Calif. |
Jessica Langan SO Burnt Hills, N.Y. |
Corina Lombardi SO York, Maine |
Katherine Schneider JR Covina, Calif. |