BOSTON, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) has released the 2016-17 All-Academic All-Conference selections and 92 Saint Joseph's College student-athletes have been honored.
This year's list consists of 894 student-athletes from 12 full-time institutions and 12 associate member institutions who have met the following criteria in maintaining a 3.25 cumulative grade point average, completed at least one full season of competition at a GNAC institution and is of sophomore status academically.
The list of 894 individuals from 17 GNAC sports constitutes the most honored by the conference for the eighth consecutive academic year and totals 33 additional individuals when compared to the 2015-16 list. With 91 honorees this year, Saint Joseph's ranks third behind Emmanuel College (100) and Johnson & Wales University (98) for the total number of student-athletes listed on the 2016-17 All-Academic Team.
For the Monks, the 2016-17 total is the most in the institution's 10 years as a member of the conference, topping last year's mark by one individual. In addition, Saint Joseph's has had at least 40 athletes honored in each of the institution's 10 years as a member of the GNAC (2008 - 42, 2009 - 61, 2010 - 59, 2011 – 58, 2012 - 75, 2013 – 70, 2014 – 82, 2015 – 86, 2016 - 89; 2017 – 92, 714 total).
The following is a list of the 91 Saint Joseph's GNAC All-Academic selections; a group that includes 37 repeat honorees, including 15 who earned the award third time (***) and 22 for the second time (**) during their respective collegiate careers.
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2016-17 Saint Joseph's GNAC Academic All-Conference Selections:
NAME | HOMETOWN | MAJOR | CLASS | SPORT(S) |
Melodie Bailey | Lebanon, Maine | Exercise Science | Sophomore | Softball |
Sean Baker | Medfield, Mass. | Nursing | Senior | Soccer |
Kelsey Barrett | Gardiner, Maine | Elementary Education | Sophomore | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Austin Bell** | Gorham, Maine | Business Management | Junior | Soccer |
Darian Berry | Rochester, N.H. | Business | Junior | Basketball |
Leia Berube | Brewer, Maine | Environmental Science | Junior | Swimming |
Scott Betts** | Peabody, Mass. | Exercise Science | Senior | Baseball |
Taylor Black*** | Cardiff by the Sea, Calif. | Exercise Science | Senior | Baseball |
Elyse Caiazzo** | Scarborough, Maine | Political/Environmental Science | Junior | Field Hockey/Lacrosse |
Andrew Carroll | Douglas, Mass. | Business Finance/Management | Sophomore | Basketball |
Julia Champagne | Brunswick, Maine | Physical Education | Sophomore | Basketball |
Benjamin Coleman*** | Williamstown, Mass. | Marketing | Senior | Baseball |
Jameson Collins*** | Sandown, N.H. | Exercise Science | Senior | Baseball |
Sarah Comtois** | Lowell, Mass. | New Media Communications | Junior | Soccer |
Jordynne Copp** | Cumberland, Maine | Nursing | Junior | Volleyball |
Casidee Couture*** | Jay, Maine | Sports Management/Exercise Science | Senior | Softball |
Dylan Cox | Oxford, Maine | Politcal Science | Senior | Golf |
Daniel Cunningham | West Islip, N.Y. | Business Administration | Sophomore | Lacrosse |
Sarah Curtin | Strafford, N.H. | Nursing | Sophomore | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Mitchell Cyr | Rochester, N.H. | Business and Sports Management | Sophomore | Soccer |
Haley DaGraca | Saco, Maine | Medical Biology | Sophomore | Soccer |
Brittany Dalphonse*** | Coventry, R.I. | Nursing | Senior | Swimming |
Emily DeLuca** | Gorham, Maine | Exercise Science | Junior | Basketball/Soccer |
Dan Donovan** | Lynn, Mass. | Criminal Justice | Senior | Baseball |
Connor Dufour | Augusta, Maine | Marketing/International Business | Senior | Cross Country |
Kelsey Dumond*** | Lewiston, Maine | Exercise Science | Senior | Field Hockey |
Sarah Dyer | Seabrook, N.H. | Health and Wellness Promotion | Sophomore | Volleyball |
Abbie Eastman*** | Norway, Maine | Politcal Science | Senior | Basketball |
Gregory Emanuelson | Hudson, N.H. | Business and Sports Management | Sophomore | Baseball |
Raymond Emery | Abington, Mass. | Criminal Justice | Sophomore | Lacrosse |
Lucas Fisher** | Strafford, N.H. | History/Secondary Education | Junior | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Daniel Fox** | South Portland, Maine | Finance/Marketing | Junior | Soccer |
Meghan Fullarton*** | Windham, Maine | Biology/Pre-PA | Senior | Cross Country |
Jared Gagne | Dover, N.H. | Finance and Accounting | Sophomore | Baseball |
Chris Gerossie | Chester, N.H. | Criminal Justice | Junior | Baseball |
Zachary Glanville | Portland, Maine | Business Management | Junior | Lacrosse |
Travis Godbout** | Portland, Maine | Finance/Marketing | Senior | Baseball |
Ryan Godin | Oxford Hills, Maine | Finance and Accounting | Senior | Golf |
Shadai Gosselin*** | Somersworth, N.H. | Business Management | Senior | Volleyball |
Zackery Gryskwicz | Standish, Maine | Sports Management | Sophomore | Soccer/Swim |
Ryan Guidaboni | Nashua, N.H. | Business/Accounting | Sophomore | Soccer |
Adam Hachey | Winthrop, Maine | Marketing | Sophomore | Golf |
Kyrie Harnden** | Wilton, Maine | Nursing | Junior | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Arianna Kahler | Lisbon Falls, Maine | Nursing | Sophomore | Field Hockey |
Justin Karageorge** | North Smithfield, R.I. | Accounting | Junior | Soccer |
Emily Kehoe*** | Perkinsville, Vt. | Physical Education | Senior | Basketball |
Kayla Kelly | York, Maine | Exercise Science | Sophomore | Field Hockey/Lacrosse |
Cornelius Koch | Quincy, Mass. | Politcal Science | Sophomore | Lacrosse |
Lauren Lecompte | Lewiston, Maine | Nursing | Sophomore | Cross Country |
Marisa Lundy*** | Merrimac, Mass. | Nursing | Senior | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Michaela MacDonald | New Gloucester, Maine | Special Education | Sophomore | Soccer |
Brianne Maloney | South Portland, Maine | Elementary Education | Junior | Basketball/Lacrosse |
Hannah Marks | Waldoboro, Maine | Business and Sports Management | Sophomore | Basketball |
Maxwell McCoomb*** | South Berwick, Maine | Business and Sports Management | Senior | Baseball |
Noah McDaniel | Eliot, Maine | Finance | Sophomore | Baseball |
Kylie McFadden | Dover, N.H. | Exercise Science | Senior | Softball |
Regan McFerran** | Albany, N.Y. | Exercise Science | Junior | Basketball |
Kelsi McNamara | West Newbury, Mass. | Elementary Education | Sophomore | Basketball |
Dennis Meehan** | Gardiner, Maine | Business Management | Senior | Baseball |
Jacob Moody | Biddeford, Maine | Marketing | Senior | Golf |
Emily Moreau | Litchfield, N.H. | Sports Management | Sophomore | Soccer |
Raymond Mosca | Augusta, Maine | Politcal Science | Sophomore | Baseball |
Skye Murray | Dayton, Maine | Biology/Pre-PA | Sophomore | Soccer |
Joseph O'Reilly | Suffern, N.Y. | Marine Science | Junior | Lacrosse |
Dalton Paquette | Merrimack, N.H. | Sports Management | Junior | Lacrosse |
Desiree Parent*** | Westborough, Mass. | Exercise Science | Senior | Soccer |
Andrew Pereira | Lowell, Mass. | Business Accounting | Sophomore | Soccer |
Nicholas Petchell** | Milton, Mass. | Business and Sports Management | Senior | Baseball |
Danielle Pinkham | Damariscotta, Maine | Mathematics/Secondary Education | Sophomore | Softball |
Marc Poirier** | Lunenburg, Mass. | Exercise Science | Junior | Baseball |
Jesse Ramirez | Dumont, N.J. | Exercise Science | Sophomore | Soccer |
Coleman Reifke | Loudin, N.H. | Exercise Science | Sophomore | Soccer |
Quinn Richardson-Newton** | Saco, Maine | Exercise Science | Junior | Basketball |
Julia Rowlett | Saco, Maine | Nursing | Sophomore | Swimming |
Nicholas Seta | Hampton, N.H. | Business Finance/Management | Sophomore | Soccer |
Colleen Sheehan | Medway, Mass. | Exercise Science | Sophomore | Soccer |
Nickolas Shuckrow*** | Winslow, Maine | Sports Management | Senior | Cross Country |
Liam Skinner** | Irving, Texas | Criminal Justice/Finance | Junior | Lacrosse |
Alysha Smith | Jaffrey, N.H. | Mathematics | Sophomore | Cross Country/Track & Field |
James Stevens | Marshfield, Mass. | History/Secondary Education | Sophomore | Soccer |
Lauren Stiles** | Gorham, Maine | Business | Junior | Soccer |
Kartikeya Swarup | Delhi, India | Finance/Marketing/Communications | Sophomore | Soccer |
Jennelle Thompson | Farmington, N.H. | Business | Sophomore | Volleyball |
Emily Thornton | Westbrook, Maine | Nursing | Sophomore | Soccer |
Emma Tirrell | Scarborough, Maine | Mathematics | Sophomore | Volleyball |
Brooke Troup** | East Bridgewater, Mass. | Health and Wellness Promotion | Junior | Soccer |
Kayla Veilleux | Sabattus, Maine | Medical Biology/Pre-Med | Sophomore | Field Hockey |
Timothy Verrill | Dover, N.H. | Marketing and Management | Sophomore | Baseball |
Erin Weir | North Andover, Mass. | Nursing | Senior | Swimming |
Jacob White** | Salem, N.H. | Business and Sports Management | Junior | Baseball |
Jacqueline Wilson*** | Tiverton, R.I. | Nursing | Senior | Lacrosse |
Hayley Winslow** | Falmouth, Maine | International Business | Junior | Field Hockey |
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.