STANDISH, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College Athletics and Academic Advisory Committee recognized 36 winter and spring sports athletes who demonstrate commitment to academics, athletics, and leadership through campus involvement with a STudent-Athlete Recognition (STAR) Breakfast on Thursday, May 4th.
To be honored, faculty members nominated student-athletes who possess a 3.0 GPA or higher and exemplify the college's core values on and off the field. Saint Joseph's held the first-ever STAR Breakfast to honor the 25 fall athletes who met the same criteria last December.
In describing the event, Patricia Waters, the Monks' Faculty Athletics Representative and an Assistant Professor in the Education Department, said: "This event brings together coaches, athletics staff, and faculty to recognize what it means to be an athlete at SJC. These students embody our core values and lead others by example as they balance both their academic and athletic commitments."
Most of the Monks' coaches and staff were in attendance as were Saint Joseph's College professors Kassy Clements, Tim Conley, Rick Dodge, Antony Girlando, Terry Girouard-Jordan, John Kenneally, Josh Schoenfeld, Patty Waters, and Chris Willer.
These student-athletes exemplify the college's core values on and off the field:
NAME | YEAR | SPORT | MAJOR |
Ashytn Abbott | Senior | Basketball / Track | Elementary Education |
Hailey Anderson | Junior | Basketball | Biology |
Carson Battaglia | Senior | Lacrosse | Nursing |
Connor Bogdanski | Senior | Lacrosse | Biology |
Bridget Collins | Junior | Lacrosse | Criminal Justice |
Logan Dee | Sophomore | Baseball | Human Resources |
Dylan Dickey | Sophomore | Track & Field | Business & Sports Management |
Lydia Goodnough | Junior | Softball | Special Education |
Sydney Hatch | Senior | Softball | Nursing |
Nina Howe | Junior | Basketball | Nursing |
Teagan Hynes | Sophomore | Basketball | Business & Management |
Erica Irvin | Junior | Alpine Skiing | Pre Physical Therapy |
Kelsey Kennedy | Senior | Track & Field | Nursing |
Julian Llopiz | Sophomore | Basketball | Finance |
Kimberly Moulton | Senior | Track & Field | Pre Chiropractic |
Abby O'Brien | Junior | Track & Field | Elementary Education |
Taylor Owen | Junior | Softball | Psychology |
Meredith Pence | Senior | Softball | Nursing |
Maeghan Perkins | Junior | Alpine Skiing | Medical Biology |
Shawn Perry | Junior | Swimming | Mathematics |
Courtney Pingree | Junior | Alpine Skiing | Sports Management |
Brooke Podsiadlo | Junior | Swimming | Criminal Justice |
Tara Powers | Senior | Lacrosse | Nursing |
Ethan Richard | Senior | Lacrosse | Finance, Marketing, & International Business |
Heather Rohr | Junior | Lacrossse | Math & Secondary Education |
Mackenzie Siebert | Sophomore | Lacrosse | Biology |
Elise Soucy | Freshman | Swimming | Elementary Education |
Lilian Souweine | Sophomore | Alpine Skiing | Biology |
Jackson Stanton | Senior | Baseball | Business & Sports Management |
Luke Stephens | Junior | Baseball | Finance |
Hannah Talon | Junior | Basketball | Exercise Science |
Ethan Tardif | Junior | Track & Field | Exercise Science |
Mikayla VanZandt | Sophomore | Basketball | Marketing |
Emma Westgate | Freshman | Swimming | Elementary Education |
Morgan Wright | Sophomore | Lacrosse | Accounting |
Maddie Zordan | Sophomore | Alpine Skiing | Business Administration |