Nineteen teams. Two-hundred and thirty-four student-athletes. One goal: Win. At Saint Peter’s, the Department of Athletics has always made it clear that winning in the classroom is just as important as on the field. Winning championships, as the golf team (2014), women’s indoor track & field (2011, 2012, 2013), women’s outdoor track & field (2011, 2012) and the men’s basketball team (2011) have done recently are not achieved at the expense of academics. Today’s media has reported often of late on alleged academic improprieties at some Division 1 institutions. That is not the case at Saint Peter’s.
“We take our position as a Division I institution very seriously,” said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter’s University. “It is a privilege. We have a responsibility to compete aggressively in and out of the classroom.”
Saint Peter’s student-athletes have earned an average GPA of 3.18 and have an 85 percent graduation rate. There are numerous examples of the steadfast commitment to athletics and academics. For example, each year at the Michaelmas Convocation, 10 senior students are inducted into the oldest scholarship society at Saint Peter’s, the Most Noble Order of the Peacock (MNOP), for attaining the highest scholastic average in all courses throughout their first three years at the University. This year’s inductees included five student-athletes who not only graduated cum laude, but also played or participated in athletics during their entire collegiate career. These students include Laura Reinhart ’14 (volleyball), Aimee Schnecker ’14 (softball), Vanessa Vogel ’14 (women’s tennis), Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track and field) and Kevin Croucher ’14 (baseball). Vogel was also named the 2014 Saint Peter’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
“I am extremely proud of the on-field accomplishments of our student-athletes, but we also strive for our students to excel in the classroom and be strong leaders in the community,” said Director of Athletics Joseph Quinlan.
Student-athletes continued their commitment to academic excellence well into the school year, up until the very end. Seven Saint Peter’s University senior student-athletes presented honors thesis defenses, including Schnecker, Stefanny Laureano ’14, Vogel, Shona Potrzuski ’14, Ivana Grbelja ’14, Sunita Kumar ’14 and Reinhart.
In addition, Adam Purcilly ’14 (baseball) was one of four valedictorians during this year’s commencement exercises. He was also inducted into the MNOP in 2011 and was named the 2014 Saint Peter’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Another standout senior student-athlete during this academic year was Reinhart. In addition to her numerous academic awards and distinctions, Reinhart was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District II first team. To be eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America program, student-athletes must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and be nominated by a member of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
For a full listing of all of this year’s academic honors of Saint Peter’s student-athletes, please see below.
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic Team
The MAAC releases its all-academic team each fall, winter and spring, a list that regularly included Saint Peter’s students. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at his/her institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Fall 2013
Natalia Carvalho ’14 (women’s track & field)
Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track & field)
Stefanny Laureano ’14 (women’s track & field)
Shona Potrzuski ’14 (women’s track & field)
Rafael Braga ’15 (men’s soccer)
Alfred Johnson ’14 (men’s soccer)
Jack Pounce ’16 (men’s soccer)
Chelsea Gray ’14 (women’s soccer)
Madison Gregory ’14 (women’s soccer)
Maggie Neiswanger ’14 (women’s soccer)
Amanda Shimkus ’14 (women’s soccer)
Greta Vogel ’14 (women’s soccer)
Lauren Behrens ’16 (volleyball)
Stephanie Mills ’14 (volleyball)
Jenny Pliska ’14 (volleyball)
Laura Reinhart ’14 (volleyball)
Lexandra Wirth ’15 (volleyball)
Winter 2013
Teresa Corchado ’14 (women’s basketball)
Aziza May ’14 (women’s basketball)
Sherika Salmon ’14 (women’s basketball)
Khadijah Young ’15 (women’s basketball)
Alejandro Rubin Panvini ’14 (men’s swimming & diving)
Jenna Carbin ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Michelle Corpuz ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Cristina Decsineros ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alma Lopez ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Christina Petrelis ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alexandria Sison ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Mike Marcano ’16 (men’s track & field)
Dashawn Putman ’16 (women’s track & field)
Natalie Carvalho ’14 (women’s track & field)
Latasha Green ’14 (women’s track & field)
Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track & field)
Stefanny Laureano ’14 (women’s track & field)
Alyssa Lindenbaum ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shona Potrzuski ’14 (women’s track & field)
Regina Raglan ’15 (women’s track & field)
Jacqueline Rizzo Cascio ’15 (women’s track & field)
Essence Rogers ’14 (women’s track & field)
Shaena Wizzard ’14 (women’s track & field)
Spring 2014
Kevin Croucher ’14 (baseball)
Kyle Grimes ’15 (baseball)
Sean Henry ’15 (baseball)
Zach Hopf ’14 (baseball)
Jon Kristoffersen ’16 (baseball)
Nathaniel Leon ’16 (baseball)
Ed Mejias ’14 (baseball)
Jason Midkiff ’15 (baseball)
Frank Morris ’15 (baseball)
Adam Purcilly ’14 (baseball)
Ariel Ramirez ’14 (baseball)
Zach Rawson ’15 (baseball)
James Smith ’15 (baseball)
Mark Wilson ’15 (baseball)
Michael Wulff ’15 (baseball)
Brian Grubbs ’15 (golf)
Taylor Corretjer ’15 (softball)
Francesca D’Amato ’15 (softball)
Stephanie Gilronan ’15 (softball)
Lee Harrison ’16 (softball)
Kristen Kaneyuki ’14 (softball)
Aimee Schnecker ’14 (softball)
Michelle Tinajero ’14 (softball)
Oliver Bellomi ’16 (men’s tennis)
Carlos Carrera ’15 (men’s tennis)
Marko Knezevic ’14 (men’s tennis)
Hugo Lima ’16 (men’s tennis)
Ivana Grbelja ’14 (women’s tennis)
Alexandria Livingston ’14 (women’s tennis)
Vanessa Vogel ’14 (women’s tennis)
Mike Marcano ’16 (men’s track & field)
Dashawn Putman ’16 (men’s track & field)
Natalia Carvalho ’14 (women’s track & field)
Latasha Green ’14 (women’s track & field)
Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track & field)
Stefanny Laureano ’14 (women’s track & field)
Alyssa Lindenbaum ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shona Potrzuski ’14 (women’s track & field)
Jackie Rizzo-Cascio ’15 (women’s track & field)
Essence Rogers ’14 (women’s track & field)
Shaena Wizzard ’14 (women’s track & field)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
More than 90 student-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must complete the semester with a minimum 3.3 grade point average.
Fall 2013
Tyler Bennett ’17 (men’s basketball)
Trevis Wyche ’17 (men’s basketball)
Kevin Croucher ’14 (baseball)
Kyle Grimes ’15 (baseball)
Sean Henry ’15 (baseball)
Zach Hopf ’14 (baseball)
Jonathan Kristoffersen ’16 (baseball)
Nathaniel Leon ’16 (baseball)
Jason Midkiff ’15 (baseball)
Frank Morris ’15 (baseball)
Daniel Nozza ’17 (baseball)
Adam Purcilly ’14 (baseball)
Ariel Ramirez ’14 (baseball)
Zach Rawson ’15 (baseball)
Kevin Soriano ’17 (baseball)
Paul Schifillitti ’17 (baseball)
Mark Wilson ’16 (baseball)
Michael Wulff ’15 (baseball)
Emannuel Atilola ’17 (men’s track & field)
Solomon Crawford ’17 (men’s track & field)
Kurt Espiritu ’17 (men’s track & field)
Dashawn Putman ’16 (men’s track & field)
Dominic Diaz ’17 (golf)
Alfred Johnson ’14 (men’s soccer)
Nick Sifrin ’17 (men’s soccer)
Jack Pounce ’16 (men’s soccer)
Christopher Stragapede ’17 (men’s soccer)
Carlos Suarez ’14 (men’s soccer)
Eliran Epshtein ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Manuel Garcia Lasscurain ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Jonathan Gomez Noriega ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Alejandro Rubin Panvini ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Diego Rueda ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Carlos Carrera ’15 (men’s tennis)
Tom Jottrand ’17 (men’s tennis)
Marko Knezevic ’14 (men’s tennis)
Hugo Lima ’16 (men’s tennis)
Andres Sebastian Rojas ’17 (men’s tennis)
Teresa Corchado ’14 (women’s basketball)
Kaycee DeVoogd ’17 (women’s basketball)
Kylie Garrett ’17 (women’s basketball)
Marcia Senatus ’17 (women’s basketball)
Khadijah Young ’14 (women’s basketball)
Dominique Allegretti ’15 (bowling)
Jeannie Chambers ’14 (bowling)
Amanda Santos ’17 (bowling)
Natalia Carvalho ’14 (women’s track & field)
Latasha Green ’14 (women’s track & field)
Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track & field)
Stefanny Laureano ’14 (women’s track & field)
Alyssa Lindenbaum ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shona Potrzuski ’14 (women’s track & field)
Meredith Przybocki ’17 (women’s track & field)
Jacqueline Rizzo Cascio ’15 (women’s track & field)
Essence Rogers ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shaena Wizzard ’14 (women’s track & field)
Ashley Drozd ’17 (women’s soccer)
Jodee Giarratana ’17 (women’s soccer)
Chelsea Gray ’14 (women’s soccer)
Madison Gregory ’14 (women’s soccer)
Shannon Nulty ’15 (women’s soccer)
Kelsey Roberts ’17 (women’s soccer)
Amanda Shimkus ’14 (women’s soccer)
Greta Vogel ’14 (women’s soccer)
Devon Williams ’15 (women’s soccer)
Taylor Corretjer ’15 (softball)
Fran D’Amato ’15 (softball)
Stephanie Gilronan ’15 (softball)
Lee Harrison ’16 (softball)
Kristen Kaneyuki ’14 (softball)
Candice Koch ’17 (softball)
Alyssa Ruiz ’17 (softball)
Aimee Schnecker ’14 (softball)
Michelle Tinajero ’14 (softball)
Jenna Carbin ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Michelle Corpuz ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Marie Feneron ’17 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alma Lopez ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Christina Petrelis ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Matea Samardzic ’17 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alexandria Sison ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Ivana Grbelja ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alexandria Livingston ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Elena Melian Puigventos ’17 (women’s swimming & diving)
Vanessa Vogel ’14 (women’s tennis)
Lauren Behrens ’16 (volleyball)
Tiffani Causing ’17 (volleyball)
Amanda Colombo ’17 (volleyball)
Stephanie Mills ’14 (volleyball)
Laura Reinhart ’14 (volleyball)
Lexandra Wirth ’15 (volleyball)
The honor roll included 11 student-athletes who finished the semester with a 4.0 grade point average:
Adam Purcilly ’14
Kevin Croucher ’14
Nicholas Riepe ’17
Carlos Carerra ’15
Tom Jottrand ’17
Sunita Kumar ’14
Stephanie Gilronan ’15
Aimee Schnecker ’14
Ivana Grbelja ’14
Vanessa Vogel ’14
Amanda Colombo ’17
Spring 2014
Tyler Bennett ’17 (men’s basketball)
Kevin Croucher ’14 (baseball)
Kyle Grimes ’15 (baseball)
Sean Henry ’15 (baseball)
Zach Hopf ’14 (baseball)
Nathaniel Leon ’16 (baseball)
Jason Midkiff ’15 (baseball)
Frank Morris ’15 (baseball)
Daniel Nozza ’17 (baseball)
Adam Purcilly ’14 (baseball)
Ariel Ramirez ’14 (baseball)
Zach Rawson ’15 (baseball)
Kevin Soriano ’17 (baseball)
Paul Schifillitti ’17 (baseball)
Mark Wilson ’15 (baseball)
Michael Wulff ’15 (baseball)
Emannuel Atilola ’17 (men’s track & field)
Solomon Crawford ’17 (men’s track & field)
Kurt Espiritu ’17 (men’s track & field)
Marc Imbimbo ’17 (men’s track & field)
Norbert Kong ’17 (men’s track & field)
Michael Marcano ’17 (men’s track & field)
Dashawn Putman ’16 (men’s track & field)
Deondre Thompson ’17 (men’s track & field)
Dominic Diaz ’17 (golf)
Alfred Johnson ’14 (men’s soccer)
Rafael Braga ’15 (men’s soccer)
Colin Covello ’17 (men’s soccer)
Jack Pounce ’16 (men’s soccer)
Nick Sifrin ’17 (men’s soccer)
Christopher Stragapede ’17 (men’s soccer)
Carlos Suarez ’14 (men’s soccer)
Fredy Umanzor Alvarado ’17 (men’s soccer)
Eliran Epshtein ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Manuel Garcia Lasscurain ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Nicholas Riepe ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Alejandro Rubin Panvini ’14 (men’s swimming & diving)
Diego Rueda ’17 (men’s swimming & diving)
Oliver Bellomi ’16 (men’s tennis)
Carlos Carrera ’15 (men’s tennis)
Tom Jottrand ’17 (men’s tennis)
Marko Knezevic ’14 (men’s tennis)
Andres Sebastian Rojas ’17 (men’s tennis)
Teresa Corchado ’14 (women’s basketball)
Kaycee DeVoogd ’17 (women’s basketball)
Kylie Garrett ’17 (women’s basketball)
Aziza May ’14 (women’s basketball)
Marcia Senatus ’17 (women’s basketball)
Khadijah Young ’14 (women’s basketball)
Dominique Allegretti ’15 (bowling)
Jeannie Chambers ’15 (bowling)
Amanda Santos ’17 (bowling)
Natalia Carvalho ’14 (women’s track & field)
Latasha Green ’14 (women’s track & field)
Sunita Kumar ’14 (women’s track & field)
Stefanny Laureano ’14 (women’s track & field)
Alyssa Lindenbaum ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shona Potrzuski ’14 (women’s track & field)
Meredith Przybocki ’17 (women’s track & field)
Jacqueline Rizzo Cascio ’15 (women’s track & field)
Essence Rogers ’15 (women’s track & field)
Shaena Wizzard ’14 (women’s track & field)
Ashley Drozd ’17 (women’s soccer)
Jodee Giarratana ’17 (women’s soccer)
Chelsea Gray ’14 (women’s soccer)
Madison Gregory ’14 (women’s soccer)
Maggie Neiswanger ’14 (women’s soccer)
Shannon Nulty ’15 (women’s soccer)
Kelsey Roberts ’17 (women’s soccer)
Amanda Shimkus ’14 (women’s soccer)
Greta Vogel ’14 (women’s soccer)
Devon Williams ’15 (women’s soccer)
Taylor Corretjer ’15 (softball)
Fran D’Amato ’15 (softball)
Stephanie Gilronan ’15 (softball)
Lee Harrison ’16 (softball)
Kristen Kaneyuki ’14 (softball)
Aimee Schnecker ’14 (softball)
Michelle Tinajero ’14 (softball)
Jenna Carbin ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Michelle Corpuz ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alma Lopez ’14 (women’s swimming & diving)
Christina Petrelis ’16 (women’s swimming & diving)
Matea Samardzic ’17 (women’s swimming & diving)
Alexandria Sison ’15 (women’s swimming & diving)
Ivana Grbelja ’14 (women’s tennis)
Elena Melian Puigventos ’17 (women’s tennis)
Vanessa Vogel ’14 (women’s tennis)
Lauren Behrens ’16 (volleyball)
Amanda Colombo ’17 (volleyball)
Stephanie Mills ’17 (volleyball)
Jenny Pliska ’14 (volleyball)
Laura Reinhart ’14 (volleyball)
Lexandra Wirth ’15 (volleyball)
The honor roll included 14 student-athletes who finished the semester with a 4.0 grade point average:
Zach Hopf ’14
Frank Morris ’15
Adam Purcilly ’14
Eliran Epshtein ’17
Carlos Carrera ’15
Marko Knezevic ’14
Aziza May ’14
Khadijah Young ’14
Sunita Kumar ’14
Chelsea Cray ’14
Michelle Corpuz ’15
Christina Petrelis ’16
Vanessa Vogel ’14
Stephanie Mills ’17