General | 7/3/2014 2:03:00 PM
Montclair, NJ - Montclair State student-athletes were honored for their outstanding success in the classroom as the New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its All-Academic Team for the 2013-14 year while the Skyline recently released its Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll.
A conference-record total of 791 student-athletes have been named to the NJAC All-Academic Team for the 2013-14 academic year. To be eligible for the squad, a student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior or senior who has competed in a conference-sponsored sport while achieving a minimum grade point average of 3.20. First and second-team selections were made by each of the league's 10 full-member institutions.
Junior women's soccer player
Jessica Bonjione (Bridgewater, NJ, Bridgewater-Raritan) and senior baseball infielder
Lou Martini (Flemington, NJ, North Hunterdon) were named to the NJAC All-Academic First Team while junior field hockey defender
Abby Erler (New Hampton, NH, Newfound Regional) and senior football running back
A.J. Scoppa (New Milford, NJ, New Milford) landed spots on the Second Team.
At total of 70 student-athletes were named Honorable Mention.
Meanwhile 12 members of the men's lacrosse team were lauded by the Skyline Conference which honors student-athletes in the conference with a 3.3 grade point average or better during their playing season.
Those players include senior
Sam Morrissey (Hackettstown, NJ, West Morris Central), who was named a Scholar All-America by the USILA last month. Also named to the Skyline Honor Roll were
Connor Cunningham (Jackson, NJ, Jackson Memorial),
Kiel Dietrich (Andover, NJ, Newton),
Don Finn (Wall, NJ, Christian Brothers Academy),
Alex Hahn (Hackettstown, NJ, Pope John XXIII),
Jake Haimson (Montville, NJ, Montville),
Drew Lamela (Brick Township, NJ, Brick Memorial),
Steve Megill (Little Silver, NJ, Red Bank Catholic),
Shane Raymond (Old Bridge, NJ, Old Bridge),
Robert Snow (Ledgewood, NJ, Roxbury),
Blake Vernam (Ringoes, NJ, Hunterdon Central) and
Alex Vlachos (Glen Ridge, NJ, Glen Ridge).
| NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
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| FIRST TEAM |
| Jessica | Bonjione | Junior | Bridgewater, NJ | Soccer | Family and Child Studies |
| Lou | Martini | Senior | Flemington, NJ | Baseball | Business Administration |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Abby | Erler | Junior | New Hampton, NH | Field Hockey | Business Administration |
| A.J. | Scoppa | Senior | New Milford, NJ | Football | Physical Education |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
| Connor | Abreu | Senior | Piscataway, NJ | Baseball | Exercise Science |
| Dana | Amato | Senior | Hillsdale, NJ | Softball | Physical Education and Health |
| Jason | Avedissian | Soph | Wayne, NJ | Baseball/Football | Justice Studies |
| Jeffrey | Baker | Soph | Bridgewater, NJ | Men's Track and Field | Geography |
| Stephanie | Barbelescu | Senior | Franklin, NJ | Women's Soccer | Family and Child Studies |
| Daniel | Barletta | Senior | New Providence, NJ | Football | History |
| Joe | Barrajo | Junior | Clifton, NJ | Men's Soccer | Physical Education and Health |
| Kailey | Barszcz | Soph | New Milford, NJ | Women's Track and Field | Biology |
| Evan | Beck | Senior | Dayton, NJ | Men's Soccer | Justice Studies |
| Joseph | Berry | Senior | Edison, NJ | Men's Swimming | Business Admin. |
| Jesscia | Bonjione | Junior | Bridgewater, NJ | Women' s Soccer | Family and Child Studies |
| Rebecca | Brattole | Soph | Clark, NJ | Field Hockey | Psychology |
| Emily | Burd | Senior | Newton, NJ | Field Hockey | Chemistry |
| Jenna | Bussiere | Junior | Dayton, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Broadcasting |
| Joelle | Butrico | Junior | South Plainfield, NJ | Field Hockey | Justice Studies |
| Kimberly | Butrico | Senior | Cresskill, NJ | Volleyball | Psychology |
| Pat | Caggiano | Senior | Cedar Grove, NJ | Football | Exercise Science |
| Samantha | Camacho | Junior | Jersey City, NJ | Softball | Justice Studies |
| Brittany | Cardone | Senior | New Egypt, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Exercise Science |
| Jenna | Carroll | Senior | East Brunswick, NJ | Women's Soccer | Physical Education |
| Tierney | Conlon | Junior | Caldwell, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Physical Education |
| C.J. | Conway | Junior | Folsom, NJ | Football | Exercise Science |
| Brittney | Cooper | Junior | Succasunna, NJ | Women' s Soccer | Accounting |
| Alison | Cullen | Senior | Branchburg, NJ | Softball | Psychology |
| James | D'Angelo | Junior | Long Valley, NJ | Men's Basketball | Business Admin. |
| Brian | Dethlefsen | Senior | Basking Ridge, NJ | Men's Track and Field | Accounting |
| Mark | DiGennaro | Senior | Wharton, NJ | Men's Track and Field | Business Admin. |
| Alexa | DiPiero | Soph | Cherry Hill, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Family and Child Studies |
| Kelsie Ann | Donahue | Senior | Egg Harbor, NJ | Women's Swimming | Family and Child Studies |
| Abby | Erler | Senior | New Hampton, NH | Field Hockey | Business Admin. |
| Brandis | Fennell | Soph | Sayreville, NJ | Women's Track and Field | Nutrition and Food Science |
| Shawna | Grabowswki | Soph | Woodbridge, NJ | Women's Soccer | Justice Studies |
| Melanie | Greco | Junior | Bridgewater, NJ | Women's Soccer | Family and Child Studies |
| Janine | Grillo | Senior | Bogota, NJ | Women's Track and Field | Psychology |
| Julie | Hansen | Soph | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Women' s Swimming | Business Admin. |
| Alexandria | Hill | Senior | Parsippany, NJ | Softball | Psychology |
| Serena | Hitchins | Soph | Voorhees, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Physical Education |
| Maura | Johnston | Soph | Denville, NJ | Field Hockey | Phsyical Education |
| Samuel | Katz | Soph | Livingston, NJ | Men's Soccer | Business Admin. |
| Melissa | Koster | Junior | Yardville, NJ | Women's Soccer | Physical Education |
| Nicholas | Kral | Senior | Randolph, NJ | Men's Track and Field | Filmmaking |
| Zachary | Ligouri | Soph | Toms River, NJ | Football | Business Admin. |
| Christopher | Lopez | Senior | Ridgefield Park, NJ | Men's Track and Field | English |
| Jennifer | Malone | Junior | North Plainfield, NJ | Women's Basketball | Family and Child Studies |
| Louis | Martini | Senior | Flemington, NJ | Baseball | Business Admin. |
| Claire | Midili | Soph | Sewell, NJ | Women' s Soccer | Fashion Arts |
| Kaitlin | Muglia | Senior | South Plainfield, NJ | Softball | Family and Child Studies |
| Jesscia | Mulderig | Junior | Nesconset, NY | Volleyball | Exercise Science |
| Charisse | Myers | Soph | Westampton, NJ | Field Hockey | Communication and Media Arts |
| Dylan | Papa | Senior | South Plainfield, NJ | Baseball | Business Admin. |
| Natalie | Papantoniou | Senior | Linwood, NJ | Women' s Swimming | Exercise Science |
| Omar | Pezzotti-Morales | Senior | Cliffside Park, NJ | Football | Physical Education |
| Louis | Pimpinella | Senior | Hillsdale, NJ | Baseball | Phsyical Education |
| Gina | Policastro | Junior | East Brunswick, NJ | Women's Soccer | English |
| Sierra | Rauchbach | Senior | East Brunswick, NJ | Field Hockey | Communication Studies |
| Vanessa | Rey | Junior | Toms River, NJ | Women's Lacrosse | Exercise Science |
| Christopher | Reynolds | Senior | Randolph, NJ | Baseball | Psychology |
| John | Schubert | Senior | Maybrook, NY | Football | Physical Education |
| Gentrix | Shanga | Junior | Hackettstown, NJ | Women's Track and Field | Television and Digital Media |
| Lauren | Sharp | Senior | Mendham, NJ | Volleyball | Jurisprudence |
| Michael | Smith | Senior | Cherry Hill, NJ | Men's Swimming | Political Science |
| Michael | Steets | Junior | Roseland, NJ | Men's Track and Field | Exercise Science |
| Sydney | Stein | Soph | Reistertown, MD | Women's Swimming | Business Admin. |
| Melissa | Tobie | Junior | Elizabeth, NJ | Women's Basketball | Math Education |
| Michael | Tolerico | Junior | Wayne, NJ | Baseball | Exercise Science |
| Matthew | Trivigno | Senior | Denville, NJ | Football | Business Admin. |
| Jacqueline | Ubhaus | Senior | Jefferson Township, NJ | Women's Swimming | Biology |
| Amanda | Vietri | Soph | Dumont, NJ | Women's Soccer | Mathematics |
| Allison | Wacker | Senior | Stockholm, NJ | Women's Soccer | Spanish Education |
| Meghan | Weiss | Soph | Allendale, NJ | Field Hockey | Physical Education |
| Jason | Zablow | Senior | Bordentown, NJ | Men's Soccer | Physical Education |
| Melany | Zeller | Junior | Bloomfield, NJ | Softball | Political Science |
| Catherine | Zysk | Junior | Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ | Women's Soccer | Family and Child Studies |
