Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State Athletic Department honored its student-athletes for their outstanding achievements off the field during the National Student-Athlete Day Celebration at The Conference Center in University Hall on Monday evening.
Over 270 student-athletes were honored during the ceremony which was held in conjunction with NCAA Division III Week. Recognized were the members of the 3.0 Club along with the induction of the newest class into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.
In addition, the Highest GPA Award and the Team GPA Awards were presented along with the introduction of the Scholar-Athlete Team. –
JACK CARDEW (Men's Lacrosse),
VICTORIA ROSSI (Field Hockey),
COURTNEY MUNRO (Women's Swimming & Diving),
KEVIN SIMEK (Men's Soccer),
MADDY MCLELLAND (Women's Soccer), Samantha DiClementi (Softball),
LEANNE MCCLOSKEY (Women's Lacrosse),
JILLIAN WILSON (Volleyball),
MAURO ALTAMURA (Football),
JOSEPH RADI (Men's Basketball),
HUNTER ROMANOWSKI (Men's Swimming & Diving) and women's basketball senior
DOMONIQUE WIRSING, who delivered remarks on behalf of the student-athletes.
Simek and field hockey junior
NICOLE ANDRIANI were selected as the Highest GPA Award recipients, presented to the female and male student-athletes who have accumulated 90 or more credits. The Team GPA awards went to Men's Lacrosse and Women's Soccer. It is the second straight year men's lacrosse captured the award while women's soccer earns the honor for the fifth time overall and second in the last three years.
Earning their induction into the National College Athlete Honor Society for 2019:
JOE NORTON (Baseball),
HAYDEN REYES (Baseball), Andriani,
HANNAH BOLLINGER (Field Hockey),
ALEXA CONSTANTINE (Field Hockey),
MADDIE FREEMAN (Field Hockey),
AMBER HASLETT (Field Hockey), Rossi,
MARISSA SICONOLFI (Field Hockey),
KELLY WATSON (Field Hockey),
KEELEY WINN (Field Hockey), Altamura,
RODNEY DIPRENDA, JR. (Football),
STEPHEN GAFFNEY (Football),
CHRIS LUEHS (Football),
MIKE MANZO-LEWIS (Football),
NATE NAHIRNY (Men's Basketball),
NICK SNOW (Men's Lacrosse),
NOAH LONG (Men's Soccer), Simek,
MATTHEW CARMICHAEL (Track & Field),
ROB MELILLO (Track & Field),
JACK ROSEN (Track & Field),
VALENTINA CUCCI (Softball), DiClementi,
KAYLEE POWERS (Softball),
ELENA RADESICH (Softball),
KIARA RUIZ (Softball),
LIA STAMILE (Softball),
ALI WALEK (Softball),
MYLES UPCHURCH (Men's Swimming & Diving),
CHRISTINA CUSMANO (Women's Swimming & Diving), Munro,
MARTHA PENDER (Women's Swimming & Diving),
NATALIE WALL (Women's Swimming & Diving),
MARGAUX WINCHOCK (Women's Swimming & Diving),
DANI ZIMMERMAN (Women's Swimming & Diving), Caitlyn Aarts (Volleyball),
ASHLEY GRIFFITH (Volleyball),
NATALIA MAJKUT (Volleyball),
SCHYLER WHITE (Volleyball), Wilson,
ALEX MCKINNON (Women's Basketball), Wirsing,
SYLVIA ZAWISTOWSKA (Track & Field), Terri-Ann Shoter (XC/Track & Field),
ERIN CAMPBELL (Women's Lacrosse),
ALLYN LILIEN (Women's Lacrosse),
MEGAN MAHLSTADT (Women's Lacrosse),
CHELSEA ORBAN (Women's Lacrosse),
EMILY BEENDERS (Women's Soccer),
SOPHIE CALVERLEY (Women's Soccer),
LAUREN FERRETTI (Women's Soccer),
JULIA KELLY (Women's Soccer),
MICHAELA KNOBLOCK (Women's Soccer),
ASHLEY KOESTER (Women's Soccer),
EMMA MCLAUGHLIN (Women's Soccer), McLelland,
RYELLE SANSONE (Women's Soccer),
JEN WESTERVELT (Track & Field),
ASHLEY BURRICHTER (Track & Field)